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The Apple Family Plays: – Timeline Theatre

That Hopey Changey Thing

It’s November 2 in Rhinebeck, New York. The polls are about to close for the 2010 mid-term elections. Gathering around the dinner table

The Apple Family Plays: – Timeline Theatre

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Two years have now passed since audiences visited the Apple family in “That Hopey Changey Thing” (reviewed separately). It’s very early

Accidentally Like a Martyr – A Red Orchid Theatre

A gang of regulars, including a few middle-aged queens and a handful of slightly younger gay patrons, meet regularly at this “forgotten gay

Princess Mary Demands Your Attention – Bailiwick Chicago

A young, gay African American named Amari realizes that his life is stagnating. Things begin to change, however, soon after he encounters

The Selfish Giant – Chicago Childrens Theatre

Upon returning from a visit with relatives, a docile, loner of a Giant becomes annoyed when he finds children playing in his enormous

Plastic Revolution – The New Colony

It’s 1950 and the Donna Reed/June Cleaver-inspired housewives are back and ready to burp those plastic food storage containers all over

West Side Story – Drury Lane Oakbrook

It’s been a while since the Chicago area has enjoyed a local production of this American classic, a show that reinvented musical theatre

Mr. Burns – Theatre Wit

If and when the world comes to an end, people will be left with little, except recollections and fond memories from popular culture,

Handicap This! – Step Up Productions

Most people don’t realize that the largest group of minorities in the nation are those who fall under the category of being handicapped. It’s

The Rose Tattoo – Shattered Globe Theatre

When recalling the more than two dozen plays penned by Tennessee Williams, the term “humorous” doesn’t usually come to mind. Yet of