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February 29, 2020Chicago Reviews

“Lipstick Lobotomy” at Trap Door is both funny and painful as it takes us into a mental institution in 1940 with Rosemary Kennedy

Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association, photo by Trap Door Theatre. Throughout the mid-to-late 20th Century, the Kennedys […]

Ensemble at the Cafe   Photo by Chris Popio
June 1, 2019June 1, 2019Chicago Reviews

Dennis Bisto’s brilliant performance dominates Trap Door’s “The Killer”

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Chris Popio. When was the last time two Eugene Ionesco plays […]

Actors Dennis Bisto, Anna Klos, Miguel Long, David Lovejoy, Michael Mejia, Emily Nichelson, Manuela Rentea, Keith Surney, Carl Wisniewski   Photo by Chris Popio
December 14, 2018Chicago Reviews

Trap Door’s “The Old Woman Broods” is a great example of avant-garde theatre

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Chris Popio. There is a reason I have a yellow light […]

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