Gangsters!
Feb22
Theatre & Performing Arts

Gangsters!

As the local vegetable market crashes, the Grocers’ Trust hatches a plan to cut a shady deal with the opportunistic state senator Didi. But lurking…

Sunday, February 22nd
2:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
The Theatre School at DePaul University
2350 N. Racine Ave, Chicago, IL, 60614
The Pets
Feb22
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Pets

Bramble Theatre Company begins its 2026 season with a workshop production of The Pets, written by Dizzy Turek and directed by Dan Washelesky, running February 11…

Sunday, February 22nd
2:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Bramble Arts Loft
Hamnet
Feb22
Theatre & Performing Arts

Hamnet

“Elegant and beguiling” – Evening Standard (UK) Warwickshire, 1582. Agnes Hathaway, a natural healer, meets the Latin tutor, William Shakespeare. Drawn together by powerful but…

Sunday, February 22nd
2:00 p.m.4:30 p.m.
The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare
800 East Grand Avenue
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Feb22
Theatre & Performing Arts

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

A wedding weekend, full of the usual complications: mismatched lovers, mischievous fairies, and a talking donkey and a band of amateur actors? William Shakespeare’s beloved…

Sunday, February 22nd
2:00 p.m.4:30 p.m.
Mundelein Center For The Fine & Performing Arts
1020 W Sheridan Rd
Porchlight Music Theatre Presents “The Irish… and How They Got That Way”
Feb22
Theatre & Performing Arts

Porchlight Music Theatre Presents “The Irish… and How They Got That Way”

Award-winning Porchlight Music Theatre is proud to present The Irish … and How They Got That Way, by Frank McCourt, original musical arrangements by Rusty…

Sunday, February 22nd
2:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Ruth Page Center for the Arts
1016 North Dearborn Street
Come Back, Little Sheba
Feb22
Theatre & Performing Arts

Come Back, Little Sheba

Midwest town. Forced into marriage due to an unexpected pregnancy, former beauty queen Lola and recovering alcoholic Doc live a quiet life of heartbreak and…

Sunday, February 22nd
2:30 p.m.4:00 p.m.
American Blues Theater
5627 N Lincoln Blvd
Red Light Winter
Feb22
Theatre & Performing Arts

Red Light Winter

This darkly funny Pulitzer Prize Finalist presents a complicated love triangle that explores desire, obsession, and the emptiness behind its character’s lives. In a grimy…

Sunday, February 22nd
2:30 p.m.4:30 p.m.
Greenhouse Theater Center
2257 North Lincoln Avenue
My Life as a Cowboy
Feb22
Theatre & Performing Arts

My Life as a Cowboy

Seventeen-year-old Conor feels stuck in the London suburb of Croydon and dreams of doing something unexpected—entering a country-and-western dance competition. He’s joined by Michael, a fellow lifeguard at…

Sunday, February 22nd
3:00 p.m.4:30 p.m.
Open Space Arts
1411 W. Wilson Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640
Cut to the Chase
Feb22
Theatre & Performing Arts

Cut to the Chase

A staple of Chicago theater for 25 years, CUT TO THE CHASE presents six staged new plays — three world premieres and three Chicago premieres — as…

Sunday, February 22nd
3:00 p.m.4:30 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 North Milwaukee Avenue
Morning, Noon, and Night
Feb22
Theatre & Performing Arts

Morning, Noon, and Night

Shattered Globe’s 35th season continues with the Midwest Premiere of Morning, Noon, and Night, a mind-bending exploration of teens, family, surveillance, and connection in a…

Sunday, February 22nd
3:00 p.m.4:30 p.m.
Theater Wit
The Dance of Death
Feb22
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Dance of Death

In the high stone tower of an isolated naval fortress, Alice and Edgar are about to celebrate 25 years of wedded bliss—if decades of resentment,…

Sunday, February 22nd
3:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
The Angels of Lemnos
Feb22
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Angels of Lemnos

Clark Week Productions is proud to present The Angels of Lemnos by Jim Henry for a very special 30th anniversary run with a portion of…

Sunday, February 22nd
3:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Bramble Arts Loft
The Factory Theater Presents “Kubrickian”
Feb22
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Factory Theater Presents “Kubrickian”

The Factory Theater, 1623 W. Howard St., is proud to present Kubrickian, February 20 – March 15, written by Zack Peercy and directed by AJ…

Sunday, February 22nd
3:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
The Factory Theater
1623 W. Howard St. , Chicago, IL, 60626
Oil Lamp Theater’s “The Outsider”
Feb22
Theatre & Performing Arts

Oil Lamp Theater’s “The Outsider”

Oil Lamp Theater is proud to present the first production of its 2026 season, The Outsider, written by Paul Slade Smith and directed by Scott…

Sunday, February 22nd
3:00 p.m.5:30 p.m.
Oil Lamp Theater
1723 Glenview Rd, Glenview, IL, 60025
People
Feb22
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

People

People is a solo exhibition by Zsófia Ötvös presenting new paintings of figures observed in Budapest, Hungary, this past summer. The works depict figures suspended…

Sunday, February 22nd
4:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
1912 N Damen ave, Chicago
1912 N Damen Ave
Musical will have U.S. premiere at The Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture
Feb22
Theatre & Performing Arts

Musical will have U.S. premiere at The Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture

After a highly successful run in Europe, the U.S. anticipated premiere of Bernadette, The Musical has been set!The inspiring musical about the courageous story of…

Sunday, February 22nd
5:00 p.m.7:00 p.m.
Anthenaeum Theater
2936 N. Southport, Avenue
The Glenlivet 55 Legacy Experience, by Park Hyatt Chicago
Feb22
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

The Glenlivet 55 Legacy Experience, by Park Hyatt Chicago

Park Hyatt Chicago presents a singular offering centered on The Glenlivet 55 Year Old – Edition No. 1 of The Eternal Collection. Matured for more…

Sunday, February 22nd
5:00 p.m.7:00 p.m.
Park Hyatt Chicago
800 N. Michigan Ave
EXP Presents The Last Stronghold
Feb22
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

EXP Presents The Last Stronghold

EXP Rosemont invites guests to step back in time with The Last Stronghold, a free-roaming virtual reality experience that transports visitors to the fortified medieval…

Sunday, February 22nd
5:00 p.m.7:00 p.m.
EXP Rosemont
9900 Berwyn Avenue
People
Feb22
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

People

The works focus on moments of pause-figures standing, waiting, or gathering themselves before a possible shift. Action is withheld in favor of restraint and internal…

Sunday, February 22nd
5:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
CSI Project Space
1912 North Damen Avenue
Crashed Course History
Feb22
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Crashed Course History

Forget what you learned in school. This is history for weirdos and degenerates. Crashed Course History is an absurdist sketch comedy revue with music, costumes,…

Sunday, February 22nd
6:00 p.m.7:00 p.m.
The De Matt Theater at The Second City
230 W North Ave
Crashed Course History
Feb22
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Crashed Course History

Forget what you learned in school. This is history for weirdos and degenerates. Crashed Course History is an absurdist sketch comedy revue with music, costumes,…

Sunday, February 22nd
6:00 p.m.7:00 p.m.
The De Matt Theater at The Second City
230 W North Ave
Chicago Bulls vs. New York Knicks
Feb22
Sunday, February 22nd
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
United Center
1901 W Madison St,
Chicago’s Best Comedy Show at The Comedy Bar
Feb22
Music & Comedy

Chicago’s Best Comedy Show at The Comedy Bar

Join Chicago’s best comedians for a hilarious night of stand-up comedy, pizza, and nonstop laughs!

Sunday, February 22nd
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The Comedy Bar
162 E Superior St, Chicago, IL 60611
Wheel of Improv
Feb22
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Wheel of Improv

Chicago’s top comedians battle it out for laughs, glory, and sweet sweet points in an interactive game show, featuring a live studio audience (that’s you!)…

Sunday, February 22nd
7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The Second City
1616 N. Wells St.