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Manual Cinema's LIVE Tele-FUN-draiser World Premiere Special, Saturday, August 22 at 8 p.

Theatre in the Dark's second production, following its fall 2019 noir mystery THREE STORIES UP, will be an original audio drama adaptation of H.

Two community theatres in the Chicago area are making plans for a post-pandemic world.

Strawdog Theatre Company's Board of Directors today announced Artistic Director Leda Hoffmann will step down effective August 15, 2020.

Chicago Dancers United (CDU) has finalized details for the finale of Dance for Life 2020: United as One, a digital event taking place August 10a?"15 through CDU's website, chicagodancersunited.

I had been studying classical voice and musical theatre in high school and I thought why not? Funny enough, I had never heard of the program, let alone the University of Illinois, even though it was a Big 10 school.

The Illinois Arts Council Agency has announced the release of Fiscal Year 2021 guidelines and application materials for our open deadline programs: Artstour & Live Music, Short-term Artists Residency, and Individual Artist Support.

Congo Square Theatre Company, one of the nation's premier African American theatres, has announced Charlique C.

Moving Bench Theatre has announced the cast for their upcoming virtual production of CONNECTION ERROR by Jenilee Houghton.

In partnership with the Chicago Park District, Boeing, and BMO Harris Bank, Chicago Shakespeare Theater announces today programming for this summer's Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks.

Northlight Theatre has delayed its move back to Evanston from Skokie, due to the health crisis.

Little did I know that this stranger would turn into an incredibly important mentor and friend

Metropolis Performing Arts Centre hosted a socially distanced ribbon cutting ceremony, seated outdoors with the help of local restaurant partners.

NIU SoTDa??s Student Advisory Committee hosted its first Black Art Matters open mic night on July 10, to celebrate and lift the voices of Black artists in their community.

About Face Theatre welcomes Mikael Burke to its staff in the role of Associate Artistic Director to lead AFT's education and new work development programs.

Featuring some of the top artists from around the country to offer an artistic, mindful experience to Midwest communities this summer, Amdur Productions announced nine live outdoor art walks beginning in August running through October and the addition of one virtual fest to the lineup.

Raue Center For The Arts has announced the success of the reopening of their doors with their longest running program, Lucy's Comedy! Lucy's LIVE second installment will star one of Chicago's very own comedians, Mike Toomey and feature comedian, Fritz Nothnagel at 7pm and 9pm on August 8th, 2020.

William Spatz, the co-owner of the Greenhouse Theater Center, will no longer produce theater at the multi-space Lincoln Park venue located at 2257 N.

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Otherworld Theatre, Chicago's premier Science Fiction and Fantasy theatre presents Of Dice And Men - A Play about Dungeons and Dragons! This virtual production is a remount of Otherworld's first full length production from the spring of 2014, and it has been specifically designed for Otherworld's di

Greenhouse Theater Center is shutting down is production of JUDY & LIZA - ONCE IN A LIFETIME: THE LONDON PALLADIUM CONCERT - A TRIBUTE after receiving messages of safety concerns from members of the community.

Violet Surprise Theatre presents SapphFest: Summer Queerance! A Virtual Queer Variety Show, July 30 & 31.

First Folio Theatre has announced that they are postponing their first two scheduled productions of the 2020-2021 season.

Chicago Dramatists invites you to the online reading of Richard Gustin's new play A Sparrow Falls on Saturday, July 25 at 2:00pm (CST), presented by the Ubiquitous Players.

Executive Director Jay Pastucha and Associate Artistic Director Stephen Smith announce a special one night event.