The Thinness of Chicago Theater

AWG:Chicago: "There is an argument to be made that all theater - all artistic endeavor - is political in nature. The act of creating work designed to evoke an emotional response is some powerful stuff and, if underscored by an actual idea worth promoting, is deadly to any government bent on control. Likewise, there is an argument to be made that, if all theater is political in nature, then the ideas underscoring the work is either in favor of the status quo or in opposition. The Belarus Free Theatre makes me feel small.