Articles filed under Theater
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'Bernhardt/Hamlet' favors introspection over passion in Goodman premiereSep 27, 2019 6:00 am - "Bernhardt/Hamlet" - ½ There is so much untapped potential in "Bernhardt/Hamlet." Theresa Rebeck's historically inspired 2018 Broadway drama receives a respectable ...
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On stage: AstonRep revives 'Equus' & area theaters scare up Halloween-themed showsSep 27, 2019 6:00 am - • Performances for "Feos," a collaboration between Chilean writer Guillermo Calderon and puppet artist Aline Kuppenheim about owning up to one's faults, presented as par...
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Cary preschoolers perform in fifth annual fall musicalSep 26, 2019 11:00 pm - Local preschoolers performed in the fifth annual "Theater in the Parking Lot" at the Goddard School located in Cary. It is a highly anticipated show that draws crowds of...
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Suburban actors with Down syndrome featured in 'Star Wars' fan filmSep 26, 2019 9:00 am - A "Star Wars" fan film featuring actors with disabilities from Chicago's suburbs is making a name for itself at film festivals both domestically and in Europe, including...
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Northlight's 'Mother of the Maid' revisits Joan of Arc from different perspectiveSep 25, 2019 11:00 pm - “Mother of the Maid” - ★ ★ ★ Mothers who parented daughters and the daughters they parented may recognize themselves in Isabelle and Joan Arc, the titular characters in ...
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COD's College Theater opens 2019-20 season with 'The Wolves,' a play about soccer, adolescence and life Oct. 3-20Sep 25, 2019 11:00 pm - The College of DuPage College Theater presents "The Wolves" by Sarah DeLappe Oct. 3-20 in the Studio Theatre of the McAninch Arts Center, 425 Fawell Blvd. in Glen Ellyn....
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Spotlight: Writers Theatre re-imagines Ibsen's 'A Doll's House'Sep 25, 2019 6:00 am - Streamlined classic Writers Theatre artistic director Michael Halberstam and writer/actor Sandra Delgado ("La Havana Madrid") have re-imagined Henrik Ibsen's proto-femin...
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Tried-and-true standards dominate Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire's 2020 seasonSep 24, 2019 1:00 am - Classic Broadway musicals make up the bulk of the Marriott Theatre's 2020 season, which was announced Monday by the Lincolnshire theater. Audiences get to go back to Ryd...
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Buffalo Grove High to stage 'The Amish Project'Sep 23, 2019 11:00 pm - Buffalo Grove High School's 2019 fall play, "The Amish Project," runs Thursday, Sept. 26, through Saturday, Sept. 28. "The Amish Project" is a fictional exploration of t...
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Independent Players presents 'Morning's at Seven' in ElginSep 23, 2019 11:00 pm - For three consecutive years, Elgin-based Independent Players has taken a production from its current season to Crystal Lake and presented it for one weekend of RCLPC The...