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The Audience

From the acclaimed writer of the Emmy-Award Winning Netflix Series “The Crown” comes The Audience. One woman takes on a lifetime in this intimate portrait…

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Alabama Story

As the Civil Rights movement is brewing in Montgomery, Alabama, a segregationist senator and the state librarian clash over the content of a children’s book…

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Desaparecidas

Rising musical theater composer and 2023 Jonathan Larson Award winner Jaime Lozano comes to AMTP to continue development of this new state-fair concert musical about…

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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…

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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…

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Destinos Spotlight Week

Destinos Spotlight Week returns, a series of one-night-only performances highlighting Chicago’s local talent, featuring storytelling hosted by Nestor Gomez on October 18, Antojitos Improv on…

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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,…

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Inherit the Wind

A three-time Tony Award-winning masterwork and “cultural landmark that only seems to grow with relevance” (Los Angeles Times). Science and religion go head-to-head in this…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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