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SERVE. SET. MATCH. WINNER. Finally! A virtual theater production that actually feels like I’m in a theater. Not only that, but Writers’ production of Anna Ziegler’s The Last Match is intuitively directed as theater-as-cinema by Keira Fromm, and ferociously acted by a perfectly cast pile-driving ensemble. Here’s more proof for the world to see how…

Chicago’s amazing Court Theatre is presenting its next play digitally — the world can now see why this is such a remarkable company.  Owen McCafferty’s  Titanic (Scenes from the British Wreck Commissioner’s Inquiry, 1912) is a survivors’ story fraught with intrigue, bravery, and human frailty, telling the story of the sinking of the RMS Titanic using verbatim…

A 20th  Anniversary reunion event  for Northlight Theatre’s world premiere of  The Last Five Years — featuring  performances and conversation with playwright  Jason Robert Brown,  director  Daisy Prince,  and original cast members  Norbert Leo Butz  and Lauren Kennedy —  begins online this Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 6:30pm CST for free on The Northlight YouTube channel. On May 23, 2001, a brand-new musical opened at Northlight…

Beginning tonight, April 10, 2021, Chicago’s Kane Repertory Theatre presents  the world premiere online production of  Hammaad Chaudry’s  Security, directed by Executive Producer  Ansley Valentine, premieres online  April 10-May 2, 2021 (with plans for an in-person production when it is safe). The cast includes Academy Award and three-time Golden Globe nominee  Eric Roberts  (Brian) and  Harsh J. Gagoomal (Riaz). A 17 year old…

Remy Bumppo Theatre Company presents… Artist  Descending  A Staircase a radio play by Tom Stoppard Available for streaming April 5 – April 18, 2021 Artist  Descending  A Staircase  is one of Stoppard’s brilliant early radio plays, written in 1972 and a precursor to  Travesties, The Real Thing  and  The Invention of Love. The story, full of sparkling wit, heart-wrenching romance and modern art,…

GET FAY Chicago’s New American Folk Theatre is bringing us The Summer of Daisy Fay, the inaugural production of its “season of audio theatre,” featuring new recordings of three of the company’s past productions. The one-woman show stars Charlie Irving, who returns to her 2016 role of Daisy Fay Harper. Based on Fannie Flagg’s novel…

THEY KEEP INTERROBANGING THEM OUT Easily one of the most exciting things to come out of the pandemic is Chicago’s Interrobang Theatre Project’s world premiere of  The Spin (Stage and Cinema’s review here), written and directed by  Spenser Davis. Continuing its Eleventh Season: Off The Record, exploring what happens when the world stops and life becomes virtual,…

NEW SEASON TAKES CENTER COURT Chicago’s great Court Theatre has sadly had to postpone its production of August Wilson’s Two Trains Running, but Owen McCafferty’s Titanic (Scenes from the British Wreck Commissioner’s Inquiry, 1912)  and Shakespeare’s  Othello are still on. If possible, Court will offer limited in-person viewership for Titanic  and  Othello, with digital access provided for patrons who…