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The Rose Tattoo – Shattered Globe Theatre

When recalling the more than two dozen plays penned by Tennessee Williams, the term “humorous” doesn’t usually come to mind. Yet of

Scary Tales 2015 – Clock Productions

A 75-minute evening consisting of seven short stories, linked together by a title that indicates there will be shivers and chills galore, is a

Top Girls – Arc Theatre

If given the opportunity to ask any famous person from history to dinner, who would you invite? To celebrate her big promotion at the Top

The Who’s Tommy – Paramount Arts Center

Jim Corti has directed yet another winning production and a cause for celebration, Aurora’s magnificently beautiful Paramount Theatre.

A Map of Virtue – Cor Theatre

At once poetic and terrifying, enlightening and confusing, Erin Courtney’s perplexing Obie Award-winning play will be remembered as one

Spinning into Butter – Eclectic Theatre

When one thinks about the effects and repercussions of racism and bigotry rarely do the hallowed, ivy-covered walls of a university or

Push Button Murder – Side Project

Battling boredom and fatigue with video games and trivia challenges, Becky and Roy are two Air Force drone pilots chained to their

Burning Bluebeard – The Ruffians

Audiences flocking to the theatre these days seldom give thought to their personal safety. Even back at the turn of the century, only 30

The Merry Widow – Light Opera Works

Franz Lehar’s delightful, somewhat melancholy confection hasn’t been seen at Light Opera Works since 2005, when Stacey Tappan, the

Pirates of Penzance – The Hypocrites

It sucks when you’re a slave to duty and you learn that your leap year birthday adds another 63 years to your apprenticeship with a band of