Tag: drama

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 […]

June 23, 2019June 23, 2019Chicago Reviews

“If I Forget” challenges us to think about how we remember

Review by Kelly MacBlane At some point during the second act of Victory Gardens Theater’s production of If I Forget, I realized […]

June 16, 2019June 28, 2019Chicago Reviews

The poetic, enigmatic The River will lure you in.

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Austin D. Oie Photography . It’s both simple and impossible to […]

June 7, 2019June 9, 2019Chicago Reviews

“Tinier House”: Two actors in search of a better script

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Elias Rios. For the second night in a row (after seeing […]

June 2, 2019June 3, 2019Chicago Reviews

“Bloomsday” beautifully and imaginatively explores time, love, and “Ulysses”

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Michael Courier Bloomsday is the name given to June 16, when […]

May 26, 2019May 29, 2019Chicago Reviews

The thoughtful “Life on Paper” is marred by complicated set changes

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Joel Maisonet. How much is a human life worth? That question—and […]

May 23, 2019May 23, 2019Chicago Reviews

Lookingglass’s “Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein” is a brilliant blend of story and storyteller.

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Liz Lauren. This having been the 200th anniversary of the debut […]

May 20, 2019May 20, 2019Chicago Reviews

“Augie March” is a complex, demanding drama

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Michael Brosilow. “I am an American, Chicago born – Chicago, that […]

May 17, 2019May 17, 2019Chicago Reviews

“Wolves,” with strong acting, takes on irrational fear in an underdeveloped narrative

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Exit 63. FDR said that “the only thing we have to […]

May 9, 2019May 9, 2019Chicago Reviews

Mad Beat Hip and Gone explores the influence of the Beat poets

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Tom McGrath, TC McG Photography. There is still something utterly compelling […]