Articles filed under Theater
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'Walkabout' format gives classic Greek play a fresh lookFeb 19, 2009 10:00 pm - Almost anyone who's ever taken a psychology class or cracked a book on ancient dramas knows two things about Oedipus. First, he killed his father. Second, he ... well, l...
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Goodman's 'The Hairy Ape' a searing successFeb 18, 2009 10:00 pm - Watching The Hypocrites' searing version of Eugene O'Neill's "The Hairy Ape" isn't easy. But turning away from it, especially in its final wrenching moments, is impossib...
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Beloved arts mentor seeks her own happy endingFeb 18, 2009 10:00 pm - Ryan McCain took a drama class from Susannah Kist at the Palatine Park District when he was 9 and caught the acting bug from her. Now he's 18 and a regular in Kist's com...
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Pinter's 'Betrayal' to open at New World RepertoryFeb 17, 2009 10:00 pm - New World Repertory Theater stages "Betrayal," the late Harold Pinter's piercing examination of marital infidelity told in reverse chronology, beginning with the bitter ...
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Cheap stuff to do: Go boat crazy; get shell-shockedFeb 16, 2009 10:00 pm - Cheap events? Contact Laura Stewart at lstewart@dailyherald.com Free Crazy for boats! See new 2009 boats, motors and trailers and get information on travel at the 38th ...
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Heavenly harmonies shine in nostalgic musical 'Taffetas'Feb 15, 2009 10:00 pm - "The Taffetas" is perky and squeaky-clean. So much so that it feels like it was created specifically to satisfy curmudgeons who complain about the low morals and crass l...
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Hanging out with Abe and Mary for 200th birthday celebrationFeb 14, 2009 10:00 pm - Freebie! Hanging out with Abe and Mary In honor of the anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday, the Mount Prospect Public Library hosts "An Afternoon w...
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Performers add life to 'Dying City'Feb 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Christopher Shinn's confounding "Dying City" left me conflicted. Set against the backdrop of the attacks of Sept. 11 and the war in Iraq, this 2008 Pulitzer Prize final...
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First Folio founder chooses Noel Coward comedyFeb 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Alison Vesely, director of Noel Coward's 1932 comedy "Design for Living" at the First Folio Theatre in Oak Brook, has had her own design for living for the past decade a...
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'Joseph' making its return to Marriott TheatreFeb 10, 2009 10:00 pm - Twenty-four years after its Marriott Theatre premiere, "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" returns to Lincolnshire. The Bible story-inspired musical stars Max...