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June 21, 2022June 21, 2022Chicago Reviews

“cullud wattuh” powerfully and provocatively tells the story of the Flint water crisis

If you are like me, you have some vague notion that the water crisis in Flint, Michigan—you remember: lead pipes, poisoned water, […]

February 1, 2020Chicago Reviews

"How to Defend Yourself" proves that doing so is easier said than done in this complex sexual age

Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association. Photo by Liz Lauren. It’s easy to see the very real pain […]

January 30, 2020January 30, 2020Chicago Reviews

Nancy Pelosi is the "Adult in the Room" at Victory Gardens

Review by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association. Photo by Michael Brosilow. I keep logging in to various news sites […]

Janet Ulrich Brooks, August Forman, Eric Slater, Jessica Dean Turner. Photo by Liz Lauren

September 14, 2019September 14, 2019Chicago Reviews

Victory Gardens’ new play is indeed a Beautiful Thing

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Liz Lauren. I have always thought that I would make a […]

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 […]

Cast of Cambodian Rock Band 2. Photo by Liz Lauren

April 13, 2019April 14, 2019Chicago Reviews

Cambodian Rock Band is a highly entertaining history lesson, among other things

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Liz Lauren. It isn’t often that you find a play that, […]

Jethmalani, Beck, Smith, Orozco, Martinez, Harris, Cornelius. Liz Lauren Photo

November 24, 2018November 26, 2018Chicago Reviews

“Rightlynd” has the right stuff for Chicago politics

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Liz Lauren So here is a play about trying to fight […]

David Darlow, Cindy Gold, Catherine LeFrere, Kiah Stern, Andrew White. Photo by Michael Brosilow

September 30, 2018October 1, 2018Chicago Reviews

“Indecent” is a powerful, timely reminder of the need to act decently

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photos by Michael Brosilow. In an era when America is sadly renewing both […]

June 2, 2018Chicago Reviews

Victory Gardens’ “Mies Julie”: an Intense Look at Sexual and Racial Politics

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photos by Liz Lauren. In a week when Roseanne Barr has offered us […]

October 4, 2017October 25, 2017Chicago Reviews

Review: A Brilliant “Fun Home”

The Victory Garden’s brilliant, somewhat minimalist production of Alison Bechdel’s Tony Award-winning “Fun Home” leaves just about no emotional leaves unturned as it […]