Writers Theatre Does The Dance Of Death

• Michael Brosilow
• Philip Earl Johnson, Larry Yando, and Shannon Cochran

It’s practically impossible to miss the parallels between August Strindberg’s The Dance of Death and Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf—and somebody’s sure to point them out to you if by chance you do. I know I’ve found the resemblance noted everywhere I’ve looked, from Wikipedia to the program notes for Writers Theatre’s fierce production of the Strindberg play, built around a new adaptation by Irish playwright Conor McPherson.

Through 7/20: Tue-Wed 7:30 PM, Thu-Fri 8 PM, Sat 4 and 8 PM, Sun 2 and 6 PM, Writers Theatre, 664 Vernon Avenue, Glencoe, 847-242-6000, writerstheatre.org, $35-$70.