“Et in Arcadia ego”: I, too, am in Arcadia
By Joe DeRosa, photo by Tom McGrath Where is Arcadia? Drifting back and forth between a brilliant modern mystery about the nature […]
Month: November 2018
“The Woman in Black” is a scary, entertaining ghost story
Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Roger Mastroianni. Arthur Kipps, the central character of Stephen Mallatratt’s adaptation […]
“Rightlynd” has the right stuff for Chicago politics
Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Liz Lauren So here is a play about trying to fight […]
“Mansfield Park” may not be perfect Austen, but it is entertaining Austen
Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member There is a reason why Jane Austen is so enduringly popular. Well, there […]
Mary Zimmerman’s “A Steadfast Tin Soldier” is a visual treat
Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Liz Lauren. Every once in a while you come across a […]
USAOnStage NYC: It’s hard not to be hooked by Head Over Heels
By Lauren Van Hemert, American Theatre Critics Association member If Something Rotten and Mamma Mia had a love child, Head Over Heels […]
“This Bitter Earth” is easily one of the best plays of 2018
Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Liz Lauren. We’re living in a highly charged political age, but […]
Kokandy Names Artistic Director and Associates
CHICAGO (November 19, 2018) – Kokandy Productions is pleased to announce the appointment of Derek Van Barham as the company’s new Producing Artistic Director, succeeding Allison Hendrix, […]
Rabe’s “Cosmologies” is an absurdist play that just doesn’t work
Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Claire Demos. You know how you can tell if your play […]
Citadel’s “Joseph” is a bit crowded but thoroughly entertaining
Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by North Shore Camera Club. You’ll never get me to agree that […]