Category: Adaptation

Review: Encores – After the Theatre and Other Stories (Piven Theatre Workshop)

Joanne Underwood and Daniel Smith - Encores Piven Theatre Workshop       
      
Encores: After the Theatre
     and Other Stories
  

Adapted from stories by Anton Chekhov  
Directed by Joyce Piven 
Noyes Cultural Center, Evanston (map)
thru May 20  |  tickets: $25   |  more info
       
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May 10, 2012 | 0 Comments More

Review: Pride and Prejudice (Lifeline Theatre)

Dennis Grimes, Laura McClain - PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, Lifeline Theatre       
      
Pride and Prejudice

Adapted by Christina Calvit 
     from the novel by Jane Austen 
Directed by Elise Kauzlaric
at Lifeline Theatre, 6912 N. Glenwood (map)
thru June 10  |  tickets: $35   |  more info
       
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April 30, 2012 | 0 Comments More

Review: All Girl Moby Dick (The Mammals)

Liz Chase as Queeqeug in The Mammals' "All Girl Moby Dick", adapted by Bob Fisher and Sara Gorsky. (photo credit: Bob Fisher)       
      
All Girl Moby Dick 

Adapted by Bob Fisher and Sara Gorsky 
Directed by Bob Fisher
Zoo Studio, 4001 N. Ravenswood (map)
thru May 26 June 9  |  tix: $20  |  more info
       
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April 24, 2012 | 0 Comments More

Review: The Duchess of Malfi (Strawdog Theatre)

Lindsey Dorcus, Justine C. Turner, Joshua Davis, Stephen Dunn in Strawdog Theatre's "The Duchess of Malfi", directed by Brandon Bruce. (photo credit: Chris Ocken)       
      
The Duchess of Malfi 

Written by John Webster
Directed by Brandon Bruce  
at Strawdog Theatre, 3829 N. Broadway (map)
thru May 26   |  tickets: $28   |  more info
       
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April 24, 2012 | 0 Comments More

Review: Tom Jones (Polarity Ensemble)

Marcus Davis as Tom Jones in Polarity Ensemble Theatre's "Tom Jones", adapted by David Hammond. (photo credit: Emily Granata)       
      
Tom Jones 

Written by Henry Fielding  
Adapted by David Hammond
Directed by Maggie Speer 
at Josephinum Academy, 1500 N. Bell (map)
thru April 29  |  tickets: $15-$19   |  more info
       
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March 29, 2012 | 0 Comments More

Review: Bard Fiction (Commedia Beauregard)

Bard Fiction, Commedia Beauregard, Chicago Greenhouse Theater, Pulp Bard Wiki       
      
Bard Fiction 

Written by Ben Tallen, Aaron Greer,
     Brian Watson Jones, Pulp Bard Wiki
Directed by Christopher O. Kidder
Greenhouse Theater Ctr, 2257 N. Lincoln (map)
thru April 15  |  tickets: $25   |  more info
       
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March 24, 2012 | 0 Comments More

Review: Short Shakespeare! The Taming of the Shrew (Chicago Shakes)

Hortensio (Matthew Sherbach) fails in his attempt to teach music to the wildly spirited Katharina in Chicago Shakespeare Theater's Short Shakespeare! The Taming of the Shrew, adapted and directed by Rachel Rockwell       
      
Short Shakespeare! 
   The Taming of the Shrew
 

Written by William Shakespeare 
Adapted and Staged by Rachel Rockwell
Chicago Shakespeare, Navy Pier (map)
thru April 7  |  tickets: $16-$20   |  more info
       
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February 27, 2012 | 3 Comments More

Review: Hunger (Lifeline Theatre)

John Henry Roberts as Ilya in HUNGER - Lifeline Theatre Chicago       
      
Hunger 

Adapted by Chris Hainsworth
From the novel by Elise Blackwell    
Directed by Robert Kauzlaric  
at Lifeline Theatre, 6912 N. Glenwood (map)
thru March 25  |  tickets: $20-$35   |  more info
       
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February 24, 2012 | 0 Comments More

Review: The Invisible Man (Court Theatre)

Teagle F. Bougere as the Invisible Man in the Oren Jacoby adaption of the Ralph Ellison novel, directed by Christopher McElroen and presented by Court Theatre (photo credit: Michael Brosilow).       
      
The Invisible Man 

Adapted by Oren Jacoby 
Based on novel by Ralph Ellison  
Directed by Christopher McElroen
at Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis (map)
thru Feb 19  |  tickets: $35-$65   |  more info
       
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January 31, 2012 | 1 Comment More

Review: A Christmas Carol: a silent bah-humbug (Silent Theatre)

Silent Theatre Company - A Christmas Carol, a silent bah-humbug       
      
A Christmas Carol:
      a silent bah-humbug
 

Adapted by Silent Theatre Company  
       from the book by Charles Dickens 
Directed by Tonika Todorova
St. Paul’s Church, 2215 W. North Ave. (map)
thru Dec 30  |  tickets: $20-$25   |  more info
       
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December 10, 2011 | 1 Comment More

Review: The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey (Provision Theatre)

A scene from Provision Theater's "The Christman Miracle of Jonathan Toomey," adapted by Timothy Gregory and Michael Mahler. (photo credit: John Hockberger)       
      
The Christmas Miracle
      of Jonathan Toomey
 

Direction and Book by Timothy Gregory
Music/Lyrics by Michael Mahler
Based on book by Susan Wojciechowski   
Provision Theater, 1001 W. Roosevelt (map)
thru Dec 23  |  tickets: $10-$30   |  more info
       
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December 6, 2011 | 1 Comment More