plays
“Home/Sick” stages the 1970s Weathermen movement with explosive impact
June 17, 2016In the waning days of the Vietnam War, democracy itself seemed to have ground to a halt. A newly re-staged play delves into that period.
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Staceyann Chin takes Chicago by storm in one-woman show: “MotherStruck!”
June 15, 2016The Chicago-based one-woman show brings audiences to tears of laughter and pain.
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Eugene O’Neill’s “The Hairy Ape”: A shocking protest against capitalist barbarism
May 19, 2016It's a product of the post-World War I Expressionist school, with exaggerated characters, writ in bold strokes, often with harsh, mordant commentary.
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The power of music: Alexander the Great and Handel in wartime
April 20, 2016Handel composed Alexander's Feast in early 1736; it became one of his most popular and most often revived works during his lifetime.
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This week in history: 400 years since death of Shakespeare
April 18, 2016What immortal characters, prescient visions, fantastic worlds, and all-comprehending humanity did this writer pluck from his imagination!
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