This spring at Steppenwolf, Rajiv Joseph’s Describe the Night is an elegant, witty, and perceptive dramatic reimagining of the life and legacy of Russian Jewish writer Isaac Babel. The famed author of Red Cavalry and Odessa Stories, Babel was arrested by the the Soviet Interior Ministry (NKVD) in 1939 and executed on fabricated charges of treason and.
In Edgewater Glen, Chicago, Raven Theatre’s production of Sharyn Rothstein’s Right To Be Forgotten is powerful, touching, and opportune. The play, which premiered in Washington, D.C. four years ago, follows Derril Lark, a painfully awkward 20-something literature student, as he brings suit against big tech for internet privacy violations. Ten years ago, Lark stalked a.
Spoiler Warning: Outer Banks seasons 1 and 2, but not season 3. Outer Banks, the Netflix coming-of-age treasure hunting series whose first two seasons enjoyed massive viewership on the back of a sometimes-cheesy, often-delightful, always-charming script and a strong ensemble cast, is back for a third season. The Chicago Maroon spoke with Outer Banks (OBX).
Content warning: This article mentions sexual and relationship violence. From London’s National Theatre to Navy Pier’s Chicago Shakespeare Theater comes Wise Children and Berkeley Repertory Theater’s production of Wuthering Heights, based on the 1847 novel of the same name by Emily Brontё. Emily Rice’s musical adaptation is flamboyant and flashy but lacking in substance. It.