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Past Shows

Dance Nation
12/12 - 1/26/2020


Somewhere in America, an army of pre-teen competitive dancers plots to take over the world. And if their new routine is good enough, they’ll claw ...

The Great Leap
9/5 - 10/20/2019


Lauren Yee; dir: Jesca Prudencio....

The Brothers Size
The Brothers Size
10/2 - 10/19/2019


Returning to our stage for the first time since its celebrated Chicago premiere, Steppenwolf for Young Adults presents Tarell Alvin McCraney’s The Brothers Size. Ogun ...

Wig Out
5/23 - 7/8/2019


Upstairs Theatre: Terry Alvin McCraney; dir: Tina Landau....

The Children
4/18 - 6/9/2019


Michael Elaynow; dir: Noel Raymond....

A Doll's House, Part 2
1/31 - 3/17/2019


Doll's House, Part 2 is a 2017 play written by Lucas Hnath. The play premiered at the South Coast Repertory, in April 2017, before transferring ...

La Ruta
12/13 - 1/27/2019


Isaac Gomez; dir: Sandra Marquez. World Premiere...

Familiar
11/15 - 1/6/2019


Danai Gurira; dir: Rebecca Taichman....

Downstate
9/20 - 11/4/2018


Bruce Norris; dir: Pam MacKinnon. World Premiere...


Simon Stephens; dir: Risa Brainin....

The Roommate
6/21 - 8/5/2018


Downstairs Theatre: Jen Silverman; dir: Phylicia Rashad....

Guards at the Taj
5/31 - 7/15/2018


Upstairs Theatre: Rajiv Joseph; dir: Amy Morton....

You Got Older
1/25 - 3/11/2018


Clare Barron; dir: Jonathan Berry. Downstairs Theatre:...

The Burn
2/14 - 3/3/2018


Philip Dawkins; dir: Devon de Mayo. Upstairs Theatre:...

BLKS
12/7 - 1/21/2018


When shit goes down, your girls show up. As sharply funny as it is poignant, BLKS introduces us to Octavia, Imani, and June —three twenty ...

The Rembrandt
9/7 - 11/5/2017


Jessica Dickey; dir: Hallie Gordon....

The Crucible
10/4 - 10/21/2017


A witch hunt is beginning in Salem. Raised to be seen and not heard, a group of young women suddenly find their words have a ...

Hir
6/29 - 8/20/2017


After a dishonorable discharge from the military for drug-related offenses, Isaac returns home from Afghanistan, expecting to confront his abusive father, protect his mother and ...

Pass Over
5/21 - 7/2/2017


Antoinette Nwandu. World Premiere...

Linda Vista
3/30 - 5/21/2017


Tracy Letts; dir: Dexter Bullard. Downstairs Theatre:...

Straight White Men
2/2 - 3/19/2017


When Ed and his three adult sons come together to celebrate Christmas, they enjoy cheerful trash-talking, pranks, and takeout Chinese. Then they confront a problem ...


adapt: Aaron Carter; dir: Hallie Gordon. Downstairs Theatre:...

The Christians
12/1 - 1/29/2017


Twenty years ago, Pastor Paul’s church was nothing more than a modest storefront. Now he presides over a congregation of thousands, with classrooms for Sunday ...

The Christians
12/1 - 1/29/2017


Twenty years ago, Pastor Paul’s church was nothing more than a modest storefront. Now he presides over a congregation of thousands, with classrooms for Sunday ...

The Fundamentals
11/10 - 12/23/2016


Erika Sheffer; dir: Yasen Peyankov. World Premiere...

The Fundamentals
11/10 - 12/23/2016


Erika Sheffer; dir: Yasen Peyankov. World Premiere...

Visiting Edna
9/15 - 11/6/2016


David Rabe; dir: Anna D. Shapiro....

Visiting Edna
9/15 - 11/6/2016


David Rabe; dir: Anna D. Shapiro....


Caitlin Parrish; dir: Erica Weiss. World Premiere...


Caitlin Parrish; dir: Erica Weiss. World Premiere...

Between Riverside and Crazy
6/23 - 8/21/2016


City Hall is demanding more than his signature, the Landlord wants him out, the liquor store is closed — and the Church won’t leave him ...

Mary Page Marlowe
3/31 - 5/29/2016


Ensemble member Tracy Letts....

The Flick
2/4 - 5/8/2016


Annie Baker; dir: Dexter Bullard....


dir: Michael Rohd....

Domesticated
12/3 - 2/7/2016


Ensemble member Bruce Norris; dir: Ensemble member Bruce Norris....

John Steinbeck's East of Eden
9/17 - 11/15/2015


adapt: Ensemble member Frank Galati; dir: Ensemble member Terry Kinney. World Premiere...


adapt: Andrew White; dir: Hallie Gordon....

Grand Concourse
7/2 - 8/30/2015


Heidi Schreck; dir: Yasen Peyankov....

The Herd
4/2 - 6/7/2015


Rory Kinnear; dir: K. Todd Freeman....

Marie Antoinette
2/5 - 5/18/2015


In David Adjmi’s contemporary take on the young queen of France, Marie is a confection created by a society that values extravagance and artifice. But ...

This Is Modern Art
2/25 - 3/14/2015


Kevin Coval, Idris Goodwin; dir: Lisa Portes....

Downstairs Theatre:
7/3 - 8/31/2014


The Qualms Bruce Norris; dir: Pam MacKinnon....

The Way West
4/3 - 6/8/2014


Mona Mansour; dir: Amy Morton. World Premiere...

Russian Transport
2/6 - 5/11/2014


Upstairs Theatre: Erika Sheffer; dir: Yasen Peyankov....


Downstairs Theatre: Deborah Zoe Laufer; dir: Hallie Gordon....

Tribes
12/5 - 2/9/2014


Downstairs Theatre: Nina Raine; dir: Austin Pendleton....


Upstairs Theatre: adapt: Nigel Williams; dir: Halena Starr Kays....

The Wheel
The Wheel
9/12 - 11/10/2013


Zinnie Harris; dir: Tina Landau....

Belleville
6/27 - 8/25/2013


Downstairs Theatre: - Amy Herzog; dir: Anne Kauffman....

First Look Repertory of New Work : Annie Bosh is Missing


Janine Nabers; dir: Shade Murray....

First Look Repertory of New Work : Buena Vista


Edith Freni; dir: Tim Hopper....

First Look Repertory of New Work: The Gospel of Franklin


Aaron Carter; dir: Robert O'Hara....

Slowgirl
Slowgirl
7/18 - 8/25/2013


Greg Pierce; dir: Randall Arney....

Head of Passes
4/4 - 6/9/2013


Downstairs Theatre: - Tarell Alvin McCraney; dir: Tina Landau....

The Birthday Party
1/24 - 5/19/2013


Upstairs Theatre: - Harold Pinter; dir: Austin Pendleton....


Upstairs Theatre: - Miles Harvey; dir: Edward Torres....


Downstairs Theatre: - Stephen Adly Guirgis; dir: Anna D. Shapiro....

The March
4/5 - 6/10/2012


General William Tecumseh Sherman, Uncle Billy to his men, marches 62,000 Union soldiers through lush Georgia countryside. Bearing along both black and white refugees, the ...

Time Stands Still
1/19 - 5/13/2012


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Penelope
12/1 - 2/5/2012

Clybourne Park
9/8 - 11/6/2011


Home is where the heart—and history—is in Clybourne Park, a "buzz-saw sharp new comedy" (The Washington Post) that cleverly spins the events of A Raisin ...

Videos


Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in Chicago Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
James M. Nederlander Theater (9/10 - 2/1)
Joe Turner's Come and Gone by August Wilson in Chicago Joe Turner's Come and Gone by August Wilson
Goodman Theatre in the Albert (4/13 - 5/12)
Peter Pan in Chicago Peter Pan
James M. Nederlander Theatre (3/26 - 4/7)
The Kite Runner in Chicago The Kite Runner
CIBC Theatre (6/11 - 6/23)
Music of the Baroque: Heaven & Earth in Chicago Music of the Baroque: Heaven & Earth
Fourth Presbyterian Church (5/13 - 5/13)
Buffalo Theatre Ensemble: Into the Earth With You in Chicago Buffalo Theatre Ensemble: Into the Earth With You
McAninch Arts Center (5/2 - 6/1)
Raks Inferno: An Intimate Circus Cabaret in Chicago Raks Inferno: An Intimate Circus Cabaret
Newport Theater (4/12 - 4/12)
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