Vincent P. Mahler

Idle Muse Theatre Company will continue its ninth season with the Chicago premiere of The Talking Cure, by Christopher Hampton and directed by Idle Muse Artistic Director Evan Jackson.

Idle Muse Theatre Company will continue its ninth season with the Chicago premiere of The Talking Cure, by Christopher Hampton and directed by Idle Muse Artistic Director Evan Jackson.

Idle Muse Theatre Company will continue its ninth season with the Chicago premiere of The Talking Cure, by Christopher Hampton and directed by Idle Muse Artistic Director Evan Jackson. The play explores the life of Sabina Spielrein.

Idle Muse Theatre Company will continue its ninth season with the Chicago premiere of The Talking Cure, by Christopher Hampton and directed by Idle Muse Artistic Director Evan Jackson. The play explores the life of Sabina Spielrein. A brilliant young 'hysteric,' Spielrein was Carl Jung's first patient, and eventual colleague, as he sought to refine the 'talking cure' method of treatment proposed by his adopted mentor, Sigmund Freud. Traditional notions are shattered when Sabina begins to blaze her own trail and a forbidden journey into repressed passions unfolds as patient and doctor cross the ultimate boundary, becoming lovers. Under the creeping shadow of two World Wars, all three are drawn into a complex web of rivalries and dark desires that will eventually give birth to modern psychoanalysis - as well as its first great schism. Produced by special arrangement with Creative Artists Agency (www.caa.com)

Idle Muse will open its ninth season with Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher and directed by IMTC ensemble member Nathan Pease. This adaptation is a whip- smart and shocking version of a classic tale of lust, love, horror, and the depravity that lurks within us all.

Lifeline Theatre presents a world premiere adaptation of Wilkie Collins' The Moonstone, by Lifeline Theatre ensemble member Robert Kauzlaric, directed by Lifeline Theatre ensemble member Paul S. Holmquist. The Moonstone, an Indian diamond steeped in a history of violence and mysticism, is stolen from Rachel Verinder's bedroom, and no one in her household is above suspicion. Join an unforgettable collection of liars, lovers, addicts and outcasts as they struggle to uncover the truth and reclaim the stone before its curse destroys them all. This thrilling mystery, regarded as the first detective novel in the English language, is re-imagined for the Lifeline stage by the award-winning adaptor and director of The Island of Dr. Moreau and Neverwhere. The Moonstone closes March 27, 2011 at Lifeline Theatre, 6912 N. Glenwood Ave. (free parking and shuttle; see below).

Lifeline Theatre presents a world premiere adaptation of Wilkie Collins' The Moonstone, by Lifeline Theatre ensemble member Robert Kauzlaric, directed by Lifeline Theatre ensemble member Paul S. Holmquist.

Lifeline Theatre presents a world premiere adaptation of Wilkie Collins' The Moonstone, by Lifeline Theatre ensemble member Robert Kauzlaric, directed by Lifeline Theatre ensemble member Paul S. Holmquist.

Rasaka Theatre Company presents an updated version of their 2009 hit 'Yoni Ki Baat', including new work from Chicago authors performed for the first time in 2010.

Rasaka Theatre Company and Premiere Theatre & Performance PresentYoni Ki Baat: Back for More in 2010!

Rasaka Theatre Company presents an updated version of their 2009 hit 'Yoni Ki Baat', including new work from Chicago authors performed for the first time in 2010.

Rasaka Theatre Company presents an updated version of their 2009 hit 'Yoni Ki Baat', including new work from Chicago authors performed for the first time in 2010.

Rasaka Theatre Company presents 'culture/clash: three plays about the South Asian Diaspora,' a trio of world premieres penned by South Asian playwrights.