Alt: Moe Szyslak Angry, Barney Gumble Laughing

Nobel laureate Jon Fosse's "cry of existentialist despair" makes its local debut at Theatre Y in a spare but evocative staging.

ALT: Here We Are Arrival

A touring production of the Broadway musical hit brings a World War II deception to life with high stakes and comic hijinks.

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The writer and performer's childhood in Western Springs and later adventures in theater resonate in this intimate and warm solo show.

The classic comedy (adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher) makes a fine first production for Northlight's Evanston homecoming.

The author and the star of A Streetcar Named Desire connect over one tumultuous evening in Gregg Ostrin's play, now at Lookingglass Theatre.

Kokandy Productions brings their hit seasonal musical from last fall back with fanfare at Broadway Playhouse.

Black Ensemble Theater brings back writer and director Daryl D. Brooks's musical "journey into the realms of funkology."

Jen Silverman's update of a Jacobean tragedy cleverly combines contemporary locutions with sharp observations on gender and class.

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The company remounts its hit from earlier in the year about a father and adult daughter struggling for connection while bird-watching.