A Map Of Virtue
By Erin Courtney Directed by Tosha Fowler Produced by Cor Theatre At Rivendall Theatre, Chicago Complex and deliberately vague drama
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By Steve J. Spencer Directed by Ronan Marra Produced by The Side Project, Chicago Thought provoking dark comedy more of
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By Ken Prestininzi Directed by Kate Hendrickson Produced by Trap Door Theatre Cookies Uneven, Need to be Thicker One thing
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… no actor would ever say the word Macbeth in a theater – it would bring certain disaster. ….NEVER wish an actor good luck! – tell them to break a leg.
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Turn off your pagers and/or cell phones BEFORE the show starts. And NO TEXT MESSAGING during the show. And DO NOT CHECK your VOICE MESSAGES and/or TEXT MESSAGES during the show. Maybe we need to do what some London theatre have started doing—making everyone check-in their cell phones upon entering the theatre.
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Read MoreFive Guys Named Moe
If three supernatural visitors can turn a man’s life around — as do the visions of Christmas Past, Present, and Future for Ebenezer Scrooge — how much more effective would five magical visitors be? The splendid answer lies in Five Guys Named Moe, where Little Moe (Daryn Stewart), Big Moe (Philip Beltan), 4-eyed Moe (Micah Jeremiah Mims), Eat Moe (Dan Seward) and No Moe (Christopher George Patterson) amazingly appear in the bedroom of drunken, despondent Nomax (Brandon Hanks).
Read MoreA Nativity Story: More Than a Miracle
A Nativity Story: More Than a Miracle is a Black Ensemble style show that contains enough intense emotions, frantic music and dance including terrific ballet sequences by Kathleen Turner and Anthony Williams making the stage elements interesting. Congo Square Theatre reminds us that African-American concept of The Nativity is unique, emotional, and honestly depicted through gospel music and movement.
Read MoreThe Merry Widow
Franz Lehár’s 1905 masterpiece The Merry Widow epitomized why operettas were the preferred form of dramatic entertainment in early twentieth century Europe. It’s a silly, light-hearted story about love that exists only to provide a context for opera singers to dance, joke, and of course, fill up an auditorium with delightful sound. Now at the Cahn Auditorium, Light Opera Works has provided a twenty-nine piece orchestra, excellent production values, and a new English-language adaptation to complement their talented singers and Lehár’s beloved music
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