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Month: April 2021

April 13, 2021April 13, 2021Chicago Reviews

Artist Descending a Staircase is a tailor-made pandemic play

By Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association Though a live theatre version […]

April 6, 2021April 6, 2021Chicago Reviews

CST’s “I, Cinna (the poet)” is about the struggle of the common man caught up in political events

By Karen Topham During the April 3, 2021 edition of Saturday Night […]

April 2, 2021April 2, 2021Chicago Reviews

Powerful “I, Banquo” from CST argues that evil may derive from a turn of fate

In I, Banquo, Tim Crouch’s one-man up close and personal examination of […]

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  • The Yellow Brick Road to the USA: Teatro Vista’s brilliant new musical shows the sacrifices many immigrants must make to fulfill their dreams
  • A reunion to remember: The Artistic Home’s “The Pavilion”
  • Amazing “Alice” at Lookingglass
  • New translation of Chekhov’s Seagull proves a perfect match for Steppenwolf’s new Ensemble Theatre
  • Death be not proud: Raven Theatre’s The Luckiest confronts the end in the most positive way possible
  • On the Greenbelt is a powerfully-acted look at the secrets and lies that can break a family apart
  • Annabel Armour’s soul-searching, searingly introspective performance takes us into The Year of Magical Thinking, Joan Didion’s exploration of grief
  • Rasheeda Speaking explores racism and microaggressions in the workplace so we can see ourselves.
  • CST tackles a “problem play,” and all’s not quite well that ends well
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