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Artemisia Theatre

1212 W. Balmoral (Mailing Only)
Chicago, IL 60640

Artemisia Theatre is a theatre in Chicago.

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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…

Review: DEAD GIRL’S QUINCEAÑERA at Goodman Theatre

Review: DEAD GIRL’S QUINCEAÑERA at Goodman Theatre

by Rachel Weinberg · October 7, 2026

Dead Girl’s Quinceañera brings a missing person case to the stage — and the detectives are a group of three Latina teen girls in Miami, Florida. Phanésia Pharel’s play capitalizes on the pop culture obsession with true crime and murder mysteries — though Dead Girl’s Quinceañera is ultim…

Review: THE ADDAMS FAMILY MUSICAL at BrightSide Theatre

Review: THE ADDAMS FAMILY MUSICAL at BrightSide Theatre

by Tina St. Angelo · October 5, 2026

Opening its 15th season, BrightSide Theatre in Naperville is presenting The Addams Family Musical which runs through October 18,. The musical, written by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, with music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa, is the first time the familiar characters created by Charles Addams appea…

Past Shows

Deserted

Nov 9 – Nov 16, 2024

Artemisia Theatre presents the WeWomen Play Festival, featuring six plays by Chicagoland-based feminist playwrights over two weeks from November 4th to November 16th, 2024. Each night showcases a different play, including works by Melanie Coffey, who will present Deserted, and...

Anak ni Tapia: Leaving Mother

Nov 8 – Nov 15, 2024

Artemisia Theatre presents the WeWomen Play Festival, showcasing six plays by feminist playwrights from the Chicagoland area. Among these is Lani Montreal's Anak ni Tapia: Leaving Mother, directed by Daisy Castro, which explores themes of identity and belonging. The festival...

Good Girls

Nov 7 – Nov 14, 2024

Artemisia Theatre presents the WeWomen Play Festival, featuring new works by six feminist playwrights from the Chicagoland area running from November 4th to November 16th, 2024. Each night showcases a different play, with Adelina Marinello's Good Girls being highlighted on...

The Gizzard of Brownsville

Nov 6 – Nov 13, 2024

The Gizzard of Brownsville is one of six powerful plays featured in the WeWomen Play Festival at Artemisia Theatre, highlighting the work of Chicagoland-based feminist playwrights. Directed by a team of feminist directors, this festival aims to amplify women's voices and untold...

Succulents: The Art of Adulting or...

Nov 5 – Nov 12, 2024

Artemisia Theatre presents the WeWomen Play Festival featuring script readings from six Chicagoland-based feminist playwrights, including Leah Barsanti's Succulents: The Art of Adulting or...Reasons I Am A Terrible Roommate. Each night of the festival will showcase a different...

Prodigy: A Modern Family Portrait

Nov 4 – Nov 11, 2024

Artemisia Theatre presents the WeWomen Play Festival, celebrating the works of six feminist playwrights from the Chicagoland area. Among the highlighted plays is Prodigy: A Modern Family Portrait, authored by Anna Schutz and directed by Erin Shea Brady. Each performance runs for...

Every Waiting Heart

Every Waiting Heart

Nov 10 – Nov 9, 2021

Overworked single mother Sherri and her rebellious teenaged daughter Annette have been an unbreakable mother-daughter duo since childhood, but suddenly Annette's rebelling and Sherri's terrified. Desperate for help, Sherri goes to a speed-dating event at a Pentecostal church...

Fall Festival

Fall Festival

Sep 25 – Oct 4, 2017

CHICAGO, IL . Pick your next theatrical adventure at Artemisia Fall Festival 2017, featuring six groundbreaking new plays with dynamic female characters seeking full production. Don’t miss these outstanding new works all written by women playwrights. Each night a new play is...

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Memphis The Musical in Chicago Memphis The Musical
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