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The Lodge Performing Arts Center

18 Villa Street
Elgin, IL 60120

The Lodge Performing Arts Center is a theatre in Chicago.

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From Dust

From Dust

Oct 2 – Oct 10, 2026

The Lodge Foundation and point2point productions present the inaugural winner of their New Works Initiative FROM DUST An original work by Eli Campbell After hiring Smith to build her an underground bunker, Ettie, a doomsday prepper, becomes convinced that a nuclear attack is...

Articles

Review: KOWALSKI at Lookingglass Theatre Company

Review: KOWALSKI at Lookingglass Theatre Company

by Zac Thriffiley · September 28, 2026

While Kowalski makes for a great showcase for two actors with charisma to spare, the play struggles in search of a direction while lacking the emotional honesty and primal intensity that Williams’s name evokes.…

Review: PRAYER CIRCLE at Redtwist Theatre

Review: PRAYER CIRCLE at Redtwist Theatre

by Emily Werner · September 22, 2026

Redtwist Theatre begins its 22nd season, entitled “State of Violence”, with the world premiere of Prayer Circle. This is resident playwright Erik Gernand’s second play with Redtwist since his successful Jeff-winning The Totality of All Things in 2024. What is brought to the stage is an enjoyab…

Review: PLAY ON! at Chicago Shakespeare Theater

Review: PLAY ON! at Chicago Shakespeare Theater

by Rachel Weinberg · September 20, 2026

Play On! is a lively retelling of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. Conceived by Sheldon Epps (who also directs) and with a book by Cheryl L. West, Play On! transports Shakespeare’s story to Harlem, New York. West’s book skillfully weaves Duke Ellington’s songs into the narrative.…

Review: THE BIRTH OF THE PILL at TimeLine Theatre Company

Review: THE BIRTH OF THE PILL at TimeLine Theatre Company

by Rachel Weinberg · September 18, 2026

TimeLine Theatre Company’s The Birth of the Pill takes some big swings...and sometimes misses. Adapted for the stage by Jessica Huang from Jonathan Eig’s book, it’s certainly relevant now. And Huang’s script takes “A People’s History of the United States” approach to storytelling. The …

Review: Kokandy Productions' JEKYLL & HYDE at Broadway In Chicago

Review: Kokandy Productions' JEKYLL & HYDE at Broadway In Chicago

by Rachel Weinberg · September 17, 2026

Jekyll & Hyde is rarely produced, and Kokandy brings it to vivid life in this new, larger venue. As Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde and Lucy, David Moreland and Ava Lane Stovall really lead the way for the ensemble with their captivating performances. And in its most compelling moments, this Jekyll & Hyde truly…

Review: THE ATTIC at Goodman Theatre

Review: THE ATTIC at Goodman Theatre

by Rachel Weinberg · September 16, 2026

The Attic: Things I’ve Seen While Lying On My Back is genuinely a unique experience at the Goodman. The 7 Fingers Co-Founder Shana Carroll wrote, directed, and choreographed this world-premiere autobiographical performance piece that shares vignettes from her life story. An international company o…

Past Shows

380 total · showing 291–300

Tsuksasa Taiko

Tsuksasa Taiko

Apr 23

A program of Asian Improv Arts Midwest,Tsuksasa Taiko performs their drum spectacular at Metropolis. Tsuksasa Taiko’s mission is to preserve, develop, and pass on the traditional concepts of Japanese art as a cultural legacy, and to utilize these concepts in expanding and...

Artists Lounge Live Featuring Sara Jean Ford

Artists Lounge Live Featuring Sara Jean Ford

Apr 16

Artists Lounge Live presents the radiant charm and angelic voice of Broadway soprano Sara Jean Ford (Broadway: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC; Off-Broadway: THE FANTASTICKS; National Tour: WICKED). Broadway’s “Christine” from THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA astounds...

An Evening with C.S. Lewis

An Evening with C.S. Lewis

Mar 12 – Apr 12, 2015

C.S. Lewis, the famous British author, is hosting a group of American writers at his home near Oxford and they are about to be treated to his compelling fireside manner, the engaging warmth of his humor and the tender story of a man who found romance in his fifties. As one of...

Cinderella

Cinderella

Mar 31 – Apr 10, 2015

Cinderella A Chicago Kids Company Production Cinderella would love more than anything to attend the royal ball. With an evil stepmother and two wicked stepsisters, she is instead ordered around getting them ready for the big event. She is not allowed to go, but a surprise visit...

Etta May: Not Just Another Pretty Face

Etta May: Not Just Another Pretty Face

Feb 19

To put it simply, when Etta May takes the stage, she is the reigning Queen of Southern Sass. What’s the best way to describe Etta May? “Minnie Pearl with a migraine.” Etta May won the prestigious American Comedy Awards: “Stand-Up Comic of the Year,” and has appeared on Oprah...

Private Lives

Private Lives

Jan 15 – Feb 15, 2015

Private Lives By Noël Coward The show that proves there’s a fine line between love and hate. Noël Coward’s best known comedy is a plot-perfect marital farce that is sparklingly witty and wickedly vicious. Divorcees Elyot and Amanda are perfectly happy honeymooning with their new...

Mary Mack's Holiday Recovery Comedy Show

Mary Mack's Holiday Recovery Comedy Show

Jan 10

Folk humorist and comedian Mary Mack is a favorite on radio shows and podcasts around the country, including Marc Maron's WTF Podcast, The Bob and Tom Show, and American Public Media's WITS live show and podcast. Her comedy (spotted with occasional mandolin or clarinet...

The Second City's Holidays in the Heights

The Second City's Holidays in the Heights

Dec 4 – Dec 31, 2014

The holidays are a time of giving and joy. A time of twinkling lights and mall Santas. A time of wrapping gifts and burning, I mean baking cookies. Of family parties, too much egg nog, marathon shopping trips, gray slush that used to be snow and itchy sweaters with jingle bells...

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

Nov 28 – Dec 24, 2014

A holiday tradition returns to Metropolis. A miserly and miserable man, Ebenezer Scrooge greets each Christmas with a “bah humbug,” until he is visited one Christmas Eve by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future. Through a restless night, the spirits show him memories...

The Kingston Trio

The Kingston Trio

Nov 22

The Kingston Trio In 1957 The Kingston Trio emerged from San Francisco’s North Beach club scene to take the country by storm, bringing the rich tradition of American folk music into the mainstream for the first time. During the late 50s and early 60s, the Trio enjoyed...

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