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For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf expresses the many struggles and obstacles that African-American women face throughout their lives. The production deals with love, abandonment, rape, and abortion, embodied by each woman's story.
This groundbreaking "choreopoem" is a spellbinding collection of vivid prose and free verse narratives about and performed by Black women. Capturing the brutal, tender and dramatic lives of contemporary Black women, For Colored Girls... offers a transformative, riveting evening of provocative dance, music and poetry.
For Colored Girls… has excited, inspired, and transformed audiences all over the country. Passionate and fearless, Shange's words reveal what it is to be of color and female.
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POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive Extended at Steppenwolf
November 15, 2023Steppenwolf Theatre Company will present a second extension of its wildly popular production of POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive, Selina Fillinger's outrageous farce, directed by Artistic Director Audrey Francis.
POTUS Extends at Steppenwolf Through Early December
October 17, 2023Don't miss the extended run of Steppenwolf Theatre's 'POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive' in Chicago. Directed by Audrey Francis, this captivating play will keep you entertained until December 10, 2023. Get your tickets now!
Steppenwolf to Present Chicago Premiere of POTUS Beginning in October
September 29, 2023Steppenwolf Theatre will present the Chicago premiere of 'POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive' from October 26 – December 3, 2023 in Steppenwolf's Downstairs Theater. Get performance and ticket information here!
MARIE AND ROSETTA Extended at Northlight Theatre
July 25, 2023Join us at Northlight Theatre for the extended production of Marie and Rosetta - a powerful and soulful musical that tells the inspiring story of two iconic women in the world of gospel music. Book your tickets now for an unforgettable night of entertainment!
Cast Set for Chicago Premiere of POTUS at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
July 25, 2023Don't miss the exciting premiere of POTUS at Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago! Prepare to be blown away by the all-star cast and their captivating performance. Get the inside scoop on this highly anticipated production and secure your tickets now for an unforgettable night of theater.
Joe Mantello, Laurie Metcalf & More to be Featured in Steppenwolf Theatre Company 2023/24 Season
April 12, 2023Steppenwolf Theatre Company has announced its 2023/24 Season, featuring three world premieres and three Chicago premieres. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets!
Steppenwolf's World Premiere Adaptation of 1919 to Tour Chicago Neighborhoods This Fall
October 18, 2022Steppenwolf for Young Adults’ will bring its world premiere adaptation of 1919 to audience across Chicago this fall for a series of FREE performances through the Chicago Park District’s “Night Out In The Parks” initiative.
Court Theatre Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
Court Theatre is at https://www.courttheatre.org/, Chicago, Illinois.
Court Theatre is the professional theatre of the University of Chicago, dedicated to innovation, inquiry, intellectual engagement, and community service. Functioning as the University’s Center for Classic Theatre, Court and its artists mount theatrical productions and audience enrichment programs in collaboration with faculty. These collaborations enable a re-examination of classic texts that pose the enduring and provocative questions that define the human experience. Court Theatre endeavors to make a lasting contribution to classic American theatre by expanding the canon of translations, adaptations, and classic texts. Our theatre revives lost masterpieces; illuminates familiar texts; explores the African American theatrical canon; and discovers fresh, modern classics. Court engages and inspires its audience by providing artistically distinguished productions, audience enrichment activities, and student educational experiences.
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Downtown Chicago TV & Movie Sites Tour
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Physician Magician
Rhapsody Theater (5/2 - 6/1) | |
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The S Paradox
Babes With Blades Theatre Company (4/11 - 5/18) | |
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Viva la Mort
The Conspirators (5/16 - 6/9) | |
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The Kite Runner
CIBC Theatre (6/11 - 6/23) | |
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Jefferey Cooke - Objects in the Mirror...
Venus Cabaret Theater @ Mercury Theater Chicago (5/3 - 5/4) | |
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Hamlet
Red Theater (4/26 - 5/19) | |
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