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Dinner with Friends
Oct18
Nov23
Theatre & Performing Arts

Dinner with Friends

Bluebird Arts kicks off its sixth season with Donald Margulies’ Dinner with Friends at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Avenue, Chicago. The show runs Saturday,…

Friday October 18, 2024Saturday November 23, 2024
Theater Wit
Inheritance or Brothers From the Deep lightening over lake
Oct18
Nov23
Theatre & Performing Arts

Inheritance -or- Brothers from the Deep

Previews October 11-13 2024 Runs Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 3 p.m. from October 18 through November 23, 2024 Additional Thursday performances…

Friday October 18, 2024Saturday November 23, 2024
The Factory Theater
1623 W. Howard St. , Chicago, IL, 60626
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 20, 2024
6:00 a.m.Saturday December 7, 2024
7:00 a.m.
Chicago Shakespeare Courtyard Theater
800 E. Grand, Chicago, IL, 60611
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 24, 2024
7:30 a.m.Sunday December 15, 2024
3:00 a.m.
Steppenwolf Theatre Company
1650 N. Halsted St. , Chicago, IL, 60614
Tragedy of MacBeth illustration
Oct29
Dec15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Macbeth

One of Shakespeare’s most popular and enduring tragedies. A brave Scottish general named Macbeth receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day…

Tuesday October 29, 2024Sunday December 15, 2024
Windy City Playhouse
3014 W. Irving Park Rd.
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.
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
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
League of Chicago Theatres
Nov10
Nov27
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 10, 2024Wednesday November 27, 2024
Open Space Arts
1411 W. Wilson Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640
The Wickhams Christmas at Peberley
Nov14
Dec15
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley

The Wickhams brings a new holiday tale with romance, intrigue and celebration. As the events of Miss Bennet unfold upstairs at Pemberley, during the same…

Thursday November 14, 2024
7:30 a.m.Sunday December 15, 2024
3:00 a.m.
McAninch Arts Center
425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn, IL, 60137
League of Chicago Theatres
Nov15
Dec2
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 15, 2024Monday December 2, 2024
Open Space Arts
1411 W. Wilson Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640
League of Chicago Theatres
Nov15
Nov24
Theatre & Performing Arts

As You Like It

With a cast that includes some of Shakespeare’s most memorable characters, As You Like It is a story that explores the complexities of love and…

Friday November 15, 2024Sunday November 24, 2024
League of Chicago Theatres
Nov16
Dec3
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 16, 2024Tuesday December 3, 2024
Open Space Arts
1411 W. Wilson Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640
League of Chicago Theatres
Nov17
Dec4
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 17, 2024Wednesday December 4, 2024
Open Space Arts
1411 W. Wilson Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640
League of Chicago Theatres
Nov25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Momento Mori

Shakespeare’s stories serve as invaluable tools for helping us navigate the challenges in our life through his universal and timeless canon of plays-and nothing is…

Monday November 25, 2024
5:00 a.m.
Underground Theatre
1020 W. Sheridan, Chicago, IL, 60660
Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women
Nov29
Theatre & Performing Arts

Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women

Captivating readers for generations, this beloved classic shines in an all new stage adaptation. A timeless tale of family, resilience, and a determined young writer…

Friday November 29, 2024
7:30 a.m.Sunday December 29, 2024
7:30 a.m.
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts
9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie, IL, 60077
A Christmas Carol
Nov29
Dec28
Theatre & Performing Arts

A Christmas Carol

A Drury Lane tradition since 1989, Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is the classic story of Ebenezer Scrooge and the fateful night he was visited…

Friday November 29, 2024
10:00 a.m.Saturday December 28, 2024
12:00 p.m.

League of Chicago Theatres
Dec4
Dec8
Theatre & Performing Arts

CCPA New Works

Step into a world where classic literature meets bold reimagining at this unique stage reading of Mary Shelley’s iconic novel, “Frankenstein.” Set against the vibrant…

Wednesday December 4, 2024
7:30 a.m.Sunday December 8, 2024
2:00 a.m.
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