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Panther In The Sky
Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble and CIRCA Pintig History Theatre Community are proud to present Panther In The Sky, May 1 – 18, in the Auditorium at…
Thursday, May 16th
8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.Ebenezer Lutheran Church
1650 W Foster AveTheatre & Performing Arts
Big Fans
Veteran improvisers Mark Raterman (Cook County Social Club, Comedy Central), Neal Dandade (NBC’s Chicago Med, FX’s Justified: City Primeval), and Forest Hynes (Chaos Theory) create…
Theatre & Performing Arts, Comedy, Dance
Comedy Dance Chicago presents: OH, THE MUNDANITY!
- Presented by
Comedy Dance Chicago
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Swiped – Improvised Thievery
Swiped Improvised Thievery is a longform-improvised comedy show where the audience experiences the thrilling highs and lows of the heist genre alongside a colorful band…
Thursday, May 16th
9:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.- Presented by
Theatre & Performing Arts
Babes With Blades Theatre Company’s The S Paradox
CHICAGO – Babes With Blades Theatre Company’s (BWBTC) 2024 season opens with The S Paradox, written by Joining Sword & Pen International Playwright Competition and…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Comedy Hour at Annoyance Theatre
Each week, Chicago comics bring the freshest, most experimental new material to the Annoyance for the Comedy Hour. The weekly show is an eclectic mix…
Friday, May 17th
12:00 a.m. – Saturday, May 18th
1:00 a.m.Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.Theatre & Performing Arts
Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble presents the world premiere of “Meditations On Being”
CHICAGO – Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble (CDE) begins its 22nd season with “Meditations On Being,” March 1 – 9 in the Auditorium at Ebenezer Lutheran Church,…
Friday, May 17th
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.1650 W Foster Ave, Chicago, IL 60640
1650 W Foster AveMuseums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts
New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes
Envisioned as the first in a series of interventions that engage monuments in and outside of the United States, New Monuments | Chicago by Brendan Fernandes seeks…
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…
Friday, May 17th
6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. RandolphTheatre & Performing Arts
Chicago Style
Get ready to experience “classic” improvisation that will leave you laughing long after the curtains close! Combining lightning-fast wit, razor-sharp skills, and boundless creativity, Chicago…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
The Infinite Wrench
Don’t miss the longest running late-night show in Chicago! At The Infinite Wrench you’ll see 30 original plays in 60 minutes written and performed by…
Friday, May 17th
7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.The Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Rags to Rhinestones: The Musical Life of Dolly Parton
Marianne Murphy Orland and Girls Like Us bring you the Life, Stories and Music of National Treasure and Country Music Icon Dolly Parton. After 7…
Friday, May 17th
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.The Promontory
5311 S. Lake Park Ave. WTheatre & Performing Arts
PUFFS, or, Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic
Otherworld Theatre Company, the premier sci-fi and fantasy theatre company in North America, stages Matt Cox’s PUFFS, or, Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Roar Speakeasy: A Prohibition Era Experience
Go back in time to Chicago’s Prohibition Era at The Roar on Rush! A lively Speakeasy that lights the way to a hidden 4-room cocktail…
Theatre & Performing Arts
re-OrientationS
ndees are invited to immerse themselves in a dynamic environment where narratives unfold unexpectedly, challenging perceptions and encouraging a deeper understanding of the stories that…
Friday, May 17th
7:00 p.m. – Sunday, May 19th
9:00 p.m.Links Hall
3111 North Western AvenueTheatre & Performing Arts
A Barrie Cole Play Festival: Hamburgers and Disappointment
CHICAGO, IL – Sweetback Productions, in collaboration with Labyrinth Arts, is proud to announce Hamburgers and Disappointment: Plays about Enoughness, a festival of works by…
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…
Friday, May 17th
7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.Chicago Dramatists
1105 W. Chicago Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60642Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts, Comedy
DRINK! The Sketch Comedy Drinking Game: Chicago Edition
- Presented by
Corn Productions
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Grossman Ensemble
World Premieres III The CCCC’s resident group of contemporary music specialists, the Grossman Ensemble, presents new compositions exploring relationships, textures, and electroacoustic elements mixed with…
Friday, May 17th
7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.Logan Center for the Arts
915 East 60th StreetTheatre & 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…
Friday, May 17th
7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.Edgewater’s Berger Park
6205 N. Sheridan Rd.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…
Friday, May 17th
7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.Theater Wit
1229 W. Belmont Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60657Theatre & Performing Arts
9 to 5: The Musical
Three unlikely friends take control of their office and learn there is nothing they can’t do, even in a man’s world. Set in the late…
Friday, May 17th
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.Metropolis Performing Arts Centre
111 W. Campbell, Arlington Heights, IL, 60005Friday, May 17th
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.The Theatre School at DePaul University
2350 N. Racine Ave, Chicago, IL, 60614Theatre & Performing Arts
Chicago Shakespeare Theater: Judgment Day
“Landing all the jokes… Moritz von Stuelpnagel tackles darkly funny materials with a shrewd balance of heightened reality, warped sitcom & underlying pathos” –Hollywood Reporter Emmy and Tony…
Friday, May 17th
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
800 E Grand Ave- Presented by
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