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Cry It Out – Northlight Theatre
Molly Smith Metzler, a mother herself, wrote this cathartic, somewhat autobiographical play based on her own personal
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Horror in the Heartland
Buried Child – Writers Theatre
The rain falls steadily, nonstop, relentlessly on the gray roof of an old, dilapidated house on a failed plot of farmland in
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Sugar and Spice
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters’ First 100 Years -Goodman Theatre
The Delany sisters, two charming, lovable African American spinster ladies (who preferred being called “colored” or “Negro”),
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Conch’a Hear It?
Flies! The Musical – Pride Films and Plays
Only a pair of twisted, yet very creative minds could’ve conceived of a musical version of William Golding’s young adult
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Everything in the Garden
Suddenly Last Summer – Raven Theatre
Raven Theatre continues their homage to Tennessee Williams and his writing with a sterling production of one of the
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Like a Prayer
Grace
Like a Prayer
Shocking the audience by opening his play with three murders and a suicide, and then reversing the events like a tape being rewound, Craig Wright’s taut one-act is a mystery, of sorts.
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How to Use a Knife
Someone’s in the Kitchen
Ensemble acting, passionate storytelling and visceral theatrical experiences are all traits of this intimate storefront company that’s been doing great work for the past 27 seasons. In yet another noteworthy Chicago premiere, Shattered Globe Theatre introduces Windy City audiences to playwright Will Snider, with this daring, dashing new drama set in the prep kitchen of Wall Street restaurant. Amid the chaos of chopping, cooking, plating and delivering high end dinners to affluent customers, a tense situation unfolds.
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Macbeth
Sleep No More
In this highly anticipated followup to their recent production of “The Tempest,” Teller (the quiet partner of the famous magic team of Penn & Teller) and Aaron Posner (the talented playwright who gave us, among many others, “Stupid Fucking Bird” and “Life Sucks”) have thankfully reunited at Navy Pier’s Tony Award-winning regional theatre.
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