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Abby Paj Tries to Stay Alive
Sep11
Theatre & Performing Arts

Abby Paj Tries to Stay Alive

Abby Paj Tries to Stay Alive is a solo show written and performed by Neo-Futurist Ensemble Member, Abby Pajakowksi. THE DOOMSDAY CLOCK TICKS 89 SECONDS…

Thursday, September 11th
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.
Teatro Zinzanni
Sep11
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…

Thursday, September 11th
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
Olympus Has Fallen (And It Can’t Get Up)
Sep11
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Olympus Has Fallen (And It Can’t Get Up)

Olympus Has Fallen (And it Can’t Get Up) is a sketchy retelling of your favorite Greek myths. As educational as it is explicit, this hour-long…

Thursday, September 11th
7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The De Matt Theater at The Second City
230 W North Ave
Magically Ever After: An Evening with The Cosmic Romantics
Sep11
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Magically Ever After: An Evening with The Cosmic Romantics

A vaudeville-inspired magic show that blends dazzling sleight of hand with comedy, music, and heartfelt storytelling, starring real life couple Elizabeth Messick & Eric Thirstin,…

Thursday, September 11th
7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 North Milwaukee Avenue
Tom & Eliza
Sep11
Theatre & Performing Arts

Tom & Eliza

Tom & Eliza is a dual meditation on the choices we make (and those we don’t) in a world that spins relentlessly into the future. Performed…

Thursday, September 11th
7:30 p.m.8:40 p.m.
TUTA Theatre
4670 N. Manor Avenue
BULL
Sep11
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

BULL

This original comedic play follows unproven jokesters Scott and Bryce, who find themselves at the pinnacle of the basketball world — the 1996 Chicago Bulls.…

Thursday, September 11th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
The Annoyance Theatre
851 W. Belmont Ave.
Hot People Island
Sep11
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Hot People Island

Hot People Island is a world premiere original comedy by Deana Velandra. In this play, a popular television network will take eight lucky certified Hot…

Thursday, September 11th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Cornservatory
4210 N Lincoln Ave
Oil Lamp Theater Presents “Side by Side by Sondheim”
Sep11
Theatre & Performing Arts

Oil Lamp Theater Presents “Side by Side by Sondheim”

 Oil Lamp Theater, which recently opened the Oil Lamp Theater’s SPARK CENTER for the Performing Arts, is proud to present, Side by Side by Sondheim,…

Thursday, September 11th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Oil Lamp Theater
1723 Glenview Rd, Glenview, IL, 60025
Mr. Wolf
Sep11
Theatre & Performing Arts

Mr. Wolf

12 years ago, Theresa was stolen from her parents. Now a precocious 15-year-old, she has been rescued and returned to a family that had nearly…

Thursday, September 11th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Factory Theater and Unheard of Company Present “Muffed”
Sep11
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Factory Theater and Unheard of Company Present “Muffed”

The Factory Theater and Unheard of Company are proud to announce, The Meaningful Action Theatre Company Presents A Workshop Reading of “Muffed: A Recounting of…

Thursday, September 11th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Factory Theater
1623 W. Howard St. , Chicago, IL, 60626
Refracted Light
Sep11
Theatre & Performing Arts

Refracted Light

Refracted Light was developed in workshops over the course of a year as part of EFCT’s New Works Development Project.  A family faces the upheaval…

Thursday, September 11th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Edge Theater
5451 N Broadway Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640
A New Brain
Sep11
Theatre & Performing Arts

A New Brain

Gordon Schwinn is a talented yet frustrated composer who is working on a children’s TV show and is having a hard time composing a song…

Thursday, September 11th
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Hoover-Leppen Theatre
3656 North Halsted Street
Improvsed DCOM
Sep11
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Improvsed DCOM

Dive into the nostalgia of Disney Channel Original Movies with the cast of Improvised DCOM! This All Star cast is bringing screen to stage every…

Thursday, September 11th
8:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Malarkey Comedy Company
1501 N Kingsbury St
Ghost Fetus
Sep11
Theatre & Performing Arts

Ghost Fetus

Trap Door Theatre’s Trap Open Series Presents Ghost Fetus Written by Suz Evans Directed by Anna Klos Running September 11th-27th, 2025 A ghost seeking revenge.…

Thursday, September 11th
8:00 p.m.9:20 p.m.
Trap Door Theatre
1655 W. Cortland St.
Idle Muse Theatre Company’s World Premiere, “The Blood Countess,” at The Edge Off Broadway
Sep11
Theatre & Performing Arts

Idle Muse Theatre Company’s World Premiere, “The Blood Countess,” at The Edge Off Broadway

Idle Muse Theatre Company is proud to announce  the launch of its 2025 – 2026 season, the world premiere of The Blood Countess, September 11…

Thursday, September 11th
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Edge Off Broadway Theatre
1133 W Catalpa Ave.
Sketch Playlist
Sep11
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Sketch Playlist

Sketch Playlist is a weekly sketch show on Thursdays at 9:30pm at iO Theater (1501 N Kingsbury Street, Chicago 60642) that will feature brand-new material…

Thursday, September 11th
9:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
Dungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern
Sep12
Theatre & Performing Arts

Dungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern

Direct from New York City, the tavern returns to Chicago with an all new production! The global phenomenon that is DUNGEONS & DRAGONS is now…

Friday, September 12th
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St .Chicago, IL 60611
Babes With Blades Theatre Company’s “Fighting Words Festival”
Sep12
Theatre & Performing Arts

Babes With Blades Theatre Company’s “Fighting Words Festival”

Babes With Blades Theatre Company’s (BWBTC) 2025 season opens with an extended run of its new works festival, the Fighting Words Festival, September 6 –…

Friday, September 12th
Bramble Arts Loft
Comedy Hour at Annoyance Theatre
Sep12
Sep13
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, September 12th
12:00 a.m.Saturday, September 13th
1:00 a.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
Brendan Fernandes, The Rite
Sep12
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts

Brendan Fernandes, The Rite

The MCA is pleased to present The Rite (2018) by Brendan Fernandes, as part of City in a Garden: Queer Art and Activism, which is going to be…

Friday, September 12th
1:00 p.m.3:00 p.m.
Museum of Contemporary Art
220 E. Chicago Ave.
Redtwist Theatre’s “How To Transcend a Happy Marriage”
Sep12
Theatre & Performing Arts

Redtwist Theatre’s “How To Transcend a Happy Marriage”

Award-winning Redtwist Theatre launches its 21st season, “Defiant Femmes,” with  How to Transcend a Happy Marriage, by Sarah Ruhl, directed by Elizabeth Swanson and movement…

Friday, September 12th
5:00 p.m.7:00 p.m.
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
The Infinite Wrench
Sep12
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, September 12th
7:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
The Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.
ComedySportz Chicago
Sep12
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

ComedySportz Chicago

Chicago’s longest running and best interactive improv comedy experience. ComedySportz is comedy played as a sport, not comedy ABOUT sports (whew). Refs, fouls, points, games…

Friday, September 12th
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Malarkey Comedy
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
ComedySportz Chicago
Sep12
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

ComedySportz Chicago

Chicago’s longest running and best interactive improv comedy experience. ComedySportz is comedy played as a sport, not comedy ABOUT sports (whew). Refs, fouls, points, games…

Friday, September 12th
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Malarkey Comedy Company
1501 N Kingsbury St
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