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Ron OJ Parson

Four people in period clothing are in a room. Two men sit at a round table while another man stands reading a letter. A woman stands behind, watching. The scene appears tense and dramatic, suggesting a stage play.

by Mary Wisniewski | May 20, 2026

“An Enemy of the People” Tells Inconvenient Truths TimeLine Theatre christens its new Uptown building with the Henrik Ibsen work, adapted by Amy Herzog in 2024, about a doctor whose alarming discovery makes him a town pariah.

by Dennis Polkow | September 25, 2025

A Depression-Era South Side Play Lifts “Fog” at Court Theatre "Big White Fog," to which "A Raisin in the Sun" owes much, provides an invaluable snapshot of a community struggling with its own identity.

by Tristan Bruns | May 7, 2025

Brotherly Love: A Review of “Hymn” at Chicago Shakespeare Theater

by Sylvia Ewing | April 21, 2025

August Wilson’s Man in Chicago: How Ron OJ Parson Became the Nation’s Foremost Director of the Late Great Playwright

by Ted C. Fishman | September 24, 2024

Must See If You Can Make It: A Review of “East Texas Hot Links” at Court Theatre

A woman looks at a knife while a queen watches from behind

by Mary Wisniewski | November 16, 2023

Something Special: A Review of “The Lion in Winter” at Court Theatre

by Tristan Bruns | February 9, 2023

History, Herstory and Heart: A Review of “Toni Stone” at Goodman Theatre

by Newcity | January 6, 2023

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

by Hugh Iglarsh | November 15, 2022

Wanting to Be Seen: A Review of “Trouble in Mind” at TimeLine Theatre

by Dennis Polkow | September 13, 2022

Black Comedy at its Best: A Review of Arsenic and Old Lace at Court Theatre

by Brian Hieggelke | February 3, 2022

Not Without A Fight: A Review of “Relentless” at TimeLine Theatre

by Amanda Finn | February 25, 2020

Vinegar and Honey: A Review of Stick Fly at Writers Theatre

by Kevin Greene | January 2, 2020

Players 2020: The Fifty People Who Really Perform for Chicago

by Irene Hsiao | September 23, 2019

Holding Court: A Review of King Hedley II at Court Theatre

by Kevin Greene | August 30, 2019

Fall Theater Preview: 2019 Edition

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