49 stories by "Sheri Flanders"
City Lit's docudrama captures some of the "moral muck" facing the south's first Black Congresswoman.
Clocking in at 95 minutes, City Lit's production of Voice of…
Eclipse Theatre's all-Durang seasons finishes strong with a brutal black comedy about post-9/11 paranoia.
Christopher Durang's Why Torture Is Wrong, and the Peop…
Sturdy performances can't hide the faulty premise underlying David Alex's new play.
N at the Greenhouse Theater is based on a faulty premise: that a white actor …
The grimy legacy of Bill Cosby haunts this world premiere at MPAACT.
MPAACT's latest world premiere, The Master Comic, dives headfirst into controversial waters …
Teatro Vista presents Evelina Fernández's play as part of the 2019 Destinos festival.
Stretched tight between the residue of the saccharine sweetness of the A…
Ron OJ Parson's production for Court Theatre hits with torrential force.
In his epic masterpiece King Hedley II, the penultimate play in his Century Cycle, Augus…
Your quest for a comedy master class ends at the Mercury Theater.
Whether or not you're familiar with the beloved British humor of the Monty Python universe, Spa…
A comedian and a desk clerk in a podunk town share laughs and secrets.
A tight script with the dark, quirky feel of a Twilight Zone episode, International Falls …
In R.C. Riley's solo show, a rape and a crisis of faith lead to self-acceptance.
Chicago-based writer-performer R.C. Riley was raised with conservative Christian…
Love, Chaos & Dinner offers a delicious feast of comedy, thrills, and music.
Teatro ZinZanni's Chicago premiere of Love, Chaos & Dinner is a delightfully…
This new play from Steven Levenson sees the past and present as a continuum of conflict.
Michael John LaChiusa's musical could have been an empowering feminist adventure based on a true story. Instead it's a tepid moral dirge.
Divorced, beheaded, died; divorced, beheaded, survived"and slaying.
History hasn't been this much fun since Hamilton. With its high-energy score, stadium lightin…
'Ain't nobody want to hear us,' say the stars of the joyous Single Black Female.
Part Sex and the City parody and all celebration of Black female culture, Single…
Three days of performances and workshops encourages participants to become leaders in their communities.
This weekend the Goodman Theatre will present the I Am .…
In Rita Kalnejais's modern fable, parents pass on their prejudices to their children.
Whimsical, brutal, and evocative of The Secret of NIMH, First Love is the R…
Among the longest running shows in Broadway history, this Pulitzer Prize-winning musical continues to get better with age.
It promises hope on the other side of defeat.
A meditation on endings and new beginnings, Lottery Day is a fitting capstone for Ike Holter's seven-play Chicago C…
Court Theatre's production is one of the highlights of the season.
"I found god in myself and I loved her fiercely." African-American feminist poet and playwrigh…
Theo Ubique's production is a sweet, sweet piece of Iowa cheese.
Hermetically sealed inside the idyllic heartland like a Kraft Single, The Bridges of Madison Cou…
This heartfelt new musical feels like the first signs of spring: hopeful and encouraging.
This world premiere from Rebecca Gilman traces the borders and barriers of class in small town America.
Duty and autonomy collide in this earnest investigation of modern parenting.
Black Ensemble Theater pulls out all the stops in this tribute to the most iconic women in the history of modern music.
