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Rasaka Theatre Company presents the Chicago premiere of 'Yoni Ki Baat', a funny, heartfelt and thought-provoking monologue cycle, loosely inspired by Eve Ensler's 'The Vagina Monologues'. By combining spoken word, music and dance, Rasaka presents an exploration of female sexuality, seen through the lens of diasporic culture.

Village Players Performing Arts Center has committed itself to offering the residents of Oak Park, and surroundings, as much Holiday cheer and music as any one person could want! Beginning December 19, Village Players is producing three Holiday Concerts to amuse and delight audiences of all ages.

Chicago Folks Operetta's production of Peter and Paul in the Land of Nod features 5 singers who have sung roles at Lyric Opera of Chicago; 23 children from the Children's Operetta Workshop; 4 leading professional ballet dancers as well as up and coming local dancers from the Chicago area being choreographed August Tye, the ballet mistress at the Lyric Opera of Chicago and a professional thirteen piece orchestra. This is a holiday show not to be missed!

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The award-winning Infamous Commonwealth Theatre presents the fourth annual ICT 24 Hour Project, a collection of four short plays written, rehearsed and performed within a strict 24 hour timeframe.

In February Chicago Shakespeare Theater will open Michael Pennington's 'Sweet William' as part of the World's Stage Series. Pennington's one-man salute to Shakespeare runs February 3 - 22, 2009 Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare.

Goodman Theatre rings in the New Year with an eight-play landmark theatrical event, A Global Exploration: Eugene O'Neill in the 21st Century curated by Artistic Director Robert Falls, January 7 through March 8, 2009. Over 100 artists from six theater companies around the world bring their highly contemporary, inventive interpretations of O'Neill's dramas for the Goodman's Exploration-viewing the 20th century 'father of the American drama,' through a 21st century international lens.

The touching Broadway musical and international sensation Miss Saigon, previews December 31, opens January 8 and runs through March 8, 2009 at Drury Lane Oakbrook, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace, IL. Set in 1975 in the days before Saigon's fall to Communist forces at the end of the Vietnam War, Miss Saigon is the epic love-story of an American GI, Chris, played by Kevin Vortmann, and a young Vietnamese woman, Kim, played Melinda Chua Smith (who starred in the Broadway, German and both national touring companies of Miss Saigon) and Katie Boren during matinee performances.

Babes With Blades closes its 2008-2009, 11th anniversary season with an all-female production of William Shakespeare's 'Macbeth,' directed by Next Theatre's Kevin Heckman.

We are excited to announce a new venue for Heather and Gabriel! They can be seen a few times a month at Jolane's Cafe & Wine Bar in Glenview. Please stop in for some top notch food and music.

THE CHRISTMAS SCHOONER, the much-beloved musical returns by popular demand to the Bailiwick Mainstage with new orchestrations and designs. This humorous, poignant musical was inspired by the historical story of the German and Swiss immigrants who sailed on ships like the Rouse Simmons, 'The Christmas Tree Ship', which crossed Lake Michigan to Chicago to deliver fir Christmas trees for many years before it sank it an icy storm on November 22, 1912.

THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS, the hit drama based on C.S. Lewis' classic novel, now playing at The Mercury Theater, 3745 N. Southport Avenue, will host a birthday celebration in honor of C.S. Lewis' 110th birthday on Thursday, December 4.

Torn apart by sixteen years of dysfunction, the Mashburns are at times absurd, headstrong, ambitious, and reckless and so long as they avoid each other, very much alone.

Theatre Momentum presents the fourth showcase in their ongoing series of original long-form improvisational shows. The event, featuring two performances, is currently running Wednesdays at 8:00 p.m. at the Oracle Theatre, 3809 N Broadway, and runs Wednesdays at 8:00 p.m. through January 7, 2009.

On December 5th, Chicago?s own Flaming Dames Torch Cabaret is returning to The Spot and adding a little spice to the holiday season in their latest revue, ?Have a Very Sexy Christmas?. This non-reveal show keeps a few of the Dames? gifts under wraps, but what they?re sharing will keep audiences warm on cold winter nights. Performing in intimate ?Green Room?, this production brings a contemporary twist to the seasonal favorites everyone loves and features new music that will get your toes tapping to a different ?little drummer boy?.

Village Players Performing Arts Center Month-At-A-Glance: December

Theater Wit brings their hit holiday productions to Theatre Building Chicago for the final year (as they move into their new space next door for 2009 productions. Mitchell Fain stars as David Sedaris' surly holiday elf in The Santaland Diaries, and Steve Scott again directs Tom Mula in Mula's original adaptation of Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol, running in repertory during the 2008 holiday season.

Chicago Cabaret Professionals will again spread joy and music in their 10th annual holiday concert, in it's 10th anniversary year, with TWO SHOWS. Over two nights, audiences will enjoy over 40 talented singers. All proceeds will benefit Teen Living Programs (Dec 1) and Save the Children (Dec 2).

Porchlight Music Theatre, Chicago's most awarded musical theatre invites guests to enjoy their first annual Holiday Sing Along Monday, December 15 at 7:30 p.m. The event will take place at Theatre Building Chicago, 1225 W. Belmont, Chicago. Porchlight Music Theatre's award winning actors will sing popular holiday songs and invite guests to join in the fun.

Broadway In Chicago is proud to present GREASE, the classic musical that has made generations of audiences root for Sandy and Danny?s lighting romance. Tickets are now available for Chicago audiences to bop and jive with the Pink Ladies and the T-Birds at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University during a limited engagement January 6 - 18, 2009.