Dates: 1/23/2026 - 2/22/2026
📍 Theatre: Oil Lamp Theater
1723 Glenview Road
Glenview, IL 60025
Phone: 8478340738
Tickets: $30 - $55
Oil Lamp Theater is proud to present the first production of its 2026 season, The Outsider, written by Paul Slade Smith and directed by Scott Westerman, January 23 - February 22, 2026 at Oil Lamp Theater, 1723 Glenview Road.
When the sitting governor gets kicked out of office for, you guessed it, corruption, it’s time for someone new to take the throne… uh...the role. And the polls are in, it's time for an outsider. Enter bumbling brainiac Ned Newley. With bright ideas and hope in his eyes, he’s the perfect candidate - on paper. It will take a team of dedicated pollsters, campaign coordinators and more notecards than one can count, to turn him into a poised politician who can expertly avoid questions like it's his job. This knee-slappingly hilarious play will have the audience reaching across the aisle to share a laugh. Audiences may even find a renewed sense of hope for politics…okay maybe not… but they'll at least enjoy an absolutely hysterical and highly entertaining break from the news.
The performance schedule is Thursdays and Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 3 and 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. There will be additional Wednesday performances Jan. 28 and Feb. 11 at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. and Feb. 18 at 7:30 p.m. There will be an understudy performance on Wednesday, Feb. 4 at 7:30 p.m.Tickets are on sale now for $30 for previews and $55 for the run at OilLampTheater.org.
The Beautiful City Project will present Andrew Lloyd Webber and Ben Elton's THE BEAUTIFUL GAME in concert at the Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture in Chicago, with proceeds benefiting the venue.
Oil Lamp Theater will present POOR BEHAVIOR from April 10 to May 10, featuring a talented cast and creative team. The production promises engaging performances in an intimate setting.
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xOil Lamp Theater’s first production of its 2026 season, The Outsider, written by Paul Slade Smith and directed by Scott Westerman, is now playing. Get a first look at photos!
Oil Lamp Theater has revealed the cast and creative team for the first production of its 2026 season, The Outsider, written by Paul Slade Smith and directed by Scott Westerman.
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