James Joyce’s The Dead @ The Court Theatre, Chicago
What play? James Joyce’s The Dead, a title presumably chosen to avoid confusion with other musicals called The Dead. What’s it about? Two spinster-type sisters and their spinster-in-waiting niece...
View ArticleBlackademics by MPAACT @ The Greenhouse Theater Center
What play? Blackademics, presented by MPAACT Theatre at the Greenhouse Theatre Center. This is a play by Idris Goodwin who is excellent. What’s it about? This is one of those cases where the title...
View ArticleThe Christmas Schooner @ The Mercury Theater
What play? The Christmas Schooner by John Reeger and Julie Shannon, directed by L. Walter Stearns, presented by The Mercury Theater. What is it about? Oh my tanenbaum, so much! 1) The True Meaning of...
View ArticleWarm on the Coolin’ Board by MPAACT @ Greenhouse Theater Center
What play? Warm on the Coolin’ Board by Shepsu Aakhu, directed by Marie Cisco, presented by MPAACT. What is it about? A lot of times with MPAACT, what a play is “about” has a lot to do with you...
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