By Patrick O’Brien Call it making the best of a last-minute change of program; call it community outreach in the midst of a pandemic; call it testing the waters for future site-specific productions. At least call it what it is: a dang good showing. Chicago Opera Theater intended to mount a production of the late Daniel
Archives for April 2021
Reimagining Remote Theatre in 4 Chairs Theatre’s Island Song
By Quinn Rigg The human need to connect is pervasive and intrinsic. We are social animals that require meaningful contact as a means of maintaining wellbeing. As such, it needs no repeating that reality seems to dissolve day by day as we observe the tangible consequences of prolonged isolation. A desire to run back to
Mercury Theater Chicago resurrected with new Artistic Director
One of Chicago theatre’s greatest losses to the COVID-19 pandemic may be reversed. Mercury Theater Chicago intends to reopen, having restructured for the future. Key in this restructuring: a new artistic director: Christopher Chase Carter. Carter, a Mercury alum (Little Shop of Horrors, Hair), hails from Michigan and began his theater career in Grand Rapids,
Spate of digital musical premieres announced for Chicagoland
It ain’t June yet, but new Chicagoland musicals sure are bustin’ out all over. As theater companies cautiously look to the autumn to reopen for live audiences, digital presentation is still the preferred means of putting the work out. Three such offerings recently announced: THE PLANE THAT TOOK A TRAIN on podcast platforms Book, music,
