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Mikki Kendall asks women who their feminism is really for.
Hood feminism is unabashedly angry, a little asshole-like, proactive, and, sometimes, it's illegal"but…
The millennial architect is recognized for her leadership in diversifying the white-led industry.
Kimberly Dowdell looks down at her
iPhone, which blasts red ap…
Tariq Shah brings poetry to his debut novel.
Ant loves funerals. He doesn't have family left, so when he goes to funerals, he no longer fixates on the deceased.�…
Many organizations have decided to postpone or cancel public events in light of ongoing concerns about COVID-19. This is our running list of cancellations. We suggest you call ahead or other…
Where to find the latest information on how companies and venues are responding to the pandemic
What a difference a couple of days makes. On Tuesday, the League …
Keep yourself company with these local podcasts and albums.
Well, here we are! Trapped in our homes, distancing ourselves socially, getting more "me" time than w…
Chicago cultural institutions keep their cool.
The coronavirus has prompted some unimaginable recent news: NCAA basketball in empty arenas; Harvard University (a…
From local weekly favorites to out-of-town headliners, some of the best upcoming comedy bets.
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Suz Ballout hosts the debut of this monthly …
These photographers put Chicago's thriving comedy scene into focus.
If you've ever been to a comedy show"or, if you've ever been minding your own business at a …
The long-running DIY institution settles into a permanent home.
It's a Sunday and the theater is packed, an abnormality for any comedy spot in Chicago.…
How she went from cracking jokes at church to touring with one of the world's comedy giants to writing her own recipe for success.
My house smells like slow-coo…
A starry cast can't inject a lot of life into Dan Clancy's middlebrow story.
Dan Clancy's four-person play about two couples living a middling life in a middle-c…
Jackie Taylor mixes history, personal essay, racial justice, and music to mixed effect.
Entering the Black Ensemble Theater, home to a company with the mission o…
A cabaret homage to Garland and Minnelli lights up the Greenhouse.
This cabaret by singer-actors Nancy Hays and Alexa Castelvecchi pays homage to two of the grea…
Sarah Ruhl examines old-fashioned female "hysteria" and newfangled treatments.
Imagine Charlotte Perkins Gilman's short story "The Yellow Wallpaper" crossed with…
Heidi Schreck weaves together civics, feminism, and personal history in this vital production.
At the very start of What the Constitution Means to Me, author Hei…
Lookingglass delivers a stunning world premiere about Chicago's first woman mayor, public housing, and race.
"This ain't Walter Lee Younger's Chicago no more," d…
Founder Chris Aldana talks revitalizing and diversifying the city's spoken word scene.
Chris Aldana, 27, inspires Chicagoans"especially many who are LGBTQ and p…
Court Theatre's revival puts us in the center of ancient artifacts and contemporary conundrums.
"Rage"Goddess, sing the rage of Peleus' son Achilles," begins Rob…
Arts and culture happenings from Fri 3/6 to Sun 3/8.
This weekend we spring forward, so the days are about to get a whole lot brighter. Celebrate the daylight wi…
Maria Dizzia talks about playing Heidi Schreck, high school debate, and the power of the 14th Amendment.
Heidi Schreck's 2017 play What the Constitution Means to…
Gwendolyn Zabicki's attention to time is the focus of her exhibition at Heaven Gallery.
After enjoying the burst of 50-degree weather this weekend, I decided to …
Complicating gender and racial identity adds texture to the gory Shakespearean stew.
Titus Andronicus is a bloody tale about the illusion of peacetime. Despite b…
Gift Theatre brings a dark fable to life.
Once upon a time, in a room that looked like a fifth-grade classroom after a firebombing followed by an era of mildew, …
Elaine Carlson delivers a biting title performance for Promethean Theatre.
To get an idea of just how convoluted the legal and moral attitudes toward sex work ar…
