Haven Theatre Company presents WE'RE GONNA DIE. This show is beautifully dark and darkly beautiful. Playwright Young Jean Lee combines two art forms; spoken word and a music concert. Lee has taken people's real stories and weaved them together with rock and roll interludes. The series of personal reflections are matched with songs. A daughter chronicling the ...
The Fourth Walsh
Theatre with a side of life
Category Haven Theatre
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Review “How We Got On” (Haven Theatre): Upbeat, Uplifting and Unexpectedly Poignant
Haven Theatre presents the Chicago Premiere of HOW WE GOT ON. Playwright Idris Goodwin sets his coming-of-age story in the 80s. The hip hop movement has just started. In the suburbs, three midwestern teenagers struggle to find their artistic voice. As they develop their craft, they must confront limited technology, family dysfunction, and jealous rivalries. Goodwin ...
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Review “The Distance” (Haven Theatre): Writing, Directing, Acting…Brilliant!
Haven Theatre presents the U.S. Premiere of THE DISTANCE. The word to describe this show is brilliant! Writing, directing and acting make it a tri-fecta powerhouse! The show starts out slow as two strangers (played by Josh Odor and Abigail Boucher) navigate an unexpected layover. Their interaction is equal parts nervous and sweet as Odor tries ...
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Review “Last Train to Nibroc” (Haven Theatre): Satisfyingly Engaging
Haven Theatre presents the Chicago premiere of LAST TRAIN TO NIBROC. This play reminded me of the movie “Before Sunrise”. Two people meet on a train. Their first encounter has the hesitation of strangers deciding to become familiar. The conversation is awkward and riddled with possibility. We are seeing the very beginning of a relationship. It’s ...
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Review “Don’t Go Gentle” (Haven Theatre): Complicated and Simple
Haven Theatre presents DON’T GO GENTLE. “Charity begins at home” is a phrase Sister Gerald Francis pounded into her students’ heads. When I was a kid, I didn’t get it. It sounded fairly selfish for a nun’s mantra. How could I make a difference in the world at home? As I made my way out into ...
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Review “Hot Georgia Sunday” (Haven Theatre): Masterful Storytelling
Haven Theatre Company presents the Chicago premiere of HOT GEORGIA SUNDAY. This show is all about masterful storytelling. Playwright Catherine Trieschmann tells her story from the distinct perspective of six characters. Trieschmann intertwines a series of monologues to build individual personas within a church-based community. From the stories her characters are telling, we begin to ...
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“Seminar” (Haven Theatre): Male Focused Writing
Haven Theatre presents the Chicago Premiere of SEMINAR. How do writers learn to write? Playwright Theresa Rebeck explores her profession in this tale of 4 wannabe novelists. Rebeck’s characters share their writings and desires during their weekly group. Their work and lives are scrutinized and berated by an unconventional instructor. Rebeck uses witty wordplay in this story ...