This spirted small-scale revival of the affectionate and faithful spoof of Anton Chekov’s “The Seagull” is wonderfully performed and inventively presented.
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Swing State
Four tremendous Chicago actors perform in this impeccably written contemporary American drama set on a Wisconsin prairie; it is entrancingly presented.
Psychic Self Defense
An absorbing performance art piece featuring surrealistic vignettes, a variety of curtains and pseudoscience; it is vividly presented and performed.
The Creeps
Charismatic New Zealand-born performer Catherine Waller is bewitching in her highly theatrical solo show which is comprised of dark vignettes.
A Will To Live
Masha King is towering as a young Jewish woman in Poland who survives internment at three concentration camps in this powerful Holocaust dramatization.
What Else Is True?
A youthful, animated and entrancing ensemble portray the six members of a NYC college improv comedy troupe in this affective and bittersweet major play.
Chanteuse
A gay male cabaret performer poses as his deceased landlady to escape Nazi persecution in this powerful musical solo show that is grandly performed.
A Stitch in Time
“The Emperor’s New Clothes” inspires this satirical musical set in a mythical nation ruled by an authoritarian president; it’s performed by a peppy cast.
Rock & Roll Man
Joe Pantoliano is irrepressible in this biographical musical starring Constantine Maroulis as legendary DJ Alan Freed; Little Richard is prominent.
Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground
John Rubinstein is triumphant as the retired ruminating ex-American President in this rich, precise and comprehensive, well mounted biographical solo show.