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Name: Redtwist Theatre Presents The First Show of Its 22nd Season, “Prayer Circle”
Start: 2026-10-09T19:30:00-05:00
End: 2026-10-09T22:30:00-05:00
Location: Redtwist Theatre

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October 7, 2026: Oct7
Theatre & Performing Arts
Idle Muse Theatre Company Presents “Witch”
Idle Muse Theatre Company continues its 20th anniversary season and kicks off the Halloween season with Witch, September 10 – October 10, written by Jen…
Edgewater
Event details
Wednesday, October 7th
8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
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The Edge Off Broadway Theatre
1133 W Catalpa Ave.
October 8, 2026: Oct8
Theatre & Performing Arts
Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical
How did a dead body, a fake love letter, and — of all people — Ian Fleming turn the tide of World War II? Olivier…
Loop
Event details
Thursday, October 8th
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CIBC Theatre
18 W. Monroe St. , Chicago, IL, 60602
Oct8
Theatre & Performing Arts
Marriott Theatre Presents Come From Away
Marriott Theatre, Chicagoland’s longest-running musical theatre presents Come From Away, the internationally celebrated musical that was nominated for seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical, captured four Laurence Olivier Awards,…
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Thursday, October 8th
1:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
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Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Drive
Oct8
Theatre & Performing Arts
Jekyll& Hyde
Kokandy Productions’ critically acclaimed revival of the 10-time 2025 Jeff Award–nominated musical JEKYLL & HYDE will make its Broadway In Chicago debut at the Broadway Playhouse at…
Event details
Thursday, October 8th
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
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Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St .Chicago, IL 60611
Oct8
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Vape! The Grease Parody
Vape! lovingly pokes fun at all of the wonderful moments, sexual innuendos, outrageous characters, rivalries and secret romances from the original musical. The hair products may…
Event details
Thursday, October 8th
7:30 p.m. – 8:55 p.m.
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Apollo Theater
2550 N. Lincoln Ave.
Oct8
Theatre & Performing Arts
(dark) Toilet Fire (matter(s))
No matter how different we all are, we are united by one commonality: our need to go. Using the structure of an ancient religious ritual,…
Event details
Thursday, October 8th
7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
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Northwestern University Chicago Campus – Abbott Hall Wirtz Theatre
710 N DuSable Lake Shore Dr. , Chicago, IL, 60611
Oct8
Theatre & Performing Arts
Topdog/Underdog
“Take thuh cards and show me whatcha got!” Brothers Lincoln and Booth, named in jest, are two Black men living in America just trying to…
Lincoln Park
Event details
Thursday, October 8th
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
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Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Oct8
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Mäkelä, Petrushka & Belshazzar’s Feast
Step into the opulent Babylon of Belshazzar’s Feast, Walton’s dramatic cantata depicting a king’s blasphemous revelry and divine reckoning. Captivated by the sheer theatricality of the…
Loop
Event details
Thursday, October 8th
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
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220 S. Michigan Ave.
Oct8
Theatre & Performing Arts
Vladimir
About this show In a world where facts are manipulated and fear is currency, the truth becomes dangerous. As a new authoritarian government tightens its…
Lakeview
Event details
Thursday, October 8th
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
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Theater Wit
Oct8
Theatre & Performing Arts
Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me
NPR’s Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me! records its live tapings at the Studebaker Theater inside the Fine Arts Building in Chicago, Illinois. Hosted by Peter Sagal…
Event details
Thursday, October 8th
7:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
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Studebaker Theater
410 South Michigan Avenue Fine Arts Building
$Refracted Theatre Company Presents “I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire”$
Oct8
Theatre & Performing Arts
Refracted Theatre Company Presents “I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire”
Award-winning Refracted Theatre Company is proud to announce the cast and creative team of I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire, written by Samantha Hurley and…
Wicker Park / Bucktown
Event details
Thursday, October 8th
7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 North Milwaukee Avenue
Oct8
Theatre & Performing Arts
Redtwist Theatre Presents The First Show of Its 22nd Season, “Prayer Circle”
Award-winning Redtwist Theatre’s new 22nd season, “State of Violence,” begins with Prayer Circle, September 17 – November 8, by Erik Gernand and directed by Executive…
Edgewater
Event details
Thursday, October 8th
7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
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Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
Oct8
Theatre & Performing Arts
Oil Lamp Theater Presents “Dial M for Murder”
Oil Lamp Theater is proud to announce the cast and creative team for its next production, Dial M for Murder, October 2 – November 1,…
Event details
Thursday, October 8th
7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
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Oil Lamp Theater
1723 Glenview Rd, Glenview, IL, 60025
Oct8
Theatre & Performing Arts
Idle Muse Theatre Company Presents “Witch”
Idle Muse Theatre Company continues its 20th anniversary season and kicks off the Halloween season with Witch, September 10 – October 10, written by Jen…
Edgewater
Event details
Thursday, October 8th
8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
See all events in series
The Edge Off Broadway Theatre
1133 W Catalpa Ave.
October 9, 2026: Oct9
Theatre & Performing Arts
Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical
How did a dead body, a fake love letter, and — of all people — Ian Fleming turn the tide of World War II? Olivier…
Loop
Event details
Friday, October 9th
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CIBC Theatre
18 W. Monroe St. , Chicago, IL, 60602
Oct9
Theatre & Performing Arts
Marriott Theatre Presents Come From Away
Marriott Theatre, Chicagoland’s longest-running musical theatre presents Come From Away, the internationally celebrated musical that was nominated for seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical, captured four Laurence Olivier Awards,…
Event details
Friday, October 9th
1:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
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Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Drive
Oct9
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Pandemonium, Please Hold
The Second City’s 114th Mainstage Revue Pandemonium, Please Hold is a loud, fast, and gloriously unhinged night of comedic mayhem. The Second City’s six-person cast…
Old Town
Event details
Friday, October 9th
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
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The Second City
1616 N. Wells St.
Oct9
Theatre & Performing Arts
Jekyll& Hyde
Kokandy Productions’ critically acclaimed revival of the 10-time 2025 Jeff Award–nominated musical JEKYLL & HYDE will make its Broadway In Chicago debut at the Broadway Playhouse at…
Event details
Friday, October 9th
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
See all events in series
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St .Chicago, IL 60611
Oct9
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Vape! The Grease Parody
Vape! lovingly pokes fun at all of the wonderful moments, sexual innuendos, outrageous characters, rivalries and secret romances from the original musical. The hair products may…
Event details
Friday, October 9th
7:30 p.m. – 8:55 p.m.
See all events in series
Apollo Theater
2550 N. Lincoln Ave.
Oct9
Theatre & Performing Arts
(dark) Toilet Fire (matter(s))
No matter how different we all are, we are united by one commonality: our need to go. Using the structure of an ancient religious ritual,…
Event details
Friday, October 9th
7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
See all events in series
Northwestern University Chicago Campus – Abbott Hall Wirtz Theatre
710 N DuSable Lake Shore Dr. , Chicago, IL, 60611
Oct9
Theatre & Performing Arts
Topdog/Underdog
“Take thuh cards and show me whatcha got!” Brothers Lincoln and Booth, named in jest, are two Black men living in America just trying to…
Lincoln Park
Event details
Friday, October 9th
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
See all events in series
Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Oct9
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Mäkelä, Petrushka & Belshazzar’s Feast
Step into the opulent Babylon of Belshazzar’s Feast, Walton’s dramatic cantata depicting a king’s blasphemous revelry and divine reckoning. Captivated by the sheer theatricality of the…
Loop
Event details
Friday, October 9th
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
See all events in series

220 S. Michigan Ave.
$Refracted Theatre Company Presents “I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire”$
Oct9
Theatre & Performing Arts
Refracted Theatre Company Presents “I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire”
Award-winning Refracted Theatre Company is proud to announce the cast and creative team of I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire, written by Samantha Hurley and…
Wicker Park / Bucktown
Event details
Friday, October 9th
7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 North Milwaukee Avenue
Oct9
Theatre & Performing Arts
Redtwist Theatre Presents The First Show of Its 22nd Season, “Prayer Circle”
Award-winning Redtwist Theatre’s new 22nd season, “State of Violence,” begins with Prayer Circle, September 17 – November 8, by Erik Gernand and directed by Executive…
Edgewater
Event details
Friday, October 9th
7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
See all events in series
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave