Pictured above: Part of the cover of Joshua Chambers-Letson’s After the Party: A Manifesto for Queer of Color Life/Image: Provided by Joshua Chambers-Letson Joshua Chambers-Letson is a writer and performance…
Posts published in “Theater”
Pictured above: Production photo from Filament Theatre’s Snow Queen, based on the fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen. The production continues through December 23/Photo: Provided by Filament Theatre Editor’s Note: If…
Pictured above: Frank Okay on the set of Earth Motel/Photo: Courtesy of Frank Okay “Art Director, Touring Musician, Creative Director, Toy Store Manager, Sr. Design Consultant, Illustrator, Talk Show Host,…
Pictured above: Photo of Melissa DuPrey mid-performance/Photo: Provided by Melissa DuPrey When I sit down with Melissa DuPrey, a modern-day renaissance woman of the arts, I realize this is the…
When I asked to write about Improvised Dungeons & Dragons at Otherworld Theatre Company, I wasn’t too familiar with the roleplaying game growing up until I got to college and…
Pictured above: Capture from Ele Não event/Photo: Egon Schiele “The Trump of the Tropics,” they call him. But really, he’s worse. “Bolsonazi” is another nickname. He’s openly homophobic, misogynistic and…
Pictured above: Production photo as part of Charged Spaces/Changing Bodies/Photo: Courtesy of Pivot Arts We were on Chicago’s North Side in the Institute for Cultural Affairs about to see the…
Pictured above: Beth Bradfish in Deep Green at High Concept Labs on November 14/Photo: High Concept Labs Editor’s Note: If you would like to be featured in future Scapi upcoming monthly…
Pictured above: Free Street Theater performers/Photo: Free Street Theater On October 23 at 2:15 PM, the Chicago Tribune posted an article entitled “Finally, a Chicago-style storefront theater for the South…
Pictured above: Sara Zalek/Photo: Noa/h Fields Performing at Cafe Mustache on a late Friday night variety bill, Sara Zalek was lustrous—literally: her skin was painted gold. Her 20-minute Butoh-influenced performance piece,…
Editor’s Note: The initially posted article contained incorrect information about the ritual performance Salt Water Women: Remembrance Ritual for the Disappeared. It has been updated to reflect that it was created and…
Pictured above: The Walls of Harrow House/Photo: Chrystyne Kozol A week before their opening, I had the opportunity to talk with the co-artistic directors of Rough House Theatre Claire Saxe and…