Whether or not audiences are "ill-equipped to deal with nuance" as director Adam Webster claims is a moot point as little nuance exists in this philosophically empty production from the side…
Marriott Theatre nods, in rhythm and time, to a moment and a movement with this revival from the late Neil Simon.
Red Tape Theatre sets the bar high for this nascent theater season with a bold production of Young Jean Lee's play directed by Wardell Julius Clark.
Despite women leading the action on stage, this world premiere cannot belie the sense of a dubious start to The House Theatre's all-male-directed season.
Club and street dance styles, experimental dance and a response to surveillance, race and cultural violence all happen this fall.
While the script sometimes gets in its own way, this TimeLine Theatre production is affecting and engaging thanks in large part to Vanessa Stalling's direction
A selection of some of the fall's most anticipated stage openings.
The 2018/19 theater season gets off to an exciting start with a timely revival as well as local and world premieres, mixing established artists and ambitious up-and-comers.
Newcity dance's three most anticipated performances of the 2018 fall season.
Newcity Stage's three most anticipated productions of the 2018 fall season.
Nejla Yatkin's free participatory performance seeks to open the senses amidst the natural beauty of the Burnham Wildlife Corridor.
An interview with actor/director Wardell Julius Clark.
The natural world, internal landscapes and political spheres collide this month in dance.
At Writers Theatre, playwright Qui Nguyen weaves a story that is uniquely Asian and indivisibly American.
Black Button Eyes Productions captures the misanthropy in John Collier's stories but misses his sly take on the shadows surrounding civilized life.
There is not enough dramatic scaffolding to support the bulk of thematic materials in this world premiere from Promethean Theatre Ensemble.
The local premiere of this Samuel D. Hunter play at Griffin Theatre Company gives audience to the private suffering of its postulants.
With seven companies whose specialties range from pointe to head spins, the "Dance For Life" program promises to be not only a worthy fundraiser, but one of the most eclectic dance concerts …
Dance moves outdoors for the summer, from Dance Downs in the Parks to performances on the MCA grounds.
Looking ahead to a few of Chicago's theater highlights for August.
Returning to the Goodman Theatre a year after suffering a heart attack while on its stage, Stacy Keach consummates his performance of the tumultuous, iconic Ernest Hemingway in this affectin…
Like the fields tilled by the victims of Holodomor, Abbey Fenbert's new play at Red Theater Chicago needs air and space in order to properly grow.
Eclipse Theatre Company's William Inge season continues with this 1955 play about getting lost in order to get found.
The annual tap festival is a chance to see the boundary-pushing work of CHRP's first ever artist in residence Dani Borak.
Love and intimacy remain elusive in the Chicago premiere of MJ Kaufman's play at Redtwist Theatre.