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Sketchfest Explorer: Part 2
Watching the continued growth of a comedy institution.
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Sketchfest Explorer: Part 1
Hundreds of performers come together to make a finely calibrated machine of funny.
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Where to Go Before and After the Show
Planning a trip to one of Chicago's many fine theaters? Make a night of it at these nearby favorites.
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Ready, Set, Improvise!
Our top picks for Chicago Improv Festival 2010.
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Theater Is For Lovers
These Valentine's Day shows are sure to make your curtain rise.
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Chicago SketchFest Picks
More than 100 groups will bring the funny during this comedy colossus. We pick some of them.
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NYE Picks: Theater
Chicago's theater scene has a midnight for everybody.
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Ha-Ha Hunters
The Found Footage Festival creators discuss their adventures in video-scavenging - and on Chicago cable-access.
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Holiday Theater in Chicago
From the classic to the curious, these shows offer good reason to step away from the buffet table.
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Erica Watson
The self-proclaimed "Fat Bitch" explains the inspiration behind her one-woman show.
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The Nude Abides
Big Lebowski Burlesque creator Ann Marie Weinert aims to one-up Jackie Treehorn with her new show.
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Battle of the Sexes
Girls vs. Boys brings Lord of the Flies to life.
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Them's the break/s
This "mixtape for the stage" brings high art and hip-hop together at the MCA.
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Movin' Out is Movin' In
Billy Joel's hit musical makes a stop at the Rosemont Theatre this weekend.
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Suds on Stage
What better place for a play about beer than a brand-new brewery?
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Acts of Love
From Kama Sutra to Andrew Bird, Chicago's Valentine's theater will make you swoon.
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A Chicago Burlesque Primer
We steer you through all the feathers and fans of the barest of subcultures.
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Theater Marathon: The Great Gatz
Our writers chronicle six and a half hours of stage action at the MCA.
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How Not to Plagiarize
The Plagiarists rip you and Jonathan Lethem off with "Promiscuous Stories."
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Mierka Girten
The local playwright turned her struggle with MS into an affecting one-woman show.
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Next August
With new cast members and a new city to impress, this isn't the "August: Osage County" you once knew.
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Your Town
Need a reminder of why you love where you live? These Chicago-centric plays will show you the way.
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Let's Take It Outside
You'll have no excuse to stay in with our guide to outdoor theater venues.
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Funny Ladies
These young, up-and-coming female comedians are shaping Chicago's underground scene.
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Kiddie Theater
Explore the world of theater with the little ones.
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Turn Your Ticket Into a Night on the Town
Pairing dining, wining and theater-going.
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Black Moon Rising
A chat with Eduardo Vilaro proves the future of Luna Negra Dance Theater is very bright indeed.
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Meredith Miller
This puppet artist and burlesque performer extraordinaire explains that her two passions share one stem.
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Seats for a Song
Centerstage's guide to catching theater on the cheap.
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Off to Meet the Wizard
A chat with Gene Weygandt of "Wicked."
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Warming up the Crowd
Songs about Vin Diesel and breakaway pants will get you giddy.
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