Sentinels & Buddha’s Birthday – Theater Reviews

Buddha’s Birthday, is a story of academic prejudice and unresolved anxiety written by Amy Crider produced by Lucid Theater at The Edge Theater, 5451 N. Broadway, Chicago through August 17, 2025. Run time 2 hours with no intermission. Visit www.lucidtheater.com for tickets and more information. I recommend this to those who enjoy intelligent dialog with a good dose of humor and self reflection.

In Sentinels by Marilyn Campbell-Lowe a group of super smart mid-century co-eds poised to enter positions of power vow to use their influence to see to it that more women have a seat at the table where big decisions are being made. Sentinels is at Theo Ubique Cabaret Theater, 721 Howard Street, Evanston through August 10, 2025. Runtime is 75 minutes with no intermission. Visit https://theo-u.com for information. The cast of Sentinels includes: Arwen-Vira Marsh, Dani Pike, Joryhebel Ginorio, Sophia G. Dennis, Maliha Sayed and Anne Sheridan-Smith.