1,044 stories by "Kerry Reid"
Visual arts and architecture highlights break us out of our screen life.
Last week, we offered a (very partial) guide to some theater and dance events (as well …
An overview of theater, dance, music, pop-up performances, and other artists and activists that you should know about"this season and year-round
The 2020 fall a…
Chicago-based dancer Paige Fraser advocates for those with scoliosis; plus Fly Honey brings the dance party online.
Paige Fraser started dancing when she was fou…
The Pursuit of Happiness and Pride and Prejudice confront the limitations of Zoom culture with exhilarating results.
The age of Zoom has created a split-screen m…
Yanira Castro and Meshell Ndegeocello create performance pieces for the at-home audience; Pride comes out of the closet with a new name.
The Museum of Contempora…
Free Street, Collaboraction, and TimeLine put young theater artists in the frame.
The long hot summer is winding down, according to the calendar, but youth theat…
PFP's story contains lessons about board oversight and artist empowerment.
There are no shows to speak of happening on Chicago stages, but the offstage drama ha…
A partnership with Little Red Schoolhouse brings art and nature together; plus a new home for Joel Hall Dancers and Collaboraction's virtual season
Frank Maugeri…
Trap Door reimagines its aesthetic for film; Otherworld films a onetime live performance (sans audience).
As sacrifices go, staying home when possible and wearin…
But the company remains true to its focus on new work and egalitarian principles.
Prop Thtr will probably never produce Stephen Sondheim's Follies. Yet somehow, …
A show reopens and closes under fire; plus new leadership and a new funding initiative for Black theater makers
Last weekend, Judy and Liza"Once in a Lifetime: T…
A very incomplete guide on what to read (or listen to) now from Chicago's theater scene.
So you can't go to the theater because (gestures weakly toward everythin…
We See You W.A.T. and Honk for Justice focus on anti-racism; Greenhouse and Random Acts of Theater dip into live performance again.
Back in June, a coalition of …
The Public Theater, Black Lives, Black Words, and Hell in a Handbag put it all online.
In the first days of the COVID-19 shutdown, many theaters scrambled to fin…
The company's leadership discusses how to create community in times of COVID.
Since its founding in 2001, Steep Theatre has spent most of its institutional life …
Victory Gardens and Raven name new leadership; J. Nicole Brooks wins a prestigious playwriting grant.
It's been a tumultuous couple of months for Victory Gardens…
Storytelling, circus arts, and social justice all find a place in youth training programs.
Summer performing arts camps and training programs usually provide a p…
In the wake of backlash on institutional racism, the longtime owner announces his departure.
In response to worldwide protests over the killing of George Floyd a…
The annual celebration of multidisciplinary performance adjusts for the times.
Pivot Arts has been an incubator for multidisciplinary performance for nearly a de…
Three streaming productions give us plenty to ponder in the pandemic.
The world of quarantine is paradoxical, with our immediate environments smaller and more co…
With VALHA11A, they've created their first online LARP.
Role-playing games and theater seem so closely aligned that it's surprising more companies haven't fully …
Sanctuary in Place! and Isolated prove you don't need a big top.
Flying high and fearlessly in front of awestruck spectators is what circus is all about, right? …
Instructors adapt to online comedy and improv courses.
When the Upright Citizens Brigade announced that it was closing its training center and theater in Manhatt…
Virtual classes and activities keep the theater bug alive for young artists.
With schools in Illinois closed for the remainder of the year, families may be scram…
Online theater pieces, both new and old, remind us to connect.
When you're used to seeing at least three or four shows a week at the theater, adjusting to online…
