Articles filed under Theater
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Arabs in AmericaMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Compromise and obligation. The twin challenges budding artists confront prove especially acute for minorities. Should they alter their work to ensure commercial succes...
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Marriott pares down 'Seussical' for kidsMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - When "Seussical" director Rachel Rockwell talks about creating shows that appeal to younger viewers, she knows what she's talking about. She has a 2½-year-old at home na...
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Redtwist gives Albee's 'Woolf' an intimate, up-close feelMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - The set for redtwist theatre's revival of Edward Albee's "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" looks nothing like you'd expect. Designer Anders Jacobson does away with the...
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'Heat Wave' suffers meltdown on stageMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - As a critique of a civic disaster, "Heat Wave" sizzles. As theater, it sputters. Not because it lacks a compelling story, but because it fails to tell that story in a c...
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Good year on tap for theatersMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - The 2008-2009 season announcements from Chicago's Court, Goodman and Steppenwolf theaters include a couple of coups and the return of some local favs, making for what lo...
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'Corpse!' builds in laughs as the night, and bodies, add upMar 03, 2008 10:00 pm - What would the theater be without identical twins? Shakespeare sprinkled them generously into his plots, and British farces like "Corpse!" rely on them to keep audiences...
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No stopping playwright's 'Rain'Mar 03, 2008 10:00 pm - The cardinal rule of theater is that you should always leave them wanting more. Chicago Dramatists followed that maxim when it closed its popular and critically acclaime...
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AuditionsFeb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - • Music On Stage of Palatine is seeking directors and choreographers for its 2008-2009 season. The season begins with "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," con...
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What's still onstageFeb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - Comedy whodunit Steel Beam Theatre's season continues with Gerald Moon's comedic mystery thriller, "Corpse!" a family-friendly show about a brother's plot to rub out his...
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Abortion rights drama lukewarmFeb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - Given its incendiary subject matter, you'd think the abortion drama "Keely and Du" would manage to generate more sparks. Centered on abortion rights with men's subjugat...