Kaiser Ahmed

Jackalope Theatre Company is continuing its 16th season with the world premiere of The Singularity Play. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

Jackalope Theatre announces its 16th season, including two premieres at its new home in Edgewater.

Jackalope Theatre Company has announced the cast and creative team for the Chicago premiere of The Smuggler, February 16 – March 16, by Ronán Noone, directed by Gus Menary.

It's the final week left to vote for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Maine Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Jackalope Theatre Company will launch its 16th season at its new home in Edgewater's Berger Park, 6205 N. Sheridan Rd., with the Chicago premiere of the solo performance The Smuggler, February 16 – March 16, by Ronán Noone, directed by Gus Menary. 

There's just two weeks left to vote and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 18th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Maine Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

It's the final 3 weeks and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 11th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Maine Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

It's December, and the first standings of the month have been announced as of Tuesday, December 5th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Maine Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Jackalope Theatre Company is proud to present the world premiere of Pretty Shahid, at Jackalope Theatre in the Broadway Armory, 5917 N. Broadway, June 16 - July 23.

​​​​​​​ Jackalope Theatre Company has announced the cast and production team of Among the Dead by Hansol Jung, directed by Jackalope Artistic Director, Kaiser Ahmed. Join us for this harrowing drama following a family broken apart by war as they reconnect through a surreal journey in a hotel room in Seoul, Korea.

Jackalope Theatre Company has announced their return to in-person performances with their 2022/2023 season featuring the Among the Dead by Hansol Jung, directed by Jackalope Artistic Director Kaiser Ahmed*, and the world premiere of Pretty Shahid written by company member Omer Abbas Salem*, and directed by Sophiyaa Nayar.

Jackalope Theatre will welcome back live audiences with the announcement of the 13th Annual Living Newspaper Festival. In homage to the 1930's Living Newspapers of the Federal Theatre Project, Jackalope has assembled an exciting line-up of six world premiere one-act plays inspired by recent news headlines.

The Sarah Siddons Society, dedicated to funding scholarships for promising theater arts students at top Chicago area universities, is pleased to announce the formation of the Siddons Artistic Council.

Remy Bumppo Theatre Company has announced the casting and design team for the first show in its 2022 Season, PASSAGE by Christopher Chen and directed by Kaiser Ahmed. The show will run from March 2 through April 10, 2022 at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Avenue in Chicago.

Remy Bumppo Theatre Company, under the new artistic leadership of Marti Lyons, will welcome audiences back to the theatre after almost two years with two plays starting in March of 2022.

Jackalope Theatre Company has announced details for their 2021/2022 season featuring the world premiere of Enough to Let the Light In by Paloma Nozicka, directed by Kimberly Senior, in spring of 2022. This production will be the first indoor event to welcome audiences back to the company's Broadway Armory stage in over two years.

Jackalope Theatre Company announces details for their 2021/2022 season featuring the world premiere of Enough to Let the Light In by Paloma Nozicka, directed by Kimberly Senior, in spring of 2022.

American Blues Theater, under the continued leadership of Artistic Director Gwendolyn Whiteside, announces a virtual reading of the winner of the 2021 Blue Ink Playwriting Award, Refugee Rhapsody by Yussef El Guindi, directed by Kaiser Ahmed. 

Jackalope Theatre Company, under the artistic direction of Kaiser Ahmed, announces the production details for the New Frontier Series of commissioned and developing plays - the flagship series of the entirely digital 2020/21 season.

Jackalope Theatre Company announces The New Frontier Series of commissioned and developing plays in lieu of live productions, a digital Living Newspapers Series, and the completion of the company's Artistic Director transition from Gus Menary to Kaiser Ahmed.