The Master Builder needs a new master plan.
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The Building Stage
412 N. Carpenter St.
Chicago, IL 60622  Map it
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| (312) 491-1369 |
| $20 general, $10 students ($5 off for seniors) |
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Henrik Ibsen
The Building Stage
Official website
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| Friday | 8 p.m. |
| Saturday | 8 p.m. (preview 5/10) |
| Sunday | 7 p.m. |
| Thursday | 8 p.m. on 6/5 & 6/12 only |
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Visual theater (or, if you want to be snarky, set-based theater) has two gods in Chicago: the baroque, demented Redmoon and the apollonian Building Stage. The latter's gorgeously spare productions have a sleek, industrial-loft sort of beauty that, like modern art, conveys meaning through sheer line. Its latest production, Ibsen's "The Master Builder," promises to go even further down the path of minimalism. Four actors, doubling as adapters and designers, will perform the tragedy of an architect. If nothing else, it's guaranteed to look good.
