The Feast: an intimate Tempest
A look at a recent production at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, in association the Redmoon Theater.
Category Archives: Features
The Last Minstrel Show?
Telling the tragic tale of ‘The Scottsboro Boys’ with happy-go-lucky minstrelsy may show audacity, but it lacks empathy.
Gay-Marriage Plays: Changing Minds or Simply Celebrating the Change?
With a spate of new plays depicting the newest revolution in marriage rights, playwrights and producers ponder their role in the drama.
The Political and the Personal Are in Dialogue in Amy Herzog’s Plays
With ‘After the Revolution,’ ‘4000 Miles’ and ‘Belleville,’ this young, Yale-educated playwright shows equal parts ambition and nuance, teeth and sympathy.
20 Questions for Bill Pullman
A chat with the busy actor, now appearing in Beth Henley’s ‘The Jacksonian’ at the Geffen Playhouse.
Creation Under Occupation
In the aftermath of its founder’s killing, Palestine’s Freedom Theater is re-introducing itself to the world.
Tweet Seats? Really?!
What happens when mobile devices get in on the act?
Václav Havel (1936-2011)
A tribute to the Czech playwright, dissident, and unlikely president.
Listening to the Women of Uganda
Gulu District is a long way from Denver, but not beyond the reach of theatre.
On the Job
Theatre pros recall the doors they’ve opened by assisting (including a few better left closed).
