Acclaimed author/activists to discuss racial inequality in the Midwest
Do the most cursory research on the most segregated cities in the United States and you'll find the Chicago has the dubious honor of being firmly ensconced in the Top...
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‘Love and Sex’ unravels the mysteries of relationships
The title is irresistible. Seriously — who wouldn't want to delve the mysteries of love and sex? From prehistoric cave drawings to Shakespeare's sonnets to "Fifty Shades of Grey," people...
The Lake Forest Theatre cancels season, suspends operations
Last spring, Steve Malone announced the arrival of a new nonprofit theater in Lake Forest, one that would offer all-musical, family-friendly productions in rented space at the Gorton Center with...
‘Silent Sky’
Galileo, Einstein, Hawking, Sagan, Hubble — the planet's greatest astronomers are household names. Edit: The planet's greatest male astronomers are household names. Henrietta Swan Leavitt — whose groundbreaking discoveries changed...
Northlight’s ‘Water’ explores aftermath of natural disaster
For director Cody Estle, the journey to Northlight Theatre's "By the Water" started — quite literally — at the end of the line. From a plane to a train to...
New Trier freshman starring on Chicago Shakespeare stage
At 14, Wilmette's Aaron Lamm has the kind of an acting career many adult performers dream of. The New Trier freshman has credits at the biggest Equity theaters in Chicago....
Audience becomes reporters in ‘Edward Snowden’ at Oil Lamp
Depending on who you ask, American-in-exile Edward Snowden is either a hero or a traitor. His former employers in the U.S. intelligence community take the latter view. As an employee...
Spring break is murder in GreenMan’s ‘McAddams Family’
If the ooky-spooky folks on stage in GreenMan Theatre's latest outing look familiar, it's by design. The quirky McAddams family is led by Tish, a long, lean beauty with waist-length...
A character to be reckoned with in Writers’ ‘The Scene’
You don't need an etiquette expert to tell you that socializing with co-workers is a fraught proposition. So it goes in Theresa Rebeck's "The Scene," a scorching tale of a...
Comedy queen: Kathy Griffin to dish on the ‘Precedent’ to the Kardashians
Kathy Griffin claims to have earth-shaking stories about the man she calls "the precedent." "I've known him for years," she says of Donald Trump. "I know things that will blow...