‘A Steady Rain’ at Chicago Dramatists: the record-breaking cop drama returns to its Chicago roots in full force

Peter DeFaria and Randy Steinmeyer in “A Steady Rain.” Officer Denny’s the hot-headed one. When stabbed in the leg with a sharpened broom handle while on duty, he pours rubbing alcohol in the wound and goes about his day. When things get tough, he takes matters in his own hands, even if it means bending… Read More ‘A Steady Rain’ at Chicago Dramatists: the record-breaking cop drama returns to its Chicago roots in full force

‘The Detective’s Wife’ at Writers’ Theatre is a so-so mystery told by a masterful storyteller

Barbara Robertson. That’s the reason you need to see this one-person play about a recently widowed detective’s wife, named Alice, who sets out to find who killed her husband — and why. And what a person this play has. Robertson is a masterful actress who has the uncanny ability to draw you in with a… Read More ‘The Detective’s Wife’ at Writers’ Theatre is a so-so mystery told by a masterful storyteller