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  • Review “Damascus” (Strawdog Theatre): What a Trip!

    Tuesday, May 22, 2018 Strawdog Theatre, The Fourth Walsh Permalink 0

    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 ...

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  • Review “Pillars of the Community” (Strawdog Theatre): Relevant and Timeless

    Tuesday, February 13, 2018 Strawdog Theatre, The Fourth Walsh Permalink 0

    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!!

    Monday, June 5, 2017 Strawdog Theatre, The Fourth Walsh Permalink 0

    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 “Cymbeline” (Strawdog Theatre): Storefront Theatre at Its Finest!

    Sunday, February 5, 2017 Strawdog Theatre, The Fourth Walsh Permalink 0

    Strawdog Theatre Company presents CYMBELINE.  Small stage. Large ensemble. Huge story. Director Robert Kauzlaric navigates this Shakespearean dark fairy tale with finesse and humor.  The show starts with the entire 15 member cast forming a circle.  Each person is clad in black. They take a moment for a collective sigh.  They then don their role defining garments ...

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  • Review “Distance” (Strawdog Theatre): Poignant, Funny, Inspiring!

    Tuesday, August 30, 2016 Strawdog Theatre, The Fourth Walsh Permalink 0

    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

    Tuesday, May 3, 2016 Strawdog Theatre, The Fourth Walsh Permalink 0

    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

    Thursday, March 10, 2016 Strawdog Theatre, The Fourth Walsh Permalink 0

    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

    Monday, February 22, 2016 Strawdog Theatre, The Fourth Walsh Permalink 0

    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.  ...

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  • Review “Robin Hood and Maid Marian” (Strawdog Theatre): Contemporary Couple for the Ages

    Tuesday, December 8, 2015 Strawdog Theatre, The Fourth Walsh Permalink 0

    Strawdog Theatre Company’s Hugen Hall presents the world premiere adaptation of ROBIN HOOD AND MAID MARIAN. I’ve seen “Robin Hood” dozens of times both the Errol Flynn and Disney versions. In these popular depictions, Maid Marian is a demure character in need of rescue.  What I like most about Hugen Hall’s world premiere adaption is how ...

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  • Review “The Long Christmas Ride Home” (Strawdog Theatre): A Dark Trip to Grandma’s House

    Tuesday, November 10, 2015 Strawdog Theatre, The Fourth Walsh Permalink 0

    Strawdog Theatre presents THE LONG CHRISTMAS RIDE HOME. WARNING:  This play isn’t the one to see before Zoo Lights.  It won’t make you want to bake Christmas cookies.  And ‘going to grandma’s house’ isn’t something to sing about.  Despite the title sounding like a children’s book, there isn’t anything merry about this Christmas story.  Playwright Paula Vogel ...

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