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Review: ‘This Wide Night’ invites audiences to open their hearts to pair of women just out of prison

October 13, 2021 at 8:34 a.m.

There's a very intentional, distinct lack of personal effects on stage in "This Wide Night," presented by Shattered Globe Theatre in association with Interrobang Theatre Project. The set, designed by...

Review: ‘Drunk Shakespeare’ cast attempts, hilariously, to tap into ‘Macbeth’ — drinkers with a Shakespeare problem

October 1, 2021 at 7:00 a.m.

Tucked away in a corner of the Loop, in a small theatre designed as a hidden speakeasy with a 10,000 book library, "Drunk Shakespeare," created by Scott Griffin and David...

First big touring musical back in Chicago? ‘Rent’ — including cast members on return visits

September 30, 2021 at 7:00 a.m.

"It's a really cool feeling knowing that we're going to help bring life back to the city in terms of live performance and arts and music and theater," said the...

Collaboraction’s Peacebook includes Karen Olivo in her first time on stage since departing Broadway’s ‘Moulin Rouge!’

September 29, 2021 at 8:25 p.m.

This Saturday, Collaboraction will present the second night of its sixth annual Peacebook Festival, featuring a series of films and solo reflections on the topic of peace. This opportunity for...

Rosario Vargas, centro, fundadora de Aguijón Theatre Company, y otros en una fiesta de inicio del Festival Internacional de Teatro Latino de Destinos Chicago bailan con la música de Los Pleneros de Don Segundo afuera del Museo Nacional de Arte Mexicano en Chicago el 20 de septiembre de 2021.

Destinos Latino Theatre Fest está de vuelta en el escenario: Con obras de Chicago, México y otros lugares, qué esperar de 2021

September 23, 2021 at 7:00 a.m.

Después de que la pandemia forzó un año de descanso, Destinos: Chicago International Latino Theatre Festival regresa a los escenarios de Chicago para su cuarto festival, que se inaugurará el...

Rosario Vargas, center, founder of the Aguijón Theater Company, and others at a kickoff party for the Destinos Chicago International Latino Theater Festival dance to the music of Los Pleneros de Don Segundo outside the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago on Sept. 20, 2021.

Destinos Latino Theater Fest is back on stage: With plays from Chicago, Mexico and elsewhere, what to expect from 2021

September 23, 2021 at 7:00 a.m.

After the pandemic forced a year off, Destinos: Chicago International Latino Theater Festival is returning to Chicago stages for its fourth festival, opening Thursday. However, what the Chicago Latino Theater...

Review: ‘The Infinite Wrench’ is back on the Neo-Futurist stage without missing a beat

September 21, 2021 at 1:46 p.m.

As in-person theater returns, allowing audience members to step out from behind their computer screens to once again sit in theaters, it's easy to rejoice in the communal experience that...

16th Street Theater founder Ann Filmer is departing as artistic director from the Berwyn theater after 14 years.

Longtime leader Ann Filmer steps down at 16th Street Theater in Berwyn. Where does 16th Street go from here?

September 13, 2021 at 7:00 a.m.

A little more than a week ago, after 14 years at the helm of 16th Street Theater, founding artistic director Ann Filmer stepped away from the Berwyn company she had...

Marcus Jackson, 17, performs during a Theatre Y "You Are Here" performance near the Dr. King Legacy Apartments in the Lawndale neighborhood on Aug. 29, 2021 in Chicago. The program takes audiences with theater cast members and goes on a walking tour of parks and neighborhoods on the South and West Sides of the city.

Theatre Y’s ‘You Are Here’ invites audiences to walk with the theater and each other through Chicago’s South and West Sides — a 6-hour experiment that’s new each time

September 1, 2021 at 11:13 a.m.

On a blistering Sunday afternoon, a walk around North Lawndale as part of Theatre Y's "You Are Here" series perfectly encapsulated both the promise and the potential pitfalls of the...

Stepping Stone aims to give diverse comedians a leg up and bring shows to more Chicago neighborhoods

August 23, 2021 at 2:57 p.m.

Last summer, as Chicago comedy stalwarts the Second City and iO Theater were faced with charges of institutional racism and demands from their artists for better equity in their practices,...

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