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Dracula
Oct31
Nov16
Theatre & Performing Arts

Dracula

Prepare to be transported to the eerie landscapes of Transylvania and the shadowy corners of Victorian England as you embark on a spine-tingling journey filled…

Thursday October 31, 2024Saturday November 16, 2024
Theatre at Meiley-Swallow Hall
31 S. Ellsworth St., Naperville, IL, 60540
By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
Oct31
Dec6
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 31, 2024Friday December 6, 2024

By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
Nov2
Dec8
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 November 2, 2024Sunday December 8, 2024

Dog Man The Musical illustration
Nov8
Dec1
Theatre & Performing Arts

Dog Man: The Musical

Recommended for ages 5 and up. Back by popular demand, Dog Man: The Musical is a hilarious production based on the worldwide bestselling series from…

Friday November 8, 2024Sunday December 1, 2024
The Studebaker Theater
410 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, Il, 60605
Every Brilliant Thing
Oct31
Jan5
Theatre & Performing Arts

Every Brilliant Thing

“1. Ice Cream. 2. Water fights. 3. Staying up past your bedtime and being allowed to watch TV.” This is how a six-year-old child begins…

Thursday October 31, 2024
7:30 a.m.Sunday January 5, 2025
6:00 a.m.
League of Chicago Theatres
Nov2
Nov18
Theatre & Performing Arts

Mercy Killing

A play about the breakup of a love affair between a cisgender lesbian and a self-described genderqueer trans person who is not a woman and…

Saturday November 2, 2024Monday November 18, 2024
Open Space Arts
1411 W. Wilson Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640
Dracula
Nov1
Nov17
Theatre & Performing Arts

Dracula

Prepare to be transported to the eerie landscapes of Transylvania and the shadowy corners of Victorian England as you embark on a spine-tingling journey filled…

Friday November 1, 2024Sunday November 17, 2024
Theatre at Meiley-Swallow Hall
31 S. Ellsworth St., Naperville, IL, 60540
The Secret Garden
Nov8
Dec22
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Secret Garden

This enchanting classic of children’s literature is reimagined in brilliant musical style by composer Lucy Simon and Marsha Norman, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of night,…

Friday November 8, 2024Sunday December 22, 2024
Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
721 Howard St., Evanston, IL, 60202
By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
Nov3
Dec9
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 November 3, 2024Monday December 9, 2024

WeWomen Festival
Nov4
Nov16
Theatre & Performing Arts

WeWomen Festival

Our beloved Fall Play Festival is back! Immerse yourself in the tales of womanhood as we explore the layers of modern femininity. This festival will…

Monday November 4, 2024Saturday November 16, 2024
Little Studio at the Fine Arts Building
410 S Michigan Ave Studio 732, Chicago, IL, 60605
By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
Nov1
Dec7
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 November 1, 2024Saturday December 7, 2024

League of Chicago Theatres
Nov1
Nov17
Theatre & Performing Arts

Mercy Killing

A play about the breakup of a love affair between a cisgender lesbian and a self-described genderqueer trans person who is not a woman and…

Friday November 1, 2024Sunday November 17, 2024
Open Space Arts
1411 W. Wilson Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640
League of Chicago Theatres
Nov3
Nov19
Theatre & Performing Arts

Mercy Killing

A play about the breakup of a love affair between a cisgender lesbian and a self-described genderqueer trans person who is not a woman and…

Sunday November 3, 2024Tuesday November 19, 2024
Open Space Arts
1411 W. Wilson Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640
Disney’s The Little Mermaid
Nov6
Jan12
Theatre & Performing Arts

Disney’s The Little Mermaid

Dive beneath the waves with Ariel, a young mermaid with a captivating voice and an insatiable curiosity, as she defies her father and makes a…

Wednesday November 6, 2024Sunday January 12, 2025

Dracula
Nov2
Nov18
Theatre & Performing Arts

Dracula

Prepare to be transported to the eerie landscapes of Transylvania and the shadowy corners of Victorian England as you embark on a spine-tingling journey filled…

Saturday November 2, 2024Monday November 18, 2024
Theatre at Meiley-Swallow Hall
31 S. Ellsworth St., Naperville, IL, 60540
By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
Nov8
Dec15
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 November 8, 2024Sunday December 15, 2024

Pilot Island and Her Keepers illustration
Nov8
Nov23
Theatre & Performing Arts

Pilot Island & Her Keepers

Written by Kayla Belec and Directed by Stefan Roseen Deep in the heart of the Great Lakes, where Lake Michigan waters intersect with Green Bay,…

Friday November 8, 2024Saturday November 23, 2024

League of Chicago Theatres
Nov8
Nov25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Mercy Killing

A play about the breakup of a love affair between a cisgender lesbian and a self-described genderqueer trans person who is not a woman and…

Friday November 8, 2024Monday November 25, 2024
Open Space Arts
1411 W. Wilson Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640
League of Chicago Theatres
Nov9
Nov26
Theatre & Performing Arts

Mercy Killing

A play about the breakup of a love affair between a cisgender lesbian and a self-described genderqueer trans person who is not a woman and…

Saturday November 9, 2024Tuesday November 26, 2024
Open Space Arts
1411 W. Wilson Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640
The Perfect Pie illustration
Nov1
Nov23
Theatre & Performing Arts

Perfect Pie

Set in rural Ontario, Judith Thompson’s Perfect Pie revisits the childhood friendship between two women; one who chose to stay in her hometown and the other…

Friday November 1, 2024Saturday November 23, 2024
Greenhouse Theater Center
2257 North Lincoln Avenue
Sofa King Queer
Nov1
Dec2
Theatre & Performing Arts

Sofa King Queer

A WORLD PREMIERE MUSICALSofa King Queer A vibrant pop-punk musical about fu*king, family, and queer resistance. Tickets between $30 – $60 Book, Music, and Lyrics…

Friday November 1, 2024Monday December 2, 2024
By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
Nov7
Dec14
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 November 7, 2024Saturday December 14, 2024

By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
Nov9
Dec16
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 November 9, 2024Monday December 16, 2024

Dracula
Nov3
Nov19
Theatre & Performing Arts

Dracula

Prepare to be transported to the eerie landscapes of Transylvania and the shadowy corners of Victorian England as you embark on a spine-tingling journey filled…

Sunday November 3, 2024Tuesday November 19, 2024
Theatre at Meiley-Swallow Hall
31 S. Ellsworth St., Naperville, IL, 60540
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