"What Shakespeare does is dismantle the myth of the perfect hero. When he dismantles the myth of pure evil, he’s also forced to dismantle the myth of pure good."
The 8th Annual Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival begins this week
Isabel Leonard, Patrick Page, Julia Bullock and more are featured this week
Five festivals get 2026 started in a great way
"Beau the Musical" and "Table 17" are just two of his many plays
Our picks of the best way to close out 2025 and start 2026
Met Opera's "Andrea Chénier" screens around the world
"Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)" is one of this week's Best Bets
Ian Barford plays Antonio Salieri in Steppenwolf Theatre Company's production of "Amadeus"
"I learned to trust my silly. Everyone's silly is different, and finding mine changed my life."