by Mary Wisniewski | July 24, 2026American Players Theatre’s Wondrous “As You Like It,” Staged in the Woods In Shakespeare's comedy, the characters go to the forest and become more fully human. The same thing happens when you see theater in the woods at Spring Green, Wisconsin.
by Ted C. Fishman | April 30, 2026“Fault” Is in the Scars: Battling Couple Comedy Crackles and Cracks Jason Alexander directs this world premiere at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, a “marital combat” play with tightly wound action that takes repeated shots at the intimate lives of its coupled characters.
by Ted C. Fishman | April 13, 2026Shakespeare’s Raucous Farce Is Filled with Puns, Pratfalls and Pleasures Chicago Shakespeare Theater stages "The Merry Wives of Windsor," a comedy that is produced less often than others in the Bard's canon, but worth catching.
by Mary Wisniewski | February 18, 2026The Royal Shakespeare Company’s “Hamnet” Shows How Grief Inspires Art The lead character in this U.S. premiere at Chicago Shakes is not the playwright, but his wife, Agnes. The play is about her union with the Bard and the family they create, as well as Will’s attempt to resurrect a beloved lost child through his art.
by Mary Wisniewski | November 26, 2025Chicago Shakes’ “Much Ado About Nothing” Revives the Spirit of Classic 1940s Romantic Comedies Selina Cadell’s production of the screwball comedy delivers solid Shakespeare—clear and easy to understand without dilution.
by Tristan Bruns | October 20, 2025The Devil Comes Down to Chicago Shakespeare Theater in “Paranormal Activity” A new play based on the hit movie blurs fantasy and reality to kick off the spooky season.
by Mary Wisniewski | July 17, 2025Half the Troupe, All the Passion: A Review of “Circus Abyssinia: Ethiopian Dreams” at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
by Mary Wisniewski | March 27, 2025An Electric Jolt to the Heart: The Story of the Kinks at Chicago Shakespeare
by Ted C. Fishman | March 20, 2025Hamlet-Inspired: A Review of Teatro La Plaza’s “Hamlet” at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
by Amanda Finn | November 5, 2024Everything Happens All At Once: A Review of Royal Shakespeare Company’s “Pericles” at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
