Marian Anderson’s groundbreaking performance at Lincoln Center and her historic debut at the Metropolitan Opera opened doors for other black opera singers in the U.S. to break onto the scene,…
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This commentary is in response to this Editorial on our site. While this article does address some of the issues at hand, they are not addressed directly enough to specify…
Pictured above: Sideshow Theatre presents “You for Me for You” at Victory Gardens Theater/Credit: Sideshow Theatre Our DIY theater recommendations for the month of March: “CAM BABY” Chimera Ensemble at…
It’s Sounding Board! We talk about the aftermath of Daniel’s newest editorial on Opera season announcements getting shared into rightwing extremist forums, the gubernatorial campaign and JB Pritzker spending 50…
We’re introducing a new, bi-monthly segment into our theater section at Scapi. Every other Thursday, we select a group of DIY theater artists, performers and creatives in Chicago and ask…
We sit down with Kristin Lytie from the Bloody Mary podcast to talk about looking at Horror with regard to gender, race, and class, where horror as a genre lives…
Pictured above: Liz Falstreau and the company of Iron Irene by Iron Woman Productions/Photo: Darren Stephens Photography “Whenever you’re talking about DIY sort of stuff, you find that the people involved…
We sit down with Denise Yvette Serna to talk about oppressive white colonization, historical revisionism of Mayan culture, building art from the space between mythology and accurate historical context, Homeset…
Pictured above: Introduction of Darling Shear by Founder and Artistic Director Jane Beachy/Photo: Mary Kate Young Dear Salonathon, I heard tell of your beauty and grace, but I was not prepared…
As the voter registration deadline closes, the gubernatorial campaigns have continued to heat up daily. On the democratic party side, recent polls show a growing battle between JB Pritzker and…
When asked the question “What is love?” there seems to be no better or more fitting response than the call back, “Baby don’t hurt me… NO MORE!” (Thank you, Haddaway.)…
Over the week, there have been waves of backlash at The Metropolitan Opera’s newest season announcement. A recent Washington Post made the rounds, taking to task the institution’s insistence on an…