George Gershwin Alone-coming to Skokie
Her’s back–yes Hershey Felder will be back here in Skokie soon.
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Bulrusher
Bulrusher is a coming-of-age story about a pure innocent as she struggles to find both her personal identity, her racial identity, and her sexual identity. Finding out who and what you are is a daunting journey but Bulrusher’s strength and her rare powers serves her well. Once she comes to terms and meets her mother, she emerges as s woman ready to face the changing world of the 1950’s
Schweyk in the Second World War
Red Theater’s initial production was mature, funny and quite respectful to Bertolt Brecht’s comedy. The show is fun and reminiscent of other productions of Brecht’s work such as Mother Courage and her Children. That’s good company. Lovers of Brecht’s work will enjoy this show.
Trainspotting USA
Tom Mullen has moved Irvine Welsh’s Transpotting to Kansas city from Edinburgh, Scotland. That didn’t help much since the group of hopeless are so lacking in empathy that their adventures become a tedious series of vignettes.
Funeral Wedding: The Alvin Play
Funeral Wedding (The Alvin Play) is a Victorian Gothic style dark comedy set in pre-World War I America about an oddly dysfunctional family
QED
But it is Rob Riley’s impeccable portrayal of the eccentric scientist that carries the 100 minute bio-drama. Riley swiftly moves from one interrupted story to another effortlessly yet still maintaining a cohesive narrative. We see both the scientist – the inquisitive problem solver, and the human, loveable and humorous side of Richard Feynman
The Opponent
The Opponent. It is a riveting multilevel drama that utilizes the action of boxing to expound on such themes as mentor-pupil , father-son relationships plus the nature of preparing, living and remembering our dreams and the effects and consequences of our life choices. Loyalty is tested, even with explosive reactions.
Burn This
Lanford Wilson’s confounding 1986 drama, Burn This, is a dated presentation about the effects of the death of a young gay dancer upon four violently opposing characters scrambling to to regain control over their lives