London Below: A Review of Neverwhere at Lifeline Theatre
Lifeline Theatre’s remount of their adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s novel is inventive in design and powerful in its representation.
The Play’s The Thing: A Review of Hamlet at The Gift Theatre
Monty Cole’s unapologetically irreverent adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic at The Gift Theatre focuses on grief instead of madness.
Private Lives In Public: A Review of Stories of the Body at Theatre Y
These four stories of women and their bodies at Theatre Y make the public private and vice versa.
A Call To Engage: A Review of This Boat Called My Body at For Youth Inquiry
This justice-charged work from For Youth Inquiry proves that art for change and art for joy are not mutually exclusive.
Running To Stand Still: A Review of The Opportunities of Extinction at Broken Nose Theatre
Broken Nose Theatre’s production of Sam Chanse’s play captures the absurd melancholy of life in the sixth mass extinction.
Fairy Tale Reboot: A Preview of Amira, A Chicago Cinderella Story at the Logan Center for the Arts
A romance that follows an immigrant girl and her suitor on a journey through Chicago neighborhoods.
The Evictorcist: A Review of The Displaced at Haven Theatre
Those who are gone ensure that they are not forgotten in the world premiere of Isaac Gomez’s thriller at Haven Theatre.
Everyone at the Party: A Review of the STOMPING GROUNDS Grand Finale at the Pritzker Pavilion
The grand finale to the Chicago Human Rhythm Project’s annual festival was a foot-pounding celebration of both diversity and the intersection of cultural traditions we all share.
Hazy Season: A Review of Suddenly Last Summer at Raven Theatre
Raven Theatre’s production of this Tennessee Williams play obscures rather than clarifies the play’s intentions.
Lost At Sea: A Review of 20,000 Leagues Under the Seas at Lookingglass Theatre Company
Lookingglass Theatre Company’s adaptation of Jules Verne’s novel feels its every league.
