Trust at Lookingglass

Man, I'm really glad we don't have a teenager.

















Co-directed and written by David Schwimmer. Philip R. Smith was absolutely amazing in the role of the father.

Uncle Vanya at Chicago Shakespeare

It was in Russian. It ran over three hours. Still, you got to love a Godot meets Monty Python kind of vibe.

Ms. S at the Goodman: The Long Red Road

Ms. S went with a workmate to see this production at the Goodman.

Wayne McGregor at Columbia Dance

Hyper technique, hyper flexible, and a pretty fun evening.

Book Club: Things Fall Apart

Private Lives at Chicago Shakespeare

Always fun to see this Coward chestnut, and clever staging by Gary Griffin, but didn't quite...sizzle for us.

Troika Ranch at Columbia Dance

One of the better of the tech & dance ilk.

"Complex, layered, and visually striking, Troika Ranch is known for hybrid works combining dance, theater and digital media. Recognized world wide as leaders in the exploration of dance and new technology, co-founders, Mark Coniglio and Dawn Stoppiello recently completed a two-year development process to create their newest work, loopdiver. Using motion capture and Coniglio's Isadora software (a programming environment that provides interactive control and real-time manipulation of digital media), loopdiver is the result of a processes of creating movement and multimedia elements from intricately interwoven loops of prerecorded movement, text and digital materials (video, sound and light)."