The 36th Annual Rhinoceros Theater Festival to Return in September
Events will run from September 5 - 28.
Curious Theatre Branch and Prop Thtr have revealed the dates for the 36th Annual Rhinoceros Theater Festival, Chicago’s longest running theatre festival. The 2025 Rhino Fest returns September 5 - 28 at Facility Theatre and Jarvis Square Theatre.
For more than three decades, Rhino Fest has endeavored to welcome as many theater and performance companies and artists from Chicago and across the nation.This year’s festival kicks off with a special Full Moon Vaudeville Concert, Saturday, Aug. 30, headlined by art/folk/cabaret act The Crooked Mouth and includes special guests. More information on the Full Moon Vaudeville Concert will be available later this summer. Tickets to the 2025 Rhinoceros Theater Festival are offered at pay-what-you-can pricing, with a $20 suggested price and go on sale Friday, Aug. 1.
Following last year’s 35th Annual Rhinoceros Theater Festival, the largest in its history, the 2025 Rhino Fest features plays, music and performances from more than 40 companies and solo artists with a focus on new work created in Chicago featuring themes of resistance and rebellion.
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Fleetwood Max Raue Center For The Arts (10/03-10/03) |
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Love Story: A Tribute to Taylor Swift Raue Center For The Arts (11/07-11/07) |
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Rotary Rocks The Raue: James Garner's Tribute to Johnny Cash Raue Center For The Arts (10/24-10/24) |
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The Dave Matthews Tribute Band Raue Center For The Arts (9/25-9/25) |
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Memphis The Musical Studebaker Theater at the Fine Arts Building (10/24-10/25) |
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The Beautiful Game In Concert Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture (8/31-8/31) |
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for colored girls who considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf eta Creative Arts Foundation (8/01-8/30) |
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Mozart's Summit Harris Theater for Music and Dance (9/28-9/28) |
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The Notebook (Chicago) CIBC Theatre (8/04-8/16) |
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Dealbreaker EPH Pub 217 (9/24-9/26) |