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One of our objectives is to write occasional feature articles on theatre, theatres, and theatre people. You’ll find them archived here.

September 19, 2025October 26, 2025Articles

Chicago Theatre Once Again Sets the Stage for Brilliant Satire

Anyone who has ever been a part of storefront theatre in Chicago and witnessed its frequent backstage absurdity will find much to […]

November 1, 2022November 1, 2022Articles

Mini Movie Reviews: Halloween Edition

So this weekend, in honor of Halloween, I watched three highly acclaimed horror movies I had never seen. My mini-reviews: (Spoilers may […]

October 25, 2022October 25, 2022Articles

16th Street Theater ends its run with the thoughtful “Man and Moon”

Berwyn’s 16th Street Theater, an institution that has lasted fifteen years, announced on Monday that its new production, Man and Moon, would […]

December 15, 2021October 16, 2026Articles

Cameras to Coats: What You Should Bring to the Stage Door

Written by Aliana Cathy Middleton for chicagoonstage.com The theater presents a range of different experiences for everyone — from the excitement of […]

August 15, 2021August 17, 2021Articles

Music Theater Works’ Mamma Mia! is ready to bring us back to the theatre.

By Karen Topham When Mamma Mia! debuted on Broadway in 2001, COVID was not even a term on anyone’s mind. (SARS/CoV-1, the […]

October 15, 2020October 15, 2020Articles, Musings

Fond Memories of Reviewing

By Beverly Friend, PHD, Member American Theatre Critics Assn. While I certainly miss seeing plays, I miss reviewing them even more: the […]

March 21, 2020March 24, 2020Articles

Coronavirus forces theatres to try novel approaches

“I know someone like you understands the importance—the all-consuming social importance of live theater.” — Mark Lew, from Teenage Dick As the […]

February 17, 2020February 17, 2020Articles, Chicago Reviews

My relationship to “A Doll’s House,” and how that affects my reaction to Raven Theatre’s production

This article is by Karen Topham, ChicagoOnstage, member American Theatre Critics Association, in response to Raven Theatre’s production of A Doll’s House. […]

December 27, 2019December 27, 2019Articles, Chicago Reviews

Top Stage Performances of 2019

 A long time ago, a young man in a play I was directing was having great difficulties finding his character and was […]

December 19, 2019December 19, 2019Articles

Top 10 (ish) Chicago Plays of 2019

“The stage is a magic circle where only the most real things happen, a neutral territory outside the jurisdiction of Fate where […]

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