Spotlight: 'The Art of Sisters' celebrates the Brontë siblings

Posted February 25, 2020 5:00 am

'Red Kite, Brown Box'

Chicago Children's Theatre presents "Red Kite, Brown Box," a show designed for children with autism or sensory sensitivities. Kids are encouraged to move, talk, sing and interact with specially trained actors during the interactive, 60-minute performances. The audience is limited to 10 children and a caregiver or parent, who will receive a packet to help prepare kids for the experience. Preregistration is required.

10 and 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28; noon and 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 29, and through March 21 at 100 S. Racine Ave., Chicago. $10. (312) 374-8835 or chicagochildrenstheatre.org.

Chicago Children's Theatre presents "Red Kite, Brown Box," an interactive theater experience for children with autism and sensory sensitivities. Courtesy of Chicago Children's Theatre and Liam Fitzgerald

Political punsters

The Capitol Steps ensemble, which has been sending up politicians in songs and sketches for 39 years, returns to the McAninch Arts Center for a pair of Leap Day performances. Members of the group will perform material from their latest CD, "The Lyin' Kings," including "76 Unknowns," about the Democratic primary candidates, and "Tweet It," about President Donald Trump's late-night tweeting. The group was founded in 1981 by members of former Illinois Sen. Charles Percy's staff.

4 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 29, at the McAninch Arts Center, College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn. $42-$49. (630) 942-4000 or atthemac.org.

Celebrated sisters

Director/adapter Miriam Canfield plays Charlotte Brontë in "The Art of Sisters," about the lives and works of the Brontës. The play includes excerpts from the 19th-century literary siblings' novels, diaries, letters and poems. Grace Smith plays Emily Brontë, Stephanie Neuerburg plays Anne Bronte and Tom Paulsen plays their brother, Patrick.

7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, March 4-6, and 3 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 7, at Mayslake Peabody Estate, 1717 31st St., Oak Brook. $28. See visionproductions.org.

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