Chicago Shakespeare Theater's 2017/18 Season Continues with a Full Lineup of Events

January 4, 2018-Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) continues the 2017/18 Season with a full line-up of productions through June 2018.

The Courtyard Theater is home to three stunning productions. Red Velvet, the award-winning play by Lolita Chakrabarti which sheds new light on the seldom-told, true story of Ira Aldridge, continues through January 21, 2018. Imagined meetings between Shakespeare's queen, Elizabeth I, and her royal rival ignite Schiller's Mary Stuart in an electrifying new version by Peter Oswald (February 21-April 15, 2018). Ireland's legendary Druid Theatre returns with its revelatory Waiting for Godot (May 23-June 3, 2018) as part of CST's celebrated World's Stage series.

This season's productions also highlight the versatility of CST's innovative, new third venue, The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare. In 2018, The Yard will welcome Short Shakespeare! A Midsummer Night's Dream for an extended run (February 3-March 10, 2018), allowing thousands of additional students and families to engage with Shakespeare's enchanting comedy. The theater will be configured as an intimate thrust stage, with audiences surrounding the stage on three sides. Culminating the season is a one-of-a-kind Macbeth (April 25-June 24, 2018 ) from Aaron Posner and Teller (of Penn & Teller), the famed creative duo behind CST's sold-out The Tempest in 2015. The Yard will be transformed into a large-scale end-stage configuration, with sightlines perfectly suited to accommodate the production's wild imaginings and astonishing magic.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater 2017/18 Season
Performance Listing - through June 2018

Red Velvet
in CST's Courtyard Theater | now though January 21, 2018
by Lolita Chakrabarti | directed by Gary Griffin

January 4, 2018 - 7:30 p.m.
January 5, 2018 - 7:30 p.m.
January 6, 2018 - 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
January 7, 2018 - 2:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
January 9, 2018 - 7:30 p.m.
January 10, 2018 - 1:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
January 11, 2018 - 7:30 p.m.
January 12, 2018 - 7:30 p.m.
January 13, 2018 - 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
January 14, 2018 - 2:00 p.m.
January 17, 2018 - 7:30 p.m.
January 19, 2018 - 7:30 p.m.
January 20, 2018 - 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
January 21, 2018 - 2:00 p.m.

Tickets: $58-$88
www.chicagoshakes.com/velvet

Short Shakespeare! A Midsummer Night's Dream
in The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare | February 3-March 10, 2018
by William Shakespeare | adapted & directed by Jess McLeod

February 3, 2018 - 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
February 10, 2018 - 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
February 17, 2018 - 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
February 24, 2018 - 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
March 3, 2018 - 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
March 10, 2018 - 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.

Tickets: $22-$34
www.chicagoshakes.com/midsummer

Schiller's Mary Stuart
in CST's Courtyard Theater | February 21-April 15, 2018
in a new version by Peter Oswald | directed by Jenn Thompson

February 21, 2018 - 7:30 p.m.
February 22, 2018 - 7:30 p.m.
February 23, 2018 - 7:30 p.m.
February 24, 2018 - 7:30 p.m.
February 25, 2018 - 2:00 p.m.
February 27, 2018 - 7:30 p.m.
February 28, 2018 - 7:30 p.m.
March 2, 2018 - 7:30 p.m.
March 3, 2018 - 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
March 4, 2018 - 2:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
March 6, 2018 - 7:30 p.m.
March 7, 2018 - 1:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
March 8, 2018 - 7:30 p.m.
March 9, 2018 - 7:30 p.m.
March 10, 2018 - 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
March 11, 2018 - 2:00 p.m.
March 14, 2018 - 1:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
March 15, 2018 - 7:30 p.m.
March 16, 2018 - 7:30 p.m.
March 17, 2018 - 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
March 18, 2018 - 2:00 p.m.
March 20, 2018 - 7:30 p.m.
March 21, 2018 - 1:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
March 22, 2018 - 7:30 p.m.
March 23, 2018 - 7:30 p.m.
March 24, 2018 - 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
March 25, 2018 - 2:00 p.m.
March 28, 2018 - 7:30 p.m.
March 29, 2018 - 1:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
March 30, 2018 - 7:30 p.m.
March 31, 2018 - 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
April 1, 2018 - 2:00 p.m.
April 4, 2018 - 1:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
April 5, 2018 - 7:30 p.m.
April 6, 2018 - 7:30 p.m.
April 7, 2018 - 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
April 8, 2018 - 2:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
April 11, 2018 - 1:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
April 12, 2018 - 7:30 p.m.
April 13, 2018 - 7:30 p.m.
April 14, 2018 - 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
April 15, 2018 - 2:00 p.m.

Tickets: $48-$88
www.chicagoshakes.com/mary

Macbeth
in The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare | April 25-June 24, 2018
by William Shakespeare | adapted & directed by Aaron Posner and Teller

April 25, 2018 - 7:30 p.m.
April 26, 2018 - 7:30 p.m.
April 27, 2018 - 7:30 p.m.
April 28, 2018 - 7:30 p.m.
April 29, 2018 - 2:00 p.m.
May 2, 2018 - 7:30 p.m.
May 4, 2018 - 7:30 p.m.
May 5, 2018 - 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
May 6, 2018 - 2:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
May 10, 2018 - 7:30 p.m.
May 11, 2018 - 7:30 p.m.
May 12, 2018 - 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
May 13, 2018 - 2:00 p.m.
May 16, 2018 - 1:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
May 17, 2018 - 1:00 p.m.
May 18, 2018 - 7:30 p.m.
May 19, 2018 - 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
May 20, 2018 - 2:00 p.m.
May 23, 2018 - 1:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
May 24, 2018 - 7:30 p.m.
May 25, 2018 - 7:30 p.m.
May 26, 2018 - 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
May 27, 2018 - 2:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
May 29, 2018 - 7:30 p.m.
May 30, 2018 - 1:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
May 31, 2018 - 7:30 p.m.
June 1, 2018 - 7:30 p.m.
June 2, 2018 - 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
June 3, 2018 - 2:00 p.m.
June 5, 2018 - 7:30 p.m.
June 6, 2018 - 1:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
June 7, 2018 - 7:30 p.m.
June 8, 2018 - 7:30 p.m.
June 9, 2018 - 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
June 10, 2018 - 2:00 p.m.
June 12, 2018 - 7:30 p.m.
June 13, 2018 - 1:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
June 14, 2018 - 7:30 p.m.
June 15, 2018 - 7:30 p.m.
June 17, 2018 - 2:00 p.m.
June 20, 2018 - 1:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
June 21, 2018 - 7:30 p.m.
June 22, 2018 - 7:30 p.m.
June 23, 2018 - 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
June 24, 2018 - 2:00 p.m.

Tickets: $48-$88
www.chicagoshakes.com/macbeth

from IRELAND | Druid Theatre
Waiting for Godot
in CST's Courtyard Theater | May 23-June 3, 2018
by Samuel Beckett | directed by Garry Hynes

May 23, 2018 - 7:45 p.m.
May 24, 2018 - 1:00 p.m. and 7:45 p.m.
May 25, 2018 - 7:45 p.m.
May 26, 2018 - 2:30 p.m. and 7:45 p.m.
May 27, 2018 - 2:30 p.m.
May 29, 2018 - 7:45 p.m.
May 30, 2018 - 7:45 p.m.
May 31, 2018 - 1:00 p.m. and 7:45 p.m.
June 1, 2018 - 7:45 p.m.
June 2, 2018 - 2:30 p.m. and 7:45 p.m.
June 3, 2018 - 2:30 p.m.

Tickets: $68-$88
www.chicagoshakes.com/godot

Single tickets for the remainder of the 2017/18 Season are on sale now. Special discounts are available for groups of 10 or more, as well as CST for $20 tickets for patrons under 35. For more information or to purchase tickets, contact Chicago Shakespeare Theater's Box Office at 312.595.5600 or visit the Theater's website at www.chicagoshakes.com.

CST strives to make its facility and performances accessible to all patrons through its Access Shakespeare programs, which includes Open-captioned performances, ASL Duo-interpreted performances and Audio-described performances with Touch Tours. More information at www.chicagoshakes.com/access.

ABOUT Chicago Shakespeare Theater
A global theatrical force, Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) is known for vibrant productions that reflect Shakespeare's genius for storytelling, musicality of language, and empathy for the human condition. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Barbara Gaines and Executive Director Criss Henderson, Chicago Shakespeare has redefined what a great American Shakespeare theater can be, putting forward a company that delights in the unexpected and defies theatrical category. A Regional Tony Award-winning theater, CST produces acclaimed plays at its home on Navy Pier, throughout Chicago's schools and neighborhoods, and on stages around the world. In 2017, the Theater unveiled a new stage, The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare. Together with the Jentes Family Courtyard Theater and the Thoma Theater Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare, The Yard positions CST as the city's most versatile performing arts venue.