JACOB MARLEY'S CHRISTMAS CAROL to Return to Lifeline Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 03, 2025
Lifeline Theatre will present the return of JACOB MARLEY'S CHRISTMAS CAROL, back on stage at Lifeline Theatre. In Dickens' A Christmas Carol, Scrooge gets a chance to amend his ways, but what happened to his partner, Jacob Marley?...
Lifeline Theatre Will Host Special Halloween Event For CLICK, CLACK, BOO! A TRICKY TREAT
by Stephi Wild - September 23, 2025
Lifeline Theatre has announced a special one-day-only event for families attending its Halloween KidSeries production, CLICK, CLACK, BOO! A TRICKY TREAT, running next month....
Photos: RABBITS IN THEIR POCKETS At Lifeline Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - September 15, 2025
Lifeline Theatre has released production photos of the world premiere of RABBITS IN THEIR POCKETS by Kimberly Dixon-Mays, directed by Christopher Wayland....
Lifeline Theatre Reveals Cast for Halloween KidSeries Show CLICK, CLACK, BOO! A TRICKY TREAT
by A.A. Cristi - August 19, 2025
Lifeline Theatre will present Click, Clack, Boo! A Tricky Treat October 4–November 2, 2025, as part of its KidSeries in Rogers Park. Adapted from Doreen Cronin’s book....
Cast and Creative Team Revealed for RABBITS IN THEIR POCKETS World Premiere at Lifeline Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - July 21, 2025
Lifeline Theatre has announced the cast and creative team for the world premiere of Rabbits in Their Pockets, a new play by Chicago-based writer Kimberly Dixon-Mays. Directed by Christopher Wayland, the production will run September 14–October 5, 2025, with previews beginning September 5, at Lifelin...
Ada Grey Joins Cast Of Lucid Theater's BUDDHA'S BIRTHDAY
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 25, 2025
Ada Grey has joined the four-actor cast of BUDDHA'S BIRTHDAY at Chicago's Lucid Theatre. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets here!...
Cast Announced for GANGSTA BABY at Open Space Arts
by Emmy Rice - June 22, 2025
Josh Odor, Bryan Nicholas Carter, and Jensen Knudson will join Cameron Raasdal-Munro in his semi-autobiographical play about a gay sex worker who is the son of a gangster....
Ghostlight Ensemble Unveils Season 9 Lineup Featuring ANGRY FAGS by Topher Payne and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 16, 2025
Ghostlight Ensemble has revealed its Season 9 lineup, which includes the fall production of Angry Fags by Topher Payne. See the full season and learn how to purchase tickets. ...
Lucid Theater To Stage Comedy BUDDHA'S BIRTHDAY In August
by A.A. Cristi - May 21, 2025
Lucid Theater will present the world premiere of BUDDHA'S BIRTHDAY by Chicago playwright Amy Crider, whose WELLS AND WELLES was a breakout hit of summer 2024.
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Pegasus Theatre Reveals Cast of SHAKIN' THE MESS OUTTA MISERY
by A.A. Cristi - April 16, 2025
Pegasus Theatre Chicago and Director ILesa Duncan have announced the casting for the revival of playwright Shay Youngblood's Shakin' the Mess Outta Misery....
Past Shows
Strong Poison
10/19
Strong Poison returns to Lifeline Theatre as part of a concert reading series, showcasing the adaptation by ensemble member Frances Limoncelli. This beloved Dorothy L. ...
The War of the Worlds
5/23 - 7/13/2025
Lifeline Theatre presents a contemporary adaptation of H.G. Wells' classic, The War of the Worlds, directed by Heather Currie and adapted by John Hildreth. This ...
Leaf
3/16 - 4/20/2025
Lifeline Theatre presents the world premiere of Leaf, adapted by ensemble member Amanda Link from Sandra Dieckmann's picture book. Directed by Nathaniel Niemi, this production ...
Kid Prince and Pablo
1/3 - 2/16/2025
Kid Prince and Pablo is a new hip-hop adaptation of Mark Twain's The Prince and the Pauper, featuring the collaborative talents of Salvadoran-American artists Brian ...
Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol
11/29 - 12/22/2024
Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol is a one-man adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic holiday tale, presented by Lifeline Theatre. The play features Phil Timberlake, a member ...
28th Annual Fillet of Solo Festival
11/8 - 11/17/2024
Lifeline Theatre presents the 28th Annual Fillet of Solo Festival, running from November 8 to November 17, 2024. This two-week festival features an array of ...
Fillet of Solo Festival
11/1 - 11/14/2024
The Fillet of Solo Festival returns for its 29th annual celebration, showcasing the diverse storytelling talent of Chicago through a two-week multi-venue event. The festival ...
Gaudy Night
9/14
Lifeline Theatre presents a special concert reading of Dorothy L. Sayers' Gaudy Night on September 14, 2024. Adapted by ensemble member Frances Limoncelli, this mystery ...
Lifeline Theater’s Retelling of Nambi E. Kelly’s Native Son
5/10 - 6/30/2024
Lifeline Theatre continues their 2023-24 season of Big Stories, Up Close with a retelling of Native Sonm Chicagoan Nambi E. Kelley ’s “gutsy, powerful, and ...
27th Annual Fillet of Solo Festival
1/12 - 1/21/2024
Lifeline Theatre presents the 27th Annual Fillet of Solo Festival , a vibrant celebration of Chicago's premiere storytelling and live lit scene. The festival spans ...
Extra Yarn
2/18 - 3/19/2023
While her parents work tirelessly at the local factory, Annabelle discovers a small wooden box in the snow filled with yarn that seemingly never ends. ...
The 26th Annual Fillet of Solo Festival
1/21 - 2/20/2023
Celebrating the breadth of Chicago’s enduring storytelling and Live Lit scene, Lifeline brings together numerous solo performers and storytelling collectives for a three-week, multi-venue selection ...
Dooby Dooby Moo
11/12 - 12/11/2022
The County Fair is coming, and the grand prize in the talent competition is a trampoline! Duck wants that prize, but with Farmer Brown watching ...
Miss Holmes Returns
8/26 - 10/16/2022
Miss Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Dorothy Watson are back on the case! After a string of successes in assisting Scotland Yard, a seemingly clear-cut murder ...
Middle Passage
4/15 - 6/5/2022
Rutherford Calhoun, a newly freed Illinois slave eking out a living in 1830 New Orleans, stows away aboard The Republic, an outbound rigger, to evade ...
Mr. Popper's Penguins
10/24 - 11/29/2015
CHICAGO – Lifeline Theatre’s KidSeries presents Mr. Popper’s Penguins, a world premiere musical adaptation with script by Lifeline Theatre ensemble member Robert Kauzlaric (Non-Equity Jeff ...
Miss Buncle's Book
9/11 - 11/1/2015
CHICAGO– Lifeline Theatre presents a world premiere adaptation of D.E. Stevenson’s Miss Buncle’s Book, by Lifeline Theatre ensemble member Christina Calvit (four-time Jeff Award winner), ...
Pride and Prejudice
4/20 - 6/10/2012
Pride and Prejudice
5/3 - 6/10/2012
In the town of Meryton, reputation and marriage can secure – or destroy – a young woman’s happiness. Faced with the loss of their land ...
Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed
3/17 - 5/6/2012
Unlike other naked mole rats, young Wilbur loves to wear clothes. By daring to defy social tradition, Wilbur makes life miserable for himself and his ...
Pride and Prejudice
4/20 - 4/30/2012
In the town of Meryton, reputation and marriage can secure – or destroy – a young woman’s happiness. Faced with the loss of their land ...
Hunger
2/3 - 3/25/2012
Two women share the same man and the same recipe in Hunger. Helene Kvale directs this immersive performance piece featuring wine, chocolate and the desire ...
Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed
3/17 - 3/18/2012
Unlike other naked mole rats, young Wilbur loves to wear clothes. By daring to defy social tradition, Wilbur makes life miserable for himself and his ...
How to Survive a Fairy Tale
1/14 - 2/26/2012
Even though his dad is a frog and his mom claims to be a princess, Jack grew up in a house without fairy tales. So ...
Hunger
2/3 - 2/13/2012
During the 900-day Nazi siege of Leningrad, Russian botanist Ilya is charged with protecting a cache of valuable seeds for future generations. As the weeks ...
How to Survive a Fairy Tale
1/7 - 1/8/2012
Even though his dad is a frog and his mom claims to be a princess, Jack grew up in a house without fairy tales. So ...
The 13 Clocks
10/15 - 12/4/2011
The Count of Monte Cristo
9/9 - 10/30/2011
music: Sarah Pickett; dir: Marcela Lorca....
Videos
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Irving Berlin's White Christmas
Paramount Theatre (11/12 - 1/11) | |
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Elton Rohn
Raue Center For The Arts (12/27 - 12/27) | |
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Hanukkah Shmanukkah
Greenhouse Theater (12/18 - 12/21) | |
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American English
Raue Center For The Arts (12/31 - 12/31) | |
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Amadeus
Steppenwolf Theatre Company (11/6 - 1/4) | |
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Engage Dance Theatre presents The Nutcracker
Raue Center For The Arts (12/20 - 12/21) | |
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Mrs. Claus! A Holiday Musical at the Beverly Arts Center
Chicago Kids Company (12/3 - 12/23) | |
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20th Anniversary Season
Chicago Children’s Theatre (9/27 - 6/7) | |
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Dorian
Open Space Arts (11/28 - 12/21) | |
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Music of the Baroque: Fathers & Sons
Harris Theater for Music and Dance (1/24 - 1/24) | |
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