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City Lit Theater

1020 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
Chicago, IL 60660

City Lit Theater is a theatre in Chicago, IL.

Upcoming Shows

KING HEDLEY II

KING HEDLEY II

Oct 16 – Nov 29, 2026

Revisiting characters established in August Wilson’s SEVEN GUITARS, this play returns to Pittsburgh’s Hill District in 1985. King Hedley, a man recently released from prison, attempts to rebuild his life by selling stolen refrigerators so he can buy a video store. Despite...

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Review: HEROES OF THE FOURTH TURNING at A Red Orchid Theatre

Review: HEROES OF THE FOURTH TURNING at A Red Orchid Theatre

by Angela Lin · November 9, 2026

Arbery’s script, dado’s direction, and this ensemble’s haunting performance all come together for a wickedly brilliant and curious show that speaks what is true for many people that cannot be ignored — and we cannot look away. …

Review: THEATER OF THE MIND Presented by Goodman Theatre

Review: THEATER OF THE MIND Presented by Goodman Theatre

by Angela Lin · November 3, 2026

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: MANUAL CINEMA'S FRANKENSTEIN at Studebaker Theater

Review: MANUAL CINEMA'S FRANKENSTEIN at Studebaker Theater

by Zac Thriffiley · November 2, 2026

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: 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.…

Past Shows

34 total · showing 1–10

Shane

Shane

Aug 21 – Oct 4, 2026

In this World Premiere adaptation of the classic western, Shane, a mysterious stranger, shows up at the Starrett homestead in the Wyoming Territory in 1889. Though he seems to be hiding a dangerous past, he’s offered a job as a farm hand and settles in with the Starretts: Joe...

Scaramouche

Scaramouche

May 1 – Jun 14, 2026

GEE'S BEND is the story of the Pettway women, quilters from the isolated community of Gee's Bend, Alabama. Beginning in 1939, the play follows Alice, her daughters Sadie and Nella, and Sadie's husband, Macon, through segregation, family strife, and the Civil Rights movement...

Changing Channels

Changing Channels

Feb 27 – Apr 12, 2026

Based on actual events, CHANGING CHANNELS is set backstage at the DuMont Television Network in New York City in 1952. It is the peak of the “Red Scare,” and 151 actors, authors, and journalists are put on the Red Channels list, with alleged ties to communism. As Cold War...

Sherlock Holmes and The Christmas Clowns

Sherlock Holmes and The Christmas Clowns

Dec 12 – Jan 4, 2026

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson travel to the country to spend the holidays with an old army comrade of Watson’s. What they don’t know is that one of the other guests at this English manor is a notorious international thief. When a priceless present is stolen during a Christmas...

Strange Cargo: The Doom of the Demeter

Strange Cargo: The Doom of the Demeter

Oct 10 – Nov 23, 2025

Based on Chapter Seven of Bram Stoker’s DRACULA , this gothic horror high seas adventure tells the shocking events aboard the cargo ship transporting Count Dracula’s belongings from Transylvania to England. Suspicion, paranoia, and madness infect the crew as the harried sailors...

Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train

Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train

Jul 25 – Sep 7, 2025

A cage-rattling prison drama from Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis (BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY) that boldly examines faith, dignity, and our system of justice. Angel Cruz is a young Puerto Rican man incarcerated for shooting cult leader Reverend Kim. When...

R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots)

R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots)

May 2 – Jun 15, 2025

In 1920, Karel apek’s early science fiction classic R.U.R. coined the term “robot” and looked ahead to the wonders and dangers of artificial intelligence decades before it was cool to worry about such things. “Rossum’s Universal Robots” (“R.U.R.” for short) is a mysterious...

Glassheart

Glassheart

Jan 10 – Feb 23, 2025

A modern-day reimagining of the Beauty and the Beast fairy tale.

Seven Guitars

Seven Guitars

Oct 18 – Dec 1, 2024

The Chicago non-Equity premiere of this searing August Wilson drama about six friends in the Hill District of Pittsburgh in 1948 mourning the death of their friend Floyd "Schoolboy" Barton, a rising blues star trapped by his circumstances and cut down in his prime. One of...

The House of Ideas

The House of Ideas

Aug 23 – Oct 6, 2024

The final installment of the “Four-Color Trilogy” about three key moments in the history of comic books, THE HOUSE OF IDEAS examines the rise of Marvel and the fraught relationship between the Lennon and McCartney of comic books, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Today, Marvel...

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