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Oct5
Nov3
Theatre & Performing Arts

Primary Trust

An open-hearted, “utterly absorbing, very funny, darn near perfect play” (The Daily Beast) about leaving your comfort zone to find fulfillment. Meet Kenneth, a 38-year-old…

Saturday October 5, 2024Sunday November 3, 2024
Goodman Owen Theatre
170 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL, 60601
El Pielago de la Calamidades
Oct5
Oct27
Theatre & Performing Arts

El Pielago de la Calamidades

The unwritten story of what happened to the nomadic actors who were hired by Hamlet to represent the murder of his father. Rated: PG13 Parents…

Saturday October 5, 2024
7:00 p.m.Sunday October 27, 2024
10:00 p.m.
Teatro Tariakuri
3117 W. 63rd St. , Chicago, IL, 60629
IRONBOUND by Martyna Majok
Oct5
Theatre & Performing Arts

IRONBOUND by Martyna Majok

PUBLIC TICKETS AVAILABLE AUGUST 26THSUBSCRIBERS & GROUP EARLY ACCESS AVAILABLE AUGUST 1ST At a bus stop in a run-down New Jersey town, Darja, a Polish immigrant…

Saturday October 5, 2024
7:30 p.m.Tuesday November 5, 2024
9:30 p.m.
Raven Theatre East Stage
6157 N. Clark St. , Chicago, IL, 60660
El Pielago de la Calamidades
Oct6
Oct28
Theatre & Performing Arts

El Pielago de la Calamidades

The unwritten story of what happened to the nomadic actors who were hired by Hamlet to represent the murder of his father. Rated: PG13 Parents…

Sunday October 6, 2024
7:00 p.m.Monday October 28, 2024
10:00 p.m.
Teatro Tariakuri
3117 W. 63rd St. , Chicago, IL, 60629
IRONBOUND by Martyna Majok
Oct6
Theatre & Performing Arts

IRONBOUND by Martyna Majok

PUBLIC TICKETS AVAILABLE AUGUST 26THSUBSCRIBERS & GROUP EARLY ACCESS AVAILABLE AUGUST 1ST At a bus stop in a run-down New Jersey town, Darja, a Polish immigrant…

Sunday October 6, 2024
7:30 p.m.Wednesday November 6, 2024
9:30 p.m.
Raven Theatre East Stage
6157 N. Clark St. , Chicago, IL, 60660
League of Chicago Theatres
Oct9
Oct20
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Magic Parlour Presents Siegfried Tieber

Originally from Ecuador, Los Angeles-based magician Siegfried Tieber headlines at The Magic Parlour for 12 performances only. Combining sleight-of-hand, psychology, and humor, Siegfried Tieber is…

Wednesday October 9, 2024Sunday October 20, 2024

150 N. Dearborn St.
League of Chicago Theatres
Oct10
Oct20
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Winner of the 2013 Tony Award® for Best Play and the 2013 Olivier Award for Best New Play, this is the story of 15-year-old Christopher…

Thursday October 10, 2024Sunday October 20, 2024
League of Chicago Theatres
Oct10
Nov3
Theatre & Performing Arts

the love object by Justine Gelfman

On the eve of Ramona’s sold-out stadium tour, her best friend and trusted assistant, Paula announces she is leaving to pursue her own artistry. Fearing…

Thursday October 10, 2024Sunday November 3, 2024
Raven Theatre East Stage
6157 N. Clark St. , Chicago, IL, 60660
The Golden Girls Meet the Skooby Don’t Gang: The Mystery of The Haunted Bush poster
Oct10
Nov2
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Golden Girls Meet the Skooby Don’t Gang: The Mystery of The Haunted Bush

Rose’s nephew Fred is coming for a visit with his amateur sleuth friends, Daffy, Velva, Skaggy and their dog Skooby. While Rose is excited, she’s…

Thursday October 10, 2024Saturday November 2, 2024
Chopin Theatre
1543 West Division Street
IRONBOUND by Martyna Majok
Oct10
Theatre & Performing Arts

IRONBOUND by Martyna Majok

PUBLIC TICKETS AVAILABLE AUGUST 26THSUBSCRIBERS & GROUP EARLY ACCESS AVAILABLE AUGUST 1ST At a bus stop in a run-down New Jersey town, Darja, a Polish immigrant…

Thursday October 10, 2024
7:30 p.m.Sunday November 10, 2024
9:30 p.m.
Raven Theatre East Stage
6157 N. Clark St. , Chicago, IL, 60660
League of Chicago Theatres
Oct11
Oct21
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Winner of the 2013 Tony Award® for Best Play and the 2013 Olivier Award for Best New Play, this is the story of 15-year-old Christopher…

Friday October 11, 2024Monday October 21, 2024
Twelve Angry Jurors logo
Oct11
Oct20
Theatre & Performing Arts

Twelve Angry Jurors

Twelve ordinary people face the heavy responsibility of deciding the guilt or innocence of a young man accused of murder. Trapped in a hot stuffy…

Friday October 11, 2024Sunday October 20, 2024
Roosevelt University
430 S. Michigan Ave.
League of Chicago Theatres
Oct11
Nov16
Theatre & Performing Arts

Coronation

About CORONATION: After another female candidate loses the American presidential election, three women invent a way to circumvent elections and place a woman in power…

Friday October 11, 2024Saturday November 16, 2024

IRONBOUND by Martyna Majok
Oct11
Theatre & Performing Arts

IRONBOUND by Martyna Majok

PUBLIC TICKETS AVAILABLE AUGUST 26THSUBSCRIBERS & GROUP EARLY ACCESS AVAILABLE AUGUST 1ST At a bus stop in a run-down New Jersey town, Darja, a Polish immigrant…

Friday October 11, 2024
7:30 p.m.Monday November 11, 2024
9:30 p.m.
Raven Theatre East Stage
6157 N. Clark St. , Chicago, IL, 60660
League of Chicago Theatres
Oct12
Oct22
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Winner of the 2013 Tony Award® for Best Play and the 2013 Olivier Award for Best New Play, this is the story of 15-year-old Christopher…

Saturday October 12, 2024Tuesday October 22, 2024
By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
Oct12
Nov17
Theatre & Performing Arts

By the Way, Meet Vera Stark

It’s The Golden Age of Hollywood, and the streets of Los Angeles teem with aspiring starlets. When Vera Stark-maid to “America’s Sweetie Pie,” Gloria Mitchell-lands…

Saturday October 12, 2024Sunday November 17, 2024

Little Women
Oct12
Nov9
Theatre & Performing Arts

Little Women

Little Women adapted by Marisha Chamberlain and directed by Carolyn Hoerdemann follows the March family as they await the return of their father from war,…

Saturday October 12, 2024Saturday November 9, 2024
Merle Reskin Theatre
60 E. Balbo, Chicago, IL, 60605
El Pielago de la Calamidades
Oct12
Nov3
Theatre & Performing Arts

El Pielago de la Calamidades

The unwritten story of what happened to the nomadic actors who were hired by Hamlet to represent the murder of his father. Rated: PG13 Parents…

Saturday October 12, 2024
7:00 p.m.Sunday November 3, 2024
9:00 p.m.
Teatro Tariakuri
3117 W. 63rd St. , Chicago, IL, 60629
IRONBOUND by Martyna Majok
Oct12
Theatre & Performing Arts

IRONBOUND by Martyna Majok

PUBLIC TICKETS AVAILABLE AUGUST 26THSUBSCRIBERS & GROUP EARLY ACCESS AVAILABLE AUGUST 1ST At a bus stop in a run-down New Jersey town, Darja, a Polish immigrant…

Saturday October 12, 2024
7:30 p.m.Tuesday November 12, 2024
9:30 p.m.
Raven Theatre East Stage
6157 N. Clark St. , Chicago, IL, 60660
League of Chicago Theatres
Oct13
Oct23
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Winner of the 2013 Tony Award® for Best Play and the 2013 Olivier Award for Best New Play, this is the story of 15-year-old Christopher…

Sunday October 13, 2024Wednesday October 23, 2024
By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
Oct13
Nov18
Theatre & Performing Arts

By the Way, Meet Vera Stark

It’s The Golden Age of Hollywood, and the streets of Los Angeles teem with aspiring starlets. When Vera Stark-maid to “America’s Sweetie Pie,” Gloria Mitchell-lands…

Sunday October 13, 2024Monday November 18, 2024

El Pielago de la Calamidades
Oct13
Nov4
Theatre & Performing Arts

El Pielago de la Calamidades

The unwritten story of what happened to the nomadic actors who were hired by Hamlet to represent the murder of his father. Rated: PG13 Parents…

Sunday October 13, 2024
7:00 p.m.Monday November 4, 2024
9:00 p.m.
Teatro Tariakuri
3117 W. 63rd St. , Chicago, IL, 60629
IRONBOUND by Martyna Majok
Oct13
Theatre & Performing Arts

IRONBOUND by Martyna Majok

PUBLIC TICKETS AVAILABLE AUGUST 26THSUBSCRIBERS & GROUP EARLY ACCESS AVAILABLE AUGUST 1ST At a bus stop in a run-down New Jersey town, Darja, a Polish immigrant…

Sunday October 13, 2024
7:30 p.m.Wednesday November 13, 2024
9:30 p.m.
Raven Theatre East Stage
6157 N. Clark St. , Chicago, IL, 60660
Destinos 7th Chicago International Latino Theater Festival
Oct14
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Theatre & Performing Arts

Destinos 7th Chicago International Latino Theater Festival

CLATA ANNOUNCES DESTINOS, 7TH CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL LATINO THEATER FESTIVAL, FEATURING MOST EXTENSIVE FESTIVAL LINE-UP IN ITS HISTORY, WITH WORKS FROM BRAZIL, CHILE, ARGENTINA, MEXICO, THE…

Monday October 14, 2024
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