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Mikael Burke

by Robert Eric Shoemaker | October 10, 2025

“Oak” Drips With Campy and Real-World Horror for a Small Town Black Family Raven Theatre’s production tells us where the monsters are and runs the other way.

An actor in Victorian garb stares out from the foreground of a stage.

by Tristan Bruns | May 5, 2025

The Best of Times: A Review of “A Tale of Two Cities” at Shattered Globe Theatre

by Newcity | January 7, 2025

Players 50 2025: Theater

Three actors sitting on stage evenly spaced out in different colored suit jackets – red, green and blue.

by Mary Wisniewski | February 12, 2024

Grace and Power: A Review of “Notes from the Field” at TimeLine Theatre

by Brian Hieggelke | January 3, 2024

Stage Top 5: January 2024

by Tristan Bruns | October 19, 2023

I’m A Real Person! A Review of “Tambo and Bones” at Refracted Theatre Company

by Tristan Bruns | September 25, 2023

The Price of Freedom: A Review of “Blues for an Alabama Sky” at Remy Bumppo

by Newcity | January 6, 2023

Players 2023: Who Really Performs for Chicago Right Now in Theater

by Amanda Finn | June 2, 2022

What Do Your Ghosts Want? A Review of “The Magnolia Ballet” at About Face Theatre

by Aaron Hunt | May 10, 2022

Ghosts of Georgia: Is Terry Guest’s “The Magnolia Ballet” Fable or Parable?

by Noel Schecter | February 2, 2022

Flicker Bright: A Review of Fireflies at Northlight Theatre

by Erin Shea Brady | December 15, 2020

Captivating and Necessary: About Face Theatre’s KICKBACK Festival Celebrates Queer Black Excellence

by Kevin Greene | October 2, 2019

Theater Top 5: October 2019

by Kevin Greene | August 30, 2019

Fall Theater Preview: 2019 Edition

by Sharon Hoyer | January 2, 2019

Players 2019: The Fifty People Who Really Perform for Chicago

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