Now, she comes to life onstage through playwright and performer Vanessa Severo. Frida...A Self Portrait transports you to La Casa Azul, Frida’s home, where Vanessa recounts the artist’s bold life.

When Shane walked onto the stage in a slow motion dressed in dusty black cowboy garb, he immediately commanded attention. The ...

You might think that Vanessa Severo's “Frida...A Self Portrait” is a portrait of the iconic 20th-century female Mexican ...

Lipuma and Artistic Director Braden Abraham, continues its 2024/25 Season with Frida…A Self Portrait, starring acclaimed ...

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Frida ... A Self Portrait is a powerhouse that is astonishing for a solo performance. ​A deep look inside the life of anyone ...

A churro shop in Pilsen closed its doors yesterday. So did a Mexican grocer in Chicago Heights. The owner of several Mexican restaurants in Elgin, himself the son of immigrants, shut his business for ...

Vanessa Severo’s solo show about the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo is most effective when it’s about Severo’s own journey to ...

Frida … A Self Portrait,” which opened Friday at Glencoe’s Writers Theatre, digs deep into her life. In the 75-minute, ...

Frida Kahlo lived a dramatic and creative life that continues to inspire. Playwright and performer Vanessa Severo tells the ...

At some point, theater artist Vanessa Severo will let go of Frida Kahlo, the beloved Mexican painter whom she has portrayed onstage for five years in her solo play “Frida … A Self Portrait,” ...