Nancy Maes

Prop: 1930s radio Appearing in: "The Subject Was Roses," Writers' Theatre "The Subject Was Roses" takes place in 1946 just a year after World War II's end. A son has...

Prop: 14-foot serpent. Appearing in: "Where the Wild Things Are and Other Bedtime Adventures," Emerald City Theatre Company. Nick Saubers had to decide just how scary to make the puppet...

CANTIGNY EVENING SYMPHONIES West Suburban Symphony, Anchors Away, 8 p.m. Saturday; Wheaton Symphony Orchestra, Broadway Tonite, 8 p.m. July 9; DuPage Symphony Orchestra, Classical Selections and Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture" with...

Young children may get turned on to reading when they snuggle up with a loved one to listen to a story. But the Printers Row Book Fair offers other ways...

James Barry has a degree in acting and performs in a rock band--but until he was cast in "The Full Monty," he says "babies and booze" helped pay the bills....

This photograph is from "Along the Great Divide: Photos of the Dan Ryan Expressway," a show of images that Jay Wolke took of one of the country's busiest and most...

Prop: Blue Studebaker Appearing in: "Floyd and Clea Under the Western Sky," Goodman Theatre In "Floyd and Clea Under the Western Sky," a homeless, has-been country singer lives in his...

After more than eight years as a classical guitarist, Peter Swenson reached a crossroads: "Having a career in music was tough work, and although I was surviving, it wasn't always...

Prop: Large cabinet with multiple doors. Appearing in: "The Cabinet," Redmoon Theater. As a child, Frank Maugeri loved being scared stiff by TV horror films. So it was only natural...

Prop: Vintage slide projector Appearing in: "The Upper Room," Pegasus Players Set designer Jack Magaw had an "ah ha" moment when he saw the movie "Kinsey." The vintage glass slide...