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Greenhouse Theatre Center

2257 N Lincoln Ave
Chicago 60614

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Dry Powder

Jul 9 – Jul 26, 2026

Written by Sarah Burgess and directed by ensemble member Ellie Thomson, Dry Powder examines the injustices perpetrated by the upper class of America and the...

Review: ICEBOY! at Goodman Theatre

Review: ICEBOY! at Goodman Theatre

by Rachel Weinberg · June 30, 2026

Iceboy! is an absolute riot. It’s a truly original and genuinely laugh-out-loud new musical comedy featuring Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman.…

Review: AS YOU LIKE IT presented by Midsommer Flight

Review: AS YOU LIKE IT presented by Midsommer Flight

by Angela Lin · June 28, 2026

There’s nothing quite like the gentle strum of a mandolin through the open breeze of a public park to make you fully appreciate both the arrival of summer and the magic of live theater.…

Review: WATER FOR ELEPHANTS Tour at Broadway In Chicago

Review: WATER FOR ELEPHANTS Tour at Broadway In Chicago

by Rachel Weinberg · June 25, 2026

The Water for Elephants tour transports audiences to the circus — and has some dazzling aerial tricks up its sleeve. Based on the popular 2006 novel by Sara Gruen, Rick Elice’s book and PigPen Theatre Co.’s score comprise a memory musical: The elderly Mr. Jankowski (Robert Tully) looks back o…

Review: A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC at Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire IL

Review: A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC at Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire IL

by Tina St. Angelo · June 25, 2026

Jeff award-winning director Nick Bowling and this cast have created a work that reminds us of why Sondheim’s music is special. The orchestra under the direction of Brad Haak fills the theater with the intricate melodies of this musical. Sally Dolembo’s costumes are gorgeous and showcase the turn…

Review: Tin Drum Theatre's SOUTHERN RAPTURE at Theater Wit

Review: Tin Drum Theatre's SOUTHERN RAPTURE at Theater Wit

by Angela Lin · June 19, 2026

When honest artistic integrity meets conservative religious outrage, what follows is escalating frenzy, controlled chaos, and poignant reflections on what it means to produce art and tell the stories where they need to be heard — and the conflicting struggles that come with such intentions. Tin Dr…

Review: UNTITLED VAMPIRE PLAY at Lookingglass Theatre Company

Review: UNTITLED VAMPIRE PLAY at Lookingglass Theatre Company

by Rachel Weinberg · June 17, 2026

Untitled Vampire Play — a world premiere from Lookingglass ensemble member Kevin Douglas — is a fun, wacky romp. The play doesn’t take itself seriously, and director Devon de Mayo’s cast has plenty of fun with vampire and human antics alike. Douglas’s script draws on all sorts of vampire l…

Past Shows

moonwatchers

moonwatchers

Apr 30 – May 17, 2026

When two moon janitors clock in for their shift, it seems just like any other night. Only tonight, the moon has been stolen by the...

In Pursuit Of

In Pursuit Of

May 5 – May 15, 2026

Loosely inspired by Dostoevsky’s Crime And Punishment, the play In Pursuit Of (Written by Zoé Soteres) follows Theo, a young man navigating life in an unfamiliar city...

Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors

Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors

Feb 5 – Feb 22, 2026

In the treacherous mountains of Transylvania, a meek English real estate agent takes a harrowing journey to meet a new and mysterious client, who also...

wyrd

wyrd

Oct 9 – Oct 26, 2025

Three ageless, timeless, deathless sisters in a basement in BushwickOne of them falls in loveAnother falls in hateThe third tries to keep the other two...

Looking Glass

Looking Glass

Aug 14 – Aug 17, 2025

Looking Glass is a radical cut of Robert Greene and Thomas Lodge’s A Looking Glass for London and England, which was published in London in...

Bob Marley's Three Little Birds

Bob Marley's Three Little Birds

Feb 8 – Mar 2, 2025

YPT presents a family-friendly reggae musical , based on the duppy folk stories of sunny Jamaica, and celebrating the joyous music of Bob Marley!

Johnny Cobweb

Johnny Cobweb

Feb 21 – Feb 23, 2025

 In the humdrum suburb of Shillyville, Ohio, a feud is escalating between the generations-old Mortadelli Family Funeral Home, led by lazy patriarch Vincenzo Mortadelli, and...

Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus

Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus

Nov 23 – Dec 22, 2024

MO WILLEMS' EXCITABLE PIGEON SPARKS HOLIDAY HAVOC!CHICAGO – Building on two years of outstanding reviews, sold-out performances, and extraordinary attendance at weekday school matinees, The...

The Diary of Anne Frank (One-Act)

The Diary of Anne Frank (One-Act)

Feb 16 – Mar 24, 2024

The Young People’s Theatre of Chicago inaugurates its ‘Tweens and Teens series with the Chicago Premiere of Wendy Kesselman’s vital new one-act version of The Diary...

Mia: Where Have All the Young Girls Gone

Mia: Where Have All the Young Girls Gone

Mar 9 – Apr 9, 2023

Mary Bonnett’s world premiere play, MIA; WHERE HAVE ALL THE YOUNG GIRLS GONE? is taken from interviews and research on girls and women who have...

The Buttcracker: A Nutcracker Burlesque

The Buttcracker: A Nutcracker Burlesque

Dec 1 – Dec 31, 2022

Audiences are invited to follow Clara and her Buttcracker on a wild hallucinogenic trip from a boring-AF holiday party to the Land of Sweets where...

Cabin Fever

Cabin Fever

Nov 17 – Dec 18, 2022

Written & Directed by Lilian Davidson McGrady.When Macy arrived at a beautiful retreat centre in the Rocky Mountains, she was expecting a relaxing marriage retreat...

The Unauthorized Peter Johnson Parody!

FeaturedThe Unauthorized Peter Johnson Parody!

Jul 14 – Jul 24, 2022

Back and better than ever: the reimagined, and unauthorized, Peter Johnson Parody splashes back onto the stage after a stellar online debut. Perseus has recently...

Holy Ghost Bingo

Holy Ghost Bingo

Oct 1 – Oct 31, 2021

Holy Ghost Bingo: God, Goblins, & Games is a Halloween-themed interactive comedy play. The premise is that Mrs. Mary Margaret OBrien, a former nun, is...

The Land of Forgotten Toys

The Land of Forgotten Toys

Nov 27 – Dec 29, 2019

Grace, a strong young woman fresh out of high school and fascinated by stars, planets, and distant galaxies, is stuck working in her family's toy...

Dead Man's Cell Phone

Dead Man's Cell Phone

Feb 7 – Mar 10, 2019

An incessantly ringing cell phone in a quiet café. A stranger at the next table who has had enough. And a dead man – with...

We Don’t Play Fight

We Don’t Play Fight

Mar 9

Written by Jason Calabrese Directed by Joey Mayberry March 9th, 2019 @ 8pmUpstairs Studio$20 *A portion of the performances proceeds will go directly to the...

Monger

Monger

Aug 30 – Sep 30, 2018

MONGER follows a Chicago criminal defense attorney with a secret sex life who deals with his sensitive 16-year-old son’s legal crisis on the day he...

Merchant on Venice

Merchant on Venice

Mar 20 – Apr 15, 2018

South Asian re-imagining of Shakespeare’s THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, set on Venice Boulevard in present day Culver City, California – a section of the Los...

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