Apr 28, 2012 | Articles, Press
DEVOUR Chicago Stage Style Theatre & Performing Arts News April 28, 2012 20% Theatre Company Chicago presents “Devour,” written by Chelsea Marcantel and directed by Jacqueline Stone. The production opens on May 5 and runs until May 20, with...
Jan 24, 2012 | Articles, Press
Todd London is the Artistic Director of New Dramatists in New York City and the first recipient of TCG’s Visionary Leadership Award. Mr. London gave the keynote address to the Dramatists Guild National Convention in the summer of 2011. In the...
Sep 1, 2011 | Articles, Press
by BWW News Desk The Dramatists Guild of America and Northwestern University announce the selection of Nambi E. Kelley, Chelsea Marcantel, Lily Mooney, Bruce Murphy, Gwendolyn Rice, Gloria Bond Clunie, Steve and Karen Multer and Ethan Deppe for the second annual...
May 2, 2011 | Articles, Press
Start Weird, Make a Difficult Change, and Shut Up by Chelsea Marcantel I recently finished reading Steve Martin’s autobiography about his years as a standup comic, Born Standing Up, in which he says that he always tries to craft every presentation—his standup, his...
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...
