"Marie Antoinette and the Magical Negroes" considers the costs of rising up @thestorytheatre. Reader theatre and dance editor Kerry Reid reviews a new play, running through July 17th at Raven Theatre. "On one wall of the set for Terry Guest’s 'Marie Antoinette and the Magical Negroes', now in a local premiere with Story Theatre under Guest’s direction, a large sign tells us 'THIS IS NOT HISTORY.' True: what Guest’s skillfully rendered sardonic political comedy offers is a funhouse view (with not always so much fun, given the subject matter) of how oppression leads to resistance, and resistance can lead to bloodshed, and bloodshed can lead to freedom." Visit the link in our bio to read the full review 🗡 📸: David Hagen #Chicago #ChicagoTheater #ChicagoArts