173 stories by "Tristan Bruns"
This experimental adaptation connects music, storytelling and ambiance to craft a truly immersive theatergoing experience.
If you want to learn about a real-life tale of communion, go see "Come From Away."
GglassFest is for those who are looking to go beyond the finished product, to be a part of the messiness and the journey of making theater and feel that their presence matters.
Marketed as a "provocative riff on 'Waiting for Godot' and 'The Exodus,'" the play adds another feather to the cap of Tim Rhoze, artistic director of Fleetwood-Jourdain and director of the p…
Intense, inspirational and joyful, "Bille Jean" is the feel-good hit of the summer.
This is the Shakespeare you want to see on a cool summer evening.
"Queen For A Day" thrives on a kind of elegant chaos, where glamour and grief collide.
Politics and anxiety drive Part One, subtitled "Millennium Approaches," and Part Two, "Perestroika," diverges into the supernatural and presents an original take on Hebrew theology. Seen tog…
The eighty-minute play combines clowning, acrobatics, juggling and dance to tell a nuanced narrative.
Is being the princess the worst job in England? Head over to Theo Ubique to find out.
"Neighborhood Watch," a play in the style of a sitcom by Rehana Lew Mirza and directed by Kaiser Ahmed, explores what happens when two Muslim men move into a majority white Virginia suburb, …
Would you laugh in the face of the apocalypse?
"Gorgeous" by Rivendell and Raven Theatre is heartbreaking, hilarious and engrossing, a hit to kick off the summer season.
Celebrated British writer Lolita Chakrabarti teams up with three-time Jeff Award-winning director Ron OJ Parson for an updated presentation of "Hymn" (2021), about two estranged brothers fro…
Hilarious, thrilling and thought-provoking, "Bust" is a must-see for those who seek the examined life.
While "A Tale of Two Cities" paints a captivating and capricious visage of both Paris and London, the place to be this spring is Chicago to witness this modern revamp of a beloved classic.
"The Infinity Play" has no rules yet breaks them anyway, and Brennan and Curious Theatre Branch are like courageous explorers who've travelled into the unknown to bring back delicacies like …
Funny, thought-provoking and well-written, "A Jukebox for the Algonquin" is not just a "play about old people" but a contemplation on how to find joy among sorrow.
In Mamet's usual acerbic style, we learn that in a world of high-stakes competition there are no friendships. Each act is like a Socratic dialogue, brutal refutations of the virtues of kindn…
Prepare to be transported to an anthropomorphic wonderland in "Beatrix Potter Tea Party," presented by Chicago Children's Theatre and running through April 20 at Raven Theatre. Created and d…
Themes of isolation and sexuality combine with light body horror in "Pussy Sludge."
Esho Rasho writes and stars in "Dummy in Diaspora," the one-man show presented by Jackalope Theatre through March 23 at Broadway Armory Park. Rasho plays a host of characters, but mainly Ess…
"I and this mystery here we stand." This quote by nineteenth-century American poet Walt Whitman is a good summation of "I and You," a play by Lauren Gunderson and directed by Scott Shallenba…
Yoke the oxen. Hunt for buffalo. Avoid dysentery! Prepare for a Wild West adventure in "Kitty James and Destiny's Trail to Oregon," a raucous comedy based on the classic "Oregon Trail" compu…
Audiences will laugh, gasp and feel the sting of this challenging material. Although the new year has barely begun, "One Party Consent" is already a must-see highlight of the season.
