The White Plague at Trap Door Theatre

Cast Announced for SCIENCE FICTION / DOUBLE FEATURE: A ROCKY HORROR PICTURE PARTY at Haven

October 24, 2022

Haven has announced the cast of players for Science Fiction / Double Feature: A Rocky Horror Picture Party, an immersive Rocky Horror-themed Halloween Party on Saturday, October 29 & Sunday, October 30, 2022 at 9 pm at Haven’s resident home, The Den Theatre.

Trap Door Theatre Presents THE MARTYRDOM OF PETER OHEY

December 09, 2021

Director Nicole Wiesner brings her signature Trap Door style to adapt and direct this obscure Mrożek farce. One of Poland's most celebrated playwrights, Sławomir Mrożek wrote this absurdist piece as a subtle critique of the political system of the time.

Trap Door Theatre Presents QUEEN C

September 29, 2021

Laura Ruohonen creates her own special world in her plays, whether depicting a seventeenth-century court or a modern apartment block. Ruohonen's texts are both poetic and down-to-earth, combining humour and tragedy into an organic whole.

Tickets Are on Sale Now for Trap Door Theatre's DECOMPOSED THEATRE

November 16, 2020

This winter, Trap Door Theatre will collaborate with eight directors to create a series of episodes adapted from Matei Visniec's Decomposed Theatre Or The Human Trashcan. From Dec. 3, 2020, to Feb.4, 2021, a unique adaptation from Visniec's 'dialogic spectacle of monologues' will be performed live on Zoom between the resident Chicago ensemble and an international group of guest performers and directors.

Trap Door Theatre Extends ALAS

September 02, 2020

Trap Door Theatre will extend the run of ALAS, a fragment of Matei Visniec's Cabaret of Words that was translated by Daniela Șilindean. After a positive critical reception and remarkable turnout, the show will close on September 24.

Trap Door Theatre Presents Digital Production, ALAS

July 09, 2020

Trap Door Theatre will present ALAS, a fragment of Matei Visniec's Cabaret of Words that was translated by Daniela Șilindean. Chicago's ensemble has invited members of its sister company, Trap Door International in Barcelona, to join the digital production, which opens July 31. ALAS will be performed in a combination of Afrikaans, Catalan, Italian, Spanish, and English. 

Trap Door Theatre Extends THE WHITE PLAGUE

December 30, 2019

Door Theatre is extending The White Plague through Jan. 25 with shows at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. 

Trap Door Theatre Presents THE WHITE PLAGUE

October 18, 2019

Trap Door Theatre presents The White Plague.