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 […]
Month: May 2022
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]