Review: PARANORMAL ACTIVITY at Shakespeare Theatre Company
by Roger Catlin - Jan 31, 2026
Ghosts are not infrequent in Shakespeare’s work, from the spirits of Hamlet’s father to Banquo in “Macbeth.” Is that enough of a connection to bring the theatrical creation “Paranormal Activity” to the Shakespeare Theatre Company?
Shakespeare Theatre Company Sets Cast For PARANORMAL ACTIVITY
by Michael Major - Sep 3, 2025
This North American premiere from Levi Holloway (Broadway’s Grey House) and Punchdrunk’s Felix Barrett (Sleep No More) features illusions by Tony Award winner Chris Fisher (Stranger Things: The First Shadow, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child).
56th Jeff Awards Nominations Revealed
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 6, 2024
The Jeff Awards revealed nominations for their 56th anniversary, celebrating excellence in Chicago's Equity theaters. Learn more!
A Red Orchid Theatre Extends TURRET By Two Weeks
by Stephi Wild - May 17, 2024
A Red Orchid Theatre has announced that World Premiere play TURRET, written and directed by ensemble member Levi Holloway, will extend its run, adding two weeks of performances to a run that sold out in days. P
Review: TURRET at A Red Orchid Theatre
by Rachel Weinberg - May 13, 2024
Levi Holloway’s dystopian play TURRET introduces audiences to an intimate bunker in a post-apocalyptic world. And notably, the play marks Michael Shannon’s return to A Red Orchid. Shannon plays Green, who presides over this mysterious bunker in which he’s holding captive his trainee, Rabbit (Travis A. Knight). At the play's opening, this particular iteration of Rabbit appears to be one of many test subjects within Green’s clutches. The first several scenes of TURRET have a kind of mundanity: Rabbit runs furiously on a treadmill while Green performs a series of tests. The text doesn’t reveal much about the nature of these experiments, and audiences are left to wonder what, exactly, is happening for much of the play.