#1 Show: “The Great Leap” Company: Steppenwolf Theatre Company Venue: The Upstairs Theatre (1650 N Halsted) DICE RATING: d20 — “One of the Best” TEN WORD SUMMARY: Basketball means cultural clashes and introspection in this […]
#1 Show: “Othello” Company: Babes with Blades Venue: Factory Theater (1623 Howard St) DICE RATING: d20 –– “One of the Best” TEN WORD SUMMARY: Shakespeare gets a much needed transfusion […]
It has been an unmatched pleasure to watch storefront theaters and burgeoning companies take on complicated art and unpack some weighty topics in 2018. We are seeing the beginning of […]
Reviewing theatre is a pleasure in a city where larger companies and smaller storefronts can explore a variety of perspectives in highly theatrical ways. Below are just a few of […]
It’s been a banner year for Chicago theater scene taking myriad risks on more groundbreaking shows, and making good on it’s commitment to inclusive theater, made by more creators/performers of […]
It has been an exciting year in the Chicago scene. Companies large and small have been pushing the boundaries on how stories can be told, and what theatre can achieve, […]
As 2017 comes to a close, I find myself looking back at the past few years and just how much tremendous theatre I’ve seen in Chicago. This year has been […]
This has been a banner year for the amount of thought-provoking and ground breaking shows I have been ridiculously inspired by. I am so excited about the shows and theater […]
Every year is unique when you work in the theatre world. For me, 2016 was a bittersweet year. I saw fewer shows in the past 365 days than I have […]
I feel darn lucky to have joined the Theatre By Numbers team in 2016. Courtesy of fortuitous die rolls, I have experienced incredible evenings of theatre, something all the more […]