The chairman returns – Chicago Reader
Two years ago, Chicago playwright India Nicole Burton’s Panther Women at Perceptions Theatre paid tribute to the women…
When the pill came to Puerto Rico
For this year’s Destinos: Chicago International Latino Theater Festival, Visión Latino Theatre Company presents the local premiere of…
How Maggie Andersen found her voice
Chicago theater lore sometimes still seems stuck in Steppenwolf in the 70s, despite the emergence of so many…
A revolutionary life – Chicago Reader
Elizabeth Catlett (1915–2012) was a revolutionary printmaker, sculptor, and painter with a body of work spanning six-plus decades.…
Freedom of thought – Chicago Reader
“In the name of Black Determination, Richard Hunt cannot have a retrospective at MOMA [sic].” In 1970, Faith…
Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. paints a portrait of Native Chicago
Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. has always been a good storyteller, the kind whose friends and family say…
Explore spooky Chicago history – Chicago Reader
For most of my life, I’ve been the kind of reader who skims the back of a horror…