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Factory Theater kicks off its season with an homage to Scooby-Do and pierogies.
For the opening of its 27th season, Factory Theater presents Oh Sh#t! It's Haunte…
Lucy Kirkwood's drama has bite in Steep Theatre's U.S. premiere.
Science plays like this one by British playwright Lucy Kirkwood often hinge on the idea that the…
Shakespeare's villain goes flat in Eclectic Full Contact's production.
Shakespeare's Richard III is the embodiment of a man with a chip on his shoulder, a hunchb…
It flopped on the Great White Way, but BoHo Theatre's production finds the heart in this musical about tall tales and father-son relationships.
Based on Daniel W…
Hell in a Handbag's spoof of Mrs. Garrett and 21 Jump Street is far from a drag.
As luck would have it, the most expedient way to describe vanguard camp comic an…
Encroaching fascism and gender fluidity make for a timely revival with Cowardly Scarecrow.
Cowardly Scarecrow Theatre Company turns Chief O'Neill's Attic Bar int…
Learning about your bits just got a little bit more fun.
Those familiar with talk shows know what to expect. Bright lights, a small stage, a comfy couch, a few g…
Filament Theatre's staging helps the audience feel right at home.
Recommended for ages four through ten, Filament Theatre's production of this one-act by Ramó…
The fall theater season has brought several shows about women surviving trauma"and reclaiming their stories.
The fall theater season has brought several shows about women surviving trauma"an…
Walkabout Theater's ensemble-created show suffers from too many unresolved threads.
Imagine watching a class of preschoolers hopped up on cupcakes, acting out th…
The company's fall series at the Athenaeum celebrates past work by artistic director Nick Pupillo and introduces a new piece by Spanish choreographer Monica Cervantes.
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Jeffrey M. Jones's 1990 play about the horrors of disintegrating relationships gets a rare revival with a brand-new company.
For its inaugural production, direct…
A group of stranded space explorers confront their mortality and humanity in Sideshow's U.S. premiere.
Space. The final frontier.…
A 46-year-old play contains contemporary resonance in AstonRep's staging.
A haunted and haunting lead performance by the excellent Sean William Kelly drives Asto…
The kinksters, the queers, and the artists who live in both worlds.
Sex work is not a monolithic culture of human trafficking and abuse.…
Windy City Playhouse's production is a poignant showcase for Rebecca Spence.
"#992: Knowing to jangle your keys while walking through the nature preserve so the …
Teatro Vista presents Evelina Fernández's play as part of the 2019 Destinos festival.
Stretched tight between the residue of the saccharine sweetness of the A…
Akvavit Theatre's staging gets repetitive, but has some mordant wit.
If you thought Ibsen's characters had family issues, wait'll you meet the Norwegians in Fami…
Here are ten sweet options onstage this month.
OCTOBER THEATER PICKS (Kerry Reid)
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Tarell Alvin McCraney, Oscar winner for Moonlight, first …
This season's lineup focuses on harnessing the strength within.
Nothing says "power" quite like a trained flock of ravens. That's probably why the Chicago Humani…
The U.S.-born, Berlin-based performance artist continues a three-week residency at Defibrillator with ongoing screenings of her film Running on Empty.
Almost a y…
The season opener is as much fun as you can have at the opera.
Lyric Opera has married pitch-perfect casting to go-for-broke direction in its season opener, The …
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Hannah Ii-Epstein's second play in a trilogy about the Hawaiian drug trade dances around the issue of mental illness.
Staged in the coach house of a Chicago Park…
In Chicago author Goldie Goldbloom's On Division, a devout 57-year-old Jewish mother works to reconcile her faith with her Hasidic community's cruelty to her late son.
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