Category: Drama

Review: Blizzard ’67 (Chicago Dramatists)

Chicago Blizzard 1967 - Columbus Drive

      
      
Blizzard ‘67 

Written by Jon Steinhagen
Directed by Russ Tutterow
Chicago Dramatists, 1105 W. Chicago (map)
thru Feb 12  |  tickets: $32   |  more info
       
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January 16, 2012 | 0 Comments More

Review: the word ‘progress’ on my mother’s lips doesn’t ring true (Trap Door Theatre)

Kevin Cox, Trap Door Theatre, photo by Istvan Szabo        
       
   the word ‘progress’
   on my mother’s lips 
   doesn’t ring true
 

Written by Matei Visneic
Translated by Joyce Nettles
Directed by Istvan Szabo
Trap Door Theatre, 1655 W. Cortland (map)
thru Jan 14  |  tickets: $20-$25   |  more info 
       
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December 17, 2011 | 0 Comments More

Review: Sweet Confinement (SiNNERMAN Ensemble)

Ginger (Anna Carini) and Amelia (Calliope Porter) in SiNNERMAN Ensemble's "Sweet Confinement" by Anna Carini. (photo credit: Ben Chandler)       
      
Sweet Confinement 

Written by Anna Carini
Directed by Brea Hayes  
The Viaduct Theatre, 3111 N. Western (map)
thru Dec 17  |  tickets: $20   |  more info

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November 19, 2011 | 1 Comment More

Review: Red Light Winter (Mary-Arrchie Theatre)

Dan Behrendt, Sasha Gioppo - Red Light Winter       
      
Red Light Winter 

Written by Adam Rapp 
Directed by Carlo Lorenzo Garcia  
at Angel Island Theatre, 735 W. Sheridan (map)
thru Dec 18  |  tickets: $18   |  more info

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November 15, 2011 | 0 Comments More

Review: An Interrogation Primer (Side Project Theatre)

Sean Bolger - Interrogation Primer -Side Project Theatre, Michael Nowacki       
      
An Interrogation Primer 

Written by Michael Nowacki
Directed by Eric Ziegenhagen  
Side Project Theatre, 1439 W. Jarvis (map)
thru Dec 17  |  tickets: $5-$15   |  more info

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November 14, 2011 | 0 Comments More

Review: A Behanding in Spokane (Profiles Theatre)

Sara Greenfield, Darrell W. Cox, Levenix Riddle       
      
A Behanding in Spokane 

Written by Martin McDonagh  
Directed by Rick Snyder  
at Profiles Theatre, 4147 N. Broadway (map)
thru Dec 4  |  tickets: $35-$40   |  more info

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October 27, 2011 | 1 Comment More

Review: The Elephant Man (Saint Sebastian Players)

Elephant Man - Saint Sebastian Players Chicago       
      
The Elephant Man 

Written by Bernard Pomerance
Directed by Don Johnson
at St. Bonaventure, 1625 W. Diversey (map)
thru Nov 13  |  tickets: $15   |  more info

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October 25, 2011 | 3 Comments More

Review: Rabbit Hole (AstonRep Theatre Company)

Roy J. Brown as Jason in AstonRep Theatre's "Rabbit Hole," by David Lindsay-Abaire.       
      
   
Rabbit Hole
 

Written by David Lindsay-Abaire
Directed by June Eubanks 
Heartland Studio, 7016 N. Glenwood (map)
thru Nov 19  |  tickets: $12-$15   |  more info

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October 24, 2011 | 1 Comment More

Review: Old Times (Strawdog Theatre)

     
Michaela Petro and Abigail Boucher in Strawdog Theatre's 'Old Times,' by Harold Pinter. (photo credit: Chris Ocken)
Old Times
 

Written by Harold Pinter  
Directed by Kimberly Senior 
at Strawdog Theatre, 3829 N. Broadway (map)
thru Nov 12  |  tickets: $28  |  more info

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October 12, 2011 | 0 Comments More

Review: The Argument (Interrobang Theatre Project)

       
Carla Kessler, Victoria Bucknell - The Argument Interrobang    
     
The Argument  

Written by Gregory S. Moss
Directed by Jeffry Stanton
at the Viaduct Theatre, 3111 N. Western (map)
thru Nov 5  |  tickets: $20-$25   |  more info

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October 11, 2011 | 1 Comment More

Review: Burying Miss America (New Leaf Theatre)

     
Jean, played by New Leaf company member Marsha Harman, and Boxer, played by Ted Evans, are reunited after years apart when their legendary mother unexpectedly dies in New Leaf Theatre’s production of Burying Miss America.
Burying Miss America
 

Written by Brian Golden
Directed by Jessica Hutchinson
Lincoln Park Cultural Center (map)
thru Oct 29  |  tickets: $25  |  more info

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October 4, 2011 | 2 Comments More