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Goodman’s ‘graveyard shift’ exposes the crushing realities of American racism
The plot of playwright korde arrington tuttle’s graveyard shift commemorates the 2015 death of Sandra Bland.
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Steppenwolf’s ‘Bug’ is a horrifying ride and a helluva love story
The Leftovers star Carrie Coon takes on her husband Tracy Letts’s 1996 cult shocker Bug.
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Plano
Will Arbery’s Plano is like a dream unfolding at double speed: a heady brew of theatrical tropes, whip-smart jokes and Catholic theology that goes right to your head.
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Mlima’s Tale
For the play’s Chicago premiere, director Jerrell L. Henderson gives Mlima’s Tale a lean and hungry look
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graveyard shift
This lyrical, brutally tragic play is like a Greek myth that replaces divine fate with the crushing realities of American racism.
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Bug
Tracy Letts’ pitch-black 1996 comedy-thriller may be a horrifying ride, but it’s also a helluva love story.
