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Chicago Theaters Centering Women's Stories This Women's History Month
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 12, 2025

Choices abound for audiences looking to celebrate the stories of women this Women’s History Month on stages all throughout Chicagoland.

Court Theatre Reveals 71st Season Lineup
by Stephi Wild - Mar 5, 2025

Court Theatre has announced its 71st season. The 2025/26 season will feature Big White Fog, The Taming of the Shrew, Miss Julie, and more. Learn more about the lineup here!

A RAISIN IN THE SUN Extended at Court Theatre Through Late March
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 18, 2025

Court Theatre will extend Lorraine Hansberry’s masterpiece, A Raisin in the Sun. Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun is a portrayal of a family’s fight for dignity and the right to dream. Learn more and see how to attend.

A RAISIN IN THE SUN Extended at Court Theatre Through Early March
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 4, 2025

Court Theatre has extended Lorraine Hansberry’s masterpiece, A Raisin in the Sun, due to overwhelming demand. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.

A RAISIN IN THE SUN Comes to Court Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jan 8, 2025

Court Theatre will present Lorraine Hansberry’s masterpiece A Raisin in the Sun, New York Drama Critics Award winner, Tony Award nominee for Best Play, and the first play written by a Black woman to be produced on Broadway.

A RAISIN IN THE SUN Comes to the Court Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Nov 15, 2024

Court Theatre will present Lorraine Hansberry’s masterpiece A Raisin in the Sun, winner of a Pulitzer Prize, Tony Award nominee for Best Play, and the first play written by a Black woman to be produced on Broadway.

BERLIN World Premiere, FALSETTOS & More Set for Court Theatre 70th Anniversary Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 27, 2024

Court Theatre has unveiled its 70th season. See which shows are a part of the lineup and learn how to purchase tickets.

Cast Set for ANTIGONE at Court Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 9, 2024

Court Theatre has revealed the cast for 'Antigone,' a timely masterwork by Sophocles. Directed by Gabrielle Randle-Bent and featuring Nicholas Rudall's translation, this production concludes Court Theatre's Oedipus Trilogy.

Charles Newell to Transition Out of His Role as Court Theatre Artistic Director in Summer 2024
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 15, 2023

After a thirty-year tenure at Court Theatre, the professional theatre of the University of Chicago, Charles Newell has decided to transition out of his role as Marilyn F. Vitale Artistic Director in June 2024.

Cast Set For THE NACIREMA SOCIETY at the Goodman Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Aug 16, 2023

Goodman Theatre’s 2023/2024 Season—Susan V. Booth’s first to curate as new Artistic Director—begins with works by Pearl Cleage, Atlanta’s first Poet Laureate and Booth’s longtime creative collaborator and friend. Learn more about the cast here!

THE GOSPEL AT COLONUS Extends for Additional Week at Court Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 30, 2023

Court Theatre has announced the extension of the critically acclaimed hit The Gospel at Colonus due to overwhelming demand.

Court Theatre Presents THE GOSPEL AT COLONUS
by Stephi Wild - Apr 14, 2023

Court Theatre - under the continuing leadership of Charles Newell, Marilyn F. Vitale Artistic Director, and Angel Ysaguirre, Executive Director - will present the fourth and final production of its 2022/23 season: The Gospel at Colonus. 

A World Premiere & More Set for Court Theatre's 69th Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 4, 2023

Court Theatre has announced its 69th season! See the full programming, and learn how to purchase tickets.

THE GOSPEL AT COLONUS Comes to the Court Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Mar 9, 2023

Court Theatre - under the continuing leadership of Charles Newell, Marilyn F. Vitale Artistic Director, and Angel Ysaguirre, Executive Director - is overjoyed to present the fourth and final production of its 2022/23 season: The Gospel at Colonus.

Steppenwolf's World Premiere Adaptation of 1919 to Tour Chicago Neighborhoods This Fall
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 18, 2022

Steppenwolf for Young Adults’ will bring its world premiere adaptation of 1919 to audience across Chicago this fall for a series of FREE performances through the Chicago Park District’s “Night Out In The Parks” initiative.

Prop Thtr's THE CLEANUP Announces Community and Family Events
by Blair Ingenthron - Oct 15, 2022

Prop Thtr has announced a schedule of community and family events that will occur during THE CLEANUP's run at the Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture on October 21 - November 19, 2022. 

Video: First Look at the World Premiere Adaptation of 1919 at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 12, 2022

Steppenwolf Theatre Company is presenting the Steppenwolf for Young Adults’ world premiere of 1919, adapted by J. Nicole Brooks from Eve L. Ewing’s collection of luminous and searing poems about the killing of Black teenager Eugene Williams in 1919 off the segregated Chicago lakeshore – and how this tragedy reverberates today. Watch video here.

Photos: First Look at the World Premiere Adaptation of 1919 at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 7, 2022

Steppenwolf Theatre Company is presenting the Steppenwolf for Young Adults’ world premiere of 1919, adapted by J. Nicole Brooks from Eve L. Ewing’s collection of luminous and searing poems about the killing of Black teenager Eugene Williams in 1919 off the segregated Chicago lakeshore – and how this tragedy reverberates today. See photos here.

Photos: Go Inside Rehearsals for the Chicago Premiere of 1919 at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 27, 2022

Steppenwolf Theatre Company is presenting the Steppenwolf for Young Adults’ world premiere of 1919, adapted by J. Nicole Brooks from Eve L. Ewing’s collection of luminous and searing poems about the killing of Black teenager Eugene Williams in 1919 off the segregated Chicago lakeshore – and how this tragedy reverberates today. See rehearsal photos!

Steppenwolf for Young Adults to Present World Premiere Adaptation of 1919 in October
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 15, 2022

Steppenwolf Theatre Company will present the Steppenwolf for Young Adults’ world premiere of 1919, adapted by J. Nicole Brooks from Eve L. Ewing’s collection of luminous and searing poems about the killing of Black teenager Eugene Williams in 1919 off the segregated Chicago lakeshore – and how this tragedy reverberates today.