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Three plays by teen writers offer historical twists, absurdity, and some on-the-nose social commentary.
Nothing about this past year has been normal. (You're wel…
Congo Square launches a new online series.
Chicago theater has been forced to improvise. When COVID-19 caused Congo Square's production of Douglas Turner Ward's …
ChiByDesign founder Chris Rudd works to create equity and dismantle racism in the design industry.
"TAKE IT ALL" reads the caption on Chris Rudd's Instagram sto…
The online project is an interactive time capsule for our moment.
Like many people trying to make it through quarantine, I tried out a lot of different hobbies…
Poet Damian Rogers explores her relationship with her mother in her new memoir.
Do you know your mother? I don't mean her identity but who she is as a person.…
Fleetwood-Jourdain spearheads a new collaboration "Celebrating Life, Community and the Arts."
Shortly after the pandemic shut down the theaters, Fleetwood-Jourda…
Melissa Leilani Larson and Lavina Jadhwani reimagine a classic for BIPOC voices.
More than 30 years into this gig, I've lost track of how many times I've seen Ja…
Christmas Eve goes to 11 in Isaac Gómez's workplace comedy; About Face celebrates Black queer lives, past and present.
If you're not working retail this Chris…
How local creatives made the most of the social media platform in 2020
During a year when screen time has felt more like a punishment than a reward and the word …
In a year of loss, artists found momentum and took care.
The view is divided by screens and mirrors in Jane Jerardi's delicate hold. Fragmentation by the frame c…
Charles Dickens and Ike Holter are unlikely twin spirit guides in two online shows.
"Ring out the old year, ring in the new, ring-a-ding-ding," says Shirley MacL…
Getting back to normal isn't going to happen. And in many ways, it shouldn't.
On Monday, March 16, I walked into a theater for the last time in 2020. It was at T…
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Canceled events, publishing delays, shuttered bookstores"in many ways, 2020 was an awful year for Chi…
It's the late-20s existential crisis sitcom that all South Asian American millennials deserve.
Code-Switched is the thoughtfully curated care package only your f…
The Goodman joins the national #Enough: Plays to End Gun Violence initiative; plus a new documentary on the August Wilson Monologue Competition and an award for a dance documentarian
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Landscape photographer scott b. davis treks into the wild and discovers the undiscoverable.
Raised in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., scott b. davis first becam…
A Dickens chestnut and a spoof of 1970s celebrity specials join the online holiday theater lineup.
For a lot of performing arts organizations, the holiday seaso…
Comedians Sophie Krueger and Frannie Comstock break down the YA book series.
Middle school can be a nightmare if you're not one of the cool girls.…
That shouldn't cost her, right?
It was great to hear, late last month, that Chicagoan Angela Jackson has been chosen as the new Illinois poet laureate. Great bec…
A new recorded site-specific production meets the challenges of this COVID year.
Every winter it comes: the tunes, the tinsel, the toys"and the tale of Clara, a …
Tacked to the wall of a beloved Hyde Park dive, a time capsule hides in plain sight.
"Looking for someone?"…
A departure at PrideArts, an arrival at Second City, and the closing of the Frontier and Understudy; Kristiana Rae Colón wins a new prize.
In late June, Pride…
The 99% Invisible City takes a second look at familiar cities.
At a moment when some city dwellers are moving to less populated areas, The 99% Invisible City: A …
A new community photo project highlights the beauty of Logan Square as seen through new and old locals and will be on display at the centerfold of the neighborhood.
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