400-Year-Old Shakespeare Meets U.S. Politics in Ambitious Adaptation By Zac Thompson What do the famous playwright’s 400-year-old theater works have to say about our own divided age? Plenty. Read more
Starting With Bad Journalism to Tell a Bigger Story By Zac Thompson "Spotlight" might have made journalists trendy, but the media is just the starting point for these two Chicago stage plays. Read more
Shakespeare at 400: Why Is This Dead White Man Still Relevant By Zac Thompson Chicago Shakespeare Company’s yearlong festival shows how the playwright’s themes can be adapted to all times and all places. Read more
Idris Goodwin Pushes More Buttons in His Newest Play By Zac Thompson The playwright and author of The Raid says he's not a shock-monger, though. Read more
The Last Days of Mary-Arrchie Theatre: ‘We've Had Enough’ By Zac Thompson The storefront theater is shutting down at the end of this season. The artistic director just doesn't have the energy anymore. Read more
Why Teller Added Magic Tricks to The Tempest By Zac Thompson Penn’s silent partner on the magic he’s devised for Shakespeare’s The Tempest Read more
Kafkapalooza Hits Wicker Park This Weekend By Zac Thompson Local playwrights revisit the prescient writer’s work in a weeklong festival of new dramas. Read more
Remembering PJ Paparelli, the Artistic Director of American Theater Company By Zac Thompson Paparelli was one of the most socially engaged theater artists in the city. Read more
Chicago Theater Takes on Police Brutality, Obama, and More By Zac Thompson Three political plays this spring engage in contemporary American issues. Read more
Binge-Watching Theater Is Becoming a Thing By Zac Thompson Two recent daylong shows prove that audience attention spans are as long as ever. Read more
