OAK PARK FESTIVAL THEATRE

by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 08, 2025

Walter Artistic Director Susan V. Booth and Executive Director John Collins celebrate success of the first month of The Goodman’s Centennial Season, and welcome new leaders to the helm. Learn more!...

by Stephi Wild - September 30, 2025

The 57th Jeff Awards for Equity theater excellence were recently announced. Among the big winners this year were “Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812” (Writers Theatre), Court Theatre, Shattered Globe Theatre, and more!...

by A.A. Cristi - September 25, 2025

Oak Park Festival Theatre will be honored with a Special Equity Award at the 57th Annual Joseph Jefferson Awards on September 29, 2025. The recognition coincides with the company’s 50th anniversary season, celebrating its historic partnership with the Park District of Oak Park, expanded programming,...

by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 17, 2025

The Oak Park Festival Theatre has revealed a $90,000 grant from the Paul M. Angell Family Foundation in support of its 50th Anniversary season. Learn more here!...

by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 02, 2025

The Oak Park Festival Theatre is presenting its 50th Anniversary production of one of William Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies, TWELFTH NIGHT. See photos!...

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!...

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....

by A.A. Cristi - March 18, 2025

The Oak Park Festival Theatre has announced the cast and production team of its Summer 2025 production, one of William Shakespeare's most beloved comedies, TWELFTH NIGHT, OR WHAT YOU WILL....

by A.A. Cristi - March 12, 2025

The Oak Park Festival Theatre has announced The Park District of Oak Park Board of Commissioners has committed more than $100,000 to underwrite the purchase of an entirely new LED lighting grid....

by A.A. Cristi - December 30, 2024

Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre has announced the shows and creators of its second annual WinterFest, to kick off January 10, 2025....