THE THEATRE SCHOOL

by Gillian Blum - December 20, 2025

Chicago Shakespeare Theater announced the cast for Short Shakespeare! Hamlet, an original and accessible 75-minute adaptation directed by CST Artistic Director Edward Hall....

by Gillian Blum - November 16, 2025

The Theatre School @ North Coast Rep presents a show with bubbling energy and comedic buffoonery in this British Pantomime version of The Adventures of Robin Hood as its next student production....

by Stephi Wild - October 10, 2025

The Theatre School @ North Coast Rep will present a show with chilling story telling in this adaptation of Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by John Heimbuch in collaboration with Jon Ferguson as its next student production....

by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 04, 2025

Lee Kirk’s new Chicago-set drama Ashland Avenue has added eight performances, extending one week at The Goodman Theatre. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets....

by A.A. Cristi - August 18, 2025

The Sarah Siddons Society will honor Tony Award-winning actress Beth Leavel with its 2025 Award at the annual Benefit on Monday, November 17, 2025 at The Arts Club of Chicago, 201 E. Ontario St. The evening will begin with a 6 p.m. reception, followed by a 7 p.m. program....

by A.A. Cristi - June 24, 2025

Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre, Evanston's celebrated company devoted to presenting dynamic Black American and African Diaspora-centered storytelling, has announced the cast for PASS OVER, a play by Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu, which is a provocative riff on WAITING FOR GODOT and THE BOOK OF EXODUS....

by Nicole Rosky - June 20, 2025

Hope Mill Theatre is relaunching its award-winning community hub, which it was forced to close in early 2024 due to costs, as part of an expansion of the much-loved venue....

by A.A. Cristi - June 02, 2025

The Sarah Siddons Society's Board of Directors has approved Northern Illinois University (NIU) as its fifth Chicago-area university to receive scholarship funding for students studying theatre arts....

by A.A. Cristi - May 08, 2025

In continuation of the celebration of its Centennial year, The Theatre School at DePaul University has announced the launch of a Climate Action Festival, running Wednesday, May 14 through Sunday, May 18, 2025....

by Stephi Wild - April 30, 2025

The Theatre School @ North Coast Rep will host a show full of invention, discovery, and youth creativity in the new work The Apocalypse Project by Briandaniel Oglesby as its next Protostar Social Issues Series student production....