Before we get to the heart of things, a few words of explanation. The Brother/Sister Plays is the name given to a trilogy of plays by Tarell Alvin McCraney: In The Red and Brown Water, The Brothers Size and Marcus; Or The Secret of Sweet. In The Red and Brown Water is a full-length play being performed by itself. The Brothers Size and Marcus are one-act plays being performed together. The characters in all three plays are connected, whether by blood or community, but their stories, running in repertory in Steppenwolf's Upstairs Theatre, can be seen in any order. In The Red and Brown Water can be seen without the other two, and vice-versa, but we're willing to bet that if you attend one performance, you'll be itching to see the rest of it. We saw the whole trilogy on one marathon Saturday, and it was some of the best theatre we've ever seen. more ›

After giving ourselves a little vacation (aka “working overtime at our paid jobs”), the theatre staff at Chicagoist got back down to business this week. We’ll have a bunch of reviews coming up for you next week, but we figured we should all catch up on some news first. more ›