33 MORE THINGS WE WANT TO DO THIS MONTH
EDITOR’S NOTE All events listed here were still a go as of the end of March. But be sure to check venue websites or call ahead to confirm there hasn’t been a postponement or cancellation due to the pandemic.
MAY 1–JUNE 13 | ART
Stephanie Taiber: An Inner Meaning; Almost Expressed
■ This photographic series addresses different dynamics of female identity, such as motherhood, Virginia Woolf’s writings, and the #MeToo movement. The images are disparate and straightforward — a lake, a rope, a bed sheet — hinting at a narrative but evading any clear readings.
Details Filter Photo. West Town. Free. filterphoto.org
MAY 6–JUNE 14 | THEATER
Mementos Mori
■ The local troupe Manual Cinema uses low-tech tools like shadow puppets and overhead projectors to bridge the visual imagination of the screen with the intimacy of the stage. This new work follows Death as she touches the lives of three strangers in Hollywood.
Details Writers Theatre. Glencoe. $35–$80. writerstheatre.org
MAY 6–JUNE 27 | THEATER
Relentless
■ In Tyla Abercrumbie’s new drama, two sisters return to Philadelphia in 1918 to settle their mother’s estate and discover shocking new information about her past. Directed by Ron OJ Parson, the play looks at the realities of life for African American women in the early decades of the last century — realities excluded from most historical accounts of the period.
Details TimeLine Theatre. Lake View. $25–$57.
