The Minutes 2017 Chicago — Photo Coverage Page 5

Review: A VERY SORDID WEDDING at Palm Canyon Theatre

by Charlie Thomas • Jan 23, 2025

What did our critic think of A VERY SORDID WEDDING at Palm Canyon Theatre?

Photos: Redtwist Theatre's World Premiere BOTTLE FLY

by Blair Ingenthron • Oct 19, 2024

Award-winning Redtwist Theatre is presenting the world premiere of Jacqueline Goldfinger’s Bottle Fly, directed by Co-Artistic Director Eileen Dixon, now playing through November 24 at its home in Edgewater, the newly renovated Redtwist Theatre. Check out photos here!

Review: PASS OVER at Ground Floor Theatre

by Joni Lorraine • Aug 20, 2024

Playwright Antoinette Nwandu wrote PASS OVER as a response to the ongoing racial violence and systemic oppression experienced by Black people in the United States. The play was heavily influenced by the numerous incidents of police brutality and the killing of unarmed Black men, which have been widely publicized and protested in recent years.

Review: GALILEO GALILEI at Opera Theatre Of Saint Louis

by Steve Callahan • Jun 17, 2024

Opera Theatre of Saint Louis has opened an utterly glorious production of his opera, Galileo Galilei. It reconfirms OTSL’s place among the finest opera companies in the world. And it will assuredly help you resolve your issues with Phillip Glass.

Interview: Debra Lyman of PINEAPPLE AND OTHER OPTIONS at Arizona Theatre Matters

by Jeanie Bishop • Jun 9, 2024

'...why not produce more plays with inclusion of older women in roles and older people in the story line? Instead the majority of theatres in my community constantly hit “replay” of plays done over and over and are always producing musicals again and again like worn out shoes.'

Review: CLYDE'S at Ground Floor Theatre

by Joni Lorraine • May 20, 2024

These formerly incarcerated individuals working at an insignificant truck stop sandwich shop, grapple with their pasts and seek to rebuild their lives. Their evolution, and the work of the actors embodying them, invites us to expand our understanding of the potential for personal growth and appreciation for what some might see as “the other.” We are resilient. We are courageous. We are complex and unique. And we are all worthy of freedom. As much as I fear Clyde would stifle my “five-star-would-recommend” review, I can’t stop myself. Go see this show. It’s got all the perfect ingredients.

Photos: We Make Movies Collaborates with The Easterseals Disability Film Challenge

by Blair Ingenthron • Apr 14, 2024

A team from We Make Movies has collaborated with the Easterseals Disability Film Challenge for the third year in a row. For the challenge, filmmakers have just five days to write and produce a short film (one to five minutes) based on the year’s genre, buddy comedy which was announced at the Sundance Film Festival in January. The films are required to promote disability inclusion.