Writers Theatre presents MARJORIE PRIME. I saw this show yesterday. I can’t stop thinking about it. Playwright Jordan Harrison pens a tale set in the near future. His story captivates immediately as Mary Ann Thebus (Marjorie) and Erik Hellman (Walter) are chatting. A feeble Thebus rattles on about organic peanut butter as the younger Hellman ...
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Review “The Consultant” (Signal Ensemble Theatre): Genuine Life at Work
Signal Ensemble Theatre presents the Chicago Premiere of THE CONSULTANT. This show is the final production for Signal Ensemble Theatre. I’m always amused by college students that tell me their career focus is to be a consultant. Being a seasoned professional, I’m baffled to what a twenty-something without job experience can bring into the workplace. Playwright ...
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Review “Measure for Measure” (Chicago Shakespeare Theater): Best Experienced Visual for Visual
Chicago Shakespeare Theater presents the inaugural production of Shakespeare 400 Chicago. For a limited engagement from January 27th through January 31st, Cheek by Jowl and Pushkin Theatre, Moscow present MEASURE FOR MEASURE. This Shakespearean play has traditionally been labeled a comedy. Despite having the Bard’s typical folly of characters in disguise and unrequited love, it also ...
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Review “Le Switch” (About Face Theatre): ENJOYABLE on All Switches!
About Face Theatre presents the World Premiere of LE SWITCH. Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Playwright Philip Dawkins debuts a brightly wrapped love fest. Dawkins’ hero is David (played by Stephen Cone) a guy afraid of commitment and petrified of marriage. His divorced parents have left him with the relationship heebie-jeebies. When his best friend ...
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Review “No Wake” (Route 66): Still Waters Too Still
Route 66 Theatre Company presents the Midwest Premiere of NO WAKE. The sailing term ‘no wake’ means to proceed without making waves. A boat operates at a minimal speed until it clears the zone. Playwright William Donnelly uses the term for the title of his play about parents grieving the loss of a daughter. Unfortunately, it ...
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My Top Ten Unforgettable 2015 Plays
It is my great fortune to live in a town that is bursting with so much theatrical talent. About seven years ago, I stumbled into reviewing the Chicago theatre scene. Every show enhances my understanding of theatre and life. I enjoy most every production for some aspect. The stinkers have been a single digit percentage ...
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Review “Domesticated” (Steppenwolf Theatre): Norris Untamed!
We have a civilized agreement, and a reasonable one, that says we can’t behave the way some of our animal cousins do. I think this idea - that everything men instinctively want, on a primitive level, is basically bad and everything women want, basically good - is how we’ve constructed morality, based on gender. We see women as a ...