Is Chicago still a liveable city for its storefront theater actors?
The answer for non-Equity actors, it turns out, has gotten more complicated post-COVID.
Mike Davis
Reporter
Stories by Mike Davis
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Live theater in Chicago: 10 great shows to see this April
Introducing our new monthly theater list: a one-stop shop from WBEZ’s theater reporter for what to see in the month ahead.
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After ceasing operations and canceling shows, Chicago’s Lookingglass stages a second act
The Mag Mile theater company has a slew of ideas for how to get audiences back into “the habit” of live theater, said Kasey Foster, the new artistic director.
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At Steppenwolf, Phylicia Rashad is reimagining the Black family drama
The new play “Purpose,” directed by Rashad and written by the talented playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, spares no punches, tackling family, politics and religion.
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A Chicago theater company without a season, stage or professional actors has one of spring’s most coveted tickets
The scrappy Albany Park Theater Project is remounting its immersive ‘Port of Entry’ in a converted Northwest Side warehouse. Already, there’s a run on tickets.
