Sideshow Theatre's production of German playwright Roland Schimmenlpfenig's "The Godlen Dragon" takes place in and around a busy Chinese restaurant, which is crowned with a set of sma…
Can theatre transcend destiny and distance? Can it save the moral soul of whores, thieves and adulterers? A couple of Royal Marines on the penal colony of New South Wales thought it might be…
Now entering its 36th year, The Goodman Theatre's production of "A Christmas Carol" is a family tradition for many in the Chicago area. The story is Dickens at his best and one of the most b…
The Strange Tree Group’s "The Dead Prince" is a comedic, musical romp through an enchanted forest with a genial and slightly daft band of minstrels, magic mirrors, thieves and, as you …
"Kate and Sam Are Not Breaking Up" is The New Colony's original production now making its premiere at Flat Iron Arts Center. The story follows desperate fanboy Bill (Rob Grabowski), who beli…
"All My Sons" is a tried and true script and the story, by any cast, is moving and engrossing. Eclectic Full Contact Theatre does not disappoint in its production with some strong acting by …
The Neo-Furturists' "The Sovereign Statement" is now playing at the company's theater in Andersonville and the fast-paced comedy is a different experience for all who immigrate to its stage.…
The Gift Theatre's premiere of "Broadsword: A Heavy Metal Play," is another great fit for a storefront that continually presents stories that force the audience to question reality. "Broadsw…
"Unwilling and Hostile Instruments: 100 Years of Extraordinary Chicago Women," performed by Theatre Seven is a now playing at American Theatre Company. The play is about seven historical wom…
For the Opening of its 2013-2014 season Lifeline Theater is revisiting a production it first commissioned in 2004 " the stage adaption of Michal Shaara’s, "The Killer Angels." The s…
Step Up Productions begins its 2013-2014 with a play by Emmy-award winning producer Rick Roberts, who has worked on multiple documentaries and stories about homelessness in America; a…
I think it’s sort of cliché to open a theatre review by suggesting a production is "as relevant as ever," since if a script is any good, it should always maintain some sort of r…
For a Chicago theatre company that strives to "present stories inspired by history that connect with today's social and political issues," it is certainly no surprise to see TimeLine start o…
Reviewed by: Joseph Hillenmeyer "Mojada," now playing at Victory Gardens in Chicago is playwright Luis Alfaro's second adaptation of the Greek tragedy "Medea," this time set in Chicago. The …
Reviewed by: Joseph Hillenmeyer Jackalope Theatre’s "The Casuals" sets mostly in the year 1955, during a decade many fondly recall as, and younger generations have almost exclus…
Reviewed By: Joseph Hillenmeyer A Red Orchid Theatre is bringing its 20th season to a close with a play by Illinois native Sam Shepard and a cast of nearly all ensemble members, including A …
Reviewed By: Joseph Hillenmeyer Carrie Barrett’s "The Burden of Not Having A Tail," produced by Sideshow Theatre company is tutorial about preparing for the end of the world and also a…
While the sounds of the Metra shuttling passengers to and from the suburbs is slightly audible outside of the Signal Ensemble Theatre, Strange Tree Group’s “Half-Brothers Mendels…
Reviewed by: Joseph Hillenmeyer When asked why he chose Laura Mark’s "Mine" for the mid-season production at The Gift Theatre, artistic director and co-founder Michael Patrick T…
Reviewed by: Joseph Hillenmeyer Like the political fervor of democrats and republicans that divides this country on a national stage, so it is in Chicago with baseball. Black versus Blue. No…
Reviewed by: Joseph Hillenmeyer The About Face Youth Theatre Company has remounted last year’s "What’s The T?", this time with a focus on the changing Boystown district, racism a…
Reviewed by: Joseph Hillenmeyer The title alone should give away that "Fight Girl Battle World" is not your usual storefront theatre production, but don’t judge it by its name: youR…
Reviewed by: Joseph Hillenmeyer Court Theatre, in residence at The University of Chicago, is launching its Center for Classic Theatre with The Molière Festival: The Misanthrope and Tartuffe…
Reviewed by: Joseph Hillenmeyer Fed up with nepotism and educational elitism at work? Tired of giving women everything just to have them stomp on your heart? If you’re a real ma…