WHAT OF OURÂ SUFFERING IN THE NIGHT? Ambition should be made of smarter stuff. Nearly three hours of unfocused agitation, What of the Night? begs its own incoherent question. It's not the …
Out of Joint has launched an £8,000 playwriting prize specifically for new writers who already work in theatre. In collaboration with charitable
 Instant gratification takes too long. Two of the saddest words in the English language are, ‘What party?’ I was street smart, but unfortunately the street was Rodeo Drive. Y…
By nature, Derry-Londonderry’s prime pantomime is both epic and cosy, more notable for human warmth than still considerable technique. That very much
CRUMPET COMES CLEAN For 8Â boffo holiday seasons at Theater Wit, Mitchell Fain has been better known"and locally famous"as Crumpet, the irascible, impish and subversive Macy's elf in David…
Mitchell Fain is putting his pointy-toed, jingle-belled foot down. Instead of yet another foray into Sedarisland, Fain is offering up his own take on Christmas. Theater Wit's This Way Outta …
Underscore Theatre Company, in association with Harborside Films, is pleased to present the Chicago premiere [...]
With more wit and thought than puns and pratfalls, this is what's meant by "high comedy." But for all its delicious dialogue, Ivan Turgenev's play is never arch. Not Noel Coward, it's earthi…
CLOCKS ARE COLD COMFORT Call it the ultimate disruption of sexual security/certainty, a double life lived, as La Cage put it, "at an angle." As the title suggests, I Am My Own Wife is a subv…
Michael Mustonew york cityTheater & DancebroadwayMichael MustoRandy Rainbow"yes, his real name"has stuck himself in some videos lampooning Broadway and politics, and struck gold in the p…
Shattered Globe Theatre is pleased to launch its 2016-17 season with a revival of Sam Shepard's quintessential American [...]
A PLACE CALLED CARIBOU COFFEE INHABITED BYÂ A HUMAN HERD In Mat Smart's decisively named Naperville the setting is the story. We're eavesdroppers, listening in Joe Schermoly's awesomely ac…
On a clear day, you can see that loss is forever. So who wouldn't prefer some mental clouds to cover the painful truth? Denial-as-survival is one of the frayed threads tying together the fal…
Continuing its tradition of presenting powerful and compelling work on the Melbourne stage, fortyfivedownstairs in association with The Artisan Collective present the premiere season of…
The lineup will feature an updated '10 Out of 12,' 'The Trump Card,' and more.
Master monologist and storyteller Mike Daisey has chosen to make his latest theatre piece, THE TRUMP CARD, completely free to download on the Internet and perform without paying royalties.
The Chicago-based theatre announces three additions to its lineup, including The Trump Card.
Happy Lucky Golden Tofu Panda Dragon Good Time Fun Fun Show 20th New York International Fringe Festival DROM, NYC August 21 & 22, 2016 "Welcome to the dress rehearsal/…
Theater Wit announced the remainder of its 2016-17 season Friday, a three-play slate that will follow the previously announced production of Mat Smart's Caribou Coffee-set "Naperville" op…
Kokandy Productions is pleased to conclude its 2016 season this summer with the funny, intimate and [...]
AN EX-SLAVE BREAKS NEW CHAINS Eager to be relevant but not quite succeeding, Thomas Klingenstein's Douglass, a world premiere by the american vicarious at Theater Wit, is nonetheless a valua…
"Chops," the retro new play at Theater Wit, is the kind of Chi-caw-gow show I thought gone for good. It features three 60ish white guys in a Chicago bar, one apparently the bar owner, banter…
Shakespeare in Love is in repertory through October 16; The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe through November 5
Theater Wit will produce the Chicago premiere of Mat Smart's "Naperville," the company announced Friday. Set in a downtown coffee shop in the play's namesake western suburb, the comed…