Articles tagged with: Linda Buchanan
‘Two Trains Running’ at Goodman: As tumult besets their world, diner denizens grasp at life
![‘Two Trains Running’ at Goodman: As tumult besets their world, diner denizens grasp at life Holloway (Alfred H. Wilson) brings a philosophical calm to the diner run by Memphis (Terry Bellamy). (Liz Lauren)](https://chicagoontheaisle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Holloway-Alfred-H.-Wilson-brings-a-philosophical-calm-to-the-diner-run-by-Memphis-Terry-Bellamy.-Liz-Lauren-125x125.jpg)
Review: We need a new word to describe the quality that makes every August Wilson play a red-letter event of any theater season. This single new descriptor would meld the two features that Wilson always mixes with such ineffable ease: charm and poignancy. They are the stuff of “Two Trains Running” at the Goodman Theatre, a beguiling portrait of the human condition as an uphill battle – and the difference a leap of faith can make. ★★★★★
Unveiling truth in ‘Blonde, Brunette, Redhead’ in more ways than meet the hoodwinked eye
![Unveiling truth in ‘Blonde, Brunette, Redhead’ in more ways than meet the hoodwinked eye Deborah Staples as Rhonda in The Blonde the Brunette and the Vengeful Redhead Robert Hewett Writers Theatre 2012 credit Michael Brosilow](https://chicagoontheaisle.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Deborah-Staples-as-Rhonda-in-The-Blonde-the-Brunette-and-the-Vengeful-Redhead-Robert-Hewett-Writers-Theatre-2012-credit-Michael-Brosilow-125x125.jpg)
Blood and wigs at Writers’. 4 stars!