• Awards and divas

    Awards and divas
    This week’s announcement of the MacArthur Fellows (aka the “genius grants”) didn’t include any Chicago (or former Chicago) theater artists as in past years with Mary Zimmerman and David Cromer, but we’re thrilled that Chicago fiction writer Ling Ma and visual artist Ebony G. Patterson are among this year’s 22 recipients of a no-strings-attached $800,000 […]
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  • Two Destinos shows look at immigration through different perspectives

    Two Destinos shows look at immigration through different perspectives
    The seventh Destinos: Chicago International Latino Theater Festival, kicked off this past Monday, featuring an exciting lineup of national, international, and Chicago-based performances just in time for Hispanic Heritage Month. Now in its seventh year, the 2024 Destinos will showcase 21 productions at stages across the city, including four world premieres. Destinos is produced by […]
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  • Megalopolis overflows with ambition

    Megalopolis overflows with ambition
    Megalopolis in wide release in theaters
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