Posted on April 21, 2010 by Scotty Zacher
A timeless treatise on today’s healthcare debate? ShawChicago presents Doctor’s Dilemma Written by George Bernard Shaw directed by Robert Scogin DCA Studio Theatre, 78 E. Washington (map) thru May 10th | tickets: $10-$22 | more info By Katy Walsh Who to save? If allotted only enough serum to cure one patient, [...]
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Posted on February 9, 2010 by Scotty Zacher
A no-frills sophisticated comedy ShawChicago presents: The Philanderer Written by George Bernard Shaw Directed by Robert Scogin Ruth Page Theatre (1016 N. Dearborn) Thru March 1st (more info) By Katy Walsh Leonard wants to marry Grace as a way to finally break-up with Julia. Although this sounds like the plot of the next Hugh [...]
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Posted on February 3, 2010 by Scotty Zacher
Inspirational Quotes I was always looking outside myself for strength and confidence, but it comes from within. It is there all the time. — Anna Freud When we are unable to find tranquility within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld A dog is the greatest gift [...]
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Posted on September 30, 2009 by Scotty Zacher
(Mostly) inspirational quotes Success is meaningless if you can’t sleep at night because of harsh things said, petty secrets sharpened against hard and stony regret, just waiting to be plunged into the soft underbelly of a ‘friendship.’ — Margaret Cho, Margaret Cho’s Weblog, 04-12-2006 If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, [...]
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Posted on August 16, 2009 by Scotty Zacher
Light Opera Works presents My Fair Lady based on George Bernard Shaw‘s Pygmalion book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe through Sunday, August 30th (buy tickets) One of the crown jewels of Broadway’s Golden Age of Musicals, My Fair Lady, from its original Tony Award-winning production, to its best-selling [...]
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Posted on May 28, 2008 by Scotty Zacher
Remy Bumppo 2008/09 Season The Voysey Inheritance by Harley Granville-Barker adapted by David Mamet directed by James Bohnen featuring Artistic Associate David Darlow David Mamet’s sleek adaptation of Granville-Barker’s 1905 play feels as if it were written yesterday. When Edward Voysey learns of his father’s corrupt dealings within the family business, he knows there [...]
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Posted on March 11, 2007 by Scotty Zacher
Prostitution and incest – topics that have fueled many a modern play, were extremely taboo subjects in 19th-century Victorian England. So it’s wholly understandable that George Bernard Shaw’s comedic drama, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, which deals with these themes (real or implied), would cause such an uproar in 1893 London. The work was completely banned [...]
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