Errol McLendon

Former Lifeline Theatre Artistic Director Dorothy Milne and former Live Bait Theater Artistic Director Sharon Evans announced the 25th Annual Fillet of Solo Festival, presented by Lifeline Theatre and running virtually January 21–February 13, 2022.

The Forks & Hope Ensemble has opened A Hero's Journey at Jackalope's Frontier in Edgewater.

After four years as a resident company in Strawdog Theatre's Hugen Hall, The Forks & Hope Ensemble is producing their first fully devised work at Jackalope's Frontier this August. A Hero's Journey uses Joseph Campbell's 'hero's journey' theory to explore humanity's impulse to tell and re-tell stories of mythological heroes. Using the ensemble's trademark playful, movement-based aesthetic, each performer goes on their own heroic journey, which reveals parallels to their own lives. Audience members can expect to meet epic characters like Odysseus, King Sejong, and Psyche on a human scale in an intimate, imaginative setting.

Lifeline Theatre presents a world premiere adaptation of Amy Timberlake's Edgar Award-winning and Newbery Honor book, One Came Home, by Jessica Wright Buha, directed by Lifeline Theatre ensemble member Elise Kauzlaric (Non-Equity Jeff Award nominee for Mariette in Ecstasy). During the great passenger pigeon migration of 1871, throngs of strangers descend upon Placid, Wisconsin, bringing prosperity in their wake. But as the skies clear, tragedy strikes and Georgie Burkhardt's sister goes missing. When a body is found and the town goes into mourning, Georgie sets out to uncover the truth behind Agatha's disappearance. The journey that follows, both humorous and heartbreaking, will test the limits of her courage and the strength of her character. A powerful coming-of-age tale combines live music with historical events in a world premiere adaption based on the 2013 novel by Chicago author Amy Timberlake. The production runs approximately two hours with one intermission. The book will be on sale in the lobby. One Came Home runs February 13-April 5, 2014 at Lifeline Theatre, 6912 N. Glenwood Ave. (free parking and shuttle; see below). Press opening is Sunday, Feb. 22 at 4 p.m. Opening night is Monday, Feb. 23 at 7:30 p.m. (Previews are Fridays, Feb.13 and 20 at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Feb. 14 and 21 at 8 p.m.; and Sunday, Feb. 15 at 4 p.m.)

Strawdog Theatre Company's Hugen Hall world premiere of Best Beloved: The Just So Stories, devised by the Forks & Hope Ensemble from Rudyard Kipling's 'Just So Stories for Little Children', is directed by Josh Sobel, running tonight, March 10 - April 1 at the Strawdog Theatre's Hugen Hall, 3829 North Broadway St. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

Strawdog Theatre Company's Hugen Hall has announced the world premiere of Best Beloved: The Just So Stories, devised by the Forks & Hope Ensemble from Rudyard Kipling's 'Just So Stories for Little Children' and directed by Josh Sobel, March 10 - April 1 at the Strawdog Theatre's Hugen Hall, 3829 North Broadway St. The performance schedule is Sundays at 12 p.m., Mondays and Tuesdays at 8 p.m. Opening/Press Night is Monday, March 10 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15. Tickets may be ordered online at strawdog.org or by calling OvationTix toll-free: 866-811-4111.

Anderson Lawfer, artistic director of Strawdog Theatre Company's Hugen Hall, is proud to announce the world premiere of The Hunting Of The Snark, based on the poem by Lewis Carroll and directed by Josh Sobel, May 6 - May 28 at Strawdog Theatre Hugen Hall, 3829 North Broadway Street. The performance schedule is Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays at 8 p.m.; May 20 and 21 performances are at 9 p.m Tickets are $15. Tickets may be ordered online at strawdog.org or by calling OvationTix toll-free: 866-811-4111. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the production below.

Anderson Lawfer, artistic director of Strawdog Theatre Company's Hugen Hall, is proud to announce the world premiere of The Hunting Of The Snark, based on the poem by Lewis Carroll and directed by Josh Sobel, May 6 - May 28 at Strawdog Theatre Hugen Hall, 3829 North Broadway Street.

Point Break LIVE!, the internationally-lauded absurdist stage adaptation of the 1991 Keanu Reeves/Patrick Swayze extreme-sports blockbuster, surfs into the Windy City for an open-ended run beginning March 19.

Due to unanticipated scheduling conflicts in a shared space, Point Break LIVE!-which begins its open-ended Chicago run on March 19-is temporarily dropping Sunday evening performances from its performance schedule.

Point Break LIVE!, the internationally-lauded absurdist stage adaptation of the 1991 Keanu Reeves/Patrick Swayze extreme-sports blockbuster, surfs into the Windy City for an open-ended run beginning March 19.

'Betrayal' by Nobel Prize-winner Harold Pinter, who died in December 2008. One of Pinter's most popular plays tells the story of an intriguing love triangle between Robert, his wife Emma and his best friend Jerry, examining the hopes and dreams that lie beneath our intrigues and disguises. Directed by John Arthur Lewis, the play runs about 90 minutes with one intermission.

'Betrayal' by Nobel Prize-winner Harold Pinter, who died in December 2008. One of Pinter's most popular plays tells the story of an intriguing love triangle between Robert, his wife Emma and his best friend Jerry, examining the hopes and dreams that lie beneath our intrigues and disguises. Directed by John Arthur Lewis, the play runs about 90 minutes with one intermission.

'Betrayal' by Nobel Prize-winner Harold Pinter, who died in December 2008. One of Pinter's most popular plays tells the story of an intriguing love triangle between Robert, his wife Emma and his best friend Jerry, examining the hopes and dreams that lie beneath our intrigues and disguises. Directed by John Arthur Lewis, the play runs about 90 minutes with one intermission.

Just in time for Halloween, The Shadowmen open their 2008 - 2009 season with Quills, Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Doug Wright's incendiary ode to the Marquis de Sade.