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Scandalous Boy
May31
Theatre & Performing Arts

Scandalous Boy

The story of the love between the emperor Hadrian and Antinous in pre-Christian Rome but framed in a twenty-first century setting with the statue of…

Saturday, May 31st
6:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
Open Space Arts
1411 W. Wilson Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640
Teatro Zinzanni
May31
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…

Saturday, May 31st
6:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
The Infinite Wrench
May31
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…

Saturday, May 31st
7:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
The Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.
Every Brilliant Thing
May31
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Every Brilliant Thing

CIRCA Pintig, Chicago’s Filipino American theatre company in its 34th year, presents EVERY BRILLIANT THING, the groundbreaking one-performer play written by Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahue.…

Saturday, May 31st
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
1332 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago, IL 60613
1332 W Irving Park Rd
Honeypot: Black Southern Women Who Love Women
May31
Theatre & Performing Arts

Honeypot: Black Southern Women Who Love Women

Immersive interviews of some 25 women-loving women are recounted within a fantasy framework in which this community of women, who range from late teens to elders, is depicted allegorically as a hive…

Saturday, May 31st
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre in the Noyes Cultural Arts Center
927 Noyes Steet
The End of Reality
May31
Theatre & Performing Arts

The End of Reality

“The End of Reality” is [Richard Maxwell’s] most eloquent statement to date on the blurring of despair and apathy in American lives. – Ben Brantley,…

Saturday, May 31st
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Theatre Y
3611 W Cermak Rd
War of the Worlds
May31
Theatre & Performing Arts

War of the Worlds

Breaking news: the Martians have landed…in Chicago! Our world is being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than ours, yet just as mortal. They…

Saturday, May 31st
7:30 p.m.
Lifeline Theater, 6912 N. Glenwood Ave., Chicago, IL 60626
6912 N. Glenwood Ave.
Baby Wants Candy! The Original Completely Improvised Musical
May31
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…

Saturday, May 31st
7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The Second City
1616 N. Wells St.
Clued In
May31
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…

Saturday, May 31st
7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The Second City
1616 N. Wells St., Theater on the Second Floor
“MOVE” Spring Dance Showcase
May31
Theatre & Performing Arts

“MOVE” Spring Dance Showcase

Staying stagnant is a choice…. but here it isn’t! Life can make you feel stuck and overwhelmed with what you have to do or who…

Saturday, May 31st
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Madison Street Theater
1010 Madison St.
Titanique
May31
Theatre & Performing Arts

Titanique

Broadway In Chicago presents the Porchlight Music Theatre production of TITANIQUE All aboard NYC’s must-sea musical comedy! When the music of Céline Dion makes sweet Canadian…

Saturday, May 31st
7:30 p.m.9:10 p.m.
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St .Chicago, IL 60611
Remy Bumppo Theatre Company Presents ‘ART’
May31
Theatre & Performing Arts

Remy Bumppo Theatre Company Presents ‘ART’

Remy Bumppo Theatre Company is pleased to announce the cast, creative and production teams for ‘Art,’ the final production in its 2024 – 2025 season,…

Saturday, May 31st
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Theater Wit
The Antiquities
May31
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Antiquities

A “brilliantly imagined drama” (Wall Street Journal) for anyone whose computer has asked them to prove that they’re a human. Which is to say, everyone.…

Saturday, May 31st
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Goodman Owen Theatre
170 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL, 60601
Redtwist Theatre Presents “Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus”
May31
Theatre & Performing Arts

Redtwist Theatre Presents “Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus”

Award-winning Redtwist Theatre, currently presenting, the recently extended through April 6, Titus Andronicus, one of the top rated plays in Chicago, according to TheaterInChicago.com, presents …

Saturday, May 31st
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots)
May31
Theatre & Performing Arts

R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots)

In 1920, Karel Čapek’s early science fiction classic R.U.R. coined the term “robot” and looked ahead to the wonders and dangers of artificial intelligence decades…

Saturday, May 31st
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
City Lit Theater
1020 W. Bryn Mawr, Chicago, IL, 60660
Left Unheard
May31
Theatre & Performing Arts

Left Unheard

Jude has a secret, Ruth has a disability, and Alodia has both. When three siblings reunite, they confront old resentments and new conflicts. What do…

Saturday, May 31st
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Theatre School at DePaul University
2350 N. Racine Ave, Chicago, IL, 60614
BRUTA
May31
Theatre & Performing Arts

BRUTA

BOOM CRACK! Dance Company, one of Chicago’s most celebrated street and hip hop dance companies, proudly announces the premiere of its newest evening-length production, BRUTA,…

Saturday, May 31st
8:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
The Edge Theater
5451 N Broadway Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640
Chicago Style Improv
May31
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Chicago Style Improv

Get ready to experience “classic” improvisation that will leave you laughing long after the curtains close! Combining lightning-fast wit, razor-sharp skills, and boundless creativity, Chicago…

Saturday, May 31st
8:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
The Revival
906 S Wabash Ave
The Lincoln Lodge
May31
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Lincoln Lodge

The Lincoln Lodge stand-up comedy and variety showcase plays every Friday and Saturday night in Chicago’s glamorous Logan Square! In addition to The Lodge’s rotating…

Saturday, May 31st
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Lincoln Lodge Theater
2040 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Evanston Salt Costs Climbing
May31
Theatre & Performing Arts

Evanston Salt Costs Climbing

Winters keep getting worse in Evanston, IL, where salt truck drivers Peter and Basil battle the ice and snow and pass the time with jokes…

Saturday, May 31st
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave
Galileo
May31
Theatre & Performing Arts

Galileo

Galileo is a humanizing and compelling portrait of the great scientist, torn between his scientific principles and his desire for the comfortable life that compliance with…

Saturday, May 31st
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Trap Door Theatre
1655 W. Cortland St.
ComedySportz Chicago
May31
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…

Saturday, May 31st
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Malarkey Comedy Company
1501 N Kingsbury St
Chicago Cop Macbeth
May31
Theatre & Performing Arts

Chicago Cop Macbeth

The Conspirators present Chicago Cop Macbeth by William Shakespeare, adapted and directed by Wm. Bullion, at the Otherworld Theatre, 3914 N. Clark St., May 16…

Saturday, May 31st
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Otherworld Theatre
3914 N. Clark St.
Everything You Need To Know About Abortion in One Hour or Less
May31
Theatre & Performing Arts

Everything You Need To Know About Abortion in One Hour or Less

Set in an Oklahoma high school in December 2023, Everything You Need to Know About Abortion in One Hour or Less tells the story of three educators…

Saturday, May 31st
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave
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