Articles filed under Theater
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Charlotte Perkins Gilman's 'The Yellow Wallpaper' to be staged in ElginApr 15, 2019 11:00 pm - "The Yellow Wallpaper," a play documenting one woman's descent into mental illness amid a backdrop of conventional 19th century treatment for "nervous hysteria," will be...
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Glenbard North to present 'Marie Antoinette' May 2-4Apr 14, 2019 11:00 pm - Glenbard North Theatre will present its spring production, "Marie Antoinette," May 2- 4. Humorous and haunting, this show is part play, part fashion show, and all attitu...
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Glenbard South to stage farcical comedy 'Figments' April 25-27Apr 14, 2019 11:00 pm - Glenbard South High School will present "Figments," a farcical comedy by Billy St. John, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday to Saturday, April 25-27, in the Glenbard South Theatre, 2...
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsApr 12, 2019 10:00 am - From Chris Kattan & Friends performing standup sets at Zanies to the Fox River Arts Ramble to "The Underwater Bubble Show," there are a lot of fun options for the weeken...
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Theater spotlight: Improv Playhouse gathers the faithful, Steppenwolf stages 'The Children'Apr 12, 2019 6:00 am - 'Gathering' returns For the 11th year, Improv Playhouse remounts its production of “The Gathering,” Josephine Raciti and Rolf Forsberg's contemporary take on the last ho...
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Cambridge Lakes students to star in school musical April 15-16Apr 11, 2019 11:00 pm - Cambridge Lakes Charter School, 900 Wester Blvd. in Pingree Grove, will present a musical "We Are Monsters," featuring students in first to fourth grade. It is directed ...
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Goodman's 'Lottery Day' caps Ike Holter's ambitious Chicago 'Rightlynd Saga'Apr 11, 2019 6:00 am - “Lottery Day” - ★ ★ ★ ½ “Lottery Day” delivers a comic and dramatic win - as well as a victory lap - for prolific Chicago playwright Ike Holter. And audiences can enjoy ...
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Glenbard East to put on Shakespeare's 'Romeo & Juliet' April 24-27Apr 10, 2019 11:00 pm - Glenbard East Theatre will conclude the 2018-2019 season with William Shakespeare's tale of romance: "Romeo Juliet." Don't miss this contemporary adaptation about the ...
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Theater review: Steel Beam ably revives Stoppard's 'Real Inspector Hound'Apr 10, 2019 11:00 am - “The Real Inspector Hound” - ★ ★ ★ “The one thing that 'The Real Inspector Hound' isn't about, as far as I'm concerned, is theater critics,” said playwright Tom Stoppard...
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'The Sound of Music' fills Grant High in Fox LakeApr 10, 2019 1:00 am - Students at Grant Community High School in Fox Lake are bringing the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic musical "The Sound of Music" to life with three performances this we...