Spotlight: Steel Beam revives 'Love, Loss and What I Wore,' Arlington Heights-based theater debuts

Posted January 07, 2020 5:00 am

Life, love and fashion

In real life-inspired monologues penned by Nora Ephron ("When Harry Met Sally," "Sleepless in Seattle") and Delia Ephron, women share stories about their relationships and romances in "Love, Loss and What I Wore." Steel Beam Theatre's revival features Diane McFarlin of Sugar Grove, Autumn Burns of Geneva, Elizabeth Hartwig of Schaumburg, Sue Mullins of Hampshire and Jennifer Reeves Wilson of Batavia.

8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Jan. 10-11, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 12, and through Feb. 2 at 111 W. Main St., St., Charles. $23-$28. (630) 587-8521 or steelbeamtheatre.com.

Ghostly musical

Black Button Eyes Productions concludes its season devoted to ghost stories with the Chicago-area premiere of "Whisper House" by composer/lyricist Duncan Sheik ("Spring Awakening") and writer/lyricist Kyle Jarrow ("The SpongeBob Musical"). Leo Spiegel plays Christopher, a young boy who is sent to live with his aunt at her haunted lighthouse after his fighter pilot father is shot down during World War II.

Previews at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Jan. 10-11, at The Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 N. Southport Ave., Chicago. The show opens at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 12. $30. (773) 935-6875 or athenaeumtheatre.org or blackbuttoneyes.com.

Rose Valley debut

Arlington Heights-based newcomer Rose Valley Theatre presents its inaugural production, the English language premiere of "Sunday Evening," Bulgarian playwright Zachary Karabashliev's examination of the American dream and the American reality. It centers on two families, one an immigrant couple wrestling with past demons and an uncertain present. Artistic director Zlatomir Moldovanski directs.

Opens at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16, at the Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago. $30-$35. (773) 404-7336 or greenhousetheater.org or magurabcs.com/English.

Leslie Ann Sheppard and Drew Schad appear in Shattered Globe Theatre's Chicago premiere of "Sheepdog," a love story by Kevin Artigue. Courtesy of Joe Martinez

Love and duty

An officer-involved shooting reveals cracks in the romantic relationship of Cleveland police officers Amina and her Caucasian boyfriend Ryan in "Sheepdog," a story of interracial love and duty to one's community by Kevin Artigue. Shattered Globe Theatre's Chicago-area premiere stars ensemble member Drew Schad and Leslie Ann Sheppard. Wardell Julius Clark directs.

Previews at 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Jan. 16-17, at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave., Chicago. The show opens Jan. 19. $20-$42. (773) 975-8150 or shatteredglobe.org.

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