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wyrd
Oct26
Theatre & Performing Arts

wyrd

Three ageless, timeless, deathless sisters in a basement in Bushwick One of them falls in love Another falls in hate The third tries to keep…

Sunday, October 26th
2:00 p.m.3:30 p.m.
Greenhouse Theater Center
2257 North Lincoln Avenue
The Neighborhood of the Loners
Oct26
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Neighborhood of the Loners

The Neighborhood of the Loners is a place where residents live without social interactions or contact with the world around them. This sanctuary of solitude…

Sunday, October 26th
2:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Mundelein Center For The Fine & Performing Arts
1020 W Sheridan Rd
Ugly Lies The Bone
Oct26
Theatre & Performing Arts

Ugly Lies The Bone

Jonathan Berry is BACK and he’s directing Shattered Globe’s powerful season opener UGLY LIES THE BONE. After three tours in Afghanistan, Jess returns home to…

Sunday, October 26th
3:00 p.m.4:30 p.m.
Theater Wit
Strange Cargo: The Doom of the Demeter
Oct26
Theatre & Performing Arts

Strange Cargo: The Doom of the Demeter

Based on Chapter Seven of Bram Stoker’s DRACULA, this gothic horror high seas adventure tells the shocking events aboard the cargo ship transporting Count Dracula’s belongings from…

Sunday, October 26th
3:00 p.m.5:30 p.m.
City Lit Theater
1020 W. Bryn Mawr, Chicago, IL, 60660
In Good Company – Chicago and Theatre Y
Oct26
Theatre & Performing Arts

In Good Company – Chicago and Theatre Y

What if democracy isn’t just a system—but a shared movement forward? Beginning Saturday, October 18th and running Saturdays and Sundays through November 9th, 2025, Theatre…

Sunday, October 26th
3:00 p.m.7:00 p.m.
3611 W Cermak Road
3611 W Cermak Road
In Good Company
Oct26
Theatre & Performing Arts

In Good Company

What if democracy isn’t just a system—but a shared movement forward? Beginning Saturday, October 18th and running Saturdays and Sundays through November 9th, 2025, Chicagoans are invited…

Sunday, October 26th
3:00 p.m.7:00 p.m.
Theatre Y
3611 W Cermak Rd
Lights, Camera, Create!
Oct26
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Theatre & Performing Arts

Lights, Camera, Create!

The stage is set at Chicago Actor’s Studio for Spooky Fun! Theatrical Skits & Pumpkin Decorating  – Be entertained while you bring your creative vision…

Sunday, October 26th
3:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.
Chicago Actor’s Studio
2040 N. Elston
Clued In: Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way
Oct26
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Clued In: Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way

YOU’RE INVITED…to bear witness to a fully improvised murder mystery. Six improvisers find themselves trapped on stage with a murderer, and nobody knows who the…

Sunday, October 26th
4:00 p.m.5:30 p.m.
The Second City
1616 N. Wells St.
Almost 24 Hours, Tricks & Treats: A Sketch Show
Oct26
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Almost 24 Hours, Tricks & Treats: A Sketch Show

It’s almost Halloween and it is almost the end of our fundraising campaign! To give us a little boost, we have a brand new Almost…

Sunday, October 26th
5:00 p.m.6:30 p.m.
Cornservatory
4210 N Lincoln Ave
Herbie Hancock
Oct26
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Herbie Hancock

Overview A living legend, always looking forward After Herbie Hancock’s 2024 performance at Symphony Center, the Chicago Tribune hailed him as “one of music’s most catalytic forces,”…

Sunday, October 26th
7:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Chicago Symphony Center
220 S Michigan Ave
The Conspirators’ “Duck Soup”
Oct26
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Conspirators’ “Duck Soup”

The Conspirators present Duck Soup by Harry Ruby and Burt Kalmar, adapted from the Marx Brothers’ movie for the stage by Sid Feldman and directed…

Sunday, October 26th
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Stars and Garters Club
3914 N Clark St
Revolution(s)
Oct26
Theatre & Performing Arts

Revolution(s)

By Zayd Ayers Dohrn Music and Lyrics by Tom Morello Directed by Steve H. Broadnax III October 4 – November 9, 2025 Put your hands…

Sunday, October 26th
7:30 p.m.
Goodman Theatre
170 N. Dearborn St.
Wheel of Improv
Oct26
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, October 26th
7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The Second City
1616 N. Wells St.
Mr. Wolf
Oct26
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…

Sunday, October 26th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Mop & Bucket Blues
Oct26
Theatre & Performing Arts

Mop & Bucket Blues

“Mop and Bucket Blues” examines the importance of sports and creative arts programming by bringing awareness to Chicago’s inner city gun violence, poverty, food insecurity,…

Sunday, October 26th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
eta Creative Arts Foundation
7558 S South Chicago Ave
The Sound of Music
Oct27
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Sound of Music

For 65 years, THE SOUND OF MUSIC has been one of our “favorite things.” With its timeless story and irresistibly charming score, this Rodgers & Hammerstein classic…

Monday, October 27th
James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph St.
Revolution(s)
Oct27
Theatre & Performing Arts

Revolution(s)

By Zayd Ayers Dohrn Music and Lyrics by Tom Morello Directed by Steve H. Broadnax III October 4 – November 9, 2025 Put your hands…

Monday, October 27th
7:30 p.m.
Goodman Theatre
170 N. Dearborn St.
Mr. Wolf
Oct27
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…

Monday, October 27th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Sound of Music
Oct28
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Sound of Music

For 65 years, THE SOUND OF MUSIC has been one of our “favorite things.” With its timeless story and irresistibly charming score, this Rodgers & Hammerstein classic…

Tuesday, October 28th
James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph St.
Alice in Wonderland
Oct28
Theatre & Performing Arts

Alice in Wonderland

Follow Alice as she travels down the Rabbit Hole to the most amazing places!  Along her fantastic journey she’ll meet the Mad Hatter, March Hare,…

Tuesday, October 28th
10:30 a.m.11:30 p.m.

The House That Will Not Stand
Oct28
Theatre & Performing Arts

The House That Will Not Stand

In early nineteenth-century New Orleans, widowed mother Beartrice struggles to manage her headstrong daughters after the death of her second husband. But as the matriarch…

Tuesday, October 28th
7:00 p.m.9:15 p.m.
Windy City Playhouse
3014 W. Irving Park Rd.
Paranormal Activity – A New Story Live On Stage
Oct28
Theatre & Performing Arts

Paranormal Activity – A New Story Live On Stage

“★ ★ ★ ★! Enough connection to the movies to be beloved by fans, while being completely accessible to the unfamiliar.” –Chicago Sun-Times “The one…

Tuesday, October 28th
7:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare
800 East Grand Avenue
Revolution(s)
Oct28
Theatre & Performing Arts

Revolution(s)

By Zayd Ayers Dohrn Music and Lyrics by Tom Morello Directed by Steve H. Broadnax III October 4 – November 9, 2025 Put your hands…

Tuesday, October 28th
7:30 p.m.
Goodman Theatre
170 N. Dearborn St.
Mr. Wolf
Oct28
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…

Tuesday, October 28th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
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