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Eclectic Full Contact Theatre's Patchwork Festival To Return with New Plays Celebrating Metamorphosis


by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 30, 2024

Eclectic Full Contact Theatre's Patchwork New Play Festival is back with a celebration of new one-act plays based on the theme of Metamorphosis. ...

Chicago Tap Theatre Reveals 2023-24 Season


by Stephi Wild - November 13, 2023

Chicago Tap Theatre (CTT) has announcedthe 2023-2024 season and also highlight Jennifer Yonally and Dancer Molly Smith's new roles at Chicago Tap Theatre. ...

Chicago Teacher is Honoring the 400th Anniversary Of Shakespeare's First Folio


by Stephi Wild - August 17, 2023

Hart, of Andersonville, has been training actors of all levels since she began teaching in 2006. She taught for five years at the acclaimed Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, as well as at Loyola University, Notre Dame University Summer Shakespeare, and Act One Conservatory. She has served as text coach f...

Photos: First Look at Surging's CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, Now Playing at The Edge Theatre


by Stephi Wild - July 12, 2023

Surging's Jeff Recommended production of Catch Me If You Can runs at The Edge Theater (5451 N. Broadway in Chicago), July 8th - July 23rd. ...

Eclectic Full Contact Theatre to Present World Premiere of THE WONDER This Spring


by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 14, 2023

Eclectic Full Contact Theatre will present their first full-length production in Chicago since 2019-the world premiere of 'The Wonder' by Maggie Lou Rader at the Edge Theatre 5451 N Broadway....

Review: TICK, TICK... BOOM! Rocks the House at BoHoTheatre


by Kathleen Anwar - January 20, 2023

What did our critic think of TICK, TICK... BOOM! at BoHoTheatre? 'They're singing happy birthday / you just want to lay down and cry' - Who hasn't resonated with these lyrics at some point in their lives? Despite its 90s punk rock aesthetic, Jonathan Larson's tick, tick...Boom! so accurately capture...

Eclectic Full Contact Theatre Announces Playwrights for 2nd Annual Patchwork New Play Festival


by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 13, 2023

Eclectic Full Contact Theatre has announced the playwrights chosen for their 2nd Annual Patchwork New Play Festival, Patchwork 2: Eclectic Booglaoo....

Eclectic Full Contact Theatre Announces 10th Season


by Blair Ingenthron - January 07, 2023

Eclectic Full Contact Theatre's 10th season is focused on new works and new directions....

Cast and Creative Team Announced for PLAID AS HELL World Premiere at Babes With Blades Theatre Company


by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 28, 2022

Babes With BladesTheatre Company, currently presenting Richard III through October 15 at The Edge Theatre, will continue its season with Plaid as Hell, written by Cat McKay and directed by Christina Casano, October 29 - November 19 at The Factory Theater, 1623 W. Howard St. Previews are Saturday, Oc...

EFCT To Return To Live Performance With The Patchwork New Play Festival


by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 01, 2022

Eclectic Full Contact Theatre has announced their return to live performances with The Patchwork New Play Festival-a celebration of nine of the best new one-act plays revolving around the theme of Resilience, running March 4th-6th and 11th-13th at the Edge Theatre at 5451 N Broadway in Chicago....

Past Shows

tick...tick, BOOM!
tick...tick, BOOM!
1/12 - 2/5/2023


Before RENT, there was TICK, TICK…BOOM! Written by the late Jonathan Larson and directed by BoHo Artistic Associate Bo Frazier, TICK, TICK…BOOM!    tells the ...

Creatives
Creatives
2/16 - 2/26/2017


Paul Brenner’s Wednesday night songwriting class is a perfect cross-section of the Chicago music scene, with all its incestuous dysfunction, navel-gazing narcissism, bitter rivalries, and, ...

Wicked City
Wicked City
10/6 - 10/30/2016


From the creators of Broadway’s upcoming Gotta Dance, which recently premiered through Broadway in Chicago, comes a hilarious film noir musical comedy about Detective Eddie ...

Videos


Beautiful: The Carole King Musical in Chicago Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Paramount Theatre (4/24 - 6/16) Tracker
The Thanksgiving Play in Chicago The Thanksgiving Play
Ensemble Theater In Honor of Helen Zell at Steppenwolf (4/25 - 6/2) Tracker
Music of the Baroque: Heaven & Earth in Chicago Music of the Baroque: Heaven & Earth
Saints Faith, Hope, & Charity Catholic Church (5/12 - 5/12)
Downtown Chicago TV & Movie Sites Tour in Chicago Downtown Chicago TV & Movie Sites Tour
Buckingham Fountain (11/19 - 1/10)
BLIPPI The Wonderful World Tour in Chicago BLIPPI The Wonderful World Tour
Rosemont Theatre (6/15 - 6/15)
Jefferey Cooke - Objects in the Mirror... in Chicago Jefferey Cooke - Objects in the Mirror...
Venus Cabaret Theater @ Mercury Theater Chicago (5/3 - 5/4)
Music & Magic in Chicago Music & Magic
Chicago Magic Lounge (4/9 - 7/29)
Always Olivia in Chicago Always Olivia
Raue Center For The Arts (5/11 - 5/11)
Viva la Mort in Chicago Viva la Mort
The Conspirators (5/16 - 6/9)
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