The World Premier at Stage Left Theatre of One Fine Day opened with a scene that had you asking what kind of play is this? This is not what I was expecting. Soon enough you come to find it was all a dream. A dream based on the poem Jabberwocky […]

Deception, betrayal, remorse only can be healed with faith. The Last Sin Eater explores the quest for forgiveness only to find the truth around an entire community built on lies. The Last Sin Eater is a film that is supposed to leave you asking questions. The film accomplishes that, however […]

Leslie Burke (played by AnnaSophia Robb) draws the audience into the world of Terabithia by saying, “Just close your eyes and keep your mind wide open.” Bridge to Terabithia may be too deep for under school-age children to grasp, but it is fully enjoyable for all. Based on the children’s […]

Depending on your taste in music, Tom Petty is usually a hit-or-miss artist, and that is open to the listener’s opinion. His release, Highway Companion, is no different. For those of you who are fans, though it won’t seem like his most accomplished release, it is something that will get […]

All That Remains is one of the few more modern hard rock acts that actually show some promise and hope. Their newest release The Fall of Ideals shows their power, which lies in angst-ridden odes pounding away at various aspects of life. In terms of the music it is essentially […]

Less Than Jake, In With the out Crowd offers a fresh new sound to its listeners. Most of the songs are nothing out of the ordinary but then they throw the ska element in by adding horns, and it gives it an interesting twist. If you were to take all […]

What allows you to transcend into a deeper awareness? Until March 2, 2007 there will be a show called Glimpse/Stare in the Northeastern Fine Arts Center Gallery. It features work from painter Rhonda Wheatley and sculptor Isaac Duncan III. It will be out during Black History Month, though it is […]

Tales of anger, military orders, and armed violence, peppered with racism, make A Soldier’s Play a complicated social commentary. It showed at the Metzli Galleria in Chicago this February. It was staged by the New Branch Theatre Company (NBTC) and directed by Calvin Gibbs, Jr., the president of NBTC. This […]

Sometimes college students take creative writing assignments a little too far. Would it be crazy if the most outrageous creative writing assignments turned out to be less fiction and more truth? Timeline Theatre brings a play called Harmless that speaks of a college student by the name of Ben Navarro […]

Many plays about African American history have been hitting Chicago’s theater scene for Black History Month 2007. The outstanding Jeffrey Sweet’s Court Martial is the 12th production at Victory Gardens and has the potential to impact people of all walks of life through important information about African American history. Based […]