Children’s Theater With Bite

A puppet-filled play about a child navigating the COVID pandemic kicks off an initiative by Chicago Children’s Theatre to commission work from diverse writers. Read more

A User's Guide to Stay-At-Home Holiday Theater

Audio plays, Zoom performances, and other ways theater companies are getting creative with their seasonal fare Read more

Theaters Are Dark, But Manual Cinema Works in Shadows

By Kris Vire

Known for its distinctive silhouetted dramas, the puppeteering company celebrates ten years with a livestreamed variety show. Read more

I Did the Mean Girls Musical Theater Boot Camp

By Adrienne Gunn

Could a weekend of popup training make my Broadway dreams come true? Read more

Brian Balcom Wants Accessible Theater Onstage and Off

By Kris Vire

Paraplegic since a 1993 spinal cord injury, the 39-year-old director advocates for people with disabilities both onstage and in the audience. Read more

Chicago’s Most In-Demand Set Designer

By Taylor Griggs

Yu Shibagaki has already worked on three plays opening here this year, with more to come. Her goal? That you don't think about the set. Read more

Jane Byrne’s Cabrini-Green Stunt Gets a Theatrical Treatment at Lookingglass

By Kris Vire

J. Nicole Brooks's new play, opening February 26, tackles the mayor’s 1981 move of staying in the Cabrini-Green housing project. Read more

Magician Trent James Is the Purveyor of “Pure Lies”

By Tyra Nicole Triche

For his next trick, this prodigy from Brookfield will change your perception of old-school magic. Read more

“Where Did You Laugh?”

By Kris Vire

Carrie Coon and Tracy Letts talk spousal script reading, being almost famous, and bringing ‘Bug’ back to Steppenwolf. Read more

Festival Brings West Ridge Stories to the Stage

By Ariel Parrella-Aureli

The inaugural West Ridge Story Festival spotlights immigrant narratives in the Far North Side neighborhood. Read more

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