The delicacy and urgency of a crush is incredibly difficult to capture onstage, but in its joint production between Pride Arts Center and The Arc Theatre, “Stop Kiss” perfectly demonstrates […]
We’re encroaching on feel-good theater season; when the days get shorter, temperatures drop, and theater companies swap their usual biting fare for something a little more marshmallowy. Firebrand Theatre’s production […]
“Beast Women” is a long-running revue in Chicago, dedicated to the showcasing of women performers, whose talents range from burlesque to stand-up comedy to hula hooping. Curated by Jill Erickson […]
Sometimes a musical gives you a terrific slice of local talent, with inspired staging, and unfailing enthusiasm to smooth over any rough bits. That’s Pride Films and Plays’ production of […]
Simple. Beautiful. Haunting. This is exactly what author Donja R. Love’s Chicago premiere production of “Sugar in Our Wounds” is in the hands of director Mikael Burke. The harrowing and […]
Before the action gets going in Strawdog’s “The Effect,” a projection at the back of the stage helpfully informs the audience that an experiment is about to begin. Said experiment […]
Pride Films and Plays and director Elizabeth Swanson have brought together a very close-quarters US premiere staging of Emma Donoghue’s already very intimate “I Know My Own Heart.” It’s a […]
(re)discover theater has an excellent knack for playing with your unease and shredding any idea of protective distance from a stage full of powerful, unpredictable feelings. With “The Innocents,” you […]
With her trademark giant 3-ring binder of tales, Roberta Miles holds unrepentant, unrelenting court, while being extremely at ease with her neuroses. She is a Chicago storytelling staple as required […]
Sharing stories is part of human nature. The act bonds people together, showing us how others’ experiences reflect and rhyme with our own. Stories tell us we are not alone. […]