Direct From Chicago
A town known for tight acting ensembles and distinctive writers may have another ace in the hole: its directors.
Stories by Kerry Reid
Talkback Backtalk
Up for a post-show discussion? Four a.d.s explain why they are—and you just might be too.
Theatre’s Silence Breakers
Six people who came forward with stories of harassment at the theatre, and where they are now.
A Transgender Soldier’s Story, Civil War Edition
A new musical tells the tale of Albert Cashier, a Union soldier who was born a woman but fought—and lived—as a man.
The Yard Beyond the Bard
A new lakefront flexible space gives Chicago Shakespeare Theater the room to expand, and not just physically.
Teaching Moments in Albany Park’s ‘Learning Curve’
This site-specific Chicago project takes audiences back to school, where the lessons aren’t all on the syllabus.
The Alternate Universe of Lucas Hnath’s ‘Hillary and Clinton’
Chicago’s Victory Gardens Theater scored an election-year win with a play about Hillary Clinton’s 2008 campaign.
A Shakespearean World’s Fair in the Windy City
International and local companies converge at Chicago Shakespeare Theater for the quadricentennial of the playwright’s death.
A Film Critic in Love in ‘The Black White Love Play’
A new show at Black Ensemble Theater sets Chaz and Roger Ebert’s storied romance to music.
A Carnaval of Latino Writing in the Windy City
Straight realism, magic realism, even ‘sausage’ realism were on offer at the latest new-play event staged by the Latino/a Theatre Commons.
