"Every person, no matter who you are, no matter what walk of life you come from, there's someone on that stage that you can relate to in some capacity," said Javon King about "Rent."
This Saturday, Collaboraction will present the second night of its sixth annual Peacebook Festival, featuring a series of films and solo reflections on the topic of peace.
After a year away, Destinos: Chicago International Latino Theater Festival returns to brighten Chicago stages with presenters both local and international.
The basics remain the same: The Neo-Futurists ensemble attempts to perform 30 short plays in 60 minutes, with the order of the plays determined by the audience.
A little more than a week ago, after 14 years at the helm of 16th Street Theater, she retired from from the company she had built. A new chapter begins for her and the theater, recognized fo…
On a blistering Sunday afternoon, a walk around North Lawndale as part of Theatre Y's "You Are Here" series perfectly encapsulated both the promise and the potential pitfalls of the theater …
"I decided to just create my own theater where I can do the scouting and the searching myself for improvisers of all backgrounds, and give them a platform where they can not only perform, bu…
At the Chicago Magic Lounge, the new Trickery and the Magic Parlour, the close-up magic is back. But magicians are finding their stage nerves, if not their hands, need some time to adjust ba…
This play directed by Lili-Anne Brown was closed on the edge of its opening night in 2020. All but one of the cast is back. But dusting it off and getting it back on stage has been no simple…