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Time Heals Everything
Tomorrow Morning – Kokandy Productions
A span of nine years separates the stories and characters in British author/composer Laurence Mark Wythe’s
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Eroica – Azusa Productions
It’s 1966 and the Viet Nam War, which began four years earlier, is still raging in Southeast Asia. But in this country
Read MoreRipped From Today’s Headlines
Between Riverside and Crazy – Steppenwolf Theatre Company
A father figure to many in his life, Walter Washington is a retired New York City policeman, affectionately called Pops.
Read MoreA Puck-ing Queer Cabaret
Bite – Pride Films and Plays
There’s a stimulating, sensual and strikingly entertaining piece of immersive theatre happening upstairs at Mary’s Attic
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The Importance of Being Earnest – Dead Writers Collective
Oscar Wilde subtitled this, his last play, as “a trivial comedy for serious people.” In 1895, with what would become
Read MoreTo Reach the Unreachable Star
Man of La Mancha – Marriott Theatre
Chicago theatre has always prided itself on its daring, new interpretations of classic plays and musicals. The results
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The Marvin Gaye Story – Black Ensemble Theatre
(Don’t Talk About My Father Because God is My Friend)
Jackie Taylor continues Black Ensemble Theater’s 40th anniversary year, celebrating their success with remounts of
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The Grapes of Wrath – Gift Theatre
There’s no other novel that paints such an honest, unflinching portrait of the hopelessness of a people, particularly
Read MoreMatrimony in Manhattan
Company – Writers Theatre
Updated to 2016 with cell phones, contemporary fashions and fewer characters smoking, this exciting new
Read MoreBrash and Bright – Limbo Makes You Uncomfortable
Savage in Limbo – The Poor Theatre
Imagine yourself at 32 years old.
Everyone in the audience who participates in the shared experience of Savage in Limbo will think this. Some who
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