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Blogs, Bleader Oct 27, 2017
Helltrap Nightmare, Chic-A-Go-Go, and more of the best Halloween happenings in Chicago this weekend

Splatter Theater, Spektral Quartet’s Costumed Soiree, and more goings-on October 27-29
- By Steve Heisler
- Tags: Arts, Do This, sarah sherman, helltrap nightmare, sarah squirm, improvised black mirror, public house theatre, twilight zone, splatter theater, annoyance theatre, steve heisler, edgar allan poe, the raven, Morton Arboretum, fat rice, chic-a-go-go, the promontory, jake austen, julia dratel, chicago symphony orchestra, university of chicago school of dance, mandel hall, downey mansion, downton abbey, friday XIII

Arts & Culture, Feature Oct 25, 2017
Behind the gory scenes of Splatter Theater

The Annoyance’s savagely funny 30-year-old slasher spoof is a triumph of a certain schlocky stagecraft.
- By Steve Heisler
- Tags: Feature, Annoyance Theatre, Splatter Theater, Mick Napier, Sam Locke, Emily Spindler, Friday the 13th, Halloween, Game of Thrones, Columbia College, CamelBak, Tai Nam Market, Gepperth's Meat Market, Jackson Pollock, Jonald Jude Reyes, Jennifer Estlin

Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Feature Sep 28, 2017
The Ages of Man, Splatter Theater, and ten more new stage shows to see

Three Thornton Wilder one-acts and the Annoyance's long-running slasher parody are among this week's best bets.
- Tags: Performing Arts Feature, The Ages of Man, Thornton Wilder, Theatre Above the Law, Tony Lawry, Building the Wall, Richard Schenkkan, Stage Left Theatre, Amy Szerlong, For One, Gunder Mansion, (Re)discover Theatre, I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, Quest Theatre Ensemble, Joe DiPietro, Jimmy Roberts, Laura Sturm, Liz Jarmer, Gavin Donnellan, Christian Aldridge, Alys Dickerson, The Legend of Georgia McBride, Northlight Theatre, Matthew Lopez, Nate Santana, Jeff Kurysz, Sean Blake, A New Brain, William Finn, Falsettos, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Theo Ubique, James Lapine, Fred Anzevino, No Exit Cafe, Chase Heinemann, Tyler Franklin, Orphée et Eurydice, Lyric Opera, Joffrey Ballet, Gluck, Dmitry Kolchak, Lyric Opera Chorus, Andrianna Chuchman, Lauren Snouffer, John Neumeier, Perfect Arrangement, Topher Payne, Pride Films and Plays, Lane Anthony Flores, Eric Lindahl, Autumn Teague, Riley Mondragon, Kelli Harrington, Derek Von Barham, Splatter Theater, Annoyance Theatre, Del Close, Martin DeMaat, Viola Spolin, slasher films, late-night shows, slasher parody, Friday the 13th, John Waters, Striking Out: A Gay Baseball Musical, Pride Films and Plays, Marco Braun, Take Me Out, The Twilight Zone, Olivia Nielsen, Adam Levin, Ryan Ford, Sylvester, Lifeline Theatre, Christina Calvit, Dorothy Milne, Andrés Enriquez, Samantha Newcomb, Alan Donahue, A Year With Frog and Toad, Chicago Children's Theatre, Robert Reale, Willie Reale, Andy Nagraj, Shawn Pfautsch, Matthew C. Yee

Blogs, Bleader Sep 22, 2017
Hideout Block Party, Splatter Theater, and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend

Shen Wei at the Auditorium Theater, Dia de los Muertos celebration at the National Museum of Mexican Art, and more happenings from September 22-24
- By Steve Heisler
- Tags: Arts, Do This, shen wei, rites of spring, splatter theater, annoyance, monarch butterfly, hideout block party, sparkfest, erasing the distance, steve albini, man or astroman, sreaming females, dianogah, national museum of mexican art, chicago architecture biennial, breathe, brennen reeves, io theater, garfield park

Blogs, Bleader Oct 12, 2012
Sunday in the Park With George and midnight with zombies: new performing arts reviews

Fresh reviews from Reader critics
- By Meg Pier
- Tags: Theater, Arts, Comedy, Dance, Boobs of the Dead: A Walking Dead Burlesque, Gorilla Tango, Scarrie, Hell in a Handbag, Mary's Attic, Splatter Theater, Annoyance, The Death of Life, WildClaw, Storefront, Frankenstein, City Lit, Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom, Strawdog, Nightmares on Lincoln Avenue, Conservatory, Sonday in the Park With George, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, The Great Fire: A Traveling Truck Show, Making Noise Quietly, Steep, The Amen Corner, ETA Creative Arts Foundation, Black n Blue Boys/Broken Men, Goodman, Unnatural Spaces, Guld Literary Complex, Catholic Repertory, American Theater Company, 44 Plays for 44 Presidents, Neo-Futurists, Happiness, Alluvium Group, Oracle, The Mistakes Madeline Made, LiveWire, Greenhouse, One Name Only, Black Ensemble, Ruby Wilder, Tympanic, Teatro Luna, Luna Negra Dance Theater

Arts & Culture, Culture Vultures Oct 27, 2011
Culture Vultures: Halloween edition

The comic book Hack/Slash, Chuck Palahniuk's Haunted, and the 1963 movie The Haunting
- By Asher Klein
- Tags: Culture Vultures, Ursula Bielski, Chicago Hauntings, The Haunting, Liz McArthur, Musical of the Living Dead, Hack/Slash, Clay Goodpasture, Splatter Theater, Chuck Pahlanuk, Haunted

Blogs, Bleader Oct 6, 2011
Fresh Reader performing arts reviews

Shows reviewed this week in the Reader.
- By Tony Adler
- Tags: Onstage, Performing Arts, Dance, Arts, The Great Fire, Lookingglass Theatre, The Amish Project, American Theater Company, Mourning Becomes Electra, Remy Bumppo, Becky Shaw, A Red Orchid Theatre, Burying Miss America, New Leaf Theatre, Low, Slingshot Productions, Pussy on the House, Hell in a Handbag Productions, Scott Janus: Monster Hunter, Millennium Theatre, Splatter Theater, Annoyance Theatre, A Touch of the Poet, The Artistic Home, Natya Dance Theatre, The Flowering Tree

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Helltrap Nightmare, Chic-A-Go-Go, and more of the best Halloween happenings in Chicago this weekend

Splatter Theater, Spektral Quartet’s Costumed Soiree, and more goings-on October 27-29

Behind the gory scenes of Splatter Theater

The Annoyance’s savagely funny 30-year-old slasher spoof is a triumph of a certain schlocky stagecraft.

The Ages of Man, Splatter Theater, and ten more new stage shows to see

Three Thornton Wilder one-acts and the Annoyance's long-running slasher parody are among this week's best bets.

Hideout Block Party, Splatter Theater, and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend

Shen Wei at the Auditorium Theater, Dia de los Muertos celebration at the National Museum of Mexican Art, and more happenings from September 22-24

Sunday in the Park With George and midnight with zombies: new performing arts reviews

Fresh reviews from Reader critics

Culture Vultures: Halloween edition

The comic book Hack/Slash, Chuck Palahniuk's Haunted, and the 1963 movie The Haunting

Fresh Reader performing arts reviews

Shows reviewed this week in the Reader.

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Helltrap Nightmare, Chic-A-Go-Go, and more of the best Halloween happenings in Chicago this weekend

Splatter Theater, Spektral Quartet’s Costumed Soiree, and more goings-on October 27-29

Behind the gory scenes of Splatter Theater

The Annoyance’s savagely funny 30-year-old slasher spoof is a triumph of a certain schlocky stagecraft.

The Ages of Man, Splatter Theater, and ten more new stage shows to see

Three Thornton Wilder one-acts and the Annoyance's long-running slasher parody are among this week's best bets.

Hideout Block Party, Splatter Theater, and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend

Shen Wei at the Auditorium Theater, Dia de los Muertos celebration at the National Museum of Mexican Art, and more happenings from September 22-24

Sunday in the Park With George and midnight with zombies: new performing arts reviews

Fresh reviews from Reader critics

Culture Vultures: Halloween edition

The comic book Hack/Slash, Chuck Palahniuk's Haunted, and the 1963 movie The Haunting

Fresh Reader performing arts reviews

Shows reviewed this week in the Reader.

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