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Chicago librarian conjures classic fairy tales with a twist in Serendipity Market

by MaryBeth Gronek

Penny Blubaugh's debut novel may be about fairy tales and magic, but it comes from a very real concern for the indifference of modern people to the importance of storytelling.

House breaks down walls holding back frank racial debate

by MaryBeth Gronek

A House With No Walls delivers a flawless account of the current racial issues in society, leaving no avenue of opinion or discussion concealed.

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Praise be! C.S. Lewis’s hellish premise lends itself to heavenly production

by MaryBeth Gronek

The Screwtape Letters imagines hell as a vast bureaucracy devoted to tempting souls to their doom.

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Rhythmic Bodies dance to diverse beats

by MaryBeth Gronek

“We love dance, and you should too” sums up the attitude of campus dance company Rhythmic Bodies In Motion (RBIM) and is also the driving force behind its upcoming show Body Language. This outlook ...

Rising Stars turn out a squeaky wheel of a production

by MaryBeth Gronek

Does Rydell High need a makeover? The Rising Stars Theater Company (TRSTC) seems to think so—they have offered a new take on the blockbuster and Broadway hit Grease. But the success of such makeove...

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Lewis and Clark has American foreign policy in its sights

by MaryBeth Gronek

“A promise to bring back the facts…all the facts”—this powerful oath opens the Infamous Commonwealth Theatre’s production of Lewis and Clark Reach the Euphrates. These opening words exemplify the p...

UC Dancers gracefully meld styles

by MaryBeth Gronek

Why not watch 25 graceful dancers actually leap this leap year? This weekend, come watch the UC Dancers perform their annual performance, The Edge. Although this performance has an eclectic mix of ...

Shakespeare classic cast in new light

by MaryBeth Gronek

The love of a chaste woman for an upstanding gentleman is brutally destroyed by jealousy in the Shakespearean classic Othello. The Chicago Shakespeare Theater presents more than just a story of two...

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