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A Ship of Fools

March 7, 2017 Reviews Comments Off on A Ship of Fools

Heartbreak House – Shaw Chicago 

 

In the final production of the company’s 23rd season, ShawChicago, under the director of Robert Scogin, presents George Bernard Shaw’s only full-length play written during the war years. Published

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A Child’s Journal Springs To Life

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The Year I Didn’t Go to School – Chicago Children’s Theatre

 

Back in 2002, children’s author/illustrator Giselle Potter composed a much-loved picture book that’s

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They Like to Move It, Move It!

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Madagascar—A Musical Adventure – Marriott Theatre for Young Audiences 

 

Following a typical day of crowd-pleasing performances at the Central Park Zoo, Marty the zebra is

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It Was a Dark and Stormy Night…

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A Wrinkle in Time – Lifeline Theatre 

 

Specializing in presenting exciting dramatic adaptations of notable literature for all ages, or “Big

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Something Unspoken

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The Columnist – American Blues Theatre

 

This Spring, the talent of Chicago-born playwright and screenwriter David Auburn, a Tony and

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Love, Laughter and Language in the Forest

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Love’s Labor’s Lost – Chicago Shakespeare Theatre

 

Whisked away to the self-indulgent eighteenth century from the late sixteenth century, when it’s

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Try to Remember…

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The Fantasticks- Quest Theatre 

 

Deceptively simple, yet beautiful and deeply moving, this little musical jewel holds the distinction of

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The Face of a Brave Journalist

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Unseen – Gift Theatre

 

When a young American photographer accepts a position to photograph the political unrest and

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Making Matt Great Again

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Straight White Men – Steppenwolf Theatre 

 

A trio of educated, well-reared brothers gather together at the suburban home of their recently-

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Prejudice Clouds Society’s Vision

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Monster – Steppenwolf for Young Adults

 

Am I really a monster? That’s what 16-year-old Steve Harmon repeatedly asks himself. While this bright, creative

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