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OIL LAMP THEATER

1723 Glenview Rd
Glenview, IL 60025

Rooted
Rooted
3/21 - 5/5/2024


Climb up into the whimsical world of "Rooted" by Deborah Zoe Laufer for its Chicago premiere. When a treehouse dwelling plant enthusiast becomes an overnight ...


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CHICAGO THEATRE WEEK CONTINUED To Launch On Monday


by A.A. Cristi - February 15, 2024

Chicago Theatre Week Continued returns with over 30 shows throughout the city and suburbs, including seven productions from Broadway In Chicago. Tickets go on sale Monday, February 19 at 10am at HotTix.org....

Winners Announced For The 2023 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards


by BWW Awards - January 12, 2024

Winners have been announced for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards! See who was selected audience favorite in Chicago! Winners include Illinois Shakespeare Festival, Stage Coach Players, Chicago Summer Opera and more....

Last Chance to Vote for the BWW Chicago Awards; Voting Ends 12/31


by BWW Awards - December 26, 2023

It's the final week left to vote for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

2 Weeks to Vote for the BWW Chicago Awards; I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE, DARYO'S ALL-AMERICAN DINER, Illinois Shakespeare Festival & More Lead!


by BWW Awards - December 18, 2023

There's just two weeks left to vote and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 18th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards; I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE, DARYO'S ALL-AMERICAN DINER, Circa Pintig & More Lead!


by BWW Awards - December 11, 2023

It's the final 3 weeks and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 11th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards December 5th Standings; I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE Leads Best Musical!


by BWW Awards - December 05, 2023

It's December, and the first standings of the month have been announced as of Tuesday, December 5th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

Latest Standings Announced For The 2023 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards; DARYO'S ALL-AMERICAN DINER Leads Best Play!


by BWW Awards - November 27, 2023

Happy Holidays! The latest wave of standings have been announced as of Monday, November 27th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

Latest Standings Announced For The 2023 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards; I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE Leads Best Musical!


by BWW Awards - November 20, 2023

The latest wave of standings have been announced as of Monday, November 20th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

First Standings Announced For The 2023 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards; Circa Pintig Leads Favorite Local Theatre!


by BWW Awards - November 13, 2023

The first wave of standings have been announced as of Monday, November 13th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

Steep Theatre Names New Executive Director


by Stephi Wild - June 01, 2023

Steep Theatre has announced that Marisa Macella will be joining the company as its new Executive Director, beginning June 12th. She comes to Steep from the Lyric Opera of Chicago where she served as Senior Manager, Fundraising Events. ...

Past Shows

Cry It Out
Cry It Out
1/25 - 3/3/2024


In this comedy with dark edges, playwright Molly Smith Metzler delves into the challenges and complexities of motherhood. Cry It Out revolves around the lives of three ...

The Gift of the Magi
The Gift of the Magi
11/16 - 12/30/2023


Jon Jory’s lovely adaptation of the short story by O. Henry is about a young couple, Jim and Della,who are very much in love but ...

Ripcord
Ripcord
9/21 - 10/29/2023


An uproarious comedy about two women who are forced to share a room in a senior living facility is the setting for this hilarious play. ...

Collected Stories
Collected Stories
7/20 - 9/3/2023


Collected Stories traverses the relationship between an established writer/professor and her adoring fan turned protégé. Spanning a number of years, and exploring the changes of ...

I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change


"Everything you have ever secretly thought about dating, romance, marriage, lovers, husbands, wives and in-laws, but were afraid to admit." The second longest running Off-Broadway ...

The Revolutionists
The Revolutionists
3/16 - 4/30/2023


Imagine four badass, very real women, who lived boldly in France during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror had met and exchanged ideas before losing ...

Almost, Maine
Almost, Maine
1/19 - 2/26/2023


Welcome to Almost, a quaint sort of place located in northern Maine. The town is called Almost because the residents never really got around to ...

It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play


The performance runs approximately two hours with an intermission. Don’t miss the final year and production of everyone’s favorite holiday tradition,  It’s a Wonderful Life: ...

Frankenstein
Frankenstein
9/22 - 11/6/2022


Frankenstein tells the story of gifted scientist Victor Frankenstein who succeeds in giving life to a being of his own creation. However, this is not ...

Failure: A Love Story
Failure: A Love Story
7/23 - 9/4/2022


You can either be a grump about death, or you can live, love, and sing some songs along the way.The performance runs approximately two hours ...

Talley's Folly
6/17 - 7/18/2021


Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Drama, Talleys Folly is a lyrical romance that follows the unlikely courtship of young Sally Talley and her much ...


Oil Lamp Theater adapted by Steven Dietz, based on the original 1899 play by William Gillette and Arthur Conan Doyle...

The Front Page
10/4 - 11/18/2018


In this landmark comedy set inside the crowded pressroom at Chicago’s Criminal Courts Building during the 1920s, a group of reporters cover a controversial execution ...

The God Committee
8/19 - 9/23/2018


Mark St. Germain; dir: Keith Gerth....


Unger and Madison are at it again! Florence Unger and Olive Madison, that is, in Neil Simon’s hilarious contemporary comic classic: the female version of ...

Par for the Corpse
10/12 - 11/19/2017


Jack Sharkey; dir: Keith Gerth....

A Love Affair
8/17 - 10/1/2017


Jerry Mayer; dir: Keith Gerth....

The Faculty Lounge
6/22 - 8/6/2017


Teri Folz; dir: Keith Gerth....

Motherhood Out Loud
4/27 - 6/11/2017


Leslie Ayvazian, Brooke Berman, David Cale, Jessica Goldberg, Beth Henley, Lameece Issaq, Claire LaZebnik, Lisa Loomer, Michele Lowe, Marco Pennette, Theresa Rebeck, Luanne Rice, Annie ...

44 Plays for 44 Presidents
10/6 - 11/13/2016


Andy Bayiates, Sean Benjamin, Genevra Gallo-Bayiates, Chloe Johnston, Karen Weinberg; dir: Keith Gerth....

44 Plays for 44 Presidents
10/6 - 11/13/2016


Andy Bayiates, Sean Benjamin, Genevra Gallo-Bayiates, Chloe Johnston, Karen Weinberg; dir: Keith Gerth....

Father of the Bride
4/14 - 6/5/2016


For tickets and more information, please visit the website....

Proof
3/3 - 4/3/2016


Winner of the 2001 Tony Award® for Best Play and Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. On the eve of her twenty-fifth birthday, Catherine, ...


Joe Landry; dir: Keith Gerth....

Jest A Second
9/24 - 11/8/2015


James Sherman; dir: Keith Gerth....

Bleacher Bums
8/6 - 9/13/2015


Joe Mantegna; dir: Keith Gerth....

Never the Bridesmaid
6/25 - 7/26/2015


Bill Jepsen; dir: Keith Gerth....

Murderers
7/5 - 7/22/2015


The Man Who Married His Mother-in-Law is Gerald Halverson’s confession of an elicit love and a plan to shelter five million dollars from the IRS. ...

Later Life
4/30 - 6/14/2015


A.R. Gurney; dir: Barbara Anderson....


"Laundry and Bourbon" and "Lone Star," a pair of popular, interlocking one-act comedies by James McLure were written during (and set in) the late '70s. ...

CLOSER THAN EVER
7/19 - 8/18/2013


In this brilliant companion to their hit revue STARTING HERE, STARTING NOW , Richard Maltby, Jr. and David Shire follow up their earlier "songs of ...

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