Held for the first time since 2019, "Bechdel Fest 8: Realign" offers eight new plays featuring femme, female-identifying, non-binary, trans and genderqueer narratives.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMTheater educator Alyssa Oltmanns believes her student production of a play including LGBTQ issues was cancelled for censorship reasons.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMChicago's cabaret talk show about sex makes the move to podcast.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AM"The question is whether or not people with the most agency are committed to a culture that includes marginalized people. And that remains to be seen."
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AM"Now even the idea of intimacy is different. The idea that I'm going to be taking off my clothes in front of people, even six feet apart, seems close."
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMThe actor, playwright, fight choreographer and Babes With Blades ensemble member encourages aspiring polymaths to pursue all their interests.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 09:00AM"The design process is like breaking down elements. What's exciting in theater is you get to do it on real people and see it in real time."
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 09:00AMThe regional premiere of Leslye Headland's play promises a "sexy psychological thriller" but leaves its audience waiting for take off interminably.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 03:00PMOccupied with playing devil’s advocate and presenting an exciting display, the local premiere of Lisa Loomer's play loses poignancy and narrative consistency.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 02:00PMMara Nelson-Greenberg's play sneaks in themes of emotional manipulation, micro-aggression and male privilege to an audience that’s busy laughing.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 03:00PMThe real mystery of this 1986 Tony Award winner is why it's being revived in 2019.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 05:00PMPlaywrights Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon add a new entry to the Jane Austen universe with this heartwarming holiday tale.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 03:00PMFrom crooning to spooning, this production of Michael John LaChiusa's musical goes from crush to carnality and back again over the course of several decades.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 11:31AMNorthlight kicks off their latest season with the Midwest premiere of this neat historical fiction and loving ode to the challenges and rewards of parenting.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 04:30PMThe Midwest premiere of this "play with songs" bills itself as the Scottish "Once." And it delivers.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 12:15PMThe Plagiarists' choose-your-own-adventure play is back and more elaborate than ever.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 12:00PMNabokov's darkly compelling novel receives an equally introspective adaptation from the puppet masters at Rough House.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 01:00PMThis sci-fi original is part classic murder-mystery, part probing workplace drama.
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