fragments inspired by stage and screen
[originally published: http://www.aislesay.com/CHI-GATWOZ.html%5D THE GREAT AND TERRIBLE WIZARD OF OZ by Phillip C. Klapperich Adapted from the Novel by L. Frank Baum Directed and Choreographed by Tommy Rapley House Theatre of Chicago at Northlight Theatre 9501 Skokie Boulevard, Skokie, IL / (847) 673-6300 http://www.northlight.org Through March 11, 2007 Reviewed by Martha Wade Steketee March 2, 2007 Do we really need […]
[originally published: http://www.aislesay.com/CHI-LADY.html%5D LADY by Craig Wright Directed by BJ Jones Featuring Lance Stuart Baker, Paul Sparks, and Michael Shannon Northlight Theatre 9501 Skokie Boulevard, Skokie / (847) 673-6300 http://www.northlight.org Through February 25, 2007 Reviewed by Martha Wade Steketee February 18, 2007 Craig Wright has written and BJ Jones has staged a resonant play about three men with guns, divergent lives, […]
[originally published: http://aislesay.com/CHI-INHERIT.html%5D Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Directed by Jessica Thebus Northlight Theatre North Shore Center for the Performing Arts / http://www.northlight.org Through November 12, 2006 Reviewed by Martha Wade Steketee October 15, 2006 As full disclosure, I must note that “Inherit the Wind” is one of my favorite plays. I leaf through my […]
The Chalk Garden By Enid Bagnold Directed by William Brown A Northlight Theatre production North Shore Center for the Performing Arts 9501 Skokie Boulevard Skokie, IL 60077 Reviewed by Martha Wade Steketee March 29, 2006 Bagnold’s Exploration of Family and Justice Elegantly and Unevenly Staged by Northlight “A life without a room of one’s own is unbearable.” “I never allow […]
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