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Jennifer Latimore, Andrea San Miguel
November 16, 2018November 16, 2018Chicago Reviews

Writers Theatre’s “Twelfth Night” brings both silliness and pathos to the Bard’s greatest comedy

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Michael Brosilow. Watching William Brown assay the role of Feste in […]

Ryan Hallahan, Audrey Francis
October 6, 2018October 6, 2018Chicago Reviews

“Witch” humorously asks difficult questions

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photos by Michael Brosilow. When the world is at its bleakest, and the […]

Matthew Yee, Aurora Adachi Winter
August 23, 2018Chicago Reviews

“Vietgone” revises the Vietnam War in a hilarious love story with rap music

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photos by Michael Brosilow. Vietgone, appearing at Writers Theatre in Glencoe at the […]

Larry Yando
May 17, 2018Chicago Reviews

“Buried Child” Is Disquieting, Surreal Theatre at Its Best

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photos by Michael Brosilow. Buried Child, the surreal Pulitzer Prize-winning drama by Sam […]

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 […]

February 18, 2018February 20, 2018Chicago Reviews

Bethany Thomas’s Performance Makes a Compelling “Moon For the Misbegotten”

Review by Karen Topham; photos by Michael Brosilow A Moon for the Misbegotten by Eugene O’Neill is often a problematic play to […]

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