CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE THEATER

“If music be the food of love, play on.”  Shakespeare’s cleverest comedy is brought to vibrant new life as  director Tyrone Phillips  reimagines Illyria in ...

Chicago Shakespeare Theater has announced a limited engagement run of The Journey, an immersive, virtual theatrical event created and performed by world-renowned illusionist, mentalist, and ...

Based on J.M. Barrie's beloved tale about the boy who wouldn't grow up, Peter Pan - A Musical Adventure dazzles with a score written by ...

The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare: Short Shakespeare! The Comedy of Errors...

adapt: Rick Boynton from Q Brothers Collective (GQ, JQ, Jax, Pos) ; dir: G Q, J Q....

William Shakespeare; dir: Barbara Gaines....

H̩ctor Flores Komatsu; dir: H̩ctor Flores Komatsu....

He was born for the stage, but became a worldwide success thanks to the film of Tom Hoope, this text by David Seidler. Luca Barbareschi ...

adapt: Isango Ensemble from Jonny Steinberg; music: Mandisi Dyantyis; dir: Mark Dornford-May....

Courtyard Theater: William Shakespeare; dir: Barbara Gaines....

The Pub: Roddy Doyle; dir: Caitríona McLaughlin....

A perfect introduction to the Bard—for audiences of all ages! Experience the thrill and excitement of Macbeth in this 75-minute abridged production. The Bard’s language ...

The action of the play occurs in an English industrial city, where a young girl commits suicide and an eminently respectable British family is subject ...

During a hostage drama in a school in Beslan that started in September 2004, terrorists - the greatest of evils - chose children - the ...

The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare: Phia Ménard....

adapt: Rick Boynton from Q Brothers Collective (GQ, JQ, Jax, Pos)....

We first encountered the maverick Belgian theatre company Ontroerend Goed when they performed the enthralling Once and for All We're Gonna Tell You Who We ...

Peter Oswald; dir: Jenn Thompson. Courtyard Theater:...

The most remarkable story of Ira Aldridge, gentleman, actor, star of the London West End stage. In his lifetime, Aldridge played the most coveted of ...

adapt: Barbara Gaines from William Shakespeare; dir: Barbara Gaines....

adapt: Marti Lyons from William Shakespeare; dir: Marti Lyons....

Director Kimberly Senior and internationally recognized playwright J.T. Rogers, the pair who brought you The Overwhelming, team up again to offer audiences another gripping thriller. ...

book: Kevin Del Aguila; lyrics: George Noriega, Joel Someillan; music: George Noriega, Joel Someillan; dir: Rachel Rockwell....

Young Will Shakespeare has writer's block. The deadline for his new play is fast approaching, but he's in desperate need of inspiration. That is, until ...

Courtyard Theater: - William Shakespeare; dir: Rachel Rockwell....

Michael Mahler, Alan Schmuckler, Laura Shellhardt; dir: Geoff Button. Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare Theater:...

William Shakespeare; dir: Marti Maraden. Courtyard Theater:...

Karen Hartman; dir: Barbara Gaines. Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare Theater:...

Mike Bartlett; dir: Gary Griffin....

Mike Bartlett; dir: Gary Griffin....

Suspicious that his wife Hermione has been unfaithful, King Leontes of Sicilia imprisons the queen, orders the death of her suspected lover, and banishes his ...

Suspicious that his wife Hermione has been unfaithful, King Leontes of Sicilia imprisons the queen, orders the death of her suspected lover, and banishes his ...

adapt: Tim Crouch from William Shakespeare; music: Toby Park; dir: Tim Crouch. American Premiere...

adapt: Tim Crouch from William Shakespeare; music: Toby Park; dir: Tim Crouch. American Premiere...

Bob Mason. World Premiere...

Bob Mason. World Premiere...

adapt: Barbara Gaines from William Shakespeare; dir: Barbara Gaines....

adapt: Barbara Gaines from William Shakespeare; dir: Barbara Gaines....

music: Jean–Claude Acquaviva, Maciej Rychly; dir: Grzegorz Bral....

music: Jean–Claude Acquaviva, Maciej Rychly; dir: Grzegorz Bral....

adapt: Kirsten Kelly from William Shakespeare; music: Ethan Deppe; dir: Kirsten Kelly....

adapt: Kirsten Kelly from William Shakespeare; music: Ethan Deppe; dir: Kirsten Kelly....

William Shakespeare; music: Jules Maxwell; dir: Jonathan Munby....

William Shakespeare; music: Jules Maxwell; dir: Jonathan Munby....

Michole Biancosino, David Carl; dir: Michole Biancosino....

Michole Biancosino, David Carl; dir: Michole Biancosino....

adapt: Barbara Gaines from William Shakespeare; dir: Barbara Gaines....

Alaska Dance Theatre presents Othello - The Moor of Venice. For tickets and more information, visit the website....

adapt: Kirsten Kelly from William Shakespeare; dir: Kirsten Kelly....

adapt: David Ives from Jean-François Regnard; dir: John Rando....

In a magical kingdom fathoms below, the beautiful young mermaid Ariel longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above. But first, ...

"Sense and Sensibility" by Jon Jory, adapted from the novel by Jane Austen (February 17 – March 18, 2012) Fortune lost to fate. Romance lost ...

Under cover of night, an English army has swept through the landscape, killed the tyrant and taken the seat of power. Attempting to restore peace ...

Nick Steur....

Sailors and pirates, nuns and hookers, innocent virgins and evil kings--seven actors play forty roles in Shakespeare's adventure tale about a shattered family trying to ...

Now one of the most performed shows in America, "Seussical" is a fantastical, magical, musical extravaganza! Tony winners Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty ("Ragtime," "Once ...

William Shakespeare; dir: Christopher Luscombe....

From the Alaskan Gold Rush in the 1890sto the Florida real estate boom in the 1930s, ROAD SHOW is the story of men andwomen in ...

Kneehigh is back! Britain’s beloved theatre company returns to the Bay Area with a glorious story of love. King Mark rules with his head, until ...

Courtyard Theater: book: Arthur Laurents; lyrics: Stephen Sondheim; music: Jule Styne; dir: Gary Griffin....

Courtyard Theater: adapt: David H. Bell from William Shakespeare; dir: David H. Bell....

Courtyard Theater: William Shakespeare; dir: Barbara Gaines....

Cyrano de Bergerac, a play written in verse by Edmond Rostand in 1897, is a timeless story of love, insecurity, and the power of words. ...

Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare: Sarah Calver, Mabel Jones, Irena Stratieva, Ivan Thorley; music: Lemez and Friedel....

book: David Lindsay-Abaire; lyrics: David Lindsay-Abaire; music: Jeanine Tesori; dir: Rachel Rockwell....

Shrek TYA (Theater for Young Audiences) is being presented as part of Curtain Call Performing Arts Center's summer musical theatre camp program....

William Shakespeare; dir: David H. Bell....

adapt: The Q Brothers from William Shakespeare; lyrics: The Q Brothers ; music: The Q Brothers ; dir: The Q Brothers ....

Courtyard Theater: - Eduardo De Filippo; dir: Toni Servillo....

Courtyard Theater: - William Shakespeare; dir: Barbara Gaines....

Time moves in reverse as a small country diner plays host to a series of surprising characters and mysterious goings on. Nobody seems to be ...

Courtyard Theater: - William Shakespeare; dir: Jonathan Munby....

Courtyard Theater: - William Shakespeare; dir: Rachel Rockwell....

Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare: - Omphile Molusi....

Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare: - adapt: Uladzimir Shcherban from Natalia Kaliada, Nicolai Khalezin; dir: Uladzimir Shcherban....

Courtyard Theater: - David Ives; dir: Barbara Gaines....

In a high-risk world of quick profits and borrowed luxury, Timon is a financial god among men. But when the tides of monetary fortune turn, ...

CST provides an introduction to William Shakespeare for all audiences on Saturday mornings at 11 a.m. with its annual Short Shakespeare production, presenting a 75-minute ...

A bold collision of text with extraordinary objects and imagery ignites this muscular, innovative adaptation of Shakespeare's The Tempest—carved out by three actors, a menagerie ...

Prospero's illusory island sets the stage for CST's first collaboration on a Shakespeare adaptation with Redmoon—carved out by three actors, a menagerie of handcrafted puppets, ...

Timothy Findley's Elizabeth Rex, directed by Martha Henry in 2000 and featuring Diane D'Aquila, Brent Carver and Peter Hutt. Beginning Thursday, OCTOBER 22, watch parties ...

Theatrical magic and musical masters blend to draw young audiences into the performing arts in an hour-long family conert. Chicago Shakespeare actors and The Chicago ...

A true theatrical event, this legendary masterpiece is considered by many to be the greatest musical ever created.brbrThe time is 1971, and theatrical impresario Dimitri ...

Tony Award-winning British playwright Alan Bennett (The History Boys) has garnered worldwide acclaim as "arguably the best playwright in England" (The New York Times). This ...

An astonishingly theatrical, almost cinematic fashion, Black Watch tells the story of the Iraq War through the experiences of a legendary Scottish regiment. After premiering ...

A Hollywood documentary crew lands on the impoverished island of Inishmaan, where, amidst the gossip and gibes of his eccentric neighbors, the ambitious orphan Billy ...

An idyllic Forest of Arden provides the lush backdrop for Shakespeare's glorious romantic comedy of courtiers, clowns, philosophers and provincials—all bewitched by the trials and ...

A perfect introduction to the Bard—for audiences of all ages! Experience the thrill and excitement of Macbeth in this 75-minute abridged production. The Bard’s language ...

A fresh urban take on a story as old skool as love itself, and complete with a live DJ, B*Boys and girls, MC’s and divas, ...