Strawdog Theatre presents the world premiere of DAMASCUS. Playwright Bennett Fisher takes us on a thrilling journey of perception. Lloyd (played by Sam Hubbard) begs Hassan (played by Terence Sims) to take him to Chicago to make his connecting flight to California. Lloyd's mother is sick. Hassan reluctantly agrees with the promise of hefty compensation. Fisher's ...
The Fourth Walsh
Theatre with a side of life
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Review “Pillars of the Community” (Strawdog Theatre): Relevant and Timeless
Strawdog Theatre presents PILLARS OF THE COMMUNITY. His cover-up of a past affair and financial crime threatens to demolish a politician's established world. Although it sounds like our present day reality, PILLARS OF THE COMMUNITY is set in the 1800s. Samuel Adamson adapted Henrik Ibsen's 1877 play about a leader whose enamored base feel that he ...
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Review “The Night Season” (Strawdog Theatre): Loud, Boozy, Loving Family!!
Strawdog Theatre presents THE NIGHT SEASON. An actor chooses to stay with a family of locals during his film shoot in Ireland. Although he prefers a quiet homey setting to a noisy hotel, he finds himself center of attention in a loud, boozy, loving family. Playwright Rebecca Lenkiewicz pens a a different kind of love story. ...
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Review “Distance” (Strawdog Theatre): Poignant, Funny, Inspiring!
Strawdog Theatre presents the World Premiere of DISTANCE. At the core of Playwright Jerre Dye’s new story is a woman dealing with Alzheimer. Janice O’Neill’s (Irene) struggle to be present is palpable. She vacantly holds a lightbulb. She frets over missing a train. She demands to be heard, to be seen, to be understood. O’Neill impressively ...
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EXTENDED THRU June 11th “Once in a Lifetime” (Strawdog Theatre): Classy Stage Exit
The Strawdog Theatre presents ONCE IN A LIFETIME. Strawdog is on the move. After 26 years in their cozy Broadway second story perch, the theatre company is forced to find a new stage. While they look for a permanent place, their next season will be presented at The Factory’s new home in Rogers Park. Meanwhile, they ...
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EXTENDED THRU April 10 Review D.O.A. (Strawdog Theatre): Hugen Hall’s Grand Finale
Hugen Hall of Strawdog Theatre Company presents the World Premiere adaptation of D.O.A. The room is dark. The door opens. A bright light silhouettes a character in the doorway. The posed person then struts into the smoky room. Each cast member makes an entrance like it’s a 1950s film noir fashion show. It’s the last production ...
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Review “In a Word” (Strawdog Theatre): Collision of Fact and Fiction
The Strawdog Theatre Company presents a National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere of IN A WORD. Playwright Lauren Yee’s new play is about ‘words.’ The ones we hear. The ones we say. The ones we wish we heard. The ones we wish we said. All these words get tangled in the emotional mishmash of memory. ...