theater
Play Review: Play shows the loneliness of kids without parents
In "Our Dad Is in Atlantis," now making its Chicago area premiere at 16th Street Theater, accomplished Mexican playwright Javier Malpica tells a heart-rending story about two young brothers. The boys were left in the care of an elderly grandmother they hardly knew when their …
Fun and games with Mozart's 'Magic Flute'
The Queen of the Night as a snowboarder? Pamina and Tamino as cheerleaders for Oak Park River Forest High School? You've got it right!Sports are prominent in the Verismo Opera Club's production of Mozart's enigmatic comic opera, "The Magic Flute."
Tesseract likes to put people on its stage
The TesserAct Theatre Ensemble calls itself "the place where community and performing arts meet." And it certainly lives up to its billing, offering all interested a chance to share the limelight. "We have a large group of people that continue to audition. If they don't …
Play review: 'Butler'opens door for classic farce at Metropolis
Farce, a theatrical tradition going back centuries to the ancient Greeks and Romans, is very much alive and well in 2011.Look no further than "The Butler Didn't!" at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre. This new comic piece, written by Scott Woldman and directed by Brad Dunn, is a perfect example of the genre.
