From the moment director Zi Aikhan heard the music of The Band’s Visit, he knew the show was special. “I picked up a box of blueberries as this song, Omar Sharif, came on. The song was so immediately arresting to me that I just stood there frozen in this produce section in Portland, Oregon, holding […]
September’s always one of the busiest months for theatergoing, as many stage companies come back from summer break. This year’s fall season is front-loaded with highly anticipated shows by some of the Chicago area’s most celebrated directors. Sweet Bird of Youth September 15 – October 28 | Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn St., Chicago | […]
“The Real Thing” is a meaty play packed with clever dialogue, passion and complex themes. Set in London, Tom Stoppard’s play follows a playwright whose livelihood starts crumble as the line blurs between his plays and his real life. Writers’ production of “The Real Thing” is as funny as it is poignant because of its […]
This play is an engrossing account of one woman’s struggle to make sense of her world after her police detective husband’s untimely death.
This nerve-jangling, otherworldly world premiere travels deep into the emotional desperation of people who exist on society’s fringes. Illinois playwright Brett Neveu gets into the rhythmic thinking of those who survive by conning others. Aged street hustler Eddie Sisson (played with emotional vibrancy by esteemed Steppenwolf Theatre veteran Francis Guinan) has one last shot […]
