Annie Enneking

Vasa Lisa

Jon Ferguson talks about his new show and 'Theatre Forever'

​John Ferguson -- whose eponymous theater company brought us innovative productions such as You're My Favorite Kind of Pretty, Super Monkey, and Animal Farm -- has got a new name for his company, a broader vision, and ambitious plans. The group will open its first show, A Bun for a Door Handle, th ... More >>

The Joans

​John Ferguson -- whose eponymous theater company brought us innovative productions such as You're My Favorite Kind of Pretty, Super Monkey, and Animal Farm -- has got a new name for his company, a broader vision, and ambitious plans. The group will open its first show, A Bun for a Door Handle, th ... More >>

Penelope Freeh & Megan Mayer

​John Ferguson -- whose eponymous theater company brought us innovative productions such as You're My Favorite Kind of Pretty, Super Monkey, and Animal Farm -- has got a new name for his company, a broader vision, and ambitious plans. The group will open its first show, A Bun for a Door Handle, th ... More >>

Forgetting, Tyrone and Ralph are intense rides

Workhaus Collective, History Theatre introduce strong new plays

Shakespeare Gets Punked

What would happen if Patti Smith gave birth to Hamlet? Something like 'God Save Gertrude'

Spotlight: The Cryptogram

What would happen if Patti Smith gave birth to Hamlet? Something like 'God Save Gertrude'

Curtain Call

Let's bring back the year's best (and worst) performances for one more round of applause (and jeers)

Say Mommy!

Bertolt Brecht: War is a motherlover

Repetitive Motion Disorder

How many ways can two women and a man find to be unhappy?

Spotlight: Sleeping Beauty

How many ways can two women and a man find to be unhappy?

The Year in Theater

They laughed. They cried. They used the "F" word. They wore funny wigs... and we were there

Hermaphrodite Bites Unicorn

Five hours of sicilian fables and two tons of recycled tires: Are you interested yet?

The Birch is Back

Cabaret chameleon Melissa Birch takes the kind of performance risks that can come back to bite you in the ass--literally.

Atom and Eve

The holocaust as taped tragedy; the atom bomb as marital ordeal

Scene Not Heard

Computer wizards leave their bedrooms, rappers reach the stage, and the Mason Jennings Band creates the bar buzz of the decade. In the ninth annual City Pages New Music Poll, 60 local music fans pick the bands that made the biggest noise.