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Arts & Culture, Theater Review Sep 25, 2019
Pakalolo Sweet has a mellow vibe, but the narrative goes up in smoke

Hannah Ii-Epstein's second play in a trilogy about the Hawaiian drug trade dances around the issue of mental illness.
- By Dmitry Samarov
- Tags: Theater Review, Pakalolo Sweet, Nothing Without a Company, Hannah Ii-Epstein, Berger Park Cultural Center

Arts & Culture, Fall Theater and Dance Sep 11, 2019
Hannah Ii-Epstein revisits Hawaii's drug trade in Pakalolo Sweet

The playwright's second play in a trilogy comes from a place of personal experience and pain.
- By Jack Helbig
- Tags: Fall Theater and Dance, Hannah Ii-Epstein, Nothing Without a Company, Anna Rose Ii-Epstein, Not One Batu, Ike Holter, Carson Becker

Arts & Culture, Theater Review Feb 21, 2019
The Soccer Player in the Closet attempts to conjure the existential despair of the handset and the Pringles tube

Unfortunately, Nothing Without a Company can't make this interesting theater.
- By Max Maller
- Tags: Theater Review, The Soccer Player in the Closet, Nothing Without a Company, Rolando Serrano, Amelia Bethel, online soccer

Arts & Culture, Theater Review Jul 5, 2018
Recommended
Not One Batu feels torn directly from life

The goal, as with all Nothing Without a Company performances, is total immersion.
- By Jack Helbig
- Tags: Theater Review, Not One Batu, Nothing Without a Company, Anna Rose Ii-Epstein, Hawaii, Rachel Slavick, Marie Tredway, drug addiction, meth, Recommended

Arts & Culture, Theater Review May 17, 2018
Only a passing el train makes Throatpunch feel real

The performances themselves fall flat.
- By Oliver Sava
- Tags: Theater Review, nothing without a company, throatpunch, sharon krome, chicago mosaic school, Adam Huizenga, Zig, Tarina Bradshaw, Alicia Jade, Anna Rose Ii-Epstein

Arts & Culture, Theater Review Apr 12, 2018
Cornerstone immerses audiences in a weekend seminar that will change their lives—maybe

But is it self-help, a cult, or a multi-level marketing scheme?
- By Irene Hsiao
- Tags: Theater Review, Cornerstone, Nothing Without a Company, Jake Fruend, Kevin Sparrow, Rose Freeman, CACAPA, self-help

Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Feature Nov 8, 2017
Akeelah and the Bee, Die Walküre, and 14 more new stage shows to see

An inspirational kids' show and a not-be-missed Lyric Opera production are among this week's best bets.
- Tags: Performing Arts Feature, Akeelah and the Bee, Adventure Stage, Cheryl L. West, Scripps National Spelling Bee, La Shone T. Kelly, Aaron Quick, Brandon Rivera, Daryl Brooks, Bob: A Life in Five Acts, Peter Sinn Nachtrieb, the Comrades, Derek Bertelsen, Will Quam, Bobby Pin Girls, Nothing Without a Company, Janey Bell, Grace Hutchings, Emilie Modaff, Debo Balogun, Peter Wilde, Ben Kaye, The Consul, Gian Carlo Menotti, Chicago Opera Theater, Andreas Mitisek, refugee crisis, Patricia Racette, Victoria Livengood, Justin Ryan, Kristof van Grysperre, 42nd Street, Michael Stewart, Mark Bramble, Harry Warren, Al Dubin, Michael Heitzman, Gene Weygandt, Emilio Sosa, I'll Be Seeing You, Broken Nose Collective, Kevin Jandrist, standards, the Derrick Tate Connection, J.B., Archibald MacLeish, City Lit Theater, The Book of Job, Brian Pastor, John Sabine, The Low Upside, stand-up, Promethean Theatre Ensembl, Marisol, Juan Castañeda, Newsies, Marriott Lincolnshire Theatre, Patrick Rooney, Alex Sanchez, Man of La Mancha, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, MadKap Productions, Rocket City, Alabam', Mark Saltzman, Ashley Schaeffer, Michael Dalberg, Wayne Mell, School of Rock, Jack Black, Mike White, Julian Fellowes, This Wonderful Life, It's a Wonderful Life, American Blues Theater, Frank Capra, James Leaming, Carmen Roman, Joe Huppert, Steve Murray, Yasmina's Necklace, Rohina Malik, Susaan Jamshidi, Ann Filmer, 16th Street Theater, Goodman Theatre, Die Walküre, Lyric Opera Chicago, Richard Wagner, Andrew Jones, Christing Goerke, Eric Owens

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 Nov 23, 2016
Roz and Ray, Turtle, and eight more new stage shows

A tables-turning HIV drama and a world premiere from Redtwist are among this week's best bets.
- Tags: Performing Arts Feature, Beth in July, R.J. Tsarov, Antonio Brunetti, Lauren Demerath, Crazy for You, Girl Crazy, George and Ira Gershwin, Ken Ludwig, Clyde Alves, Matt Crowle, Lyric Opera, Jules Massenet, Don Quichotte, Chris Maravich, Ferruccio Furlanetto, Clémentine Margaine, Nicola Alaimo, Sir Andrew Davis, A Hedda Gabler, Red Tape Theatre, Nigel O'Hearn, Henrik Ibsen, ImprovOpoly, Under the Gun Theater, Lip Cervix, Ali Carney, Kate Nolan, McKenzie Morrell, Emma Macmillan, Tiffany Streng, Public House Theatre, Taco Tuesdays, Roz and Ray, Victory Gardens Theater, Chay Yew, Mary Beth Fisher, James Vincent Meredith, The Normal Heart, Larry Kramer, HIV/AIDS, TimeLine Theatre, Stomp, Savion Glover, Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk, Blue Man Group, Nothing Without a Company, The Living Canvas, [Trans]Formation, transgender, intersex, nonbinary, Turtle, Jake Jeppson, Redtwist Theatre, Emily Tate, Drew Johnson, Michael Sherwin, Carolyn Kruse, Daniel Friedman, Damon Kiely, Karen Hartman

Arts & Culture, Fall Preview Sep 4, 2016
Ten best bets for fall theater

A satanic hand puppet, a live version of Cheers, and a Twelfth Night in Hindi are among this season’s highlights.
- Tags: Fall Preview, Mary Zimmerman, Doug Peck, Goodman Theatre, Candide, Leonard Bernstein, Wonderful Town, My Sister Eileen, Bri Sudia, Lauren Molina, Sophocles, Electra, the House of Atreus, Agamemnon, Iphigenia in Aulis, Nicholas Rudall, Court Theatre, Sandra Marquez, Michael Pogue, Kate Fry, Amiri Baraka, LeRoi Jones, Dutchman, American Blues Theater, Darren Canady, TRANSit, Shattered Globe Theatre, True West, Sam Shepard, Black Button Eyes Productions, Amour, Michel Legrand, Shakespeare 400 Chicago, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Shanghai Jingju Theatre, Peking opera, The Revenge of Prince Zi Dan, Hamlet, Company Theatre Mumbai, Piya Behrupiya, Twelfth Night, Eduardo Pavez Goye, Foro Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, The Complete Deaths, Spymonkey, The Happiest Place on Earth, Sideshow Theatre Company, Philip Dawkins, Scooby Don't, Hell in a Handbag Productions, David Cerda, Andrew Hinderaker, The Magic Play, Calamity West, Give It All Back, Idris Goodwin, How We Got On, Haven Theatre Company, Kristiana Rae Colón, Octagon, Jackalope Theatre, I Am My Own Wife, Doug Wright, About Face Theatre, Delia Kropp, Nothing Without a Company, [Trans]formation, the Living Canvas, Cheers Live on Stage, Amy Poehler, Broadway in Chicago, Mat Smart, Naperville, The Royal Society of Antarctica, the Gift Theatre, Jeff Award, Aguijón Theater, Romeo y Julieta, Sándor Menéndez, Gerardo Cárdenas, Hand to God, Robert Askin, Victory Gardens Theater, Alex Weisman, Gary Griffin, Seret Scott

Blogs, Bleader Nov 23, 2012
The Reader's Agenda: Fri 11/23

What's on the Agenda for Friday, November 23, 2012
- By Drew Hunt
- Tags: Do This, Leonard Cohen, Akoo Theater, Rosemont, Chicago Theater, Miles Raymer, Loom, Nothing Without a Company, Ike Holter, Timber Lanes, North Center, Tony Adler, Queer Thoughts, Pilsen, Homosapien 2, Pia Howell

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Pakalolo Sweet has a mellow vibe, but the narrative goes up in smoke

Hannah Ii-Epstein's second play in a trilogy about the Hawaiian drug trade dances around the issue of mental illness.

Hannah Ii-Epstein revisits Hawaii's drug trade in Pakalolo Sweet

The playwright's second play in a trilogy comes from a place of personal experience and pain.

The Soccer Player in the Closet attempts to conjure the existential despair of the handset and the Pringles tube

Unfortunately, Nothing Without a Company can't make this interesting theater.

Recommended
Not One Batu feels torn directly from life

The goal, as with all Nothing Without a Company performances, is total immersion.

Only a passing el train makes Throatpunch feel real

The performances themselves fall flat.

Cornerstone immerses audiences in a weekend seminar that will change their lives—maybe

But is it self-help, a cult, or a multi-level marketing scheme?

Akeelah and the Bee, Die Walküre, and 14 more new stage shows to see

An inspirational kids' show and a not-be-missed Lyric Opera production are among this week's best bets.

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.

Roz and Ray, Turtle, and eight more new stage shows

A tables-turning HIV drama and a world premiere from Redtwist are among this week's best bets.

Ten best bets for fall theater

A satanic hand puppet, a live version of Cheers, and a Twelfth Night in Hindi are among this season’s highlights.

The Reader's Agenda: Fri 11/23

What's on the Agenda for Friday, November 23, 2012

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Hannah Ii-Epstein's second play in a trilogy about the Hawaiian drug trade dances around the issue of mental illness.

The playwright's second play in a trilogy comes from a place of personal experience and pain.

Unfortunately, Nothing Without a Company can't make this interesting theater.

The goal, as with all Nothing Without a Company performances, is total immersion.

The performances themselves fall flat.

But is it self-help, a cult, or a multi-level marketing scheme?

An inspirational kids' show and a not-be-missed Lyric Opera production are among this week's best bets.

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.

A tables-turning HIV drama and a world premiere from Redtwist are among this week's best bets.

A satanic hand puppet, a live version of Cheers, and a Twelfth Night in Hindi are among this season’s highlights.

What's on the Agenda for Friday, November 23, 2012

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