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Courtney O'Neill

A dimly lit theater stage with sheer, draped curtains as the backdrop and rows of empty wooden chairs arranged in a semicircle facing the stage.

by Mary Wisniewski | July 13, 2026

In a Room Full of Empty Chairs, a Couple Grapples With Nothingness The Eugène Ionesco play, on stage at American Players Theatre, is philosophically bleak, but with a comedic vaudeville feeling.

by Kevin Greene | July 6, 2016

Resiliently Prescient A Review of "The Grapes of Wrath" at The Gift Theatre

by Aaron Hunt | November 17, 2015

Review: You Can’t Take It With You/Northlight Theatre

by Hugh Iglarsh | June 23, 2015

Review: Moby Dick/Lookingglass Theatre Company

by Johnny Oleksinski | October 29, 2012

Review: QED/theatre4humanity

by Johnny Oleksinski | October 1, 2012

Review: Freshly Fallen Snow/Chicago Dramatists

by Lisa Buscani | August 27, 2012

Review: pool (no water)/Vitalist Theatre

by Ella Christoph | June 15, 2012

Review: Next Up/Steppenwolf Garage

by Cheryluce | April 3, 2008

Review: Feydeau-Si-Deau/Theatre Wit

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