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Photos: Lookingglass Theatre Company's CIRCUS QUIXOTE


by Blair Ingenthron - February 08, 2025

Lookingglass Theatre’s Circus Quixote is now playing through March 30 at The Joan and Paul Theatre at Water Tower Water Works. Check out photos and learn how to get tickets here!...

Lookingglass Theatre Company Unveils Expanded Lobby and Dedicates The Joan and Paul Mainstage Theatre


by Stephi Wild - January 29, 2025

Chicago’s Tony Award-winning Lookingglass Theatre Company held a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Water Tower Water Works earlier this month. Learn more here!...

Lookingglass Theatre Company Shares 2025 Performances, Post-show Discussion, Events, and More


by Stephi Wild - January 24, 2025

Chicago’s Tony-Award winning Lookingglass Theatre Company has announced its current 2025 season including two mainstage productions, events, and more....

David Schwimmer and James Oh Join Lookingglass Theatre Company Board


by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 25, 2024

After pausing its operations last year to reorganize and create a new business model, Chicago’s Tony-Award winning Lookingglass Theatre Company is welcoming two new Board members as it prepares to reopen January 30, 2025. Learn more!...

Lookingglass Theatre Names Jamey Lundblad as Managing Director & Richard Chapman as New Board Chair


by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 30, 2024

Chicago’s Tony Award-winning Lookingglass Theatre Company has named Jamey Lundblad as its new managing director. Lundblad will be responsible for the strategic leadership of the organization and supervising the day-to-day operations of the theatre. Learn more about the position and about Lundblad....

Lookingglass Announces New Artistic Director, Meets Its Yearly Fundraising Goal and More


by A.A. Cristi - March 06, 2024

Get the latest updates from LOOKINGGLASS THEATRE COMPANY. For interviews and additional information, contact James Juliano....

Lookingglass Comes to PBS in a Rare Broadcast of Regional Theater


by Cara Joy David - December 11, 2023

We all know regional theater is in trouble. One of my favorite companies, the Lookingglass Theatre Company, is in the middle of a semi-pause while it assesses how to produce live theater in this new world. But this coming Friday, its Lookingglass Alice will air on PBS....

Tony-Winning Lookingglass Theatre Company Announces Programming Pause, Staff Reduction


by A.A. Cristi - June 30, 2023

Lookingglass Theatre Company, recipient of the 2011 Regional Theatre Tony Award, has announced plans to pause its programming through the spring of 2024 and a sizeable reduction to its full-time staff, slashing the number of employees from 24 to 10. ...

Lookingglass Theatre Company Announces Registration Is Now Open for 2023 Summer Camp


by A.A. Cristi - March 30, 2023

The Department of Curiosity at Lookingglass Theatre Company invites high school students to participate in a one-of-a-kind experience this summer in the historic Water Tower Water Works on Michigan Avenue.  ...

VIDEO: First Look at World Premiere of VILLETTE at Lookingglass Theatre Company


by Alan Henry - March 07, 2023

Get a first look at Lookingglass Theatre Company's World Premiere of Villette by Sara Gmitter, adapted from the Charlotte Brontë novel. The cast features Mi Kang as Lucy Snowe, Mo Shipley as Ginerva Fanshawe, Helen Joo Lee as Madame Beck, Renée Lockett as Mrs. Bretton, Ronald Román-Meléndez as John ...

Past Shows

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
5/23 - 8/19/2018


Professor Aronnax and crew set out to investigate a terrifying sea creature, but are quickly captured by the mysterious Captain Nemo. As they circle the ...

Plantation!
Plantation!
2/21 - 4/22/2018


A Texas matriarch calls a family meeting to reveal news about their ancestral home that is, well…complicated. Tempers soon run hotter than the devil’s armpit ...

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