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Riverfront Playhouse

11 - 13 Water St, Aurora, IL 60505
Aurora, IL 60505


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…

Review: LEOPOLDSTADT at Writers Theatre

Review: LEOPOLDSTADT at Writers Theatre

by Rachel Weinberg · June 14, 2026

Tom Stoppard’s Leopoldstadt follows multiple generations of an Austrian Jewish family from prosperity to despair — spanning over 50 years from 1899 to 1955. Now in its Chicago-area premiere at Writers Theatre, the late Stoppard’s final play includes a cast of 24 actors and many, many character…

Review: SMILEY at Open Space Arts

Review: SMILEY at Open Space Arts

by Angela Lin · June 13, 2026

We might not know if our relationships will have a happy ending, but we can guarantee a happy beginning. At the end of the day, isn’t that all we can ask for?…

Past Shows

Sordid Lives

Sordid Lives

May 22 – Jun 20, 2026

A black comedy about white trash! When Peggy, a good Christian woman, hits her head on the sink and bleeds to death after tripping over...

America's Sexiest Couple

America's Sexiest Couple

Jan 20 – Feb 18, 2023

Comedy by Ken Levine (Cheers, Frasier, M*A*S*H,).  Two former stars of a gigantic hit sitcom - America's Sexiest Couple in the 90s - meet after...

Minus Some Buttons

Minus Some Buttons

Jan 29 – Feb 6, 2021

A delightful comedy by Mark Dunn (author of Belles), about what happens at Graceland Elementary School when a new teacher is hired. Penny who, shall...

Love, Lies, and the Doctor's Dilemma

Love, Lies, and the Doctor's Dilemma

Jan 19 – Feb 24, 2018

Love, Lies and the Doctor's Dilemma by Michael Parker and Susan Parker Take ordinary circumstances, add some lies, create a dilemma, and love? Joan lives...

The Drowning girls

The Drowning girls

Nov 10 – Nov 18, 2017

Bessie, Alice, and Margaret have two things in common: they are married to George Joseph Smith, and they are dead. Surfacing from the bathtubs they...

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Raue Center For The Arts (8/07-8/07)
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Catalyst Ranch (7/09-7/26) PHOTOS
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Fox Pointe (6/26-6/26)
Water for Elephants (Chicago) in Chicago Water for Elephants (Chicago)
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OUTDOOR SHOW- The Morgan Wallen Experience in Chicago OUTDOOR SHOW- The Morgan Wallen Experience
BaseCamp Pub (8/22-8/22)
The Revolutionists in Chicago The Revolutionists
Violet Surprise Theatre (3/07-7/18)
Greenroom Improv in Chicago Greenroom Improv
Raue Center For The Arts (10/10-10/10)
Camp Chicago 2026 in Chicago Camp Chicago 2026
Island Party Hut (7/04-7/04)
Well-Balanced Dads in Chicago Well-Balanced Dads
Whisper Theatre Collective (6/27-6/28)