Ten Great Things to Do in March
Chicago is slowly, kinda reopening: See comic book heroes at a museum or go jump in the lake (from the comfort of your own home).
Contributors: Kris Vire
Ten Great Things to Do in February
From a reopened Art Institute to a Children’s Choir concert featuring Chance the Rapper, Chicago’s cultural offerings are beginning to thaw out.
Children’s Theater With Bite
A puppet-filled play about a child navigating the COVID pandemic kicks off an initiative by Chicago Children’s Theatre to commission work from diverse writers.
Museums Are Reopening. But Will They Ever Be the Same?
Science and nature exhibits are rife with buttons to press, touchscreens to swipe, and levers to pull — all the high-touch activities we’re meant to be avoiding.
Sleight of Screen
Puppeteering powerhouse Manual Cinema celebrates its 10th anniversary with a livestreamed variety show.
Will Chicago Theaters Go Dark for Coronavirus?
In most houses, the show will go on — but that could change quickly.
Brian Balcom Wants Accessible Theater Onstage and Off
Paraplegic since a 1993 spinal cord injury, the 39-year-old director advocates for people with disabilities both onstage and in the audience.
Jane Byrne’s Cabrini-Green Stunt Gets a Theatrical Treatment at Lookingglass
Photo: Johnnyboy Photography J. Nicole Brooks has written a play about female freedom fighters in Liberia and reimagined a Greek tragedy by setting it in Haiti. For her latest, opening February 26 at Lookingglass, the Washington Park native sticks closer to home. Her Honor Jane Byrne tackles the mayor’s 1981 publicity stunt of moving into … Read more