Theater
The festival at DePaul’s The Theatre School includes a broad range of students and talents.
From Classroom to Curtain: How Blue Demon Theatre built ‘The Addams Family’
A little spooky, a little kooky and entirely student-led.
Witches, Shadows, Sight and Sound: The puppeteers of Manual Cinema
The story of the puppeteers behind Emmy-winning documentary “The Forger,” the credits and flashbacks of “Candyman” (2021) and their own catalogue of original live puppet shows.
Unique sketch show ‘Manything!’ comes to iO Theater
The crew writes and produces a newly-themed show every week.
‘Superior Donuts’ gets a superior revival at The Artistic Home
The Chicago classic, first produced in 2008, comes back to the Chicago stage after garnering national acclaim.
DePaul’s Musical Theatre Players puts on ‘The Rocky Horror Show’ in The Theatre School
The student-led rendition of the cult classic will run Halloweekend to a sold out audience.
DePaul alumnus Lee Kirk writes a ‘love letter’ to Chicago with ‘Ashland Avenue’
The Theater School alum’s play, starring his wife Jenna Fischer, has been extended for a second time at the Goodman Theatre.
‘The Seagull’ review: Chekhov’s classic lives with Instrumental Theatre Company
The performance, which utilizes the historic lakeside Berger Mansion as a stage, mirrors the play’s location at a moody Russian lakehouse.
Rhinoceros Theater Festival celebrates art on the fringe
The decade-spanning theater festival is held in three venues across the city, giving audiences a show no matter where they are.