A Deep Look at the 'Dark Knight' Chase Scene
RogerEbert.com founding editor Jim Emerson does a long analysis of the Batman film’s exciting, but arguably incomprehensible, Lower Wacker pursuit sequence.
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Patrick Andrews Shares Rules for Success in Theatre
ROLE REVERSAL: After high-profile roles in several plays and musicals, this season, the 26-year-old is on the cast of Goodman’s “Red.”
Fall Theatre Preview: 10 Best Shows in Chicago in 2011
THE ANTICIPATION INDEX: Ten shows to buy tickets to now, starting with the most eagerly awaited
Five Actors to Watch This Season
PROMISING PLAYERS: Getting to know Nicolas Gamboa, Rae Gray, Adrian Aguilar, Kevin Douglas, and Lindsay Leopold
Sadieh Rifai and Timothy Edward Kane on Tackling Solo Shows
FLYING SOLO: Two actors dish on the thrills and chills of the singular spotlight
Rating the Local Authenticity of Three New Chicago-centric Plays
CUE THE 312: A look at The Kid Thing, Momma’s Boyz, and Clybourne Park
Psychics Handicap the Season for Four Theatre Insiders
IN THE CARDS: To find out what’s in store for 2011, we sent three directors and a playwright to get their fortunes told
Twyla Tharp Premieres New Work with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
WIRED: Catching up with the choreographer
Fall Theatre Preview 2011
Our quick and comprehensive guide to the scene, including ten don’t-miss productions, up-and-coming actors, and more
Poetry Foundation Stages ‘Meet Mr. Yeats’
In March 1920, on his third and final visit to Chicago, William Butler Yeats explained his dramatic ideal to a crowd at the Casino Club. “I am trying,” he said, “to create a form of poetical drama played by one company, all of whom could ride in one taxicab and carry their stage property on the roof…”