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Arts & Culture
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Theater Preview
Oct 30, 2019
Give thanks for some promising November live performances
The table is set this month with theater world premieres, dance works in progress, and comedy with cured meat.
By Kerry Reid, Irene Hsiao, and Brianna Wellen
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Rivendell Theatre
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Jackalope Theatre
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TimeLine Theatre
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Steppenwolf Theatre
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Firebrand Theatre
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The Seldoms
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Poetry Foundation
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Redance Group
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North Bar
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Pork Show
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Becca Brown
Arts & Culture
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Comedy
Jun 5, 2019
Shannon Noll uses comedy to defy expectations and define themself
Comedian Shannon Noll is using their new webseries and photo project to subvert expectations of gender and sexuality.
By Brianna Wellen
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Just Call Me Ripley
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Corner Gulch
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photography
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top surgery
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nonbinary
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coming out
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gender dysphoria
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Cassie Ahiers
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Columbia College
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Droppin’ $cience
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Trash Baby Does a Solo Show
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iO
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Kaitlin Larson
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Lauren Walker
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Matt Brown
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Gary Pascal
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Karly Bergmann
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pixelation
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Becca Brown
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Max Thomas
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Abby McEnany
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Michael McCarty
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Second City
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Jon Wes
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Bleader
Oct 22, 2018
‘Tackling Taboos’: A conversation on redefining our own truths
From parental career pressure to porn, no topic was off the table at this Chicago Ideas Week event.
By Marissa De La Cerda
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Chicago Ideas Week
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Yvonne Orji
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Luvvie Ajayi
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Michael Arceneaux
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Norma Kamali
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Emily Witt
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Becca Brown
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taboos
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Performing Arts Review
Jul 27, 2018
Recommended
The cast of
Anarchy
improvises a full-fledged rock musical
And you know what? It's really good!
By Steve Heisler
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Annoyance Theatre
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Applebee's
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Becca Brown
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Bleader
Jan 12, 2018
Chicago Ex Fest canceled amid allegations of sexual misconduct against its organizer
Matthew Payne cancels the comedy festival that he intended to be an alternative to SketchFest.
By Aimee Levitt
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Matthew Payne
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Brian Posen
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Becca Brown
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Arts & Culture
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Comedy
Jan 10, 2018
Your guide to SketchFest and Ex Fest
Must-see shows at the rival comedy festivals
By Steve Heisler
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Hot Thespian Action
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Fratwurst
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Fuct
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Rachel Joravsky
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The Cool Table
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GayMe Show!
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Flanders
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Becca Brown
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Jim and Melissa
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Laser Improv Show
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Crowd Theater
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Abby Vatterott
Arts & Culture
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Feature
Jan 10, 2018
Brian Posen is gone. Stage 773 goes on.
After the powerful Chicago comedy-scene figure's departure amid harassment allegations, the theater behind SketchFest begins a new era without him.
By Aimee Levitt
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Jill Valentine
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Becca Brown
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Laura Michaud
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Katie Johnston-Smith
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Annoyance Theatre
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Susan Messing
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Chicago Tribune
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Kerry Sheehan
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Second City
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Cupid Has a Heart On
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Bleader
Aug 29, 2016
Canstruction Chicago, Rockin' Lobster Bash, and more things to do in Chicago this week
Chicago Jazz Festival and other happenings from August 29-September1.
By Sara Cohen
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Do This
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Laugh Till You're Winded
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Michael Alexander
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Tyler Ross
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Ladylike
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Melody Kamali
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Stephanie Weber
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Becca Brown
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Gena Gephart
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Deanna Ortiz
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Kristen Toomey
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Canstruction Chicago
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Greater Chicago Food Depository
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Moth Story Slam
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Rockin' Lobster Bash
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Rebecca O'Neal
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Congrats on Your Success
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Uncharted Books
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Chicago Jazz Festival
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Brown in Bronzeville Effect
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Obert Davis' Soul Migration
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Dan Trudell Trio
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Charlie Haden
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