Chicago magazine • 11th June 2019Gina Rodriguez Is Taking On Her Anxiety The Jane the Virgin star answers some questions ahead of an appearance tonight at the Harris Theater.
Chicago magazine • 13th May 2019After Moonlight Oscar-winning screenwriter Tarell Alvin McCraney returns to Chicago — and to acting — for his new Steppenwolf play.
Chicago magazine • 24th April 2019Hamlet’s on Trial, Kim Foxx Is the Prosecutor, and You’re the Jury Chicago Humanities Festival artistic director Alison Cuddy discusses the making of Please, Continue (Hamlet).
Chicago magazine • 25th March 2019How Lili-Anne Brown Found Success As a Director The Pill Hill native makes her Goodman Theatre debut with Lottery Day.
Chicago magazine • 5th February 2019Reviving August Wilson’s Oeuvre, Play by Play Chicago director Ron OJ Parson discusses his close relationship with the late playwright’s work
Sixtysix Magazine • 24th January 2019Oculus' Peter Bristol Talks Comfortable VR & Adjustable Chandeliers Bristol’s hyper-diverse CV includes ergonomic Microsoft mice, spider-like lighting fixtures, and the first consumer-available virtual reality system.
Chicago magazine • 16th January 2019You Should Know: Sydney Charles She plays the title role in “Nina Simone: Four Women” this month at Northlight Theatre.
Chicago Reader • 5th December 2018From Hull House to Second City, Ensemble-Made Chicago documents a distinctively democratic way of making theater A new book by Chloe Johnston and Coya Paz Brownrigg makes a persuasive case that devised performance is in Chicago’s DNA.
Sixtysix Magazine • 4th December 2018Alexandre Touguet Lives for the Prototype Phase Based in suburban Paris, Alexandre Touguet calls himself an “industrial and digital designer.”
Chicago magazine • 10th October 2018E. Faye Butler Lands the Role She Said She’d Sell a Grandkid to Play The seven-time Jeff Award winner portrays the iconic diva Rose in Gypsy, running October 12 to November 25 at Porchlight Music Theatre.
Chicago magazine • 24th September 2018The Civic Playwright Four years into his ambitious seven-play cycle about Chicago, Ike Holter ratchets up the tension.
Chicago magazine • 10th August 2018The Chicago Choreographer Behind Smashing Pumpkins’ Reunion Tour Ahead of the band’s hometown shows, Jessica Redish talks writing the dance moves that color the set’s backdrop.
Time Out Chicago • 13th June 2018Face of the ’Hood: Jonathan Zaragoza, Archer Heights 28, chef at Birrieria Zaragoza
Time Out Chicago • 7th December 2017Aziza Barnes on ‘BLKS’ The 25-year-old poet’s first play, premiering at Steppenwolf, is a vivid portrait of young black women’s lives.
Time Out Chicago • 7th September 2017Face of the ’Hood: Stephanie Rybandt, Portage Park 35, owner of Fannie’s Cafe, Bakery and Boutique
Time Out Chicago • 5th September 2017Actor Sydney Charles’s path to the stage Without a traditional theater background, Charles is forging her own career track.
Time Out Chicago • 8th March 2017Face of the ’Hood: The Lady Ivory, Andersonville 28, drag show host at @mosphere
Time Out Chicago • 22nd February 2017Adam Jacobs returns to the role of ‘Aladdin’ Broadway’s ‘Aladdin’ gets his wish to go full circle in the Disney musical
Time Out Chicago • 7th December 2016Why is theater in Chicago (still) so white? A new generation of artists weighs in on Chicago theater’s continuing color bind.
Time Out Chicago • 31st October 2016Kate Shindle on ‘Fun Home,’ playing Alison Bechdel and driving across the country Talking with the actor, former Miss America and Actors’ Equity president on tour with ‘Fun Home.’