A Song That Old Was Sung
This month, Gabriela describes visceral reactions to Chicago stages, Jerald highlights Steppenwolf, plus we get a Halloween preview from two local costume designers.
Category Archives: Features
Borne Back Ceaselessly Into ‘The Great Gatsby’
With so many adaptations, including the return of Elevator Repair Service’s ‘GATZ,’ are artists reinventing a classic—or destined to repeat the errors of the past?
How to Survive an Election: Laugh With ‘POTUS’
Selina Fillinger’s popular farce about women taking control of the White House hits different this fall.
Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow: Bidding Farewell to Cutting Ball and Cal Shakes
We’ll look back on these 2 Bay Area companies for the imaginations they unleashed and the lives they touched.
And Then There Were 9: Boston Embraces the Ufot Cycle
A nonet of plays by Mfoniso Udofia, 5 of them world premieres, will unfold a multi-generational immigrant story at several area theatres over 2 years.
Gavin Creel Let the Sun Shine in Every Room
The purity and brilliance of his voice was just one clue to his inner brightness and generosity.
Ride or Die for Mental Health
How a tour of Rocky Mountain theatres allowed one group of bikers to raise awareness for Behind the Scenes Charity.
Offscript: Chicago Shakes With the World
In this month’s Offscript, we hear from three leaders who bring the world together through Shakespeare and new work. Plus, we learn about a new generative arts journalism fellowship.
Remembrance and Resistance in ‘Rutka’
The musical adaptation of ‘Rutka’s Notebook: A Voice from the Holocaust’ is currently having its world premiere at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park.
Elizabeth Marvel, Hearing the Voices of America
In the new docu-theatre piece ‘The Ford/Hill Project,’ the words of Christine Blasey Ford and Anita Hill—and their interrogators—live again onstage.
