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Month: May 2022

May 29, 2022June 17, 2022Chicago Reviews

Powerful, compelling Richard III deserves a bigger audience

Somehow, through all of my years as a play-goer, an English teacher, and a theatre critic, I had managed to miss out […]

May 24, 2022May 24, 2022Chicago Reviews

The Chinese Lady examines a little-known piece of history as it presents a timely exploration of the “other” in America

Lloyd Suh’s The Chinese Lady, about the life of Afong Moy, the first Chinese woman to come to America, is a remarkable […]

May 22, 2022May 22, 2022Chicago Reviews

After the Blast: Post-apocalyptic Love, Depression, and Robots

Often, there is a certain sameness to science fiction plays. If they are of the “exploring strange new worlds” variety, sets are […]

May 21, 2022May 21, 2022Chicago Reviews

Magnolia Ballet mixes many genres to tell its story of inescapable family legacies

Entering the Bookspan Theatre space at Den Theatre to see the world premiere of Magnolia Ballet, you are thrust into another world. […]

May 20, 2022May 20, 2022Chicago Reviews

The Yellow Brick Road to the USA: Teatro Vista’s brilliant new musical shows the sacrifices many immigrants must make to fulfill their dreams

Somewhere Over the Border, a new musical by Brian Quijada, now being presented by Teatro Vista at Windy City Playhouse, is not […]

May 19, 2022May 19, 2022Chicago Reviews

A reunion to remember: The Artistic Home’s “The Pavilion”

How often do you think back to the people you knew—and more specifically to the people you loved—in high school. For me, […]

May 18, 2022May 18, 2022Chicago Reviews

Amazing “Alice” at Lookingglass

I’m not sure how it was even possible that I had never before seen Lookingglass Theatre’s stellar and inventive Lookingglass Alice, given […]

May 14, 2022May 14, 2022Chicago Reviews

New translation of Chekhov’s Seagull proves a perfect match for Steppenwolf’s new Ensemble Theatre

When you say that you are doing a version of Chekhov’s The Seagull (or indeed any Chekhov play at all), the expectations […]

May 12, 2022May 12, 2022Chicago Reviews

Death be not proud: Raven Theatre’s The Luckiest confronts the end in the most positive way possible

Sometimes things just seem aligned by fate. That was the case for me this weekend, as I found myself watching three consecutive […]

May 9, 2022May 9, 2022Chicago Reviews

On the Greenbelt is a powerfully-acted look at the secrets and lies that can break a family apart

Strawdog Theatre’s new play opens with one actress standing in a focus light in front of the stage platforms staring straight ahead. […]

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