Chicago Theaters Schedule Tonight, This Weekend And Later In 2018

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• Fun Harmless Warmachine explores the soul of the Trumpian white male
  The New Colony's show plumbs unsettling depths. It's tempting to label Tom, the twentysomething protagonist in Fin Coe's inventive, disturbing new play, as the quintessential disaffected Trumpian white male, fed up with a self-proclaimed progressive culture that offers him little but meaningless employment while indicting him for supposedly limitless privilege. But Coe is too smart […]
• The puppets are the best reason to venture within The Walls of Harrow House
  Rough House's latest production is a worthy addition to the Chopin's tradition of interactive performances. The basement of the Chopin Theatre has been host to some of the most extraordinary immersive theater experiences in Chicago, from David Cromer's intimate Our Town to Sean Graney's promenade stagings of Gilbert and Sullivan to Nathan Allen's living arcade […]
• Danai Gurira’s Eclipsed is a powerful declaration of hope
  Four women band together to survive the Libyan civil war. Though Danai Gurira may be best known for her performances in The Walking Dead, Black Panther, and Avengers: Infinity War, in Eclipsed, presented by Pegasus Theatre, she proves that her talents extend beyond acting to playwriting. The first play to premiere on Broadway with an […]
• There may be a compelling play about the 1897 concert in the Paris Catacombs, but Les Innocents is not it
  Instead you'll find yourself killing time with a Belle Epoque Orpheus. (Re)discover Theatre's self-serious one-act slog purports to be "inspired by a real concert that took place in the Paris Catacombs in 1897," and I've no doubt there's a compelling story to be excavated somewhere from that event. But, my God, this full-body-cringe-inducing work of […]
• Serenity Now! creates a sober space for performers in a booze-filled industry
  Stand-up Whitney Wasson wanted to create a healthier environment for people in recovery from alcoholism and drug addiction. The more you drink, the funnier we are!" Stand-up Whitney Wasson admits she's said this and other throwaway lines onstage in an attempt to get crowds to buy another beer at a show.…