by Rob Silverman Ascher | August 31, 2026The Teenagers in “Adolescent Salvation” Are Not Just Kids The Chicago premiere of Tim Venable's play starts as a Zoomer screwball and ends as an indictment of the way adults fail to protect their children.
by Sharon Hoyer | May 27, 2026From Dance to Circus: A Riotous Journey with Physical Theater Festival The annual festival brings many performance types under its umbrella.
by Hugh Iglarsh | March 6, 2026“The Shape of the Bones” Has Promise but Needs To Be Fleshed Out Playwright Spencer Huffman’s religious drama—and New Theatre Project’s first production in a conventional theater space—boasts some excellent performances in a story that doesn’t quite satisfy.
by Amanda Finn | December 11, 2025The Charismatic Charles Dickens Comes to Life Blake Montgomery wins the audience over as Charles Dickens in this one-person play, where the celebrated author diverts from his 172nd annual reading of "A Christmas Carol" to throw a holiday party instead.
by Hugh Iglarsh | July 23, 2025They Stole Einstein’s Brain: A Review of Tin Drum Theatre Company’s “Incognito” at Theater Wit
by Tristan Bruns | May 5, 2025The Best of Times: A Review of “A Tale of Two Cities” at Shattered Globe Theatre
by Tristan Bruns | May 2, 2024Bridge Over Troubled Water: A Review of “Jump” at Shattered Globe Theatre
by Amanda Finn | November 27, 2023What Would Chekhov Think? A Review of “Stupid Fucking Bird” at Bluebird Arts
by Sharon Hoyer | July 5, 2023Don’t Close Your Eyes: A Few Words on Physical Theater Festival Chicago
