BackStage Theatre Company

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Not for the faint of heart, Aunt Dan and Lemon ruthlessly examines the worst of human nature and comes to the conclusion that our compassion is mostly conterfeit. But if you can get past the virulent amorality ...

Wallace Shawn's tricky 1985 play about human connection and the allure of fascism gets a thrilling revival, featuring an exquisite performance by Brenda Barrie, says Caitlin Montanye Parrish’s review for Time Out Chicago.

The Milgram experiment was a series of famous scientific studies of social psychology, intended to measure the willingness of a participant to obey an authority who instructs the participant to do something that may conflict with the participant's personal conscience.. ...

When I first met Aunt Dan on the page, it was clear to me that she is passionate and bold, and that she lived her life with an almost violent intensity. I

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A short teaser for BackStage Theatre Company's production of Aunt Dan & Lemon, by Wallace Shawn.

In less than two weeks, BackStage Theatre Company kicks off its 10th Anniversary Season. In this powerful triad of complex plays, BackStage invites you to step inside a thematic series of doors.

The Chopin theatre is conveniently located 5 minutes from Downtown Chicago and are accessible by: Train - Blue Line, Division exit or Red Line, Division exit Bus - 8 Ashland, 70 Division, 56 Milwaukee ...