173 stories by "Tristan Bruns"
Super spicy food is not for everybody, but piquant plays are another matter. Prepare your palette and make the trip to Writers Theatre for an experience that is hot, hot, HOT!
"Little Bear Ridge Road" is an encouragement for all to move forward and embrace life simply by living it.
"1619: The Journey of a People" offers a concise history of the Black American experience in an easy-to-digest formula"with a few surprises thrown in.
Whether to celebrate Juneteenth, Black culture or Chicago pride"or for no reason at all"make it a point to catch "The Salon" at Black Ensemble Theater.
Based on the best-selling book by Khaled Hosseini, the story is split between 1970s Afghanistan and early-2000 San Francisco. Afghan refugee Amir reflects on his childhood in Kabul.
If you're a fan of classic sci-fi psychological thrillers and post-apocalyptic adventures"or just solid storytelling"this show is for you.
"Stokely: The Unfinished Revolution" provides insight and background into one of U.S. history's most towering and misunderstood revolutionaries.
What do Little Orphan Annie, Bob Fosse, "Les Misérables," "The Phantom of the Opera" and "Little Shop of Horrors" all have in common?
First Floor Theater takes a taboo subject and handles it with tact and grace and humanizes those who are inhumanely objectified and commodified.
GFP is a nonprofit that produces performances, programs and workshops for queer and trans artists with a focus on organizational sustainability, equitable pay and intersectional collaboratio…
Race, religion, finance, family, love… the show addresses all these subjects and handles them with care, tact and with hints of comedy.
"Black Sunday," written by Dolores DÃaz and presented by TimeLine Theatre, explores the lives of a small family struggling to live in a turbulent wasteland.
The needs of the many versus the actions of a few is addressed in playwright Juan José Alfonso's "An Educated Guess."
Absurd black humor and poignant biographies merge to create the image of a cult that is as fun as it is comedically dysfunctional. Will you drink the Flavor-Aid? I lived to write about it, b…
"Panther in the Sky"Â shines a light on the debilitating effects of gun violence on families.
A poignant take on the repercussions of suicide is presented in playwright Charly Evon Simpson's "Jump."
A range of trepidations about having children is presented in "Baby," a restaging of the 1983 Broadway musical that runs through May 19 at Citadel Theatre.
Politics and pugilists collide in "The S Paradox," a fun time travel adventure that provides commentary on society's pressing issues.
A chilling children's fairy tale made for adults that takes you on an adventure through the liminal spaces between dream and waking.
In Lazy Susan Theatre Co.'s "Madam & Steve," at Greenhouse Theater Center, the story of the true first humans is presented in an absurdist format that attempts to push the boundaries of …
Audiences should get there early to grab a pint on stage, poured by one of the actors from a tap behind a long, cherrywood bar enshrined under various photos, banners and rows of bottles.
"The Good," a one-woman show performed and created by Jenny Magnus, is a new musical work that asks the question, "What is good?"
The fantastic special effects, fabulous acting and dancing and capable renditions of popular songs in "Peter Pan" will make you believe that dreams do come true, if only we wish hard enough.
The tradition of turning beer-soaked shenanigans into fine art continues in City Lit's "Two Hours in a Bar," running through April 21. Two one-act plays directed by Terry McCabe tell the acc…
Despite his name being in the title, the protagonist of Shakespeare's "Macbeth" is not the most celebrated character in the work. That would go to the Weird Sisters, the trio of cave-dwellin…
