Jennifer Haley’s ‘Froggy’: Cutscenes and In-Game Action
The author of ‘The Nether’ wrote her new play in graphic-novel form, and now it’s getting a multimedia staging at CenterREP.
All Stories About sci-fi theatre
Jordan Harrison’s Emotional Sci-Fi
His new play ‘The Antiquities’ offers a kind of history of our post-human future, while a new collection of his plays suggests some common themes.
For the Fans: Building Otherworld’s ‘Twihard!’
Fresh off a cabaret performance at NYC’s 54 Below, Otherworld is set to remount their hit ‘Twilight’ parody musical, continuing their streak of sci-fi and fantasy shows for Chicago audiences.
Releasing the Potential Energy of ‘The Light Chasers’
In Know Theatre’s new show, Cloud Cult’s 2010 concept album becomes an interstellar family drama set somewhere between Ohio and Proxima Centauri.
The Subtext: Mac Rogers’s ‘Unusual’ Journey Through Time and Relative Dimensions
This month Brian talks with the playwright and audio dramatist about ‘The Honeycomb Trilogy,’ guardian angels, and ‘Doctor Who.’
Jéhan Òsanyìn: What’s True Beyond Definition
Leading with laughter and love, they remain uncompromising about making room for their whole, uncontainable self.
Space Exploration in Theatre Ninjas’ Immersive ‘Don’t Wander Off’
The Cleveland troupe’s summer show took audiences on an interactive, RPG-inspired journey to a new world.
Rock Lightning in a Bottle
Local indie band Blitzen Trapper made a big sci-fi show, ‘Wild and Reckless,’ at Portland Center Stage. But was it theatre?
Do Robots Dream of Electric Scene Partners?
Robots onstage are less likely to replace humans than to heighten the contradictions of the human condition in a technological age.
Sci-Fi Theatres Imagine Other Worlds, Often Better Ones
Three theatres who regularly stage the impossible challenge misconceptions, and battle stereotypes, about the genre.
