Mark Young is one of a handful of playwrights who captures the imprecise, highly contextualized language of younger Americans. His ear for cadence, inflection and oblique comment is pitch-perfect and his knack for getting the language on paper gives his contemporary young characters an authenticity that allows the audience to feel that they are eavesdropping on private conversations
Read MoreThis is a little more than 60 zany minutes with non-stop action and some very clever writing. The story is about mobsters during the Depression era circa 1930’s having a “bad day at the office”.
Read MoreLynne McMahon’s The Bird Sanctuary is a one-act drama about group of late middle-aged friends – two married couples – and their unspoken disappointments with their lives. It plays with another one-act, Mark A. Young’s The Rocks, which deals with a similar topic from a 20-something point of view.
Read MoreBy Jay Presson Allen Adapted from the Novel by Muriel Spark Directed by Ronan Marra Produced by Signal Ensemble Theatre
Read MoreA Chorus Line is Michael Bennett’s ode to all those unsung heroes of the musical stage—the chorus ensemble dancers. They are the ‘gypsies’ who thanklessly give depth to musicals with their singing and dancing
Read MoreSheridan was trying to poke fun at the ridiculous behavior of the upper class English and Polarity’s amateurish production turns this classic into a wildly over acted manic parody that is more clown-like vaudeville that satirical comedy.
Read MorePlaywright Iizuka’s new play, Ghostwritten, commissioned by the Goodman Theatre, is a drama about the lingering debt, complex family ties told with mystical elements including magical food.
Read MoreEach week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast we have an interview with timely and interesting people who make Chicago theatre. We post new interviews each Monday morning, so check back each and every week!
Read MoreThis is a ninety minute play that takes place during the Hurricane Katrina period of time, following a young girl’s journey during the storm that shares her name.
Read MoreTom Williams discusses the following stage plays: The Tempest, Twelfth Night, Blue Surge and A Moon for the Misbegotten with host Carl Amari at 11:14 on April 11, 2009.
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