Performing Arts
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Drama burrows deep into family unrestFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - In true Chekhovian fashion, there is all talk and little action in "Dolly West's Kitchen," Irish playwright Frank McGuinness' telling examination of family, love and war...
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First Folio pulls off sharp revival of comedy of mannersFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - If any midwinter show can entice theater lovers from the warmth and comfort of their homes, it's a comedy. And if any comedy is worth braving subzero temperatures, it's ...
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AuditionsFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - • Elgin Community College Theatre auditions for its production of Frank Wedekind's controversial 1891 teenage drama "Spring Awakening." Auditions for men and women aged ...
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Dukakis tries on new role as directorFeb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Oscar-winner Olympia Dukakis ("Moonstruck") is best known as a film and stage actor. But when Chicago-based actor Carmen Roman showed her the script to "Botanic Garden" ...
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Olympia Dukakis re-enters world of directing with local showFeb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Oscar-winner Olympia Dukakis ("Moonstruck") is best known as film and stage actor. But when Chicago-based actor Carmen Roman showed her the script to "Botanic Garden" - ...
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Raven Theater takes an provocative look at ColumbineJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - Returning to their seats after intermission at Sunday's opening of Raven Theatre's "columbinus," audience members had to sidestep Jamie Abelson. Abelson sat on the floo...
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'1776' relevant, but lacking as a musicalJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - As musicals go, "1776" makes a pretty fair civics lesson. Centered around the events leading up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the musical by Sherman...
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Strong cast drives 'Cadillac' to excellenceJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - Specters from David Mamet's "Glengarry Glen Ross" linger around the periphery of its successor, "Cadillac," Bill Jepsen's terrific drama about the used car game, in its ...
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Working with autistic child provides 'Perfect' inspiration for playwrightJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - There are many ways to start a play. Tennessee Williams' brilliant "A Glass Menagerie" began as a much-revised short story before making the crossing from page to stage...
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What's new in area theaterJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - Provision Theater's "The Time of Your Life," William Saroyan's Depression-era drama about a group of eccentrics seeking solace at a San Francisco saloon, opens Sunday at...