The founding artistic director of Chicago Shakespeare Theater might possibly direct a show here or there in retirement, but the production that opened Thursday night on Navy Pier is the end of an era.
"Layalina," a play about Iraqi immigrants, makes its world premiere at Goodman Theatre; Chicago Shakespeare Theater founder Barbara Gaines takes her final bow as artistic director by revisiting "The Comedy of Errors"; and Evanston s Music Theater Works revives "Avenue Q."
'A Beautiful Home.Maybe' at REDCAT is a multimedia performance that explores a hypothetical future where everybody has a home, via an exploration of the many times in history when many people didn't.