Nancy Maes

Prop: World War II siren Appearing in: "The Shadow" at Lifeline Theatre When Lifeline Theatre's Sara Morgan read the script for the company's production of "The Shadow," she knew she...

Exiled Iraqi filmmaker Saad Salman had lived in Paris for more than 25 years when his mother became seriously ill. In his 86-minute documentary "Baghdad On/Off," he chronicles the obstacles...

Prop: Large crate Appearing in: "Kapoot" As Dan Griffiths and Stephen Chipps created their clown comedy "Kapoot," they envisioned starting the show by popping out of a large crate that...

Youngsters may need some hand-holding during Hallowed Haunts, a concert of spine-tingling music performed by the Civic Orchestra of Chicago. "We will play some of the classics of the dark...

A number of products introduced at the National Hardware Show, held in Chicago in August, proved that little things mean a lot. Exhibitors showed a variety of small, clever items...

You never know what Chris Churchill will wear for work: a uniform, pajamas or street clothes. But no matter his attire, Churchill is a performer. By day, his audience consists...

Prop: 7-foot-tall sweat sock Appearing in: "The Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr (abridged)" at City Lit Theatre The saga of the super-huge sweat sock unfolded as A Crew of Patches...

Reeltime presents three films dealing with the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center. In "Lessons in Darkness," filmmaker Werner Herzog uses footage shot in Kuwait after the first...

Prop: Cheetah body puppet Appearing in: "The Lion King" The cheetah puppet in "The Lion King" consists of a body (mounted on the front of a harness with a tail...

Prop: Sand boxes Appearing in: Sand dance performed by the Youth Tap Ensemble Background: Tap legend Harriet "Quicksand" Browne--who once shared the bill with such jazz greats as Cab Calloway...