May 10, 2012 | Press, Reviews
Chelsea Marcantel Pens a Tabloid Wet Dream 20% Theatre Company presents Devour Reviewed by Katy Walsh Kim and her Kardashian sisters. Paris and Nicki Hilton. Ivanka Trump. People magazine has snapshots of them. TMZ keeps tabs on them. The world watches these gals...
May 8, 2012 | Press, Reviews
A stunning world premiere looks inside the exotic world of the rich, young and pretty. Devour Centerstage Show Review Reviewer: John Dalton Tuesday May 08, 2012 “All my life I have been extraordinarily bored,” cries Anais to the ceiling and everyone who chooses to...
Apr 14, 2011 | Press, Reviews
Brecht Adaptation Successfully Unearths New Orleans of Old By Jason Rost Rating: ★★★ There was a unique and fascinating collaboration that occurred between two small theatre companies this year. The “Full Circle Festival” may have unfortunately fallen off the radar...
Apr 12, 2011 | Press, Reviews
The Voodoo Chalk Circle by Keith Griffith *RECOMMENDED* The afterbirth is all that remains of Bertolt Brecht in Chelsea Marcantel’s new, strikingly original adaptation of his 1948 play, The Caucasian Chalk Circle. Marcantel’s lyrical dialogue and sweeping,...
Apr 12, 2011 | Press, Reviews
The Voodoo Chalk Circle at the State Theatre of Chicago | Theatre Review by John Beer *CRITIC’S PICK* I’m not sure how Brecht would view Louisiana native turned Chicagoan Marcantel’s loose adaptation of his Caucasian Chalk Circle. While setting the piece in the...
Nov 9, 2010 | Press, Reviews, Short Plays
Inside each room lies a literary genius gasping for breath Reviewed by Paige Listerud Rating: ★★★ That Virginia Woolf created anything is a testament to her drive, razor-sharp intelligence and prolific, intense imagination. That her work emerged as a leading voice in...
Nov 8, 2010 | Press, Reviews, Short Plays
A Crowded House by Kerry Reid The audience moves from room to room, visiting scenes from the life and literature of Virginia Woolf in this brief, occasionally quite moving show by the State Theatre of Chicago. Nine vignettes combine snippets from Woolf’s novels...
Jul 8, 2010 | Press, Reviews
(a)Symmetry Cycle at the Viaduct Theatre: Live review Posted in Theater by Kris Vire Review by Melissa Albert. Playwright Chelsea Maureen Marcantel’s three-play (a)Symmetry Cycle runs through July 25 at the Viaduct. We sent TOC reviewer Melissa Albert to check it...
Nov 17, 2009 | Press, Reviews, Short Plays
by Jamie DesRocher It’s a little weird to write about a show produced by a part of a company you used to be a part of. But then again, it’s also weird to go see shows produced by a company you used to be a part of, and I’ve done that a few times now, so…woot. CHAOS is...
Apr 29, 2009 | Press, Reviews, Short Plays
THEATER REVIEW Sketchbook Festival by Scott C. Morgan Young theatrical hipsters rejoice! Collaboraction’s 9th annual Sketchbook Festival is back with 14 new plays. At the same time, I must offer a mea culpa because I was only able to catch seven of...
