The goldfish is named Atman, the Sanskrit word for the eternal, universal self, which signals to the audience that Haidle’s ...

A woman’s spontaneous gesture at a restaurant — inviting a little boy to blow out her birthday candles — became a viral moment and a memory two families will never forget.

Bauchmann went on to lift her youngest daughter, who blew out the two, colorful number “11” candles. The mother then lifted her youngest son up so he could blow out the candles, which were ...

A grandmother needed a wet towel to extinguish the fire created by dozens of trick candles on the birthday cake she was struggling to blow out.

In emotionally rich ‘Birthday Candles,’ a woman shapes her identity as she bakes her annual cake Kate Fry, playing the heroine of the Northlight Theatre play from youth to centenarian, makes ...

Review: “Birthday Candles” (4 stars) When: Through Oct. 8. Where: Northlight Theatre at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie.

“Birthday Candles” holds Northwestern’s nonprofit student theater company WAVE’s sustainability slot this spring, meaning the show has a smaller budget and prioritizes environmental awareness.

A woman has shared a now-viral video of her niece stealing the spotlight and blowing out her candles on her 25th birthday. It’s awkward and hilarious to watch, but the 25-year-old was actually ...

Northlight Theatre's Chicago-area premiere of Noah Haidle's domestic dramedy "Birthday Candles," features Kate Fry, left, Chike Johnson, Samuel B. Jackson, Corbette Pasko, Cyd Blakewell and ...

Mother sparks debate after letting other children blow out daughter’s birthday candles ... Bauchmann went on to lift her youngest daughter, who blew out the two, colorful number “11” candles.