Kelly KleimanSolo performers have a hard time finding outlets for their work; African-American solo performers have a doubly hard time.

The good news is that Chicago theaters are trying to grapple with the issue of race this season (so much, by the way, for the notion that America would somehow become “post-racial” after the election of President Obama).

Kelly KleimanCourt Theatre's adaptation of Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man is a scathing portrait of racism built around the observation that the central character is invisible because the people he deals with can see only his color.

As Jonathan and I will discuss more fully on Friday, 'tis the season for theater companies to move and build.

When I interviewed Timothy Douglas about his decision to resign as Artistic Director of Remy Bumppo, he said a series of gracious things about divergent artistic visions. These remarks were barely distinguishable from the equally gracious comments made by his successor Nick Sandys.

Kelly KleimanTomorrow (Friday) night, Shaw Chicago will present the sole and only local performance of Mark Twain in Person. Richard Henzel, a Shaw Chicago stalwart, has been touring this one-man show for years now, to great acclaim.

The excellent Rivendell Theatre Ensemble will finally have its own home when it opens its 16th Season next month.