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Clued In
Mar30
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Clued In

After getting a single suggestion, the cast of six professional comedians asks the audience to choose a detective. Enjoy as they invent a tale of…

Saturday, March 30th
7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The Second City
1616 N. Wells St., Theater on the Second Floor
Anna Martine Whitehead, FORCE! an opera in three acts
Mar30
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts

Anna Martine Whitehead, FORCE! an opera in three acts

This is an opera, but what is an opera? If opera is defined simply as “big work,” what could be blacker? FORCE! features a live band that…

Saturday, March 30th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Museum of Contemporary Art
220 E. Chicago Ave.
BIG LOVE
Mar30
Theatre & Performing Arts

BIG LOVE

[producingbody]’s second show – BIG LOVE by Charles Mee a play – 90 minutes, no intermission. Fifty brides flee their fifty grooms and seek refuge…

Saturday, March 30th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Chicago Dramatists
1105 W. Chicago Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60642
Jackalope Theatre Company’s 16th Season Begins the the Smuggler, at its new home in Berger Park
Mar30
Theatre & Performing Arts

Jackalope Theatre Company’s 16th Season Begins the the Smuggler, at its new home in Berger Park

CHICAGO – Jackalope Theatre Company is proud to launch its 16th season at its new home in Edgewater’s Berger Park, 6205 N. Sheridan Rd., with…

Saturday, March 30th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Edgewater’s Berger Park
6205 N. Sheridan Rd.
LOVE SONG by John Kolvenbach from Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
Mar30
Theatre & Performing Arts

LOVE SONG by John Kolvenbach from Remy Bumppo Theatre Company

CHICAGO – Remy Bumppo Theatre Company is pleased to announce the cast, creative and production teams for Love Song, written by John Kolvenbach and directed…

Saturday, March 30th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Theater Wit
1229 W. Belmont Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60657
Fairview
Mar30
Theatre & Performing Arts

Fairview

Dinner is served in the Frasier household…or at least, it is cooking. With the clock ticking towards Mama’s birthday party, Beverly frantically tries to corral…

Saturday, March 30th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Newhart Family Theatre
1020 W. Sheridan Rd.
Purpose
Mar30
Theatre & Performing Arts

Purpose

For decades, the influential Jasper family has been a pillar of Black American Politics: civil rights leaders, pastors and congressmen. But like all families, there…

Saturday, March 30th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
Mar30
Theatre & Performing Arts

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead

Everyone dies, but not everyone’s death is pre-ordained by Shakespeare. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead puts the spotlight on two of Shakespeare’s minor characters as they wrestle…

Saturday, March 30th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Court Theatre
5535 S. Ellis, Chicago, IL, 60637
Village Follies Variety Show
Mar30
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Village Follies Variety Show

EARTH, WIND, AND FOLLIES A hilarious variety show to help raise money to support the Winnetka Community House. Kid friendly. Outside food and drinks are…

Saturday, March 30th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Winnetka Community House
620 Lincoln Ave
Two Hours in a Bar
Mar30
Theatre & Performing Arts

Two Hours in a Bar

A double bill of one-acts. WAITING FOR TINA MEYER concerns a pair of best-friend actors–a man and a woman–sitting in a bar because the man is expecting…

Saturday, March 30th
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
City Lit Theater
1020 W. Bryn Mawr, Chicago, IL, 60660
In The Back/On The Floor
Mar30
Theatre & Performing Arts

In The Back/On The Floor

IN THE BACK/ON THE FLOOR examines the issues that minimum wage workers face through the lives of several employees at a big-box retail store. Though…

Saturday, March 30th
8:00 p.m.
Chicago Dramatists
1105 W. Chicago Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60642
The Lincoln Lodge
Mar30
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Lincoln Lodge

The Lincoln Lodge stand-up comedy and variety showcase plays every Friday and Saturday night in Chicago’s glamorous Logan Square! In addition to The Lodge’s rotating…

Saturday, March 30th
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Lincoln Lodge Theater
2040 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Easter Bunny Bingo!
Mar30
Theatre & Performing Arts

Easter Bunny Bingo!

Easter Bunny Bingo: Jesus, Resurrection, & Peeps!, is an Easter-themed interactive comedy play. The premise is that Mrs. Mary Margaret O’Brien, a former nun, is…

Saturday, March 30th
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Greenhouse Theater Center
2257 North Lincoln Avenue
Idle Muse Theatre Company; What the Weird Sisters Saw
Mar30
Theatre & Performing Arts

Idle Muse Theatre Company; What the Weird Sisters Saw

CHICAGO – Idle Muse Theatre Company’s 2023 – 2024 season continues with an all-new version of What the Weird Sisters Saw at the Edge Off-Broadway…

Saturday, March 30th
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Edge Off Broadway Theatre
1133 W Catalpa Ave.
The Factory Theater Announces Party at the Pantheon: A Modern Greek
Mar30
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Factory Theater Announces Party at the Pantheon: A Modern Greek

CHICAGO – The Factory Theater, 1623 W. Howard St., is proud to announce the second production of The Factory’s 28th season, Party at the Pantheon:…

Saturday, March 30th
8:00 p.m.10:30 p.m.
The Factory Theater
1623 W. Howard St. , Chicago, IL, 60626
Heart of Chicago Soul Club All Vinyl Rare Soul Dance Party
Mar30
Mar31
Saturday, March 30th
9:00 p.m.Sunday, March 31st
9:00 p.m.
The Hideout
1354 WEST WABANSIA AVE
Best Of Annoyance Sketch
Mar30
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Best Of Annoyance Sketch

Enjoy the best sketch comedy Chicago has to offer! The Annoyance Theatre has been at the crux of the comedy scene in Chicago for over…

Saturday, March 30th
9:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
The Annoyance Theatre
851 W. Belmont Ave.
Music Theater Works: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Mar31
Theatre & Performing Arts

Music Theater Works: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

WILMETTE, IL – Music Theater Works is proud to announce the cast and creative team for the first production of its 2024 season, The 25th…

Sunday, March 31st
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie
9501 Skokie Blvd.
Teatro Zinzanni
Mar31
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Teatro Zinzanni

Tickets are on sale Now at https://zinzanni.com/chicago/ for Love, Chaos, & Dinner ! Teatro Zinzanni returns to the vibrant Chicago Loop inside the velvet walls…

Sunday, March 31st
5:00 a.m.9:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
Mar31
Theatre & Performing Arts

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead

Everyone dies, but not everyone’s death is pre-ordained by Shakespeare. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead puts the spotlight on two of Shakespeare’s minor characters as they wrestle…

Sunday, March 31st
2:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Court Theatre
5535 S. Ellis, Chicago, IL, 60637
Topdog/Underdog
Mar31
Theatre & Performing Arts

Topdog/Underdog

A darkly comic fable of brotherly love and family identity and the way we are defined by history. Lincoln and Booth are two brothers whose…

Sunday, March 31st
2:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Windy City Playhouse
3014 W. Irving Park Rd.
LOVE SONG by John Kolvenbach from Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
Mar31
Theatre & Performing Arts

LOVE SONG by John Kolvenbach from Remy Bumppo Theatre Company

CHICAGO – Remy Bumppo Theatre Company is pleased to announce the cast, creative and production teams for Love Song, written by John Kolvenbach and directed…

Sunday, March 31st
2:30 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Theater Wit
1229 W. Belmont Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60657
Director’s Haven 7
Mar31
Theatre & Performing Arts

Director’s Haven 7

Featuring three emerging directors, this Director’s Haven 7 gives directors in the earliest stages of their professional careers a rare opportunity to take risks, hone…

Sunday, March 31st
3:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 North Milwaukee Avenue
Purpose
Mar31
Theatre & Performing Arts

Purpose

For decades, the influential Jasper family has been a pillar of Black American Politics: civil rights leaders, pastors and congressmen. But like all families, there…

Sunday, March 31st
3:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
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