A breezy and enjoyable 'Pinafore' by Kerry Reid

KERRY REID reviews 'H.M.S. Pinafore' at Light Opera Works ★★★ Light Opera Works kicks off its season with a show as sweet and pleasing to the palate as a dish of ice cream…

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Much to overhear in these conversations in the park by Kerry Reid

KERRY REID reviews 'Lives of the Pigeons' at Side Project ★★½ The cantankerous-geezers-in-the-park school of drama gains another intriguing entrant with Sherod Santos' "Lives…

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Confronting fears of parents-to-be in 'Smudge' by Kerry Reid

KERRY REID reviews 'Smudge' by Ka-Tet Theatre Company ★★½ KERRY REID reviews 'Smudge' by Ka-Tet Theatre Company ★★½    

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 4:07pm on June 3, 2013☆⚑

Sci-fi fun comes through in 'Fight Girl' by Kerry Reid

KERRY REID reviews 'Fight Girl Battle World' at Theater Wit ★★★ and 'The Timey Wimey Fantastic Brilliant Extravaganza (Geronimo!)' at RBP Rorshach ★★½ KERRY…

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In up-close 'Mother,' subtlety is beside the point by Kerry Reid

KERRY REID reviews 'The Mother' by Oracle Theatre ★★★½ and 'Orange Flower Water' by Interrobang Theatre Project at Raven Theatre ★★½ KERRY REID reviews '…

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For teens and grownups alike, a chance to let it all hang out by Kerry Reid

THEATER REVIEW: 'Speech & Debate' by American Theater Company ★★★ KERRY REID reviews 'Speech & Debate' by American Theater Company ★★★ ... In a post-"Gle…

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An impulsive act by ill-defined characters in 'Split a Second' by Kerry Reid

Many years ago at a public program in San Francisco, science-fiction legend Harlan Ellison offered his answer to the timeless question of "Why do humans do such horrible things?" Ellison's a…

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Scott and Zelda, as seen through a complicated lens by Kerry Reid

THEATER REVIEW: "Tea with Edie and Fitz" by Dead Writers Theatre Collective at Greenhouse Theater Center ★★½ KERRY REID reviews "Tea with Edie and Fitz" by Dead Writers Theat…

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Dazzling images bring Faust legend to life in 'Core of Pudel'; absorbing 'Comrades Mine' by Kerry Reid

THEATER REVIEWS: "Core of the Pudel" by Trap Door Theatre ★★★ and "Comrades Mine" by City Lit Theater ★★★ KERRY REID reviews "Core of the Pudel" by Trap …

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Brutal 'Brig,' with the audience as witness by Kerry Reid

THEATER REVIEW: "The Brig" by Mary-Arrchie Theatre Company ★★★½ KERRY REID reviews "The Brig" by Mary-Arrchie Theatre Company ★★★½ ... Director Jen…

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Strawdog gives gender differences a fresh spin by Kerry Reid

THEATER REVIEW: "Big Love" at Strawdog Theatre Company ★★★ KERRY REID reviews "Big Love" at Strawdog Theatre Company ★★★    

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 6:02pm on April 23, 2013☆⚑

Talking to the animals in a gentle tale at TUTA by Kerry Reid

THEATER REVIEW: "The Silent Language" at TUTA Studio Theatre ★★½ One needn't be an aficionado of Bruno Bettelheim's "The Uses of Enchantment" to know that fairy tales can be …

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 5:31pm on April 22, 2013☆⚑

Bikers are perfect foils for the Bard in 'Richard III' by Kerry Reid

KERRY REID review "Richard III" by Wayward Productions ★★★ and "Augusta and Noble" by Adventure Stage Chicago ★★½ KERRY REID review "Richard III" by Wayward…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:31pm on April 18, 2013☆⚑

At Remy Bumppo, barbed transactions of love and debt by Kerry Reid

THEATER REVIEW: "Creditors" by Remy Bumppo at Greenhouse Theater Center ★★★ The setup feels a tad reminiscent of Noel Coward's "Private Lives": A formerly married couple r…

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She has inner and outer lives — and our sympathies by Kerry Reid

THEATER REVIEW: "Woman in Mind" by Eclipse Theatre Company ★★★ KERRY REID reviews "Woman in Mind" by Eclipse Theatre Company ★★★ ... Gardens can be dange…

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Suburban theater for the week of April 12-18 by Kerry Reid

Kerry Reid on what's on stage in Chicago's suburbs Kerry Reid on what's on stage in Chicago's suburbs.    

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:28pm on April 11, 2013☆⚑

Librarian's global trip reveals her own story by Kerry Reid

KERRY REID reviews "Underneath the Lintel" at First Folio Theatre ★★★ The faux-lecture as a theatrical staging conceit carries with it certain dangers — who, after a…

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Musical memories of gay soldiers in World War II by Kerry Reid

THEATER REVIEW: "Under a Rainbow Flag" by Pride Films and Plays ★★½ KERRY REID reviews "Under a Rainbow Flag" by Pride Films and Plays ★★½   &nb…

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Suburban theater for the week of April 5-11 by Kerry Reid

Kerry Reid on what's on stage in Chicago's suburbs Kerry Reid on what's on stage in Chicago's suburbs.    

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Building Stage lowers curtain with 'Quixote' by Kerry Reid

KERRY REID reviews "Dawn, Quixote" at the Building Stage ★★★½ and "The Night of the Iguana" at The Artistic Home ★★★ KERRY REID reviews "Dawn, Quixote…

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Gripping return to the Lindbergh kidnapping by Kerry Reid

THEATER REVIEW: "Hauptmann" by Bohemian Theatre Ensemble of Chicago ★★★ KERRY REID reviews "Hauptmann" by Bohemian Theatre Ensemble of Chicago ★★★

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 7:13pm on March 29, 2013☆⚑

Suburban theater for March 29 to April 4 by Kerry Reid

Kerry Reid on what's on stage in Chicago's suburbs Kerry Reid on what's on stage in Chicago's suburbs.

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Suburban theater for the week of March 22-28 by Kerry Reid

Kerry Reid on what's on stage in Chicago's suburbs. Kerry Reid on what's on stage in Chicago's suburbs.

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:29am on March 21, 2013☆⚑

Insights into an Albee marriage, with assist from lizards by Kerry Reid

KERRY REID reviews "Seascape" at the Oak Park Festival Theatre ★★★ KERRY REID reviews "Seascape" at the Oak Park Festival Theatre ★★★ ... Monsters of dis…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:26pm on March 20, 2013☆⚑

A couple bound by a mystery in 'Body of Water' by Kerry Reid

KERRY REID reviews "A Body of Water" at Redtwist Theatre ★★½ and "Matryoshka" by the Plagiarists ★★ KERRY REID reviews "A Body of Water" at Redtwist Theatre ύ…

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