Dean Corrin, an associate dean at The Theatre School, has been teaching at the school for 32 years. “For a lot of us who have been here for a long time, in addition to the emotion and excitement of...

Moody shoegaze bands, plush monkeys strapped to remote controlled cars and countless raving college students — all of this and more invaded Chicago’s underground venues this weekend as a part of the...

Parody music and political satire lovers gathered at the Harris Theater for the release of internet personality Randy Rainbow’s book “Low Hanging Fruit: Sparkling Whines, Champagne Problems and Pressing...

Louisa May Alcott, an acclaimed American novelist and short story writer from the 19th century, published her coming of age novel “Little Women” in 1868. Following the lives of four sisters in Civil...

Many pairs of eyes and ears have witnessed the script of “Inherit the Wind,” a dramatic retelling of the Scopes Monkey Trial — the unprecedented historical trial in which a school teacher was arrested...

With the breakout acclaim of its recent musical adaptation, a goldmine has been made of the classic American story “The Outsiders.” As fate would have it, a non-musical play adaptation by local...

You were warned never to push Carrie to the limits. Now you must pay the consequences.  Thankfully, one group on DePaul’s campus is ready for the challenge. Equipped with red spotlights and buckets...

Leslie Sophia Pérez remembers the beginning of her acting career with fondness. Mostly, though, she happily remembers the mooing.  Years into her Catholic grammar school’s theater program, she finally...

December will mark the 120th anniversary of the Iroquois Theater fire, the deadliest theater fire in U.S. history. The Nederlander Theater stands in its place today, a downtown Chicago venue that has...

From “Anna Karenina” to “Of Mice and Men” and everything in between, the Joffrey Ballet has a history of looking into classic literature to find dramatic, often heartbreaking stories to bring to...

“Makeshift,” directed and written by junior Sophia Klevit, is a powerful comedic show about Jewish culture using the simplicity of a family dinner. Klevit originally wrote the script during fall quarter...

Cementing its prevalence in mainstream pop culture with Disney’s wildly successful animated adaptation, Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Little Mermaid” is without question one of the most beloved...