Oracle Theatre Transports Us to 1906 Packingtown Chicago
Nancy S. BishopTheaterChicago,
In a space the size of my bedroom, Oracle Theatre slaughters and carves up cattle, fights for workers’ rights, celebrates a wedding, worships at Christmas, and dies in childbirth. And with rolls of paper and paint, they conjure believable scenes ...
Nancy S. BishopTheaterChicago,
Sam Shepard is known for his in-your-face, verbally and physically violent brawls between brothers or between fathers and sons. His plays like “True West,” “Curse of the Starving Class” and “Buried Child” helped Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre Company create its reputation ...
The Chicago Art Movement That Offended Almost Everyone
Nancy S. BishopFilmChicago,
Do you remember your first look at the so-called Chicago Imagists in Chicago galleries in the ‘60s and ‘70s? Whether you were on your own or in a stroller pushed by your parents, you surely found the art of the ...
On the dark underbelly of our Internet obsessions.
Nancy S. BishopFeaturesChicago,
Seth Bockley is a Chicago-based playwright, playwright-in-residence at the Goodman Theatre and author of "Ask Aunt Susan," which opened at the Goodman’s Owen Theatre this week. He has been involved with the Goodman for several years ...
Nancy S. BishopTheaterChicago,
Photo by Liz Lauren.
Seth Bockley’s new play, "Ask Aunt Susan," is a smart, funny 90-minute tear through today’s era of digital connections and a"cri de coeur" ...
A Scavenger Hunt for Visitors, Fans and Obsessives
Nancy S. BishopArt & ArchitectureChicago,
Chicago is known for its iconic classic and contemporary architecture, as well as for its famous and eccentric architects, such as Louis Sullivan, Frank Lloyd Wright and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Perhaps because of that environment, many Chicagoans are ...
By David Henry Hwang
Directed by Charles Newell
Court Theatre, Chicago
May 17--June 8, 2014
Nancy S. BishopTheaterChicago,
Court Theatre is staging its new production of David Henry Hwang's 1988 hit play, M. Butterfly, in Hyde Park. The powerful and tragic story is always fascinating but Court's production on opening night did not flow as smoothly as most shows by ...
Alyssa SchoenemanDanceChicago,
Hubbard Street dancers (from left) David Schultz, Jesse Bechard and Meredith Dincolo in "Scarlatti" by Twyla TharpPhoto by Todd Rosenberg
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago - Fall Series
Works by Twyla Tharp, Nacho Duato and Johan Inger Harris Theater, ...
Alyssa SchoenemanDanceChicago,
Hubbard Street dancers Christian Broomhall and Kellie Epperheimer in Ohad Naharin’s "Three to Max"Photo by Todd Rosenberg
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago – Spring Series
Works by Ohad Naharin and Sharon EyalHarris Theater, ChicagoMarch 17-20, 2011
In its earworm-loaded musical ...
Alyssa SchoenemanDanceChicago,
Hubbard Street Dance ChicagoKrannert Center for the Performing ArtsUrbana, Ill.Sept. 23, 2010http://hubbardstreetdance.com/home.aspThere is a reason why Hubbard Street is one of the most widely recognized names in Chicago’s dance world – they are a company of technical dynamos.At the ...
