Entering its 26th year, Eclipse enjoys the distinction of being the only theatre in the Midwest to focus exclusively on the works of a single playwright every season. By choosing to mount contemporary adaptations of plays by William Inge, Eclipse will be reintroducing modern audiences to a writer considered to be “one of the …
Playwright William Inge Featured in Eclipse Theatre’s 2018 Season Read More »
A lot of people were there Thursday night to make up for last year. That’s when René Marie was originally scheduled for a show at the Logan Center with Freddie Cole and cancelled due to illness. As she and her trio walked on stage and prepared to begin, a woman in the audience exclaimed, “We …
The draw was three-fold. First, it was one of the few high-profile tributes to Dr. King. Second, it featured an important and obscure work by a literary giant, Langston Hughes. Finally, music performed by Chicago Sinfonietta would form the performances core. Reconnecting with their sound would be exciting. They all converged to create something unexpected, …
When the hunt is on for good jerk chicken in Chicago, don’t assume an easy outing. That may be because the city lacks the large number of people of Caribbean heritage who make Chicago home as they do in New York and Toronto. That dearth is reflected in our culinary landscape. Thankfully there’s a quiet …
Commemorating the birthdays of figures who helped shape the destiny of the nation is not something we do well. After naming buildings, byways and bridges for them, remembrance devolves into speech making and, in the case of Martin Luther King Jr., concerts. Both are acceptable, even laudatory and enjoyable. But they suffer from a predictable …
The Blues Ain’t a Color – MLK Tribute Speaks Frankly about Race Read More »