Classes Clash Over Art at Timeline Theatre

“The Pitmen Painters” by “Billy Elliot” writer Lee Hall tells the powerful story of a group of miners who become acclaimed painters. As their teacher and a wealthy arts patron try to pigeonhole them as “working-class painters,” the miners learn to stand up for themselves and their talent—raising big questions for the audience about class, […]

by Liz Logan

"The Good Negro" Makes for Great Theatre

The Goodman Theatre’s production of “The Good Negro” rarely cackles on its own but it soars on the strength of its actors. Set in Birmingham, Alabama in 1962 in the early days of the American civil rights movement, Tracy Scott Wilson’s play is a thinly disguised drama about the challenges and successes achieved by Dr. […]

by Dorothy Andries