Bron Batten Premieres ‘Sweet Child of Mine’ at Chicago’s Neo-Futurists
Batten’s new show copes with parent/daughter divide by bringing the parents onstage.
Great Lakes
Dispatches from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio. and Wisconsin.
Robert Sickinger (1917-2013): A Windy City Ringleader
From Hull House, to the Jane Addams Center, to Uptown Theatre, remembering a giant of the Chicago theatre scene.
Bernard Sahlins (1922-2013): A Giant of the Second City
Remembering the sustaining force behind the Chicago improv institution.
Mary Zimmerman’s Bare Necessities: a Text, a Set, a Cast—and a Disney Cartoon
The Chicago adapter/director seems like a natural choice to turn the beloved ‘Jungle Book’ into a stage musical, but that doesn’t mean it’s been easy.
Nina Raine’s ‘Rabbit’ Explores Gender Politics
The play’s sexually aggressive female characters aren’t afraid to kiss and tell.
Questions for Kevin O’Donnell
The Chicago sound designer/composer talks about the Hypocrites, and about a new folk musical with a jazz flavor.
“Struck” Stems from the Brain
Tannis Kowalchuk’s play, which opens this month at the Cleveland Public Theatre, pulls from her experience as a stroke survivor.
Working It Out in Madison
A once-shaky Midwestern arts community is replanting its resources on firmer ground.
The Interrogation of Desire
Memory holds the key to playwright Christopher Shinn’s resonant dramas of the psyche.
Abigail 10 Years Later
In ‘Abigail/1702,’ Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa finds a familiar ‘Crucible’ character in dire straits.
