Goodman Theatre: "Sweet Bird of Youth"

The main characters in Tennessee Williams’ “Sweet Bird of Youth” call themselves — and each other — monsters. “When monster meets monster, one monster has to give way, and it will never be me!” proclaims the aging, drug- and sex-addled film actress Alexandra Del Lago. Her young lover, gigolo and traveling companion of the moment, […]

by Robert Loerzel

"Streetcar" Stops At Writers' Theatre

The cast of Tennessee Williams’ “A Streetcar Named Desire” tear up the stage in a new production of this drama at Glencoe’s Writers’ Theatre. The performance, directed by David Cromer, is packed with raw emotion and sexual energy, but at the same time is tender, painful and even beautiful. From the minute Natasha Lowe appears […]

by Dorothy Andries