CST's World's Stage Series 'Sweet William'
Chicago Shakespeare Theater Presents Michael Pennington’s
Sweet William
Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) continues the World's Stage Series with Sweet William, a one-man show created and performed by Michael Pennington. This large-spirited salute to the Bard is a perfect blend of biography, analysis and performance. Pennington's career as one of Britain's leading Shakespearean actors spans more than 40 years, including some 20,000-plus hours onstage performing Shakespeare for the Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Theatre and his own award-winning English Shakespeare Company.
| Sweet William | |||||
| Created and Performed by | Michael Pennington | ||||
| Dates | February 3 – 22 | ||||
| Performance Schedule | Ticket Prices | ||||
| Performances | Weekdays | $46 | |||
| Tuesday | February 3, 10, 17 | 7:30 p.m. | |||
| Wednesday | February 11, 18 | 7:30 p.m. | |||
| Thursday | February 5, 12, 19 | 7:30 p.m. | |||
| Weekends | $56 | ||||
| Friday | February 6, 13, 20 | 7:30 p.m. | |||
| Saturday | February 7, 14, 21 | 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. | |||
| Sunday | February 8, 15, 22 | 2:00 p.m. | |||
| Location | Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare | ||||
| Chicago Shakespeare Theater | |||||
| 800 E Grand Avenue | |||||
| Tickets | $46–56 | ||||
| Box Office | www.chicagoshakes.com | ||||
| 312.595.5600 | |||||
| Group Sales | 312.595.5678 | ||||
| groups of 10 or more | |||||
International programming at Chicago Shakespeare Theater is supported, in part, by the Julius Frankel Foundation and The Rhoades Foundation.
American Airlines is the official airline of Chicago Shakespeare Theater.
ComEd is the official lighting design sponsor of Chicago Shakespeare Theater.
Programming Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare is made possible through generous suport from Hyatt Hotels Corporation.
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