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.