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Arts & Culture, Theater Review Jan 23, 2020
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The Tasters pictures dystopia—with a gourmet twist

Political prisoners swallow their pride (and maybe some poison) in Rivendell's world premiere.
- By Dan Jakes
- Tags: Theater Review, The Tasters, Rivendell Theatre Ensemble, Meghan Brown, Devon de Mayo, Daniella Pereira, Paula Ramirez, Shariba Rivers, Eric Slater, Recommended

Arts & Culture, Theater Review Jun 19, 2019
If I Forget is a powerful portrait of a family trying to survive in a changing world

An intellectual debate escalates into the unwinding of tightly-coiled fears.
- By Kerry Reid
- Tags: Theater Review, If I Forget, Victory Gardens Theater, Steven Levenson, David Darlow, Daniel Cantor, Devon De Mayo, Holocaust

Arts & Culture, Theater Review Nov 7, 2018
Recommended
Be patient and The Scientific Method will yield results

The Rivendell world premiere is a thrilling, harrowing ride.
- By Justin Hayford
- Tags: Theater Review, The Scientific Method, Rivendell Theatre, Jenny Connell Davis, Garfield University, Devon de Mayo, Recommended

Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Feature Oct 25, 2017
Arnie the Doughnut, Tangles and Plaques, and 11 more new stage shows to see

A delightful kids' show and a Neo-Futurist's look at dementia are among this week's best bets.
- Tags: Performing Arts Feature, Arnie the Doughnut, Lifeline Theatre, Laurie Keller, Francis Limoncelli, George Howe, Rachel Sypniewski, Juanita Andersen, The Black Renaissance (A Musical Resistance Against Racism), Jackie Taylor, Black Ensemble Theater, Reconstruction, the Civil War, Ku Klux Klan, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, racism, Robert Reddrick, Carrie, Underscore Theatre Company, Carrie 2: The Rage, The Rage: Carrie 2, Preston Max Allen, Maggie Robinson, Rachel Elise Johnson, Isaac Loomer, Spring Awakening, Chicago Danztheatre, Danztheatre Playwright Fest, Getting Old Sucks, Nelia Winter, Cetalogy, Moby-Dick, Pivot Arts, Don't Look Back/Must Look Back, Uptown, Chinese Mutual Aid Association, Albany Park Theater Project, Ellen Gates Starr High School, Learning Curve, Devon de Mayo, Tennessee Williams, His Greatness, The Glass Menagerie, Daniel MacIvor, David Zak, Pride Films and Plays, Danne E. Taylor, The Last Days of the Commune, Bertolt Brecht, Prop Thtr, Stefan Brün, Kyle Ann Greer, Paris Commune of 1871, Refuge Theatre Project, High Fidelity: The Musical, Lysistrata, Lysistrata Jones, Douglas Carter Beane, Lewis Flinn, Justin Brill, Mary-Margaret Roberts, Shanna VanDerwerker, A Swell in the Ground, Jeanine Nabers, Chika Ike, the Gift Theatre, the Neo-Futurists, Kirsten Riiber, Jen Ellison, With Blood, With Ink, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Third Eye Theatre Ensemble, Daniel Crozier, Peter M. Krask, Johns Hopkins Peabody Conservatory, Zombie Bathhouse: A Rock Musical, Campsongs Productions, Brian Kirst, Dan Foss, Scott Free

Arts & Culture, Theater Review May 24, 2017
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The message of Court Theatre’s Harvey? Don’t worry—be happy

Mary Chase’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 1945 comedy was and remains a sweet break from the general awfulness.
- By Tony Adler
- Tags: Theater Review, Court Theatre, Harvey, Mary Chase, Pulitzer Prize, The Skin of Our Teeth, State of the Union, World War II, Elwood P. Dowd, Devon de Mayo, Lewis Nichols, Karen Jane Woditsch, Sarah Price, Timothy Edward Kane, An Iliad, Jimmy Stewart, Recommended

Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Feature Mar 22, 2017
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Falling, and eight more stage shows to see now

Bertolt Brecht's satire set in 1930s gangland Chicago and the local premiere of an off-Broadway hit are among this week's best bets.
- Tags: Performing Arts Feature, Electra Garrigó, Virgilio Piñera, Sophocles, Electra, Cuban modernism, Fidel Castro, Right Brain Project, Kathi Kaity, Falling, Deanna Jent, Amy Johnson, Justin Tsatsa, Nick Freed, Tristin Hall, James Yost, Heidi Katz, Interrobang Theatre Project, The Kid Thing, Sarah Gubbins, Nothing Without a Company, Jake Fruend, Taylor R. Craft, Shalyn Welch, The Most Happy Fella, Frank Loesser, Broadway musicals, Brooks Atkinson, Sidney Howard, They Knew What They Wanted, Theo Ubique, Fred Anzevino, Molly Hernandez, William Roberts, Phantom Pain, Barbara Lhota, Detroit riots, Organic Theater, Laura Sturm, A Princess of Mars, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Otherworld Theatre, Elliott Sowards, The Resistible Rise of Alberto Ui, Trap Door Theatre, Bertolt Brecht, rise of Hitler, gangland Chicago, 1930s Chicago, Victor Quezada-Perez, The Scullery Maid, Idle Muse Theatre, Joseph Zettelmaier, historical drama, Edward III, Dave Skvarla, Lydia Hiller, Sycamore, Raven Theatre, Sarah Sander, Devon de Mayo, Robyn Coffin, Tom Hickey, Truth & Reconciliation, Sideshow Theatre Company, Debbie Tucker Green, Jonathan L. Green, genocide, South Africa, Northern Ireland, Bosnia, Rwanda, Zimbabwe

Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Feature Sep 22, 2016
Parachute Men, You on the Moors Now, and eight more new theater reviews

This week's stage highlights include three losers who (hopefully) make good and four 19th-century fictional heroines battling their would-be betrotheds.
- Tags: Performing Arts Feature, Agnes of God, Aleatoric Theatre, Lisa McConnell, Courtney Stennett, Joette Waters, Carroll Gardens, A. Zell Williams, Ann Filmer, Gregory Geffrard, Minita Gandhi, Red Theater, The Feast, Celine Song, Pavi Proczco, Grizzly Mama, Sarah Palin, Megan Carney, George Brant, Taylor Blim, Tara Mallen, Akvavit Theatre, Hand in Hand, Sofia Fredén, Breahan Eve Pautsch, Jae K. Renfrow, Chad Eric Bergman, Writers Theatre, Julius Caesar, Fritz Lang, Thomas Vincent Kelly, Michael Halberstam, Scott Parkinson, Misalliance, George Bernard Shaw, ShawChicago, Miss Holmes, Sir Arthus Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, Katie McLean Hainsworth, Mandy Walsh, LifeLine Theater, Ashley Ann Woods, Mandy Alvarado, Ricardo Gutiérrez, the Hypocrites, You on the Moors Now, Brontë sisters, 19th-century novels, Charlotte Brontë, Emily Brontë, Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen, Louisa May Alcott, Little Women, Jo March, Lizzy Bennet, Heathcliff, Mr. Darcy, Laurie, Mr. Rochester, Theodore Laurence, Jaclyn Backhaus, Devon de Mayo

Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Review Jan 22, 2016
London Wall, Milk Like Sugar, and ten more new theater reviews

The off-Loop scene is heating up again.
- Tags: Performing Arts Review, Animals Out of Paper, Rajiv Joseph, Shattered Globe Theatre, Devon de Mayo, Cortney McKenna, Awate Serequeberhan, Joseph Wiens, Dan LeFranc, Matt Farabee, Kelly O'Sullivan, Bruise Easy, American Theater Company, Byhalia, Mississippi, Evan Linder, Liz Sharpe, Jeffery Owen Freelon Jr., Cecilia Wingate, Kiki Layne, Tyrone Phillips, The Duchess of Malfi, John Webster, Trap Door Theatre, Christopher Morino, Casey Chapman, The Gilded Age, Mark Twain, City Lit Theater Company, Mike Speller, Jacquelyne Jones, Philena Gilmer, London Wall, John Van Druten, Robin Witt, Griffin Theatre Company, Rochelle Therrien, Vanessa Greenway, Milk Like Sugar, Ireon Roach, the Yard, Senn Arts Magnet School, Raven Theatre, Mechelle Moe, Joel Ewing, Megan Napier, Tevion Lanier, Kirsten Greenidge, Mutt, Christopher Chen, Reince Priebus, Stage Left, Red Tape Theatre, Mary Williamson, Vanessa Stalling, Sparky!, Lifeline Theatre, Jenny Offill, Eunice Woods, Andres Enriquez, Juanita Andersen, Spring Awakening, Marriott Theatre, Frank Wedekind, Aaron Thielen, Hollis Resnick, Patrick Rooney, Kevin Gudahl, Duncan Sheik, Steven Sater, What I Learned in Paris, Congo Square Theatre, Shanesia Davis, Alexis J. Rogers, Pearl Cleage, Daniel Bryant, Ronnel Taylor, A Widow of No Importance, Shane Sakhrani, Rasaka Theatre, Lavina Jadhwani, Anand Bhatt, Alka Nayyar

Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Review May 16, 2012
Bad cop, bad cop

Chicago police get ugly in My Kind of Town and The Whole World Is Watching
- By Justin Hayford
- Tags: Performing Arts Review, John Conroy, police torture, torture, Jon Burge, TimeLine Theatre, P.J. Powers, police torture, Nick Bowling, Ora Jones, Dog & Pony Theatre Company, Democratic National Convention, 1968, Devon de Mayo, Stephen Ptacek, Black Panthers

Blogs, Bleader May 3, 2012
The prep pays off: Colm O'Reilly in Mickle Maher's An Actor Prepares

Colm O'Reilly in Mickle Maher's adaptation of An Actor Prepares, the classic textbook by Stanislavski
- By Tony Adler
- Tags: Theater, Arts, Mickle Maher, Colm O'Reilly, Devon de Mayo, Theater and Performance Studies/University Theater, University of Chicago, An Actor Prepares, Konstantin Stanislavski

Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Review Mar 4, 2010
Cannibal Love, Twisted Sisters, Likable Punks

Steppenwolf hosts a trio of new plays from young local companies.
- By Tony Adler
- Tags: Performing Arts Review, Garage Rep, Steppenwolf, Visiting Companies Initiative, Pavement Group, Dog & Pony, XIII Pocket, Merle Reskin Garage Theatre, Adore, Bernd Jurgen Brandes, Armin Meiwes, Stephen Louis Grush, Paige Smith, Eric Leonard, The Twins Would Like to Say, June and Jennifer Gibbons, As Told by the Vivian Girls, Seth Bockley, Devon de Mayo, Paige Collins, Ashleigh LaThrop, Dan Stermer, Punkplay, Pavement Group, Gregory Moss, David Perez, Grant Sabin, Matt Farabee, Tanya McBride, fuckable Ronald Reagan, Steppenwolf Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Merle Reskin Garage Theatre

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The Tasters pictures dystopia—with a gourmet twist

Political prisoners swallow their pride (and maybe some poison) in Rivendell's world premiere.

If I Forget is a powerful portrait of a family trying to survive in a changing world

An intellectual debate escalates into the unwinding of tightly-coiled fears.

Recommended
Be patient and The Scientific Method will yield results

The Rivendell world premiere is a thrilling, harrowing ride.

Arnie the Doughnut, Tangles and Plaques, and 11 more new stage shows to see

A delightful kids' show and a Neo-Futurist's look at dementia are among this week's best bets.

Recommended
The message of Court Theatre’s Harvey? Don’t worry—be happy

Mary Chase’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 1945 comedy was and remains a sweet break from the general awfulness.

The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Falling, and eight more stage shows to see now

Bertolt Brecht's satire set in 1930s gangland Chicago and the local premiere of an off-Broadway hit are among this week's best bets.

Parachute Men, You on the Moors Now, and eight more new theater reviews

This week's stage highlights include three losers who (hopefully) make good and four 19th-century fictional heroines battling their would-be betrotheds.

London Wall, Milk Like Sugar, and ten more new theater reviews

The off-Loop scene is heating up again.

Bad cop, bad cop

Chicago police get ugly in My Kind of Town and The Whole World Is Watching

The prep pays off: Colm O'Reilly in Mickle Maher's An Actor Prepares

Colm O'Reilly in Mickle Maher's adaptation of An Actor Prepares, the classic textbook by Stanislavski

Cannibal Love, Twisted Sisters, Likable Punks

Steppenwolf hosts a trio of new plays from young local companies.

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Political prisoners swallow their pride (and maybe some poison) in Rivendell's world premiere.

An intellectual debate escalates into the unwinding of tightly-coiled fears.

The Rivendell world premiere is a thrilling, harrowing ride.

A delightful kids' show and a Neo-Futurist's look at dementia are among this week's best bets.

Mary Chase’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 1945 comedy was and remains a sweet break from the general awfulness.

Bertolt Brecht's satire set in 1930s gangland Chicago and the local premiere of an off-Broadway hit are among this week's best bets.

This week's stage highlights include three losers who (hopefully) make good and four 19th-century fictional heroines battling their would-be betrotheds.

The off-Loop scene is heating up again.

Chicago police get ugly in My Kind of Town and The Whole World Is Watching

Colm O'Reilly in Mickle Maher's adaptation of An Actor Prepares, the classic textbook by Stanislavski

Steppenwolf hosts a trio of new plays from young local companies.

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