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, […]
October 29, 2021October 29, 2021Chicago Reviews Who knew that Eurydice could be such a perfect metaphor for our times? In a Director’s Note, Kathy Scambiatterra refers to Sarah Ruhl’s Euridyce as “that reach back, that looking back one more time to […]
June 24, 2019June 24, 2019Chicago Reviews “Ada and the Engine” takes us to the dawn of the computer age: 1819. Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Joe Mazza, Bravelux. Lauren Gunderson capitalized on the huge popularity of […]
April 9, 2018April 11, 2018Chicago Reviews “How I Learned to Drive” Uses Humor to Explore Pedophilia Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photos by Joe Mazza, Brave Lux Incest and pedophilia have to be two […]