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The Writer
Join us for an onstage experience, unlike anything you have ever seen before! A playwright wants to create a new story for a new world…
Saturday September 2, 2023
3:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.The Edge Theater
5451 N Broadway Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640Theatre & Performing Arts
A Taste of Soul
“A Taste of Soul” is an outstanding musical tribute to a genre of music that has influenced popular culture worldwide. Experience how Soul music has…
Saturday September 2, 2023
3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.Black Ensemble Theater Cultural Center
4450 N. Clark St. , Chicago, IL, 60640Music & 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…
Saturday September 2, 2023
7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.The Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.Theatre & 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…
Saturday September 2, 2023
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.Otherworld Theatre
3914 N. Clark St.Theatre & Performing Arts
The Baldwin-Giovanni Experience
In 1971, James Baldwin and Nikki Giovanni sat down for a thought-provoking conversation about racism, manhood, writing, and teaching. Their words are still as relevant…
Saturday September 2, 2023
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre in the Noyes Cultural Arts Center
927 Noyes SteetMusic & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
The Spongebob Musical
When the citizens of Bikini Bottom discover that a volcano will soon erupt and destroy their humble home, SpongeBob and his friends must come together to save…
Saturday September 2, 2023
7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.Chopin Theatre
1543 West Division StreetMusic & 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 September 2, 2023
7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.The Second City
1616 N. Wells St., Theater on the Second FloorTheatre & Performing Arts
as though your body were right
This work is an invitation to confront the bodiliness of being human. It is a shared experience of the vulnerability of being a body, and…
Saturday September 2, 2023
7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.Make Do
2210 West MorseTheatre & Performing Arts
Gay Card
GAY CARD is the hilariously heartwarming story of Logan Kapler, a one-friend loser who has never belonged. But now he’s starting college with a trick…
Saturday September 2, 2023
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.Pride Arts Center
4139 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL, 60613Theatre & Performing Arts
The 39 Steps
This fast-paced, family friendly whodunit is based on the novel by John Buchan and the Hitchcock movie by the same name but told with more…
Saturday September 2, 2023
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.Stahl Family Theatre
5900 W Belmont AveTheatre & Performing Arts
The Innocence of Seduction
The second play in Mark Pracht’s projected “Four-Color Trilogy” of plays set during the early years of the comic book industry, The Innocence of Seduction…
Saturday September 2, 2023
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.City Lit Theater Company
1020 W. Bryn Mawr Ave.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 September 2, 2023
8:00 p.m.Chicago Dramatists
1105 W. Chicago Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60642Theatre & Performing Arts
Artemisia Theatre Presents: a hit dog will holler
Join us for the Chicago premiere of a hit dog will holler by Inda Craig-Galván, directed by Myesha-Tiara. About the play: When racism and oppression…
Saturday September 2, 2023
8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.The Den Theatre
1331 North Milwaukee AvenueTheatre & Performing Arts
Curious Theatre Branch’s World Premiere of “Moon at the Bottom of the Ocean,” Sept. 1 – 23 at Chicago Dramatists
Curious Theatre Branch presents the first production in its 35th season, the world premiere of Moon at the Bottom of the Ocean, written by Bryn…
Saturday September 2, 2023
8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.Chicago Dramatists
1105 W. Chicago Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60642Theatre & Performing Arts
MJ-The Musical
BROADWAY’S MOST ELECTRIFYING NEW MUSICAL! He is one of the greatest entertainers of all time. Now, Michael Jackson’s unique and unparalleled artistry is finally coming…
Saturday September 2, 2023
8:00 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph St.Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
The Fly Honeys at Thalia Hall
Voted Chicago’s best dance production of 2022 for their pride month show at Thalia Hall, the Fly Honeys return with an all-new four-night production this…
Saturday September 2, 2023
8:30 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.Thalia Hall
1807 South Allport StreetMusic & 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 September 2, 2023
9:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.The Annoyance Theatre
851 W. Belmont Ave.Theatre & Performing Arts
Artemisia Theatre Presents: a hit dog will holler
Join us for the Chicago premiere of a hit dog will holler by Inda Craig-Galván, directed by Myesha-Tiara. About the play: When racism and oppression…
Sunday September 3, 2023
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.The Den Theatre
1331 North Milwaukee AvenueTheatre & Performing Arts
Curious Theatre Branch’s World Premiere of “Moon at the Bottom of the Ocean,” Sept. 1 – 23 at Chicago Dramatists
Curious Theatre Branch presents the first production in its 35th season, the world premiere of Moon at the Bottom of the Ocean, written by Bryn…
Sunday September 3, 2023
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.Chicago Dramatists
1105 W. Chicago Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60642Theatre & Performing Arts
Gay Card
GAY CARD is the hilariously heartwarming story of Logan Kapler, a one-friend loser who has never belonged. But now he’s starting college with a trick…
Sunday September 3, 2023
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.Pride Arts Center
4139 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL, 60613Theatre & Performing Arts
The Baldwin-Giovanni Experience
In 1971, James Baldwin and Nikki Giovanni sat down for a thought-provoking conversation about racism, manhood, writing, and teaching. Their words are still as relevant…
Sunday September 3, 2023
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre in the Noyes Cultural Arts Center
927 Noyes SteetTheatre & Performing Arts
The Innocence of Seduction
The second play in Mark Pracht’s projected “Four-Color Trilogy” of plays set during the early years of the comic book industry, The Innocence of Seduction…
Sunday September 3, 2023
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.City Lit Theater Company
1020 W. Bryn Mawr Ave.Theatre & Performing Arts
The Writer
Join us for an onstage experience, unlike anything you have ever seen before! A playwright wants to create a new story for a new world…
Sunday September 3, 2023
3:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.The Edge Theater
5451 N Broadway Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640Theatre & Performing Arts
A Taste of Soul
“A Taste of Soul” is an outstanding musical tribute to a genre of music that has influenced popular culture worldwide. Experience how Soul music has…
Sunday September 3, 2023
3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.Black Ensemble Theater Cultural Center
4450 N. Clark St. , Chicago, IL, 60640
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