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A Red Orchid Theatre

1531 N Wells St.
Chicago 60610

A Red Orchid Theatre is a theatre in Chicago.

Upcoming Shows

Heroes of the Fourth Turning

Oct 29 – Dec 6, 2026

Heroes of the Fourth Turning is a Chicago premiere of Will Arbery's politically-charged drama, directed by Ensemble Member dado. Set nearing midnight in Wyoming, four recent graduates gather to celebrate their beloved mentor and professor, Gina, newly inducted as president of...

You Are Cordially Invited to the End of the World!

Feb 4 – Mar 14, 2027

You Are Cordially Invited to the End of the World! is a Chicago premiere of Keiko Green's dark comedy, directed by Terry Guest and featuring Ensemble Members dado and Sadieh Rifai. Since Greg's terminal diagnosis, he has felt a deep connection to the Earth, and to save himself...

Rosmersholm

May 6 – Jun 13, 2027

Rosmersholm is a world premiere adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's classic, adapted by Ensemble Members Steve Haggard and Shade Murray and directed by Shade Murray, featuring Ensemble Members Sherman Edwards, Steve Haggard, Travis A. Knight, and Natalie West. The production reimagines...

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Review: THE WINTER'S TALE at Chicago Shakespeare Theater

Review: THE WINTER'S TALE at Chicago Shakespeare Theater

by Zac Thriffiley · October 23, 2026

The Winter’s Tale—now playing and soon to run in repertory with the even wilder Midsummer Night’s Dream—provides audiences with an emotional, uplifting, and even redemptive story sure to thaw frozen hearts and provide a much needed escape.…

Review: TIME TRAVELER at Chicago Magic Lounge

Review: TIME TRAVELER at Chicago Magic Lounge

by Angela Lin · October 22, 2026

Magic is a timeless art full of secrets, and as Parr reveals through the course of Time Traveler, history is even stranger and more serendipitous than we know.…

Review: Dance Theatre of Harlem's FIREBIRD at The Auditorium

Review: Dance Theatre of Harlem's FIREBIRD at The Auditorium

by Lauren Sheely · October 20, 2026

Saturday night brought the long-awaited return of Dance Theatre of Harlem to The Auditorium for a celebratory evening of dance that showcased the range and versatility of this 57-year old company, which had not been seen in Chicago since 2016.…

Review: Backyard Theatre's RED BIKE at Berger Park Coach House

Review: Backyard Theatre's RED BIKE at Berger Park Coach House

by Angela Lin · October 19, 2026

Backyard Theatre Company’s production of Red Bike is an enchanting, imaginative story from a kid’s perspective about growing up and seeing the town you’ve grown up in change, and the formative stuff and thoughts that shape who we are as a result. …

Review: Tin Drum Theatre's A DARK WOOD at Greenhouse Theater Center

Review: Tin Drum Theatre's A DARK WOOD at Greenhouse Theater Center

by Angela Lin · October 18, 2026

Whether you leave the theater with intensified despair or renewed hope is up to you — and that’s what makes this terrifying and achingly sad story, with just the right dose of humor, hope, and humanity, a brilliant piece of art. …

Review: PREMONITIONS INC. at Kermess

Review: PREMONITIONS INC. at Kermess

by Rachel Weinberg · October 16, 2026

Premonitions Inc. is an oddball new cabaret and acrobatics show in the Spiegeltent of the Loop’s Cambria Hotel.…

Review: A STRANGE LOOP at Raven Theatre

Review: A STRANGE LOOP at Raven Theatre

by Rachel Weinberg · October 15, 2026

Michael R. Jackson’s wildly inventive and unique 2020 Pulitzer Prize-winning musical A Strange Loop now makes its Chicago premiere. A Strange Loop is a “big Black and queer-ass American Broadway show,” in the main character Usher’s words, about the lead trying to write a musical called A Str…

Past Shows

Birds of North America

Jan 15 – Feb 22, 2026

A Red Orchid Theatre presents the Chicago premiere of Anna Ouyang Moench's father-daughter drama, Birds of North America, directed by Kirsten Fitzgerald. The story follows John, portrayed by John Judd, and his daughter Caitlyn, played by Cassidy Slaughter-Mason, as they bond...

Veal

Sep 25 – Nov 2, 2025

A Red Orchid Theatre presents the world premiere of Jojo Jones' dark comedy, Veal, directed by ensemble member dado. Set in a dystopian world, the story follows Chelsea as she unexpectedly reunites with former classmates Franny, Lulu, and Noa after becoming Queen of North...

THE CAVE

Jan 23 – Mar 9, 2025

The Cave is a world premiere play by Sadieh Rifai, exploring the turbulent life of Dema, a Palestinian-American girl whose world shifts dramatically when her family moves from Las Vegas to Ohio. As Dema faces the challenges of impending puberty amidst the backdrop of the first...

Grey House

Grey House

Oct 10 – Dec 1, 2019

After a brutal car wreck in the mountains of Oregon, a young couple seeks shelter from a blizzard in a small cabin. But the cabins seemingly innocent inhabitants: four children and their minder, quickly start to expose the couple's secrets, unmake everything they know about...

The Killing Game

The Killing Game

May 2 – Jun 23, 2019

A town is beset by plague and the bodies are piling up along with moral accusations, political implications and medical speculations. We peer into households and down many streets as people search for any logic to the ceaseless barrage of death. One of Ionesco's last plays, The...

Fulfillment Center

Fulfillment Center

Jan 31 – Mar 24, 2019

In the New Mexico desert, a down-on-her-luck folk singer takes a job at a giant retailer’s shipping center. Her young manager struggles to connect with his newly relocated girlfriend. A drifter living at a local campground dangerously links them all. Four lonely lives come...

Small Mouth Sounds

Small Mouth Sounds

Oct 18 – Dec 9, 2018

Six urbanites take their troubles to the woods and attempt to work them out at a secluded spiritual retreat. Attendees may not speak for the entire week, clothing is optional at the lake, and beware of bears. The isolating silence collides with the human ache to connect. How do...

The Butcher of Baraboo

Mar 29 – May 13, 2012

Skewed family values and the deep and dark secrets they create become a life force for Valerie, the infamous butcher of Baraboo, Wisconsin. Once her husband has gone missing everyone suspects she played a hand, especially her nosy sister-in-law who just happens to be the town...

Megacosm

Jan 12 – Jan 14, 2012

With existential terror, Megacosm presents us with a world full of revolt and chaos both inside and out. An industrialist in the near future utilizes every means possible to get an inventor to sign over his revolutionary creation that will inevitably change the world. Corporate...

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