Theatre & Performing Arts
Halloween Creepy Crawlies October 11, 2026
Halloween Creepy Crawlies is a family friendly dance production produced by Darvin Dances that explores the mysteries of Halloween through a lost ghost’s search for her haunted home. On her way, she is helped by Ballerina Witches, Jazzy Vampires, Modern-Dancing Mummies, a Tap Dancing Skeleton and even a Jack O’ Lantern named Jake! Join us on October 11th at 2pm + 7pm for this Halloween adventure!
Our story starts when Mallory (a ghost) awakes on Halloween Eve to find that she has been removed from her haunted house! After figuring out how to move her various limbs again (or lack thereof), she runs into Jake. This twirling and bouncing Jack O Lantern directs her to talk to the mysterious ballerina witches of the Foggy Forest. Jake gives Mallory a map to find the Foggy Forest and hopefully to meet the ballerina witches for their advice. The witches take her to their Cauldron of Truth where Mallory is told that she will have to help the jazzy vampires and modern dancing mummies at Creepy Crawly Lane make amends for the Cauldron to help her.
When Mallory and Jake make their way to CCL, they find the jazzy vampires and modern dancing mummies in a fierce candy stealing war. She and Jake convince them that if they share all their entire candy stash, everyone will end up with enough candy. On their way back from Creepy Crawly Lane, they run into a tap-dancing skeleton getting ready for a dance performance. They stop to watch her dance and wish her luck! Then back at the Foggy Forest, the Cauldron produces a map back to Mallory’s haunted house. The production ends with Mallory waving from the stoop of her haunted house with Jake handing out candy to the Halloween Trick or Treaters.
This production was created by Mariah Eastman, artistic director of Darvin Dances, a Chicago based modern/contemporary dance company. Along with six professional dancers, there are seven young dancers from the Chicago community participating in this production (dancers are based at Dovetail Studios, Gus Giordano and Tutu School). The choreography was created by Mariah Eastman for the professionals with Alicia Wilson and Vanessa Maxwell choreographing for the young dancers. Illustrations were created by Nat Thomas (https://natthomas.work/work). This performance has been generously subsidized through Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble’s artist’s support and residency program as well as sponsored by Tutu School.
Tickets are $11 for kids, $15 for artists/students and $20 for adults
