by Emily Werner - April 01, 2026
Theater Wit opens the Midwest premiere of The Ally on March 30, 2026. Originally premiering in February 2024 at New York City’s Public Theater, Itamar Moses’ play was a finalist for the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Blending dark comedy with urgent social questions, The Ally challenges its audi...
by Rachel Weinberg - March 29, 2026
THEATER OF THE MIND is an engaging, interactive, and fun tour through the senses....
by Rachel Weinberg - March 03, 2026
THE BRIEF WONDROUS LIFE OF OSCAR WAO is a lopsided stage adaptation of Junot Díaz’s 2007 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. While the first act is tight and focuses squarely on the budding relationship between ultra-nerd Oscar Wao and his freshman year college roommate Yunior, the second act incorpora...
by Tina St. Angelo - February 23, 2026
The Joffrey Ballet is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year. The current offering is called Icons. What a gift to the audience. I don’t know if Robert Joffrey had any idea what his company has become. Icons recreate 4 different ballets from different decades over the 20th Century....
by Rachel Weinberg - February 19, 2026
When I think of Steppenwolf, I often think of family members crying, screaming at one another, or some combination of the two. So the sparring between spouses Alice and Captain Edgar in August Strindberg’s 1900 play THE DANCE OF DEATH feels right at home. In a surprisingly funny and sharp version ...
by Tina St. Angelo - February 17, 2026
What did our critic think of DEAR EVAN HANSEN at Paramount Theatre Aurora IL?...
by Rachel Weinberg - February 14, 2026
Royal Shakespeare Company’s HAMNET is a dramatic and languid stage adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s 2020 buzzy novel of the same name....
by Rachel Weinberg - February 13, 2026
THE OUTSIDERS presents an original and vibrant stage adaptation of S.E. Hinton’s classic 1967 novel about the conflict between Tulsa teen gangs the Greasers and the Socs (short for socialites). The musical — and particularly director Danya Taymor’s inventive and visually dynamic staging — pu...
by Tina St. Angelo - February 12, 2026
What did our critic think of ON YOUR FEET! at Drury Lane Theatre Oakbrook Terrace, IL?...
by Rachel Weinberg - February 10, 2026
Goodman Theatre continues its centennial season with the endearing and lively romantic comedy HOLIDAY....
Past Shows
Love always makes for a good story because some part of it is always relatable.And what better way to explore all the various sides to...
Binkley, an outsider dwarf from the Kingdom of Magical Land, is quiet, timid and scared of the dark — not exactly the best characteristics for...
Love always makes for a good story because some part of it is always relatable.And what better way to explore all the various sides to...
During the long nights of midwinter, join Ghostlight Ensemble and the Driehaus Museum once again by the fireplace(s) as we return to the Victorian tradition...
An out lesbian state senator is up for re-election. Her female opponent is a moderate conservative who has aligned herself with right-wing extremists. They’re locked...
In October, Ghostlight Ensemble will present the second installment of Happy Hour — a staged reading series made up of short plays with one thing...
In October, Ghostlight Ensemble will present the second installment of Happy Hour — a staged reading series made up of short plays with one thing...
Join Ghostlight Ensemble in September for the first installment of a three-part cabaret experience devised by Ensemble Member Khnemu Menu-Ra, 3 Stages of Love.The semi-autobiographical work features...
The nondescript neighborhood bar in the middle of Chicago looks like every other bar in every other neighborhood in the city. A few regulars sit...
During the long nights of midwinter, join Ghostlight Ensemble and the Driehaus Museum by the fireplace(s) as we revive the Victorian tradition of telling ghost...
As the Civil Rights movement is brewing in Montgomery, Alabama, a segregationist senator and the state librarian clash over the content of a children’s book...
Ghostlight Ensemble presents the next installment of its live movie readings with Such a Lot of Guns and So Few Brains: A Live Reading of...
The Holiday Cabernet is back for a fifth year! Enjoy an evening of holiday classics (or not-so-classics) by favorite G.E.T. performers and emerging artists in...
Set at the turn of the twentieth century, The Shadow of a Doubt, explores the issues surrounding social position, remarriage, the roles of women and...
Set at the turn of the twentieth century, The Shadow of a Doubt, explores the issues surrounding social position, remarriage, the roles of women and...
The Holiday Cabernet is back for a fourth year! Enjoy an evening of holiday classics (or not-so-classics) by favorite G.E.T. performers, emerging artists and surprise...
Ghostlight Ensemble brings its popular Make/Believe festival back to the stage in 2022 with seven short plays by playwrights from around the country to be...
Ghostlight Ensemble presents an original adaptation of the novel "The Woman of Colour: A Tale" for the stage, as part of its For Your (Re)Consideration...
Ghostlight Ensemble continues its new reading series, For Your (Re)Consideration, which explores the works of historically overlooked female playwrights, with Distinguished Villa by Kate O'Brien...
Ghostlight Ensemble continues its series on historically overlooked female playwrights with two one act plays "Mine Eyes Have Seen" by Alice Dunbar Nelson and "War...
Written in 1688, "The Convent of Pleasure" tells the story of a group of unmarried women, initiated by Lady Happy, who choose to avoid the...
Closing out Ghostlight's For Your (Re)Consideration series, which explores the works of historically overlooked female playwrights, is "The Enchantment" by Victoria Benedictsson, adapted by Clare...
Written in 1904, "Warp and Woof" contrasts the lives of upper crust London society with the lives of the poor dressmakers who work long hours...
Ghostlight Ensemble's Holiday Cabernet is back for a third year in a slightly altered format. Thanks to the Year(s) of COVID, well be presenting a...
Cereal royalty, a monster that eats words, the source of all black girl magic, a unique bird that tastes bad. Welcome to Make/Believe, a theatre...
"The Thirteenth Chair," written by Bayard Veiller in 1916, takes place during a party at the home of the wealthy Crosby family. The entertainment for...
Told through an ensemble of physical storytellers and geared toward an audience of all ages, "The Selfish Giant" tells the story of a large lovely...
Enjoy an evening of holiday classics (or not-so-classics) by favorite G.E.T. (that's Ghostlight Ensemble Theatre) performers, emerging artists and surprise guests in a cabaret-style setting...
A Parisian cafe in 1904. Two men on the brink of greatness meet and argue over the topic that has obsessed philosophers for generations: which...
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