‘Happy Birthday Mars Rover’ features NU alums, highlights meaning of humanity
Vy Duong, Arts and Entertainment Editor
November 14, 2019
Last winter, Chicago’s temperature was reported to be colder than Mars. This year, playwright Preston Choi (Communication ‘18) will bring the Mars atmosphere to the Windy City in his upcoming production, “Happy Birthday Mars Rover.” It’s not to assert the brutality of Chicago’s weather, but...
Review: Second City mixes the absurd and the topical with “Do You Believe in Madness?”
Wilson Chapman, Assistant Arts and Entertainment Editor
November 13, 2019
During a sketch about halfway through Second City’s latest show, Jordan Savusa finishes explaining how the electoral college works to his fellow cast members, and asks them if they have any questions. “Um yeah,” Asia Martin says. “What the f-ck?” That response — “What the f-uck?”...
Q&A: Musician Chadwick Stokes talks upcoming album, performance at Lincoln Hall
Wilson Chapman, Assistant Arts and Entertainment Editor
November 13, 2019
For over twenty years, Boston-based musician Chadwick Stokes has made and released music both solo and with his two bands Dispatch and State Radio. This Friday, he’ll be dropping a new self-titled album with his backing band, The Pintos, before headlining at Lincoln Hall in Chicago next month. Ahe...
Inspired by her brother, Julia Hogan Laurenson and Seesaw discuss inclusivity in theater
Charlie Goldsmith, Holiday Guide Editor
November 13, 2019
The day Luke Hogan Laurenson started walking independently in 2016, he asked his mom to turn on some Taylor Swift music. She played “Shake It Off” and took out her phone to record it on video. Luke, a freshman in high school, got out of his wheelchair and did exactly what the hit song told him...
‘Hoodoo Love’ features magical realism and power in desires
Vy Duong, Arts and Entertainment Editor
November 7, 2019
When actor Martasia Jones decided to return to the stage after two years of being on screen, it was more than just a turn on the road. As Jones read the script for “Hoodoo Love,” she was instantly drawn to the story’s “richness,” but more so, to the drive and strength of a woman. “To play...
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