Sheri Flanders
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Chicago, IL, United States
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Past articles by Sheri:
Harold Dennis’s diamonds are in his own backyard
Every year, countless local actors move to LA to pursue a career onscreen. But what about the ones who stay? What does it mean to be a working actor in Chicago? → Read More
The price of exposure
TimeLine's Chicago premiere production of Lloyd Suh's The Chinese Lady raises questions about our complicity in exoticizing others. → Read More
King James explores basketball and male bonding
I’ve always been ambivalent about the use of land acknowledgements in the arts sector, but as I am not of Indigenous descent, I can’t speak for Indigenous opinions on the matter. At the world premiere of King James at Steppenwolf, the audience was treated to not only a land acknowledgement, but also to what I […] → Read More
Sundance at home, again
All That Breathes, I Didn't See You There, Last Flight Home, and more. → Read More
Nia DaCosta’s Candyman hooks into something new
The reboot of the 1992 cult classic pays homage to the original while moving away from trauma porn. → Read More
Zola challenges mainstream thinking about sex work
And on top of that, it’s a perfect summer romp. → Read More
Godzilla vs. Kong
Godzilla vs. Kong delivers, wrecking cities, airplanes, and each other WWF style. This excellent monster smash-a-thon gloriously showcases top-notch motion-capture and CGI rendering, and truly... → Read More
A non-obituary for Chicago improv
Venues were in flux, but Chicago improv pushed back against racism and harassment in 2020. → Read More
The United States vs. Billie Holiday
A necessary yet poorly edited film undercuts the power of both Billie Holiday’s story and Andra Day’s stellar performance. Day masterfully channels every aspect of... → Read More
Hit 'Em on the Blackside melds social justice and sketch comedy
Congo Square launches a new online series. → Read More
Elsa Hiltner advocates for transparency in theater design salaries
A crowdsourced spreadsheet pulls back the curtain on who makes what at theaters across the country. → Read More
Black women have mid-life crises, too
The 40-Year-Old Version deftly offers a fresh and exciting perspective on a tired film trope. → Read More
Laughing and screaming with Chris Redd in Scare Me
The comedian talks finding his voice and acting his ass off. → Read More
Miss Juneteenth
A small-town beauty queen reckons with big dreams in Miss Juneteenth. Nicole Beharie plays Turquoise, a hardworking mother striving to give her daughter a better... → Read More
Beyond the Canon highlights BIPOC playwrights
If you want to decolonize theater, start with the script. → Read More
Remembering Michael McCarthy
Tributes from actors, comedians, and friends of the Chicago comedy legend. → Read More
Sandra Bland's life and death provides the inspiration for graveyard shift
The Goodman's production is lyrical and heartbreaking. → Read More
What we loved at Sundance
There are a lot of great movies coming your way in 2020. → Read More
Barbara Jordan's story takes center stage in Voice of Good Hope
City Lit's docudrama captures some of the “moral muck” facing the south's first Black Congresswoman. → Read More
Why Torture Is Wrong, and the People Who Love Them is Christopher Durang at his darkest
Eclipse Theatre's all-Durang seasons finishes strong with a brutal black comedy about post-9/11 paranoia. → Read More