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Cutting to the Quick
The Shape of Things – Eclectic Full Contact Theatre
Like playwrights Tom Stoppard and David Mamet, Neil LaBute loves language. His plays contain dialogue that
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Everybody Loves a Winner
Cabaret – Broadway in Chicago
New York’s Roundabout Theatre is celebrating 50 years of top quality theatrical entertainment with this polished,
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Vinyl, Mixed Tapes and Love
High Fidelity – Refuge Theatre Project
Rob Gordon is a pleasant, but aimless young man in his mid-thirties, floating along through his everyday existence
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He’s Got No Strings!
Pinocchio – Filament Theatre
Although there have been many versions and incarnations of Carlo Collodi’s 1883 children’s novel, The Adventures of Pinocchio, probably the most familiar is the groundbreaking 1940 animated version by the Walt Disney Studios. Because of this full-length cartoon, everyone remembers the story. They know about the lonely woodcarver named Geppetto who creates a little wooden puppet who eventually becomes a real boy. Audiences remember Jiminy Cricket, the cunning Fox and Cat, the evil puppeteer Stromboli, Lampwick, Pleasure Island and Monstro the whale. And, of course, they remember the beautiful Blue Fairy and how “When You Wish Upon a Star” made everything end happily ever after.
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The Sound of Silence
Snowflake – Chicago Childrens Theatre
No one would ever know from watching Gale LaJoye perform his one-man theatrical piece, that this hardworking,
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Revenge, Repentance and Reconciliation
Mothers and Sons – Northlight
Twenty years ago Katharine Gerard lost her son Andre to the complications brought on by the AIDS virus. The young
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Poor Little Rich Boys
Posh – Steep Theatre
Using one’s status and wealth as an excuse for bad behavior isn’t exactly new but it seems to be rearing its ugly more
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The Real Doyle
The Man Who Murdered Sherlock Holmes – Mercury Theatre
Theatergoers often complain that there are no new shows anymore. Now that may be a slight exaggeration, but
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Sunshine on My Shoulders
The Boys in Briefs: at the Beach! – Pride Films and Plays
With the outside temperature lodged in the frigid 20 degree range, and combined with a wind chill, the snow, sleet
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The Mermaid’s Song
Another Word for Beauty – Goodman Theatre
Sequestered away from their homes and their families, the incarcerated ladies of Columbia’s El Buen Pastor women’s
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