Review: “Alias Grace” (Rivendell Theatre Ensemble)
Show: “Alias Grace” Company: Rivendell Theatre Ensemble Venue: Rivendell Theatre Ensemble (5779 N Ridge Ave) Memory is unreliable, yet the lives of women and men often depend on certain events […]
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Review: “Sister Africa” (Genesis Theatrical Productions)
Show: Sister Africa Company: Genesis Theatrical Productions Venue: Athenaeum Theatre “Sister Africa” written by Stephanie Liss and directed by Elayne LeTraunik is a play advertised as being about efforts to […]
Review: “Shockheaded Peter” (Black Button Eyes Productions)
Show: Shockheaded Peter Company: Black Button Eyes Productions Venue: Athenaeum Theatre Imagine Brecht meets a roving band of insouciant faeries and you have Shockheaded Peter. Directed by Ed Rutherford with […]
Review: “Bette Davis Ain’t for Sissies” (Velvet Fox Productions)
Show: “Bette Davis Ain’t for Sisses” Company: Velvet Fox Productions Venue: Athenaeum Theatre (2936 N Southport Ave) Die Roll: 14 Bette Davis has a lot to say in “Bette Davis […]
Review: “Sycamore” (Raven Theatre Company)
Show: Sycamore Company: Raven Theatre Company Venue: Raven Theatre Company (6157 N. Clark St.) Die Roll: 11 The Raven has turned out a miniature work of art in the new world premiere […]
Review: “Gentle” (TUTA Theatre Chicago)
Show: “Gentle” Company: TUTA Theatre Chicago Venue: The Den Theatre (1333 N Milwaukee Ave) Die Roll: 20 “What’s happening?” I asked my friend. “I’m already nervous.” A man had walked […]
Review: “Private Eyes” (Piccolo Theatre)
Show: “Private Eyes” Company: Piccolo Theatre Venue: Noyes Cultural Arts Center (927 Noyes St) Die Roll: 8 “Lie to everyone but me,” says a husband to his wife. This line of […]
Review: “Squeeze My Cans” (Greenhouse Theater Center)
Show: “Squeeze My Cans” Company: Greenhouse Theater Center Venue: Greenhouse Theater Center (2257 N Lincoln Ave) Die Roll: 17 Roger Ebert once wrote, “It’s not what a movie is about, it’s […]
Review: “The Scottsboro Boy” (Porchlight Music Theatre)
Show: “The Scottsboro Boys” Company: Porchlight Music Theatre Venue: Stage 773 (1225 W Belmont Ave) Die Roll: 9 At its most basic level, live performance of any story is a […]
Review: “The Tempermentals” (About Face Theatre)
Show: “The Tempermentals” Company: About Face Theatre Venue: Theater Wit (1227 W Belmont Ave) Die Roll: 9 Playwright Jon Marans wants to enlighten you about a lost moment in the […]