CST To Present Marlowe's 'Edward II' Directed by Graney
by Faetra Petillo
- Aug 20, 2008
For the first time at Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST), Shakespeare's contemporary rival playwright Christopher Marlowe, infiltrates Shakespeare's home as Sean Graney brings a contemporary perspective to The Troublesome Reign and Lamentable Death of Edward II, King of England, with the Tragical Fall of Proud Mortimer.
A Must-See 'Othello' Opens at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
by Paul W. Thompson
- Feb 17, 2008
Chicago Shakespeare Theater has mounted a truly state-of-the-art production of one of the Bard's greatest tragedies, Othello, in its mainstage Courtyard Theater on Navy Pier. Everything, from the acting to the designs to the elocution to the pacing, is top-notch and exemplary. Now if they could just find a script worthy of all that theatrical expertise!
