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Crème de la Femme: An All-Femme Improv Festival
Finally, women are funny! On Friday, May 29 and Saturday, May 30, iO Theater is hosting Crème de la Femme: An All-Femme Improv Festival. As…
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…
Theatre & Performing Arts
FreakShow & Tell
21+ ONLY Brianna Wellen, Chicago Reader: Sideshow entertainer Thom Britton’s solo show is part performance, part demonstration. Britton is a charismatic performer who appears genuinely…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Gee’s Bend
GEE’S BEND is the story of the Pettway women, quilters from the isolated community of Gee’s Bend, Alabama. Beginning in 1939, the play follows Alice, her…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Brokeback Mountain
“Top Shows to See in the U.S. This Spring” in The New York Times Gather around the campfire for the highly anticipated North American premiere! This…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Conspirators Presents “Tartuffe, or The Charlatan”
The Conspirators present Tartuffe, or, The Charlatan by playwright Molière (1622-1673), directed by Wm. Bullion, at Stars & Garters, 3914 N. Clark St., May 8…
Theatre & Performing Arts
For Gustave
On the Spot Theatre Company is delighted to present the world premiere of For Gustave, a new drama about French Impressionist Gustave Caillebotte. For Gustave…
Theatre & Performing Arts
FreakShow & Tell
FreakShow & Tell is a wild and hilarious variety show packed with stand-up comedy, sideshow acts, burlesque, magic, and more — hosted by Thom Britton…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Chicago Repertory Ballet’s 2026 Spring Series features two boundary-breaking World Premieres and immersive revival
Chicago Repertory Ballet (CRB) is proud to present an exhilarating Spring Series that celebrates reinvention and bold new voices with two World Premieres and the…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Baby Wants Candy! The Original Completely Improvised Musical
“CRITICS’ PICK. TRULY AMAZING!” – New York Times “BEST VISITING IMPROV COMEDY!”– TimeOut NY “HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!” – The Onion “★★★★★” THEY ARE AN ENTERTAINMENT PHENOMENON AND I…
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…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Improvised Shakespeare Company®
The Improvised Shakespeare Company® proudly presents its critically-acclaimed, long-running hit show Improvised Shakespeare Chicago, now in its 19th year! Join us for an evening of…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Covenant
BY YORK WALKER DIRECTED BY MALKIA STAMPLEY “Everybody got a secret.” Expect one devilish twist after another in Covenant, a mythic and suspenseful new play hailed…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Crime and Punishment
Dostoyevsky’s epic novel distilled into a 90-minute play for three-actors and performed in TUTA’s hyper-intimate 24-seat theater. CRIME AND PUNISHMENT focuses on the plight of…
Theatre & Performing Arts
First Floor Theater’s “WORK HARD HAVE FUN MAKE HISTORY”
A catalog of all the possible phone calls that exist. A play that is not about corporations, not about warehouses, and certainly not about billionaires.…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
DRINK! The Sketch Comedy Drinking Game: Conspiracy Theory Edition
What really happened with the magic bullet? Is your phone listening to you? What are birds??? We may not have the answers, but we can…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Windfall
This is a story about money. Don’t let them fool you otherwise. When a father loses his child in a clash with the local police,…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Deeply Rooted Dance Theater
Celebrate 30 years of artistic excellence with Deeply Rooted Dance Theater as they continue to reimagine and diversify the aesthetics of contemporary dance at the…
Theatre & Performing Arts
[producing body] Presents “Spaceman”
[producingbody] is pleased to announce the Chicago premiere of Spaceman, by Leegrid Stevens and directed by Eric Slater, May 19 – June 13, at The…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Redtwist Theatre’s “‘Night Mother” By Marsha Norman
Award-winning Redtwist Theatre announces the cast and creative team for ‘night Mother, April 16 – May 24, by Marsha Norman and directed by Executive Artistic…
Theatre & Performing Arts
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Abigail Faulkner has vanished under mysterious circumstances, leaving her family with nothing but questions. Thankfully, true crime YouTuber Nathan Kraus has taken it upon himself…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Theatre & Performing Arts
30 Years, One Night: Deeply Rooted Dance Theater Returns to The Auditorium
Deeply Rooted Dance Theater Returns to The Auditorium on May 30th for the Crowning Performance of a Triumphant 30th Anniversary Season Deeply Rooted Dance…
Theatre & Performing Arts
An Enemy of the People
An award-winning new take on the historic masterwork about citizens standing up to power. When a respected doctor in small-town Norway makes a deadly discovery…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Jackalope Theatre Company Presents World Premiere of “Andy Warhol Presents: The Cocaine Play”
Jackalope Theatre Company is proud to present the world premiere of Andy Warhol Presents: The Cocaine Play, written and directed by Terry Guest, May 28…
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