by Hugh Iglarsh | February 27, 2026“Kubrickian” Teeters Between Cosmic Drama and Spacey Oddity Factory Theater’s overlong production has its moments, but it struggles to pull us into its sci-fi scenario.
by Hugh Iglarsh | February 19, 2026“Come Back, Little Sheba” Merits a Return Engagement American Blues Theater’s intensely intimate revival shows that William Inge’s 1950 family drama still packs a wallop.
by Hugh Iglarsh | January 21, 2026“Magic Is People” Is Just Short of Enchanting Justin Purcell’s sleight-of-hand act at the Chicago Magic Lounge rates higher on skill than charm.
by Hugh Iglarsh | December 12, 2025TUTA Theatre Packs Life’s Pains and Pleasures into One “Long Christmas Dinner” Here’s hoping that Thornton Wilder’s quietly powerful one-acter from 1931 develops into a Chicago holiday tradition.
by Hugh Iglarsh | December 1, 2025What Should Modern Theaters Do with Shakespeare’s Nasty Shrew? Court Theatre’s production of “The Taming of the Shrew” lacks good answers to this bothersome question.
by Hugh Iglarsh | November 12, 2025The Devil Doesn’t Get His Due in Trap Door Theatre’s Satanic Literary Satire “A Devil Comes to Town” is a bold but ultimately undramatic experiment in storytelling strategy.
by Hugh Iglarsh | October 31, 2025New Theatre Project’s “Blackbird” Is a Harrowing Flight Into Darkness The company's latest factory-set show explores the long-term effects of sexual trauma.
by Hugh Iglarsh | October 15, 2025Is “Dutchman” a Play Worth Reviving? Some good acting and interesting directorial choices can’t save Amiri Baraka’s misogynistic one-acter.
by Hugh Iglarsh | October 8, 2025This Willy Loman Is More a Scary Symptom Than a Tragic Hero Gwydion Theatre’s “Death of a Salesman” may not be perfect, but it speaks loudly and clearly to our time.
by Hugh Iglarsh | September 17, 2025Nerds Go Absurd in No Dogs in the Kitchen’s “Below the Belt” Jared Goudsmit skillfully directs Richard Dresser’s 1995 satirical take on organizational existence.
by Hugh Iglarsh | September 12, 2025“Things with Friends” Serves up a Dinner Party from Hell American Blues Theater's new production is a bravely experimental dark comedy with a less-than-coherent plot.
by Hugh Iglarsh | August 8, 2025A Harrowing Journey: A Review of “Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train” at City Lit Theater
by Hugh Iglarsh | July 23, 2025They Stole Einstein’s Brain: A Review of Tin Drum Theatre Company’s “Incognito” at Theater Wit
