Free Street produces some of the most powerful youth-made performances in the city and their current production, WASTED, continues that 50-plus-year legacy. The FST's Youth Ensemble brings b…
Chicago actor and community organizer Arti Ishak was tapped to audition for Hatefuck in 2020. They found the script exciting, like nothing they'd ever read. But the production was ultimately…
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By Nabra Nelson, Marina J. Bergenstock, Arti Ishak, Yasmin Zacaria Mikhaiel. For artists, getting a quality review of their show is often critical to continued success. It can make or break …
With Mosque4Mosque and other plays, MENA playwright and actor Omer Abbas Salem creates space for Muslim and Arab artists. Omer Abbas Salem had over 5,000 new pla…
"Shukran Bas" flips the cultural appropriation lens with a music video parody. "Put down the brownie batter hummus and slowly step away from the culture." This c…
Just in case you had any doubts that Shakespeare was still relevant. In one of the strongest, visceral productions of Shakespeare running in this city now, the B…
Still, Mercury Theater's production hits all the right notes. In Little Shop of Horrors, most of New York's skid row residents are just trying to survive. They d…