February 27, 2020February 27, 2020Chicago Reviews Writers Theatre’s “Stick Fly” explores the secrets of an upper-middle-class Black family Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association, photo by Michael Brosilow. Lydia Diamond’s 2006 play Stick Fly is a […]
April 1, 2018April 1, 2018Articles, Musings “An Enemy of the People” and “Smart People”: Free Speech Gone Awry Watching Writers Theatre’s Smart People and the Goodman’s An Enemy of the People back to back this weekend, I was struck by how much […]
April 1, 2018April 1, 2018Chicago Reviews “Smart People” Tackles Racial Issues in Glencoe Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photos by Michael Brosilow On a weekend near the end of March, members […]