Author: Colin Douglas
A Family and a Society in Transition
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Get ready for a wildly theatrical depiction of what seems to be the new reality in today’s world. The
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Meet Me ‘Round the Corner in a Half an Hour
The Nance – Pride Films and Plays
Ned is a good-looking, down on his luck young man sitting alone at a table in a Greenwich Village automat. The nicely-groomed middle age gentleman at the table
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Prime Time Rhymes
The School for Lies – The Artistic Home
Prolific playwright David Ives is primarily known for his darkly erotic two-hander, “Venus in Fur,” a
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Chekhov for the Cellphone Set
At the Table – Broken Nose Theatre
“The terms of a conversation are controlled by who’s invited to the table.” So warns Chris, a sharp,
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Dealt a Rotten Hand
The Gin Game – Drury Lane Oakbrook
It’s Sunday, another Visitors Day at the Bentley Home for the Aged, but out in the enclosed sunroom
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The Bridges of Madison County
The Bridges of Madison County – Marriott Theatre
When life feels so confining that it’s like being in a prison, and then suddenly an opportunity presents
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A Coming-of-Age Comedy Classic
Ah, Wilderness – Goodman Theatre
Theatergoers and scholars familiar with the dozens of works by Eugene O’Neill know that his plays are
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A Weekend in the Country
London Assurance
Last seen in Chicago a mere 120 years ago, Dion Boucicault’s comedy of manners is a delightfully clever,
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Sound Familiar?
Hitler on the Roof – Akavit Theatre
In actress/director/playwright Rhea Leman’s absurdist comic drama, now enjoying its American
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Bitterness, Loneliness and Longing
Jacques Brel’s Lonesome Losers of the Night – Theo Ubique
Nine years ago artistic director Fred Anzevino and translator Arnold Johnston collaborated to create a
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