.png)
SUBMIT UPDATES
Placing his hopes and dreams on the line, a man pieces together his life in Pittsburgh after seven years in prison. Family ties are tested and crime and retribution collide in August Wilsons ninth play in the American Century CycleCourts eighth production in our ongoing commitment to producing all ten plays of the cycle. Nationally acclaimed for his direction of August Wilsons plays, Resident Artist Ron OJ Parson brings a depth of humanity to Wilsons interrogation of African American life in the 1980s.
- August Wilson
Authors
News About King Hedley II at Court Theatre
World Premiere of HOW BLOOD GO to Open at Steppenwolf's 1700 Theater in March
January 30, 2023Congo Square Theatre Company will present the World Premiere of How Blood Go by Cleveland-based playwright Lisa Langford, a provocative – and wholly topical – story of two family members who are subject to medical experiments without their consent, 50 years apart.
Lookingglass Theatre Company Announces 2022-23 Season Featuring Two World Premieres & More
June 29, 2022Lookingglass Theatre Company has announced its 35th Season! A partnership with one of this city’s leading Black theatre companies. A homegrown holiday hearth-warmer. Two original CHI-made works each featuring unconventional central characters. A twirl around five extraordinary homespun districts, and more.
Court Theatre Revises Events in 2020/21 Season In Response to Ongoing Pandemic
January 12, 2021Court Theatre has announced further revisions to its 2020/21 Season. The newly-revised season has Court postponing its production of August Wilson’s Two Trains Running and pushing back dates of Owen McCafferty’s Titanic (Scenes from the British Wreck Commissioner's Inquiry, 1912) and Shakespeare’s Othello.
The 52nd Annual Equity Jeff Awards Celebrate Excellence in Chicago Theatre; Winners Announced
November 09, 2020In its 52nd annual celebration of theater excellence, the Jeff Awards has recognized 39 recipients for the 2020 awards, selected from among 142 theater artist nominees across 30 artistic and technical categories.
52nd Annual Equity Jeff Awards Nominations Announced
September 15, 2020The Jeff Awards has announced the nominees for the 52nd annual awards for theater excellence that include 142 theater artists across 30 artistic and technical categories. The awards will be presented in an online program on Monday, November 9, 2020 at 7:00PM.
Court Theatre Announces Kelvin Roston, Jr. as Recipient of 2020 Nicholas Rudall Clasic Artist Award
August 18, 2020Court Theatre, under the continuing leadership of Charles Newell, Marilyn F. Vitale Artistic Director, and Executive Director Angel Ysaguirre, has announced that Kelvin Roston, Jr. is the recipient of the 2019/20 Nicholas Rudall Classic Artist Award.
Court Theatre Announces Revamped 2020-2021 Season, Including Digital Access to Live Performances and More
July 14, 2020Court Theatre has announced updates to its 2020/21 Season in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The reimagined season has Court returning to the stage in February 2021 with Owen McCafferty's Titanic (Scenes from the British Wreck Commissioner's Inquiry, 1912), followed by Shakespeare's Othello, and then August Wilson's Two Trains Running.
Court Theatre Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
Court Theatre is at https://www.courttheatre.org/, Chicago, IL.
Court Theatre is the professional theatre of the University of Chicago, dedicated to innovation, inquiry, intellectual engagement, and community service. Functioning as the University’s Center for Classic Theatre, Court and its artists mount theatrical productions and audience enrichment programs in collaboration with faculty. These collaborations enable a re-examination of classic texts that pose the enduring and provocative questions that define the human experience. Court Theatre endeavors to make a lasting contribution to classic American theatre by expanding the canon of translations, adaptations, and classic texts. Our theatre revives lost masterpieces; illuminates familiar texts; explores the African American theatrical canon; and discovers fresh, modern classics. Court engages and inspires its audience by providing artistically distinguished productions, audience enrichment activities, and student educational experiences.
|
Jefferey Cooke - Objects in the Mirror...
Venus Cabaret Theater @ Mercury Theater Chicago (5/3 - 5/4) | |
|
Drunk Shakespeare Chicago
The Lounge at The Lion Theatre (5/2 - 4/30) | |
|
The Lennon Project
Raue Center For The Arts (6/15 - 6/15) | |
|
The Choir of Man
The Apollo Theater (4/19 - 7/14) | |
|
Rooted
Oil Lamp Theater (3/21 - 5/5) | |
|
Downtown Chicago TV & Movie Sites Tour
Roosevelt University Auditorium Building (11/19 - 1/10) | |
|
All Shook Up
Summer Place Theatre (6/21 - 6/30) | |
| VIEW SHOWS ADD A SHOW FIND A JOB | ||
Recommended For You
Get Chicago's #1 Newsletter
Get the best news & discounts for Chicago & beyond.
