The Swallow
An intimate and deeply moving two-character drama by internationally produced Catalan playwright Guillem Clua, author of SMILEY. Set during a private singing lesson, Ray wants to...
Open Space Arts
Upcoming Shows
Review: CHAMPIONS OF MAGIC at Studebaker Theater
Champions of Magic is entertainment in its purest form for patrons of all ages and will have everyone leaving the theater bursting with youthful energy and amazement. …
Review: 4 Chairs Theatre's GOOD PEOPLE at Theater Wit
Under the gripping direction of 4 Chairs Theatre founder Lauren Berman, Good People takes us into the blue-collar heart of South Boston and the residents who can’t catch a break — and those who can. …
Review: THE BEST OF WOMEN OFF-COLOUR at The Second City
The Best of Women Off-Colour is a fast-paced, carefully curated show that is the perfect blend of race, culture, gender, and politics.…
Review: & JULIET Presented by Broadway In Chicago
On its second Chicago engagement, & Juliet remains a glittering, joyous confection of a jukebox musical — and this time it features iconic boy band member Joey Fatone…
Review: Raven Theatre's OCTET at Goodman Theatre
I loved Dave Molloy’s inventive and captivating a cappella musical Octet at Raven Theatre so much that here I am, reviewing it a second time in short succession now that it’s moved to the Goodman’s Owen Theatre. Director Keira Fromm leads an ensemble of eight that shines just as brightly in th…
Review: 52 LOVERS at Chicago Magic Lounge
52 Lovers is a thoroughly entertaining, surprisingly introspective, and profoundly motivational show, complete with a dash of subtle absurdist humor, plenty of magical amazement, and all around simple fun.…
Review: HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH at Catalyst Ranch
Enter a freight elevator off the back alley of Randolph Street and step into the eclectic space that is the Catalyst Ranch Studio, a venue that perfectly sets the tone for JK Entertainment’s production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, directed by Arlo Kiss and text by John Cameron Mitchell.…
Review: THE WIZARD OF OZ at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre ends its 26th season with an all-time classic, bringing an impressive production of The Wizard of Oz to its stage.…
Review: Gwydion Theatre's DRY POWDER at Greenhouse Theater Center
Dry Powder gives us a bleak glance at the logic and operations that run the American economy and ruin American lives in this fast-paced allegory of how money can corrupt.…
Review: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST at Oak Park Festival Theatre, Oak Park IL
Oak Park Festival Theatre continues its 51st Anniversary season with Oscar Wilde’s smashing comedy, The Importance of Being Earnest. First produced in 1895, the play is memorable from Wilde’s fast wit and the farcical parody of the English upper class. Oak Park’s production of Earnest, directe…
Past Shows
Smiley
North American English-language premiere of the international hit by Spain’s Guillem Clua. When Alex leaves a voicemail for his ex, it lands in the inbox...
BALLATA FEMMENELLA
BALLATA FEMMENELLA at Open Space Arts is featured as part of the League of Chicago Theatres' Pride Month LGBTQIA+ programming and events across the city...
My Life as a Cowboy
Seventeen-year-old Conor feels stuck in the London suburb of Croydon and dreams of doing something unexpected—entering a country-and-western dance competition. He’s joined by Michael, a fellow lifeguard at the...
DORIAN
Modern remix of Dorian Gray and the life of Oscar Wilde.
Gangsta Baby
Junior is a queer sex worker in Hastings suffering from PTSD. His life is plunged into further turmoil during a booking with a new client...
THE REAL BLACK SWANN: CONFESSIONS OF AMERICA’S FIRST BLACK DRAG QUEEN
The story of William Dorsey Swann, the first known drag performer and queer activist in U.S. history.
Scandalous Boy
The story of the love between the emperor Hadrian and Antinous in pre-Christian Rome but framed in a twenty-first century setting with the statue of...
Nocturnal Admissions
A thrilling and provocative screenplay by Christian Reda, winner of the 2025 Queer Expression Writing Contest for Stage and Screen. This gripping romantic melodrama blends...
100 Days
a riveting 90-minute program of new short plays called 100 DAYS responding to the current political climate. Curated by PlaywrightPower.com and directed by its co-founder...
Breaking the Code
Staged reading of Hugh Whitemore’s powerful 1986 drama about Alan Turing, the brilliant mathematician who pioneered modern computing and played a pivotal role in World...
it's been ten years since everyone died. a play about final girls
Ten years ago, four young people were hunted by ruthless killers—and against all odds, three of them survived. Now, they are brought together once more, this...
AS IS
AS IS is a poignant drama by William Hoffman that explores the emotional landscape of a group of friends in New York City during the...
MR. PARKER
Open Space Arts presents the Chicago premiere of Michael McKeever's heartfelt drama, MR. PARKER, running from January 31 to February 16, 2025. The play follows...
The Berlin Diaries
The great-grandfather of Oregon Book Award-winning playwright Andrea Stolowitz kept a journal for his descendants after escaping to New York City in 1939 as a...
MERCY KILLING
MERCY KILLING is a dark comedy by Alandra Heilman that explores the twisted life of Mercy, a barista in San Francisco who also happens to...
PLOT POINTS IN OUR SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT
PLOT POINTS IN OUR SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT is a two-character play by Miranda Rose Hall that explores the complexities of a love affair between a cisgender...
Light Switch
Henry Sullivan, 27, single, gay, and autistic, lives his life vicariously through the heroes and heroines of the 19th-century British novels he devours. But no...
C*CK
A comic discussion of identity and sexuality.
Sunsets: Two Acts on a Beach
An evening of two plays set next to a men’s room on a Florida gulf coast beach – the sort of place where seaside frolics...
Rosenberg
Sam Goodstein prosecuted Julius and Ethel Rosenberg for treason in the trial of the century. Their conviction led Sam and his wife Judith to success,...
Massage Therapy
Over the course of one year, a gay massage therapist and his female client grow to form an unusually strong bond. At first skeptical of...
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Disney's The Little Mermaid The Performing Arts Center (7/18-8/02) |
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Disney's The Little Mermaid Uptown Music Theater Highland Park (7/18-8/02) |
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EWP presents Robbie Fulks & Griffin William Sherry Showcase Raue Center For The Arts (8/07-8/07) |
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Fleetwood Max Raue Center For The Arts (10/03-10/03) |
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The Dave Matthews Tribute Band Raue Center For The Arts (9/25-9/25) |
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Hedwig and the Angry Inch Catalyst Ranch (7/09-8/02) |
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Memphis The Musical Studebaker Theater at the Fine Arts Building (10/24-10/25) |
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for colored girls who considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf eta Creative Arts Foundation (8/01-8/30) |
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GreenRoom Improv Raue Center For The Arts (9/05-9/05) |
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An Evening with Kevin Smith The Hemmens Cultural Center (9/18-9/18) |