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ATHENAEUM CENTER FOR THOUGHT AND CULTURE WELCOMES ACADEMY AWARD®-WINNING CINEMATOGRAPHER ROGER DEAKINS
Oct18
Apr30
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts

ATHENAEUM CENTER FOR THOUGHT AND CULTURE WELCOMES ACADEMY AWARD®-WINNING CINEMATOGRAPHER ROGER DEAKINS

Chicago’s not-for-profit Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture proudly welcomes legendary Academy Award®-winning cinematographer Roger Deakins and his longtime collaborator/wife James Deakins (aka ‘Team Deakins’)…

Friday October 18, 2024
10:00 a.m.Wednesday April 30, 2025
4:00 p.m.
Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture
2936 N. Southport Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60657
IRONBOUND by Martyna Majok
Oct18
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 18th
7:30 p.m.Monday, November 18th
9:30 p.m.
Raven Theatre East Stage
6157 N. Clark St. , Chicago, IL, 60660
By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
Oct19
Nov24
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 19thSunday, November 24th
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60622
Bottle Fly world premiere
Oct19
Nov26
Theatre & Performing Arts

Bottle Fly

World Premiere of a new play by Jacqueline Goldfinger, author of last seasons’ Babel. This beautiful depiction of queer survival in the Everglades captures the…

Saturday, October 19thTuesday, November 26th
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
IRONBOUND by Martyna Majok
Oct19
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 19th
7:30 p.m.Tuesday, November 19th
9:30 p.m.
Raven Theatre East Stage
6157 N. Clark St. , Chicago, IL, 60660
By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
Oct20
Nov25
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 20thMonday, November 25th
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60622
Bottle Fly world premiere
Oct20
Nov27
Theatre & Performing Arts

Bottle Fly

World Premiere of a new play by Jacqueline Goldfinger, author of last seasons’ Babel. This beautiful depiction of queer survival in the Everglades captures the…

Sunday, October 20thWednesday, November 27th
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
RSC Pericles
Oct20
Dec7
Theatre & Performing Arts

Pericles

Direct from a run in the Swan Theatre at the company’s home in Stratford-upon-Avon! In her and Daniel Evans’ first season as the RSC’s co-artistic…

Sunday, October 20th
6:00 a.m.Saturday, December 7th
7:00 a.m.
Chicago Shakespeare Courtyard Theater
800 E. Grand, Chicago, IL, 60611
IRONBOUND by Martyna Majok
Oct20
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 20th
7:30 p.m.Wednesday, November 20th
9:30 p.m.
Raven Theatre East Stage
6157 N. Clark St. , Chicago, IL, 60660
Bottle Fly world premiere
Oct21
Nov28
Theatre & Performing Arts

Bottle Fly

World Premiere of a new play by Jacqueline Goldfinger, author of last seasons’ Babel. This beautiful depiction of queer survival in the Everglades captures the…

Monday, October 21stThursday, November 28th
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
Bottle Fly world premiere
Oct22
Nov29
Theatre & Performing Arts

Bottle Fly

World Premiere of a new play by Jacqueline Goldfinger, author of last seasons’ Babel. This beautiful depiction of queer survival in the Everglades captures the…

Tuesday, October 22ndFriday, November 29th
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
Bottle Fly world premiere
Oct23
Nov30
Theatre & Performing Arts

Bottle Fly

World Premiere of a new play by Jacqueline Goldfinger, author of last seasons’ Babel. This beautiful depiction of queer survival in the Everglades captures the…

Wednesday, October 23rdSaturday, November 30th
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
Oct24
Nov29
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…

Thursday, October 24thFriday, November 29th
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60622
Bottle Fly world premiere
Oct24
Dec1
Theatre & Performing Arts

Bottle Fly

World Premiere of a new play by Jacqueline Goldfinger, author of last seasons’ Babel. This beautiful depiction of queer survival in the Everglades captures the…

Thursday, October 24thSunday, December 1st
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
Leroy & Lucy
Oct24
Dec15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Leroy and Lucy

Two lost souls meet at a crossroads, in the dead of night, deep in the Mississippi of it all.  With a yearning guitar between them,…

Thursday, October 24th
7:30 a.m.Sunday, December 15th
3:00 a.m.
Steppenwolf Theatre Company
1650 N. Halsted St. , Chicago, IL, 60614
IRONBOUND by Martyna Majok
Oct24
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 24th
7:30 p.m.Sunday, November 24th
9:30 p.m.
Raven Theatre East Stage
6157 N. Clark St. , Chicago, IL, 60660
By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
Oct25
Nov30
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…

Friday, October 25thSaturday, November 30th
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60622
Bottle Fly world premiere
Oct25
Dec2
Theatre & Performing Arts

Bottle Fly

World Premiere of a new play by Jacqueline Goldfinger, author of last seasons’ Babel. This beautiful depiction of queer survival in the Everglades captures the…

Friday, October 25thMonday, December 2nd
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
IRONBOUND by Martyna Majok
Oct25
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 25th
7:30 p.m.Monday, November 25th
9:30 p.m.
Raven Theatre East Stage
6157 N. Clark St. , Chicago, IL, 60660
By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
Oct26
Dec1
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 26thSunday, December 1st
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60622
Bottle Fly world premiere
Oct26
Dec3
Theatre & Performing Arts

Bottle Fly

World Premiere of a new play by Jacqueline Goldfinger, author of last seasons’ Babel. This beautiful depiction of queer survival in the Everglades captures the…

Saturday, October 26thTuesday, December 3rd
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
IRONBOUND by Martyna Majok
Oct26
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 26th
7:30 p.m.Tuesday, November 26th
9:30 p.m.
Raven Theatre East Stage
6157 N. Clark St. , Chicago, IL, 60660
By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
Oct27
Dec2
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 27thMonday, December 2nd
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60622
Bottle Fly world premiere
Oct27
Dec4
Theatre & Performing Arts

Bottle Fly

World Premiere of a new play by Jacqueline Goldfinger, author of last seasons’ Babel. This beautiful depiction of queer survival in the Everglades captures the…

Sunday, October 27thWednesday, December 4th
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
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