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Following Leadership Shakeup Chicago Shakespeare Theater 'Parts Ways' With Creative Producer


by Joshua Wright - May 31, 2024

Rick Boynton, a longtime creative producer known for his work on Broadway titles such as Six, Illinoise, and The Notebook, is no longer working at Chicago Shakespeare Theater....

A.B.L.E. Presents THE ODYSSEY At Chicago Shakespeare This May


by A.A. Cristi - March 27, 2024

Join A.B.L.E. at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater on May 11 for a modern reimagining of THE ODYSSEY, performed by a neurodiverse cast of 44 actors....

Video: First Look at SHORT SHAKESPEARE! ROMEO AND JULIET at Chicago Shakespeare Theater


by Joshua Wright - March 12, 2024

Get a first look at Chicago Shakespeare Theater's introduction to Shakespeare’s work for young audiences with a 75-minute abridgement of Romeo and Juliet, adapted and directed by Mikael Burke. This production reimagines Shakespeare’s tale of young love found—and tragically lost—in the 1980s. Check o...

Video: Get A First Look At RICHARD III at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre


by Joshua Wright - February 09, 2024

Get a first look at Chicago Shakespeare Theater's production of William Shakespeare’s Richard III, staged by Artistic Director Edward Hall in the Courtyard Theater, February 2–March 3 in all new video!...

Video: Go Inside Rehearsals For RICHARD III at Chicago Shakespeare


by Joshua Wright - January 26, 2024

Watch as Director Edward Hall and Katy Sullivan (Richard III) discuss reuniting to take on this epic political thriller RICHARD III at Chicago Shakespeare. Tony Award-nominated actor, Paralympic champion, and bilateral above-knee amputee Katy Sullivan makes her Chicago Shakespeare Theater debut in t...

Chicago Shakespeare Theater to Present SHORT SHAKESPEARE! ROMEO AND JULIET


by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 23, 2024

Chicago Shakespeare Theater will present SHORT SHAKESPEARE! The production will welcome thousands of students from across the region....

Goodman, Chicago Shakespeare, and More Receive 2023 Heartstrings Awards, Honoring Meaningful Chicago Theatre


by Stephi Wild - December 28, 2023

The Heartstrings Awards serve to acknowledge the most meaningful performances and productions of the year in Chicago. They are bestowed by Life and Times, under the direction of chief theatre critic Rikki Lee Travolta. Learn more about this year's winners here!...

ISLANDER, A WorldStage Event From Scotland, Arrives Next Month At Chicago Shakespeare Theater


by A.A. Cristi - October 25, 2023

Chicago Shakespeare Theater presents Islander, a new folk musical from Scotland, fresh off of a critically acclaimed off-Broadway run....

VIDEO: Get A First Look at PRIETO; Part Of the DESTINOS Festival at Chicago Shakespeare Theater


by Alan Henry - September 25, 2023

Get a first look at Prieto ahead of a run at Chicago Shakespeare Theater. A cultural high point of our city’s Latino Heritage Month, the Chicago International Latino Theater Festival Destinos showcases Latino theater artists and companies from Chicago, the U.S., and Latin America. ...

Marriott Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theater & More Win Heartstrings Awards


by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 29, 2022

The Heartstrings Awards celebrating the most moving creative efforts in Chicago area theatre for the 2022 theatrical season have been announced citing winners including Marriott Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Broadway in Chicago, Elgin Theatre Company, and Porchlight Music Theatre....

Past Shows

La Memoria de los Sésiles
10/31 - 11/3/2024


La Memoria de los Sésiles, presented by Chile's Astillero Teatro, is a North American premiere that runs from October 31 to November 3 at Chicago ...

ILLINOISE
1/28 - 2/18/2024

Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night
10/25 - 11/26/2023


“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 ...

THE NOTEBOOK
9/6 - 10/16/2022

The Journey
1/12 - 1/24/2021


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...

Q Brother?۪s Christmas Carol
11/29 - 12/23/2019


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

Romeo and Juliet
10/31 - 12/22/2019


William Shakespeare; dir: Barbara Gaines....


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

The King's Speech
9/12 - 10/20/2019


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....

Bedknobs and Broomsticks
5/30 - 7/28/2019

Hamlet
4/17 - 6/9/2019


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

Two Pints
3/6 - 3/31/2019


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

Short Shakespeare! Macbeth
2/16 - 3/16/2019


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 ...

An Inspector Calls
2/19 - 3/10/2019


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 ...

Us/Them
1/22 - 2/3/2019


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....

Q Brothers Christmas Carol
11/20 - 12/30/2018


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

Fight Night
10/23 - 11/4/2018


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 ...

Schiller's Mary Stuart
2/21 - 4/15/2018


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

Red Velvet
12/1 - 1/21/2018


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 ...

The Taming of the Shrew
9/16 - 11/12/2017


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


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

MADAGASCAR
7/11 - 8/27/2017


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....

Shakespeare in Love
4/15 - 6/11/2017


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....

Gravediggers’ Hamlet
3/30 - 4/16/2017


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

Love's Labor's Lost
2/7 - 3/26/2017


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

The Book of Joseph
1/29 - 3/5/2017


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

King Charles III
11/5 - 1/15/2017


Mike Bartlett; dir: Gary Griffin....

King Charles III
11/5 - 1/15/2017


Mike Bartlett; dir: Gary Griffin....

The Winter's Tale
12/14 - 12/21/2016


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 ...

The Winter's Tale
12/14 - 12/21/2016


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 ...

The Complete Deaths
11/30 - 12/11/2016


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

The Complete Deaths
11/30 - 12/11/2016


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


Bob Mason. World Premiere...


Bob Mason. World Premiere...

Tug of War: Civil Strife
9/15 - 10/9/2016


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

Tug of War: Civil Strife
9/15 - 10/9/2016


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....

The Merchant of Venice
8/4 - 8/14/2016


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

The Merchant of Venice
8/4 - 8/14/2016


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

Gary Busey's One-Man Hamlet
7/12 - 7/17/2016


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

Gary Busey's One-Man Hamlet
7/12 - 7/17/2016


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

Tug of War: Foreign Fire
5/11 - 6/12/2016


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

Othello
2/18 - 4/10/2016


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....

The Heir Apparent
11/29 - 1/17/2016


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
4/18 - 6/7/2015


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

Dunsinane
2/28 - 3/22/2015


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 ...

Freeze!
1/15 - 1/26/2015


Nick Steur....

Pericles
11/30 - 1/18/2015


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 ...

Henry V
4/29 - 6/15/2014


William Shakespeare; dir: Christopher Luscombe....

ROAD SHOW
3/13 - 5/4/2014


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 ...

Tristan & Yseult
3/30 - 4/13/2014


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 ...

Gypsy
2/6 - 3/23/2014


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....

The Merry Wives of Windsor
12/3 - 1/19/2014


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

Cyrano De Bergerac
Cyrano De Bergerac
9/24 - 11/10/2013


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. ...

The Table
10/16 - 10/27/2013


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

Shrek The Musical
Shrek The Musical
7/13 - 9/1/2013


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

SHREK TYA
7/13 - 9/1/2013


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

Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks: The Comedy of Errors


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

Othello: the Remix
Othello: the Remix
3/12 - 7/27/2013


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....

Henry VIII
4/30 - 6/16/2013


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

Roadkill
5/11 - 5/26/2013


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 ...

Julius Caesar
2/5 - 3/24/2013


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


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

Cadre
2/15 - 2/23/2013


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


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

The School for Lies
12/4 - 1/20/2013


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

Timon of Athens
4/24 - 6/17/2012


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, ...

A Midsummer Night's Dream
2/7 - 4/8/2012


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 ...

The Tempest
1/18 - 3/4/2012


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, ...

The Tempest...
1/18 - 3/4/2012

Elizabeth Rex
11/29 - 1/22/2012


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 ...

FOLLIES
10/4 - 11/13/2011


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 ...

The Madness of George III
The Madness of George III
4/13 - 6/12/2011


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 ...

Black Watch
Black Watch
3/29 - 4/10/2011


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 ...

The Cripple of Inishman
The Cripple of Inishman
3/15 - 3/27/2011


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 ...

As You LIke It
As You LIke It
1/5 - 3/6/2011


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 ...

Short Shakespeare! Macbeth
Short Shakespeare! Macbeth
1/22 - 3/5/2011


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 ...

Funk it Up About Nothin'
Funk it Up About Nothin'
1/21 - 2/13/2011


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, ...

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My Kind of Christmas in Chicago My Kind of Christmas
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