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Peoples' eyes widen and light up when they hear what I do for a living. "You're a theater critic!? Wow!

One of the things that sets Chicago's theater community apart from those in other cities is that we ARE a community, and the idea of sharing is ingrained even within our largest theater companies.

I'm writing this week about a war I've lost, but I'm waging it anyway because I'm right and you are wrong. Audiences don't know how to applaud anymore.

Stage Left Theatre, which begins its 30th anniversary season in August, has named Lacey Holmes as managing director, effective Monday (July 18).

During six days at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF), I was very much surprised to find close to two dozen Chicago theater artists connected with the OSF in capacities ranging from artistic administration to playwriting.Choreographers Randy Duncan and Thomas Rapley (House Theatre of Chicago) bot

The American Theatre Critics Association (ATCA) has selected Chicago, IL as the site of its 39th annual conference, June 13-17, 2012.

The pre-show theater announcement is now standard: turn off cell phones and pagers and "if you must eat candy, please unwrap it NOW."