it's not too much of a spoiler to say that the most potent series of images across The Sporting Life (the delightful feminist theatrical provocation by Marjorie Muller) involves the white canvas that is the production's set slowly being overtaken with blood as the performance goes
hello! it's been a second, hasn't it? work has been busy, the High Holidays Happened, so i've had a few bumps in getting back to our regular Movie Recap schedule. to assist with this, we're gonna do a big ole recap of
all photos credited to Justin Barbin. "Don't Panic. Just Breathe." this mantra echoes through Abby Pajakowski's delightfully apocalyptic solo show "Abby Paj Tries to Stay Alive," the latest mainstage offering from Chicago's very own Neo-Futurists. as is most common among
PRE-ROLL. * paid subscribers to this newsletter received access to two reviews of local theatre this past week; Muffed with the Factory Theater, and Quinlyn Can Paint with Black Cat Theatre. there are more theatre reviews on the books for September, so be sure to become a paid subscriber (for as
three distinct spaces exist within the frame of Quinlyn Can Paint, a new play by Zach Barr premiering with Black Cat Theatre. these are physical spaces, yes, various work and living areas designed by Anthony Doyle (scenic designer) and Kelly Jacqueline (lighting designer) to set the respective scene and tone
before we get anywhere, it seems necessary to sit down and dissect the charmingly verbose title of Zack Peercy's (deep breath), The Meaningful Action Theatre Company Presents A Workshop Reading of “Muffed: A Recounting of Farmington, Maine’s 43rd Annual Chester Greenwood Day Devised by the Members of
PRE-ROLL. * we've got a theater review coming this week! as a reminder, Reviews are accessible through any and all subscriber tiers ($1/$3/$5 a month), and all tiers include a free 7-day trial. have at it! * i'm making homemade pasta this week. will report back!
PRE-ROLL. * the recent Broadway revival of Jason Robert Brown & Alfred Uhry's musical "Parade" is winding up its first national tour, and we caught it last Wednesday here in Chicago. in short; it's a marvel! i've long been a fan of the
PRE-ROLL * it's August! it's officially Almost the End of Summer! bizarre stuff. * i caught wind of this recent interview with everyone's favorite crank of a playwright, David Mamet, on the Talk Easy podcast. for a number of completely valid reasons, most left-leaning/progressive folk
hi everyone! the switch over from Substack couldn't have come soon enough, as the blogging website recently sent a push alert to users promoting a Nazi blog. yikes, one might say! so, yeah, i'm thrilled we're over here now! that said, unfortunately the paid
PRE-ROLL * I have returned from vacation! apologies for the delay, but now let's get this thing back on track! * welcome to our new site here on Ghost! all paid subscribers have had their Substack subscriptions cancelled. if you have any issues, please reach out! * the Emmy nominations were
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