Review: “Transit of Venus” (Saint Sebastian Players)
Show: “Transit of Venus” Company: Saint Sebastian Players Venue: St. Bonaventure (1625 W Diversey Pkwy) Die Roll: 6 The human heart is as mysterious as the heavens in “Transit of Venus,” […]
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Review: Psychonaut Librarians (The New Colony)
Show: “Psychonaut Librarians” Company: The New Colony Venue: The Den Theatre (1333 N Milwaukee Ave, 2nd Floor) Die Roll: 7 As a lover of books, I find any play that […]
Review: “Macbeth” (Theatre Y)
Show: Macbeth Company: Theatre Y Venue: Chopin Theatre (1543 W Division St) Die Roll: 2 Macbeth the Scottish and “Macbeth” the Scottish play bear a tricky relationship to one another. Macbeth the king […]
Review: “Sister Cities” (Chimera Ensemble)
Show: “Sister Cities” Company: Chimera Ensemble Venue: The Den Theatre (1333 N Milwaukee Ave) Die Roll: 1 At first glance, Colette Freedman’s play “Sister Cities” seems to be the perfect offering from a company such […]
Review: “Amour” (Black Button Eyes Productions)
Show: “Amour” Company: Black Button Eyes Productions Venue: Athenaeum Theatre (2936 N. Southport Ave.) Die Roll: 15 Roll the premise of Black Button Eyes Productions’ “Amour” around it your head […]
Review: “Trash” (New American Folk Theatre)
Show: “Trash” Company: New American Folk Theatre Venue: The Den Theatre (1333 N Milwaukee Ave) Die Roll: 19 The promotional material for “Trash” describes the production by way of three unrelated cultural ingredients: “The […]
Review: “Sparky!” (Lifeline Theatre)
Show: Sparky! Company: Lifeline Theatre Venue: Lifeline Theatre (6912 N Glenwood Ave) Die Roll: 12 Lifeline Theatre is one of my favorite theatres in town. They focus on adapting literary […]
Review: “Fulfillment” (American Theater Company)
Show: Fulfillment Company: American Theater Company Venue: American Theater Company (1909 W. Byron St.) Die Roll: 10 Welcome to a palace of distinct American opulence! Hardwood floored condos, six figure […]
Link to Review: “The Raid” (Jackalope Theatre)
I review plays. Sometimes I review plays for other places. When I do, I post a link to those reviews right here. And, I add a Ten-Word Summary and Dice […]
Link to Review: “One Act”, “Primarily Nonsense”, and “Horror of Terror” (Theatre Momentum)
When Newcity Magazine asked me to review three debuts at the same theatre in one night, I did so within one article. Below there’s a link to that article. There’s […]