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Story of Irish road show is about journey, not destination

June 17, 2018 at 3:37 p.m.

In the pantheon of contemporary Irish playwrights, Billy Roche's star has been eclipsed Stateside both by elder statesmen such as Brian Friel and younger masters of the craft, particularly Conor...

‘Ruined’ is about the toll of a war on women of Congo

June 17, 2018 at 3:06 p.m.

In the midst of a civil war, Mama Nadi tries to keep things civil in her place. If a soldier, whether government or rebel, wants a drink or a dance...

Displaced in Wisconsin, dreaming about ‘Pinkolandia’

June 17, 2018 at 3:59 p.m.

"Pinkolandia" Forty years after Augusto Pinochet's military coup in Chile, the surname "Allende" comes up far more often in literary than political discussions. Andrea Thome's "Pinkolandia," in a Chicago premiere...

The secret to ‘Cats’ is all in the memories

June 17, 2018 at 3:30 p.m.

Chances are that you already know if you're a "Cats" person or not. Chances might be that, even if you have not seen it, you've at least referenced the tag...

‘God’s Work,’ reinvented through eyes of a new Albany Park cast

June 18, 2018 at 11:26 a.m.

Three teenage boys leap, roll off each other's backs and clap hands in the air as they kill unseen bees, tallying up their respective body counts with shouts of glee....

In ‘The Jewels,’ asking what is real and what’s fake

June 17, 2018 at 4:05 p.m.

"The Jewels" In Guy de Maupassant's much-anthologized short story "The Necklace," the social-climbing wife of a poorly paid clerk borrows the title accessory from a wealthy friend, loses it and...

Love and other stuff worth keeping in First Folio premiere

June 18, 2018 at 9:46 a.m.

With his boyish demeanor and underlying unresolved angst, Jason Byrnes could be a cousin to John Cusack's Rob Gordon from "High Fidelity." Only instead of vintage vinyl, Jason deals with...

A delightful and educational date with the dinos

June 18, 2018 at 9:59 a.m.

The Field Museum's Sue deserves her reputation as a civic icon. But she doesn't walk, roar and put her massive jaws around your head. Oh, and she doesn't have feathers,...

A delightful and educational date with the dinos

December 23, 2018 at 5:08 p.m.

The Field Museum's Sue deserves her reputation as a civic icon. But she doesn't walk, roar and put her massive jaws around your head. Oh, and she doesn't have feathers,...

In new Jackalope space, story of a murderous mission

June 18, 2018 at 10:16 a.m.

Most non-Equity companies in Chicago would be content to open one space in a year, but intrepid Jackalope Theatre Company has now established a beachhead in Edgewater with two spaces...

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