Theatre with a side of life
Goodman Theatre, along with Barrington Stage and Hartford Stage, present the World Premiere of DEAD GIRL’S QUINCEAÑERA as part of the Chicago Latino Theater Alliance’s 9th annual Destinos Chicago International Latino Theater Festival. Maria celebrated turning 15 with a festive quinceañera. No one has seen her since the party. She’s not responding to texts. Her friends ...
Lookingglass Theatre presents a Brando Beginnings production of KOWALSKI. It’s the summer of 1947. Tennessee Williams has completed his script for “A Streetcar Named Desire.” He has selected Jessica Tandy to play Blanche. He needs to decide on an actor to play Stanley. His director sends a newbie to him for an audition. Williams is already ...
Chicago Shakespeare Theater presents PLAY ON! Viola is a songwriter. Her dreams take her to New York where the Duke is king. To meet her idol, Viola disguises herself as a guy. The Duke is impressed by Vy-man and coerces him (Viola) to woo his estranged muse, Lady Liv. Vy-man’s persuasion works too well. Lady Liv ...
Broadway in Chicago presents Kokandy Productions’ critically acclaimed JEKYLL & HYDE. Henry Jekyll is curious about the psyche. He wants to determine the line between morality and derangement. When the Board of Governors shut down his request for research subjects, Jekyll decides to experiment on himself. When he ingests chemicals, he unleashes his inner Edward Hyde. ...
The Goodman Theatre presents the World Premiere of The 7 Fingers’ THE ATTIC: THINGS I’VE SEEN WHILE LYING ON MY BACK. Childhood. Trapeze. Lover. Miscarriage. Birth. A Fall. Cancer. A woman remembers her life from her bed at pivotal moments. From dreaming of swinging from the rafters to actually floating-through-the-air as an aerialist, the Tony Award-nominated ...
Idle Muse Theatre Company presents WITCH. Elizabeth lives in bitter isolation. The village blames her for sickness, barren cows, and failed crops. They think she’s a witch. At the town tavern, a mysterious stranger shares drinks with rivals competing for the love and inheritance of Sir Arthur. He offers to help each secure their desire. The ...
A Red Orchid Theatre remounts last year’s fan favorite BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA for a limited four week engagement. John is a birder. He searches, observes, identifies, and logs seeing different types of birds. What began as a casual hobby has become his life’s work. When his daughter Caitlyn arrives to hang out in the backyard, ...
TimeLine Theatre presents the World Premiere of THE BIRTH OF THE PILL. Margaret Sanger’s crusade for birth control is pretty legendary. The others collaborating in pursuit of The Pill aren’t perhaps as familiar. Dr. John Rock, Catholic obstetrician, teaching the rhythm method. Dr. Pincus working in vitro fertilization. And Katharine McCormick, advocate for women’s rights and ...
Pam Dickler and Rob Kolson present the four-week return engagement of I KILLED ANDY BREITBART. In 2012, a community activist, Chicago theatre producer and President Obama become unexpectedly connected to the sudden death of a well-known, right-wing conspiracist. In Andrew Breitbart’s blog, posted after his sudden death, he wrote about the 1998 production “The Love Song ...
Apollo Theater Chicago and Sketchworks Comedy present VAPE! THE GREASE PARODY. Who doesn’t remember the cult classic movie starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton John? A boy and girl meet and fall in love during the summer. Complications arise when they return to school. He’s a T-Bird greaser and she’s a wholesome Australian exchange student. To ...