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Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Leading with Risk, Trust, and Intuition: An Exclusive Interview with Director Charles Newell on Berlin’s Rehearsal Room by Susanna Sun

A towering figure in Chicago theatre, Charles Newell—former Marilyn F. Vitale Artistic Director of Court Theatre and 2024 Joseph Jefferson Special Award recipient—discusses the five-year…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 08:36AM

Sunday, January 4, 2026

Echoes of a Crumbling Republic: Review of “Berlin” at Chicago’s Court Theatre (2025) by Susanna Sun

Berlin at Chicago’s Court Theatre (April–May 2025) was nothing short of a theatrical triumph. Directed by the seasoned Charles Newell, who has helmed the Court Theatre for three decades,…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 06:59AM

Wednesday, December 24, 2025

Inside Chicago Court Theatre’s “Berlin”–Turning a Graphic Novel into Live Theatre: An Exclusive Interview with Playwright Mickle Maher by Susanna Sun

Praised by the Houston Chronicle as “one of the most original voices in American theater today,” Mickle Maher opens up about the challenges and discoveries of adapting Berlin from graphi…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 02:25PM

Thursday, July 13, 2023

“All About Making Things”: An Exclusive Interview with Matthew C. Yee (Part II) by Susanna Sun

For Part I of the interview, click here. Susanna: The play deals with the Asian American topic, with the renegade idea itself and then countryside music. There’s the sense of rebellious sp…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 01:48PM

Tuesday, July 11, 2023

“All About Making Things”: An Exclusive Interview with Matthew C. Yee (Part I) by Susanna Sun

A personal interview with the visionary and multi-talented Matthew C. Yee reveals exclusive insights into his musical Lucy and Charlie’s Honeymoon, directed by Amanda Dehnert and currently…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 01:28PM

Thursday, January 26, 2023

Trap Door Theatre’s “Princess Ivona”: Piercing yet Healing by Susanna Sun

Located at the end of a long, narrow corridor, seating the audience near the stage and close to the actors, Trap Door Theatre fosters an intimate viewing experience. With a vintage and relax…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 12:31PM

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