Another Medea by Aaron Mark
The scarily charming Marcus Sharp recounts his fixation on a wealthy doctor and the Medea myth that consumes them both.
Upcoming Shows
The Apiary
Clark Week Productions is proud to present the Chicago premiere of The Apiary, Kate Douglas poignantly dark and comedic sci-fi fable. Set 22 years into a bleak future, two lab workers race to save the last of the worlds remaining bees but when their experiments finally yield...
Articles
Review: THEATER OF THE MIND Presented by Goodman Theatre
Step into the memory palace and experience a one-of-a-kind experience where neuroscience, philosophy, and theater collide. Theater of the Mind, presented by Goodman Theatre, co-created by David Byrne and Mala Gaonkar, and directed by Andrew Scoville, is a fascinating immersive theatrical journey tha…
Review: ADIRONDACK CHAIR CIRCLE at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Adirondack Chair Circle is a satirical take-down of a group of wealthy conservative Chicago moms dedicated to their cause.…
Review: MANUAL CINEMA'S FRANKENSTEIN at Studebaker Theater
Manual Cinema’s Frankenstein has come to life once again, further establishing itself as one of the city’s most thrilling holiday traditions in the shadowy hall of the Studebaker Theater.…
Review: Babes with Blades Theatre Company KING LEAR at Theater Wit
What did our critic think of BABES WITH BLADES THEATRE COMPANY'S KING LEAR at Theater Wit?…
Review: Remy Bumppo Theatre Company's MUD ROW at Theater Wit
What did our critic think of MUD ROW at Remy Bumppo Theatre Company?…
Review: THE WINTER'S TALE at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
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
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: The Gift Theatre's HAYWARD at Steppenwolf Theatre
What did our critic think of HAYWARD at Gift Theatre?…
Review: Dance Theatre of Harlem's FIREBIRD at The Auditorium
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: CLUED IN: TRAVEL CAN BE MURDER at The Second City
With spooky season upon us, what better way to get into the haunted spirit than with a murder mystery — one that no one has ever seen before, and one that no one will ever see again.…
Past Shows
14 total · showing 1–10
Black Bear Island
Black Bear Island is a gothic magical realistic thriller set in the Pacific Northwest, written by Bramble Artistic Director Karissa Murrell Myers and directed by Jonathan Berry. When Amitra's estranged childhood sweetheart mysteriously dies, she returns to Black Bear Island...
FeaturedGod in a Hole
A new dark absurdist comedy
The Living Canvas Experience
An Exhibition Celebrating 25 Years of Art and the Body . The Living Canvas celebrates the beauty and expressive power of the human form through performance art and photography, nurturing a sense of body acceptance for performer/collaborator and audience. For the first time...
Jacques Offenbach's Orpheus in the Underworld
GREAT LAKES OPERETTA PRESENTS JACQUES OFFENBACH’S “ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD,” A RIOTOUS MUSICAL RETELLING OF THE ORPHEUS LEGEND, FEATURING THE FAMOUS ‘CANCAN’ SONG! Great Lakes Operetta (Where Opera Meets Musical Theatre!) presents Orpheus in the Underworld , running from July...
Orpheus in the Underworld
Orpheus in the Underworld is a musical spoof of the Orpheus myth composed by Jacques Offenbach, with a libretto by Hector Cremieux and Ludovic Halevy, presented in a new English translation by Francis L. Lynch. Often considered the world's first operetta, the show introduced the...
Club Shush! Speak Easy. Laugh Hard
Club Shush! Speak Easy. Laugh Hard is a decade-hopping comedy created by the Yellow Rose Theatre ensemble, set entirely inside one back room in Chicago that has served as a speakeasy, hideout, and refuge across a century of history. As WYRT radio tunes into the club's hidden...
Hookman
Bump in the Night Theatre presents Hookman by Lauren Yee, directed by Garrett Michael McCann, running May 15–30 at Bramble Arts Loft. When freshman Lexi tries to uncover the truth about what happened to her high school best friend on a fateful car ride to the movies, she finds...
FeaturedThe Red Lion
When a small-time football club brings on a promising new recruit, it seems the team may finally step into the spotlight. But as the star rookie’s future proves lucrative for those around him, he’s thrown into a battle of principles between the team’s money-hungry manager and...
Off Nights at the Sometime Cafe
OFF NIGHTS AT THE SOMETIME CAFÉ is a campy parody of a noir mystery that follows a cafe pianist in lieu of a detective. As this narrator plays his way through the show, he guides the audience through the tangled web of attraction, seduction, and general silliness that occurs...
The Angels of Lemnos
Clark Week Productions is proud to present The Angels of Lemnos by Jim Henry for a very special 30th anniversary revival with a portion of proceeds benefitting Deborah’s Place women’s shelter. Hailed in reviews as “emotionally uplifting,” The Angels of Lemnos won two Jeff awards...
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Adirondack Chair Circle Steppenwolf's Ensemble Theater (10/22-12/06) |
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Love Story: A Tribute to Taylor Swift Raue Center For The Arts (11/07-11/07) |
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Million Dollar Quartet Stolp Island Theatre (10/07-1/03) |
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The Christmas Carol Paramount Theatre (11/11-1/03) |
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Blond Ambition: A Tribute to Madonna Raue Center For The Arts (11/07-11/07) |
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When We Were Young and Unafraid Greenhouse Theater Center (11/12-11/29) |
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for colored girls who considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf eta Creative Arts Foundation (11/08-11/29) |
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Constellations Hoover-Leppen Theatre in Center on Halsted (11/13-12/13) |
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Las Locas Comedy Presents: Delightfully Unbothered - November 2026 The Lincoln Lodge (11/06-11/06) |
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Phil Vassar Raue Center for the Arts (12/12-12/12) |
