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Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Feature Oct 29, 2020
Nightmare fuel

What we՚re watching and thinking about heading into Halloween and the election
- By Kaylen Ralph, Kerry Reid, and Catey Sullivan
- Tags: Performing Arts Feature, Mr. Robot, Run the Beast Down, Strawdog Theatre, The Grudge, Train to Busan, Antebellum, Parasite, Evil Eye, Lovecraft Country, Monsterland, The Haunting of Bly Manor, Halloween, Romantics Anonymous, Death Becomes Her, A War of the Worlds, Theatre in the Dark, The People

Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Review Oct 8, 2020
Recommended
16th Street and Strawdog examine racism and dystopia

Rastus and Hattie and Run the Beast Down bring nightmarish scenarios to virtual life.
- By Kerry Reid
- Tags: Performing Arts Review, Run the Beast Down, Strawdog Theatre, Rastus and Hattie, 16th Street Theater, Lisa Langford, Lanise Antoine Shelley, Kate Black-Spence, Krystel McNeil, David Goodloe, Ryan Kitley, Colin Jones, Jasmine Bracey, Roy Thomas, Olanrewaju Adewole, Nathan Cox-Reed, Octavia Butl, Recommended

Arts & Culture, Feature Oct 2, 2020
Video
Our favorite things for fall arts, part one

An overview of theater, dance, music, pop-up performances, and other artists and activists that you should know about—this season and year-round
- By Kerry Reid, Irene Hsiao, Salem Collo-Julin, Reginald Edmund, and Leah Munsey
- Tags: Feature, Our Favorite Things, Strawdog Theatre, Run the Beast Down, Neo-Futurists, 45 Plays for America's First Ladies, Clock Productions, Black Joy, Dance Center of Columbia College, Winifred Haun & Dancers, Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre, Reginald Edmund, Black Lives Black Words, Fall Arts Preview, Video

Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Feature Sep 29, 2020
Black artistic leaders take charge at several Chicago theaters

"There is no other way forward": reflecting on those who shaped them and the future they envision
- By Sheri Flanders
- Tags: Performing Arts Feature, We See You White American Theater, Sana Selemon, BoHo Theatre, Shelley Delaney, Brian Evans, Neel McNeill, Definition Theatre, Sophiaa Nayar, Mariah Copeland, Kamille Dawkins, Kamille Dawkins, Strawdog Theatre, Sonita Surratt, Kemati J. Porter, eta Creative Arts Foundation, Fall Arts Preview

Arts & Culture, Theater Review Jan 14, 2020
Recommended
In the rocky landscape of Thirst, nostalgia isn’t salvation

C.A. Johnson’s searing drama shows three ways of dealing with the apocalypse.
- By Max Maller
- Tags: Theater Review, Thirst, Strawdog Theatre, C.A. Johnson, Andrea J. Dymond, Tracie Taylor, Gregory J. Fields, Laura Resinger, Saniyah As-Salaam, Johnard Washington, Recommended

Arts & Culture, Theater Review Dec 10, 2019
Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins gives a trickster twist to the holiday

Strawdog's family-friendly holiday show returns for a second year.
- By Kerry Reid
- Tags: Theater Review, Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins, Strawdog Theatre, Eric A. Kimmel, Michael Dailey, Lauren Katz, Jack Morsovillo, Jacob Combs

Arts & Culture, Theater Review Oct 23, 2019
Recommended
The Effect asks if passion is real in an age of pharmaceuticals

Strawdog's production leaves a mark in this Chicago premiere.
- By Josh Flanders
- Tags: Theater Review, The Effect, Strawdog Theatre, Lucy Prebble, Elly Green, Sam Hubbard, Danielle Pereira, Cary Shoda, Justine C. Turner, Tristin Hall, Recommended

Arts & Culture, Theater Review Jun 5, 2019
Take Me is undermined by its own whimsy

Guilt and grief lead a woman to imagine she's been contacted by aliens.
- By Albert Williams
- Tags: Theater Review, Take Me, Strawdog Theatre, Tony Churchill, Nicole Bloomsmith, Michael Reyes, Kamille Dawkins, Mark Guarino, Jon Langford, Anderson Lawfer, Carmine Grisolia, Mekons, Chuck Evans, Annabelle Revak

Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Feature Oct 17, 2018
A roundup of 15 Halloween shows to thrill and chill you

Explore haunted houses, meet a vampiric rabbit, two Frankensteins, and Freddy Krueger’s hot brother
- By Julia Clausen
- Tags: Performing Arts Feature, Halloween theater roundup 2018, Halloween, haunted houses, Les Innocents, (Re)Discover Theatre, Walls of Harrow House, Roughhouse Theater, Masque Macabre, Strawdog Theatre, Frankenstein, Remy Bumppo Theatre, Lifeline Theatre, Bunnicula, The Campfire, The Mansion Show, G

Arts & Culture, Theater Review Jun 1, 2018
Damascus attempts to tackle faith, politics, and race without a road map

Strawdog's production of Bennett Fisher's play feels like a torturous lecture.
- By Dmitry Samarov
- Tags: Theater Review, damascus, strawdog theatre, hellcab, bennett fisher, race relations, somali-american, minneapolis, chicago, mecca, new testament, Cody Estle

Arts & Culture, Theater Review Sep 1, 2017
Recommended
Strawdog's Barbecue scores an 11 on the Honey Boo Boo scale

Robert O’Hara skewers the showbiz of race in this sly satire with a twist.
- By Tony Adler
- Tags: Theater Review, Barbecue, Robert O'Hara, Strawdog Theatre, Steppenwolf 1700 Theatre, Damon Kiely, Celeste M. Cooper, Anita Deely, Barbara Figgins, Deanna Reed-Foster, Ginneh Thomas, Abby Pierce, Recommended

Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Feature Mar 18, 2016
Lookingglass's Blood Wedding, Strawdog's D.O.A., and nine more notable current stage shows

García Lorca gets transplanted to the Dust Bowl, and an off-Loop mainstay goes noir.
- Tags: Performing Arts Feature, Lookingglass Theatre, Federico Garcia Lorca, Blood Wedding, Daniel Ostling, Kareem Bandealy, Mercy Street Theatre, Ian Michael James, Burn, J. Cody Spellman, Strawdog Theatre, D.O.A., Leo C. Popkin, 42nd Street, City Lit Theatre, Harold Arlen, I've Got the World on a String, Sheldon Patinkin, Kingsley Day, Profiles Theatre, Darrell W. Cox, Joe Jahraus, Jez Butterworth, AmarA*jk, Thad Halstein, Jerusalem, Mai Lang Dao, Sideshow Theatre, David Jacobi, Marti Lyons, The Matchmaker, Thornton Wilder, Goodman Theatre, Hello, Dolly!, Henry Wishcamper, Jerry Herman, The New Sincerity, Theater Wit, Jeremy Wechsler, Erin Long, Alex Stein, Alena Smith, Zuccotti Park, Pride Films & Plays, Delia Kropp, David Valdes Greenwood, Raggedy And, Recent Tragic Events, Craig Wright, 9/11, Interrobang Theatre Project, World Trade Center, Joyce Carol Oates

Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Feature Feb 25, 2016
Black Ensemble's Doo Wop Shoo Bop, Quest Theatre's All the World's a Stage, and eight more stage shows to see now

Revivals are back—even Sister Act.
- Tags: Performing Arts Feature, Black Ensemble Theater, Doo Wop Shoo Bop, Those Sensational Soulful 60s, Jackie Taylor, jukebox musicals, All the World's a Stage, Andrew Park, Quest Theatre Ensemble, seven ages of man, doo-wop, I & You, Jackalope Theatre Company, the Yard, Senn Arts Magnet School, Tevion Lanier, Olivia Shine, Walt Whitman, In a Word, Strawdog Theatre, Lauren Yee, Jess McLeod, Mary Winn Heider, Rebecca Sohn, Shirley Lame, My Solo Show of All Duets, the Annoyance, T.J. Shanoff, Muse of Fire, Genesis Theatricals, Redtwist Theatre, Auschwitz, Jake Rosenberg, Rock Baby Rock, Hard Rock Cafe, Jerry Lee Lewis, Lance Lipinsky, Neil LaBute, The Shape of Things, Pygmalion, Eclectic Full Contact Theatre, Katherine Siegel, Patrick Iven, Sister Act, Marriott Theatre Lincolnshire, Whoopi Goldberg, Don Stephenson, Marissa Zaremba, Nancy Missimi, Aretha Franklin, Jackie Wilson, Ziryab, the Songbird of Andalusia, Ronnie Malley, Silk Road Rising

Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Feature Dec 3, 2015
Fifteen holiday shows to see now

There's a lot more out there than A Christmas Carol.
- By Reader staff
- Tags: Performing Arts Feature, A Beer Carol, Drinking & Writing Theater, Burning Bluebeard, Iroquois Theatre fire, The Hypocrites, The Ruffians, A Charlie Brown Christmas, Emerald City Theatre, A Christmas Carol, Goodman Theatre, Larry Yando, A Christmas Carol: The Musical, Quest Theatre, Clara & the Nutcracker, Piccolo Theatre, The Great Annoyance Melodrama and Vaudevilee, Hellcab, Profiles Theatre, HoliDaze, Step Up Productions, Holidazed and Confused, Second City, Up Comedy Club, It's a Wonderful Life: Live in Chicago!, American Blues Theater, The Long Christmas Ride Home, Strawdog Theatre, The House Theatre of Chicago, The Nutcracker, holiday shows, The Santaland Diaries, David Sedaris, Sexy Saturdays, Uptown Underground, Kiss Kiss Cabaret

Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Feature Nov 20, 2015
Court Theatre's Agamemnon, Ibsen's Ghosts, and ten more new theater reviews

There's preholiday gloom galore on Chicago stages.
- By Reader staff
- Tags: Performing Arts Feature, Agamemnon, Court Theatre, Animals Commit Suicide, First Floor Theater, Ibsen's Ghosts, Mary-Arrchie Theatre, Greg Allen, The Long Christmas Ride Home, Strawdog Theatre, The Merry Widow, Lyric Opera, Renée Fleming, Franz Lehár, Leopold and Loeb case, Never the Sinner, John Logan, Victory Gardens, Playing God, Curious Theatre Branch, Beau O'Reilly, Pocatello, Griffin Theatre, Samuel D. Hunter, Repairing a Nation, Nikkole Salter, ETA Creative Arts, Tales of Fated Love, Clock Theater, You Can't Take It With You, Northlight Theatre

Arts & Culture, Theater Review Sep 3, 2014
Strawdog Theatre goes only partway to blazes with The Arsonists

The company's staging of Max Frisch's satire does many things well, just not enough of them.
- By Tony Adler
- Tags: Theater Review, The Arsonists, Strawdog Theatre, Max Frisch, I'm Not Stiller, Man in the Holocene, Amazon.com, World War II, Matt Hawkins, Scott Danielson, Ira Amyx

Best of Chicago, Arts & Culture Jun 20, 2013
Readers' Poll
Best New Play

Successors
- Tags: Arts & Culture, Best of Chicago 2013, new play, Successors, Signal Ensemble Theatre, The Book of Mormon, Strawdog Theatre, Readers' Poll

Best of Chicago, Arts & Culture Jun 20, 2013
Readers' Poll
Best Stage Director

Tie
- Tags: Arts & Culture, Best of Chicago 2013, stage director, Ronan Marra, Signal Ensemble Theatre, Jonald Reyes, Mental Notion Society Productions, Halena Kayes, The Hypocrites at Chopin Theatre, Strawdog Theatre, Readers' Poll

Best of Chicago, Arts & Culture Jun 20, 2013
Readers' Poll
Best Playwright

Jon Steinhagen
- Tags: Arts & Culture, Best of Chicago 2013, playwright, Jon Steinhagen, Signal Ensemble Theatre, Tracy Letts, Steppenwolf Theatre, Strawdog Theatre, Readers' Poll

Blogs, Bleader Jun 8, 2013
Reader's Agenda Sat 6/8: The Ray Bradbury Festival, ComedySportz Theater, and a backyard BBQ bike bash

What's on the Reader's Agenda for Saturday, June 8
- By Tosten Burks
- Tags: Do This, Arts, Strawdog Theatre, Otherworld Theatre Company, Ray Bradbury, ComedySportz, Schubas, World Naked Bike Ride, Revolution Brewing, Backyard BBQ & Bike Bash

Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Review Apr 24, 2013
Recommended
In the headlock of Big Love

Strawdog Theatre and Charles Mee's play make a terrific couple.
- By Tony Adler
- Tags: Performing Arts Review, Charles Mee, Big Love, Strawdog Theatre, Aeschylus, The Suppliants, The Taming of the Shrew, Matt Hawkins, Michaela Petro, Shane Kenyon, Sarah Goeden, Stacy Stoltz, John Ferrick, Paul Fagen, Cheryl Roy, Mike Mroch, Recommended

Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Review Apr 29, 2010
When Good Goes Bad

The Good Soul of Szechuan, Brecht's classic about a classic human dilemma
- By Albert Williams
- Tags: Performing Arts Review, The Good Soul of Szechuan, Strawdog Theatre, Strawdog Theatre Company, Bertholt Brecht, David Harrower, Blackbird, Michaela Petro, Shen Te, Adam Shalzi, Amy Dunlap, Anita Chandwaney, Carmine Grisolia, Shui Ta, Mikhail Fiksel, Mike Pryzgoda

Blogs, Bleader Apr 7, 2010
Dinner & a Show: Wednesday 4/7

Recommended events paired with nearby restaurants.
- By Whet Moser
- Tags: Chicagoland, Food Chain, Film, Music, Food & Drink, Performing Arts, Arts, Titus Andronicus, Macello, Bottom Lounge, Tokyo Nami Trio, Aoki, Asian American Showcase, Gene Siskel Film Center, Cibo Matto, Spiaggia, Little Women, Velvet Lounge, Ken Vandermark, Hideout, Jane's, Sixteen Candles, Univ. of Chicago Doc Films, Doc Films, Cedars Mediterranean Kitchen, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, A Wintertime Tale, Gemini Bistro, Horizon Cafe, Greenhouse Theater, Strawdog Theatre, Hugen Hall

Blogs, Bleader Mar 23, 2010
Dinner & a Show: Tuesday, 3/23

Recommended events paired with nearby restaurants.
- By Whet Moser
- Tags: Chicagoland, Food Chain, Film, Music, Food & Drink, Performing Arts, Arts, Gunslingers, Permanent Records, Mr. Brown's Lounge, Seijiro Murayama, Enemy, Takashi, The Red Riding Trilogy, Music Box, Lips Asian Bistro & Sushi Bar, The Winter's Tale, Strawdog Theatre, Istanbul Restaurant, Yasar Demir

Blogs, Bleader 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
- Tags: Chicagoland, Onstage, Free Shit, Performing Arts, Comedy, Arts, Swag, Theatre Communications Group, Free Night of Theater, Second City, Pegasus Players, Victory Gardens, Halcyon Theatre, Chemically Imbalanced Comedy, Barrel of Monkeys, Prop Thtr, Steppenwolf Theatre, Strawdog Theatre, Theatre School at DePaul University, Next Theatre, Light Opera Works, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, ComedySportz, Noble Fool Theatricals, Northlight Theatre, Tympanic Theater, Vitalist Theater.

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