Arts

In this series, an actor looks at all matters theatrical. First up: Gurney's "The Cocktail Hour."

Shakespeare in all his glory under the rumbling elevated trains of Long Island City.

In this uplifting solo play Libby Skala channels her great-aunt, whose fascinating life could be said to have embodied the 20th century.

A band of suburban moms unexpectedly achieve the musical success that eluded Charles Manson.

This hospital one-act is anything but maudlin. It's tense, gripping, funny, and surprisingly celebratory.

Perfect for a summer evening, this new production of the Broadway hit shines in Chicago's northern suburbs.

Fathers and daughters in some of Shakespeare's plays.

Three aging punk rockers battle their own demons and a cartoon monster in Casey Wimpee's play.

It's time to stop dissing Coldplay.

A philosophizing three-year-old and a tragicomically misunderstood Salome highlight an uneven but diverting evening of one-acts.