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JAPAN: Day 3 - when we get rained out, learn about gift melons and feel too disheveled for the Park Hyatt

JAPAN: Day 3 - when we get rained out, learn about gift melons and feel too disheveled for the Park Hyatt
Tokyo By Jennifer Herlein Day 3 is one of those days that you look at with dread regardless of where you are – it was grey with a steady rain and light wind from the moment we woke up until we went to bed that night.  While I dislike rain and humidity, I loved seeing... Read more »
By Katy Walsh,
May 23, 2012 at 9:54 pm
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JAPAN: Day 2 - in which we arrive too late for tuna, see a solar eclipse and sit in a cat bus

JAPAN: Day 2 - in which we arrive too late for tuna, see a solar eclipse and sit in a cat bus
Because all the world is a stage…. Tokyo Reviewed by Jennifer Herlein Tokyo is 14 hours ahead of Chicago so on our second day here, our bodies are a bit out of whack.  I woke up at 3:30am and Scott was up slightly thereafter.  The general consensus is that given the jetlag, the first day... Read more »
By Katy Walsh,
May 22, 2012 at 9:46 pm
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"Butcher of Baraboo" (A Red Orchid Theatre): Prime Cut of Comedy Marinated in Intrigue

"Butcher of Baraboo" (A Red Orchid Theatre): Prime Cut of Comedy Marinated in Intrigue
#111. Secrets were fun when I was young.  Knowing who cheated on a test, who liked liked someone, who pissed his pants was important.  As I’ve gotten older, ‘it’s a secret‘ becomes a burdensome request.  Knowing who cheated on his tax return, who liked liked someone’s husband, who pissed off her boss has lost it’s... Read more »
By Katy Walsh,
May 22, 2012 at 12:47 pm
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Japan: Day 1 -in which we arrived, got lost and played charades

Japan: Day 1 -in which we arrived, got lost and played charades
Because all the world is a stage… Tokyo Reviewed by Jennifer Herlein I think you can tell a lot about what kind of experience awaits you in a new city from the way the inaugural journey from the airport to your hotel goes.  In recent years I’ve had chaotic and in-your-face (Marrakech) and frightening yet... Read more »
By Katy Walsh,
May 21, 2012 at 8:38 pm
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"Bang the Drum Slowly" (Raven Theatre): Male Bonding at Its Finest!

#114.  Men have always mystified me.  Having grown up with three sisters, I totally get every possible emotion for death, break-ups, or coupon expiration emitted by gals.  I don’t always understand what a man is thinking or feeling.  Their level of communication often is a grunt, a shrug, or a ‘whatever’.  My ‘How do you... Read more »
By Katy Walsh,
May 21, 2012 at 4:53 pm
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[title of show] (Northlight Theatre): Clever Behind-The-Scenes Look

[title of show] (Northlight Theatre): Clever Behind-The-Scenes Look
GEORGE: See, this should be a show. This is the show. JERRY: What? GEORGE: This. Just talking. JERRY: (dismissing) Yeah, right. GEORGE: I’m really serious. I think that’s a good idea. JERRY: Just talking? Well what’s the show about? GEORGE: It’s about nothing. -Seinfeld, Season 4, Episode 3 #112.  Northlight Theatre presents [title of show]. ... Read more »
By Katy Walsh,
May 20, 2012 at 2:45 pm
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"Sexy Baby" (Hell in a Handbag): Crowning A Sleazement

"Sexy Baby" (Hell in a Handbag): Crowning A Sleazement
#113.  I’m from a three generation tiara family.  I have one. My mom has one.  My niece has one.  Sparkly accessory perched on a head?!  We totally get it.  Who doesn’t want to be crowned the winner?  It doesn’t really matter if it’s awarded or self-appointed.  Nothing dazzles like jeweled headgear. Hell in a Handbag... Read more »
By Katy Walsh,
May 20, 2012 at 11:42 am
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"Arcadia" (New Leaf Theatre): New Leaf's Grand Finale!

“The aesthetic model that I was thinking of when we were talking about the decision to close was the last frame of Calvin and Hobbes. That way of ending a mission and completing a body of work…so the work will always have integrity and it won’t seep away or we won’t try and change it into... Read more »
By Katy Walsh,
May 19, 2012 at 11:09 pm
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Off Book Chats Up Raven, TimeLine, Writers, Signal ATC, AFT, Children's & More

Today, Chicago Theatre Off Book is reviewing exciting offerings from local theatre companies: “Treasured Stories by Eric Carle” by Chicago Children’s Theater at Victory Gardens, ”Hostage Song” at Signal Ensemble Theatre, “Rent” at American Theater Company with About Face Theatre, and ”A Little Night Music” at Writers Theatre.  Our special guests are Michael Menendian from Raven Theatre and PJ Powers from Timeline Theatre. And of course, we have 2 new Got A Minute? segments from local playwrights. This May 18, 2012 episode... Read more »
By Katy Walsh,
May 18, 2012 at 5:54 pm
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"My Kind of Town" (TimeLine Theatre): One Show that Won't Let You Down

"My Kind of Town" (TimeLine Theatre): One Show that Won't Let You Down
#109. Chicago = the C-word. Capone, crime, corruption.  The Windy City is known for big blustering windbags. We are the city selling the end results by questionable methods.  Political, judicial, criminal, multiple realms of our hometown have gotten a reputation for getting what we want through whatever means available.  Chicago is, The Wrigley Building. Chicago... Read more »
By Katy Walsh,
May 17, 2012 at 6:45 pm
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