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, Oct 12, 2012
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Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom
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The Great Fire: A Traveling Truck Show
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, May 31, 2012
The
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What's on the Agenda for Thursday, May 30
by Drew Hunt
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Performing Arts Sidebar
, Feb 2, 2012
Back in the saddle
Long Gone Lonesome
introduces a country musician to the country that inspired him
by Tony Adler
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Duncan McLean
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Performing Arts Sidebar
, Feb 2, 2012
Prospero puts on a play
The Tempest
becomes Beckettian meditation (with puppets) in
The Feast
by Tony Adler
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Prospero
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Sameul Taylor
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Adrian Danzig
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The Tempest
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Performing Arts Review
, Dec 15, 2011
Trapped in the stables in a play about the Virgin Queen
Timothy Findley's
Elizabeth Rex
at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
by Tony Adler
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Queen Elizabeth I
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Henry VIII
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Steven Sutcliffe
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Performing Arts Review
, Jul 21, 2011
With
En Route
, One Step at a Time Like This gives the gift of sight
With an immersive performance piece,
En Route
, Australian troupe One Step at a Time Like This gives the gift of sight
by Tony Adler
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, Jul 14, 2011
The
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Culture Vultures
, May 5, 2011
Culture Vultures
A book about an immortal woman, the lure of Shakespeare, civil rights reframed, and more
by Lauri Apple
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
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Rebecca Skloot
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Kate Lorenz
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Hyde Park Art Center
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As You Like It
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Chicago Shakespeare Theater
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Elisa Ringholm
,
Latino Union
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At the Dark End of the Street
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Danielle L. McGuire
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Taryn Kaschock Russell
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Hubbard Street Two
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Jitish Kallat's Public Notice 3, #2
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Art Institute of Chicago
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Featherproof Books
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Performing Arts Review
, Apr 28, 2011
Alan Bennett's The Madness of George III: a highly polished look at chaos.
by Tony Adler
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Allan Bennett
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Henry Groener
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David Lively
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Richard Baird
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Alex Weisman
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, Mar 19, 2010
Dinner & a Show: Friday 3/19
Recommended events paired with nearby restaurants.
by Whet Moser
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Big Star
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Bleader
, Mar 19, 2010
Quick! It's Uncle Vanya
The Maly Drama Theatre's great Uncle Vanya is in town only through Sunday.
by Tony Adler
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Performing Arts Review
, Oct 8, 2009
Richard the Toad
Chicago Shakespeare Theater plays the nasty little king for laughs.
by Tony Adler
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Richard III
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Wallace Acton
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Barbara Gaines
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Jennifer Harmon
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Mary Ann Thebus
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, Sep 22, 2009
Chicago Theaters Participate in TCG's Free Night of Theater
Twelve Chicago theaters will be among the 120 participating in a national Free Night of Theater.
by Albert Williams
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Barrel of Monkeys
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Prop Thtr
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Steppenwolf Theatre
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Strawdog Theatre
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Theatre School at DePaul University
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Next Theatre
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Light Opera Works
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ComedySportz
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Performing Arts Review
, Aug 20, 2009
Recommended
Water Fools (Fous de Bassin)
A spectacle from France's Ilotopie, performed on Lake Michigan—think of it as Cirque du Soleil Goes to Sea.
by Tony Adler
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, Jul 7, 2009
Chicago winners in the Recovery grant game
Who's getting NEA Recovery Act money? Here are Chicago's winners.
by Deanna Isaacs
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, Sep 23, 2008
October -- Tickets to the theater
9/23: Reservations start today for free performances at dozens of Chicago theaters.
by Sam Feldman
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