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Playwright Richard Engling and The Polarity Ensemble Theatre are adapting the work of the late Fern Chertkow, combining two of her novels to create 'The Afterlife Trilogy.

The Mill returns to Chicago with a new theatrical adaptation of the classic Feminist short story The Yellow Wallpaper, written in the 1890s by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.

Profiles Theatre opens its 26th Season with the Midwest Premiere of Reasons to Be Happy by Resident Artist Neil LaBute, directed by Artistic Director Darrell W.

To kick off its 19th season, First Folio Theatre (Mayslake Peabody Estate, 31st St.

TimeLine Theatre Company is pleased to announce the expansion of its full-time staff with the addition of Dan McArdle as General Manager; the appointment of new Associate Artists, including Chicago-based and soon-to-be Broadway director Kimberly Senior; and the election of new leadership for its Boa

Broadway In Chicago is pleased to announce that Men Are From Mars - Women Are From Venus LIVE!, the one-man fusion of theatre and stand-up starring Peter Story, a light-hearted theatrical comedy based on the New York Times #1 best-selling book of the last decade by John Gray, will play the Broadway

The Joseph Jefferson Awards Committee will announce the nominations for the 2013-2014 Equity season Thursday morning, August 21, 2014 in Chicago.

Pride Films and Plays presents the Chicago premiere of Some Men by Terrence McNally.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) announces today the casting and creative team for William Shakespeare's towering epic King Lear, directed by CSTFounder and Artistic Director Barbara Gaines and featuring Chicago theater legend Larry Yando in the title role.

MOTOWN THE MUSICAL thanks Chicago for launching the North American tour of the smash hit musical with 128 performances of standing ovations at the Oriental Theatre and a triumphant $20 million grossing 16-week engagement.

Rogers Park-area theatres BoHo Theatre, Lifeline Theatre, Raven Theatre, the side project, and Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre return for a seventh year to offer a flexible subscription pass to see a variety of Rogers Park productions throughout the season, running from September 1, 2014 to August 31, 2

MOTOWN THE MUSICAL thanks Chicago for launching the North American tour of the smash hit musical with 128 performances of standing ovations at the Oriental Theatre and a triumphant $20 million grossing 16 week engagement.

Broadway In Chicago has announced the cast and creative team for Evil Dead - The Musical, winner of the 2007 Dora Audience Choice Award as Toronto's favorite show, which will bring mayhem and fun to the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place (175 E Chestnut) for a limited three-week engagement Sep

In 1994 Sarajevo, in a bedroom brimming with bullet holes, Dahlia and Peter have a whirlwind romance.

Black Button Eyes Productions presents the Midwest Premiere of 'Coraline,' a musical by Stephin Merritt and David Greenspan, adapted from the novel by Neil Gaiman, at City Lit Theater in Chicago, at 1020 W Bryn Mawn Ave, now through Sept 6.

The Blind Owl returns to the Chicago theatre scene with the play THE COMING WORLD written by playwright and Pulitzer prize finalist Christopher Shinn.

The acclaimed musical improv ensemble The Improvised Sondheim Project returns to the stage for an open run at MCL Chicago (3110 N.

Redtwist presents the Chicago premiere of The Size of the World, by Charles Evered, today, August 9-September 1.

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, the Tony Award-winning musical, will be presented by Light Opera Works at Cahn Auditorium in Evanston, today, August 9 through 24, in celebration of its 50th anniversary.

In a world premiere production, Babes With Blades Theatre Company is proud to present Witch Slap!, by Jeff Goode, at Raven Theatre West Stage, 6157 N Clark St.

The final show of Redtwist's MORE RED series, The Size of the World, opens tonight, August 9.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company's ninth annual First Look Repertory of New Work, features three developmental productions of new plays, presented in rotating repertory through August 24, 2014 in the Garage Theatre (1624 N Halsted St).

Cabaret singers Claudia Hommel and Elizabeth Doyle will be accompanied by classical pianist Eugenia Cheng and accordionist Patricia Spaeth in a program that interweaves song and projected artwork.

The Hypocrites launches their 2014-15 Season with the world premiere of ALL OUR TRAGIC, an unparalleled twelve-hour theatrical adaptation that combines all 32 surviving Greek tragedies into a single epic narrative, adapted and directed by Founding Artistic Director Sean Graney*, playing through Octo

Three Cat Productions, in association with the Chicago Park District's Night Out in the Parks initiative, has announced the line-up for the second annual presentation of the SOLO Chicago festival.