June 16, 2022June 17, 2022Chicago Reviews Tommy On Top: farce shouldn’t have to try this hard to be funny It isn’t often that I can’t find anything good to say about a show. I enjoy theatre in general—I wouldn’t do this […]
February 22, 2022February 22, 2022Chicago Reviews PrideArts premieres a beautiful but flawed play about RBG The title of Sally Deering’s new play at PrideArts, When There Are Nine, refers to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s response when asked […]
August 24, 2021August 27, 2021Chicago Reviews Great performances can’t overcome a flawed structure in PrideArts’ Things I Could Never Tell Stephen By Karen Topham; photo by Marisa KM You’d think a show about a young just-married man who is seeing his secret gay […]
May 11, 2018May 31, 2018Chicago Reviews “The Days Are Shorter” Stacks the Deck with Dreams and Love Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photos by Paul Goyette. In The Days Are Shorter, Evanston native and playwright […]
January 13, 2018Chicago Reviews Maturity Beyond Its Title: “It’s My Penis” Inspires Review by North R. Homeward I have never been a fan of the word “penis,” especially in titles of things. It always […]
