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TRAP DOOR THEATRE

1655 W Cortland St
Chicago, IL 60622


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FRAUDULENT LLC Comes to the Trap Door Theatre Next Month


by Stephi Wild - November 04, 2024

Trap Door Theatre will continue its Trap Open Series with a new play, Fraudulent LLC, written and directed by resident videographer Jonathan Quigley. Learn more about the production and find out how to get tickets here!...

MEDEA MATERIAL Returns to Trap Door Theatre Next Month


by Stephi Wild - September 25, 2024

 Trap Door Theatre will continue its 31st season of repertory and mainstage combined work with a remount of the Trap Door favorite of Medea Material featuring a new cast of stellar Trap Door ensemble members. ...

Trap Door Theatre to Present THE MARTYRDOM OF PETER OHEY


by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 20, 2024

Trap Door Theatre will present its repertory production of THE MARTYRDOM OF PETER OHEY. Learn how to purchase tickets. ...

Trap Door Theatre Announces Lineup for 31st Season of Shows


by A.A. Cristi - August 05, 2024

Trap Door Theatre has announced its 31st season, featuring a diverse lineup of innovative and thought-provoking productions....

The Trap Open Series to Present THE UNDERGROUND SOCIETY FOR MUSIC


by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 17, 2024

The Trap Open Series will introduce The Underground Society for Music, a unique event celebrating diverse musical talents and innovative performances, fostering a vibrant community of artists and enthusiasts. Learn how to purchase tickets. ...

The Trap Open Series Presents ANTIGONICK At Trap Door Theatre


by A.A. Cristi - May 14, 2024

Trap Door Theatre's Open Series will present ANTIGONICK, a contemporary adaptation of the classic Greek tragedy....

Trap Door Theatre's NANA Extends Through May 25th


by Stephi Wild - May 07, 2024

By popular demand, Trap Door Theatre will extend its hit production of Nana. Adapted for the stage from Emile Zola's scandalous novel by Olwen Wymark, Nana was directed by Resident Choreographer Miguel Long, and Managing Director Nicole Wiesner, who originated the role of Nana in 2002. ...

Kalliope & Co. to Present THE RECEPTIONIST A Red Orchid Theatre Incubator Project


by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 23, 2024

Experience THE RECEPTIONIST, a play by Adam Bock, presented by Kalliope & Co. as part of A Red Orchid Theatre's Incubator Series. ...

Cast Set For NATIVE SON at Lifeline Theatre


by Stephi Wild - March 29, 2024

Casting has been announced for Chicagoan Nambi E. Kelley’s adaptation of Richard Wright’s powerful introspection on race and justice like never before. Native Son runs at Lifeline Theatre, 6912 N. Glenwood Ave. in Rogers Park, from May 10 – June 30, 2024....

Chicago Theatres Celebrate Women's History Month In March With A Wide Selection Of Productions


by A.A. Cristi - February 29, 2024

Celebrate Women's History Month with Chicago Theatres featuring a variety of productions honoring the vital role of women in American history....

Past Shows

The Pragmatists
The Pragmatists
9/22 - 10/27/2023


In a setting that is at the same time a torture chamber, a chamber of the heart, and a chamber for a virtuoso recital, two ...

Bowie in Warsaw
Bowie in Warsaw
5/18 - 7/1/2023


The women of Warsaw tremble with the rumor of a strangler on the prowl… Set in the landscape of a true crime story from 1970’s ...

Princess Ivona
Princess Ivona
1/12 - 2/18/2023


Ivona, a woman of few words, is forcibly entangled into the intrigues of a dysfunctional royal court when she becomes Prince Philip’s fiancée. Soon, Ivona ...

The Ugly One
The Ugly One
9/22 - 10/29/2022


Lette was never concerned with his looks until his peers, coworkers, and wife told him hes the ugliest man in the world. If a pretty ...

Medea Material
Medea Material
5/5 - 6/4/2022


Resident Director Max Truax returns to Trap Door to direct another Heiner Mller piece, after his triumphant production of Hamletmachine, which calculated chaos and mastered ...

The Martyrdom of Peter Ohey
The Martyrdom of Peter Ohey
1/20 - 2/26/2022


Director Nicole Wiesner brings her signature Trap Door style to adapt and direct this obscure Mroek farce. One of Polands most celebrated playwrights, Sawomir Mroek ...


Catherine Sullivan's (she/her) solo exhibitions, collaborations, performances, and films have been presented at Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; The Renaissance Society at ...


This winter, Trap Door Theatre is collaborating with eight directors to create a series of episodes adapted from Matei Visniec's Decomposed Theatre Or The Human ...


Josiah Davis (he/him) is a director, choreographer, actor. His work strives to intersect expressive movement, live music, emerging technology, and ritual to breathe new life ...


Cristina Pronzati (she/her) has been involved in theatre and film in NY ever since her college days. This is not her first Trap Door experience: ...


Nicole Wiesner (she/her) joined the Trap ensemble in 1999 and currently serves as the Managing Director. Her directing credits for the company include Minna, The ...


Nicole Wiesner (she/her) joined the Trap ensemble in 1999 and currently serves as the Managing Director. Her directing credits for the company include Minna, The ...


Marian Masoliver (she/her) has more than thirty years of experience as an international actress, theatre director, drama teacher, and writer. She began her career studying ...


Michael Mejia (they/them) studied acting and music performance at Indiana University before coming to Chicago. Mejia is the company manager for Trap Door Theatre, where ...


Zachary Nicol (they/them) constructs texts across media that address scrutiny, identification, illegibility, and presentation. Their performance, writing, video, and print work has been presented in ...


Katarzyna Wińska (she/her) was born in Warsaw, capital of communist Poland in 1953. Since 1977, she has had M.A. in applied linguistics at the Warsaw ...

Lipstick Lobotomy
Lipstick Lobotomy
2/13 - 3/21/2020


In the world premiere of "Lipstick Lobotomy," John F. Kennedy's little sister, Rosemary Kennedy, and the playwright's Great Aunt Ginny develop a friendship at an ...

The White Plague
The White Plague
12/5 - 1/11/2020


On the brink of a world war, a mysterious plague starts killing everyone older than 45. A young doctor finds a cure, but what is ...

Love and Information
Love and Information
9/12 - 10/19/2019


Secrets. God. Death. Virtual Love Affairs. Terror. DNA. Memory. Madness. Pig Latin. How does our incessant consumption of information and virtual connectivity penetrate and frame ...

The Killer
The Killer
5/30 - 7/13/2019


A conscientious citizen finds himself in a radiantly beautiful city. There is only one problem in Utopia - it is marred by thepresence of an ...

25/25
25/25
4/11 - 4/20/2019


A celebration of 25 years of Trap Door TheatreA showcase to benefit Trap Doors move into the future! LIMITED ENGAGEMENT!ONLY 7 PERFORMANCES! Cast: Dennis Bisto, ...

Tango
Tango
2/21 - 3/30/2019


In this hilarious satire, the dangers inherent in contemporary society are inscribed in a universal story of how conformity, anarchy and formalism can come into ...

Childhood Beauty
Childhood Beauty
3/3 - 3/25/2019


Using the forms of theatre, performance art, and dance, Childhood Beauty is about reluctantly participating in Jane Fondas dance aerobics videos way-back-when. It is about ...

Troll
Troll
7/29 - 8/13/2016


Due to the onset of preeclampsia, eight-months pregnant neurosurgeon May Evans has been placed on bed rest and ordered to “do less”…forcing her husband Sam, ...

Hamletmachine
Hamletmachine
1/6 - 2/12/2011


Trap Door Theatre presents Heiner Müller's Hamletmachine, translated by Carl Weber, directed by Max Truax, with music composed by Jonathan Guillen. There's something rotten in ...

Videos


Million Dollar Quartet in Chicago Million Dollar Quartet
Paramount's Stolp Island Theatre (9/15 - 12/29) Tracker
Disney's Frozen the Broadway Musical in Chicago Disney's Frozen the Broadway Musical
Paramount Theatre (10/30 - 1/19) Tracker
The Little Mermaid in Chicago The Little Mermaid
Drury Lane Theatre (11/6 - 1/12) Tracker
DREAMGIRLS in Chicago DREAMGIRLS
The Seven Thirty Theatre (12/6 - 12/7) Tracker
My Kind of Christmas in Chicago My Kind of Christmas
Palos Village Players (11/15 - 11/23)

HOLIDAY SHOW NEW COMEDY Tracker
PHOTOS
Orphans in Chicago Orphans
Parker Players Theater Company (10/25 - 11/10) Tracker
Leroy and Lucy in Chicago Leroy and Lucy
Steppenwolf Theatre Company (10/24 - 12/15) Tracker
 ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH EXPERIENCE® A John Denver Christmas in Chicago ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH EXPERIENCE® A John Denver Christmas
Broadway Playhouse At Water Tower Place (12/19 - 12/22)
Thanks for the Memories: A USO Tribute in Chicago Thanks for the Memories: A USO Tribute
ECC Arts Center (11/12 - 11/12)
Holiday Spirits: A collection of Victorian Yuletide Ghost Stories in Chicago Holiday Spirits: A collection of Victorian Yuletide Ghost Stories
Ghostlight Ensemble (12/12 - 12/12)
Chicago Repertory Ballet in Chicago Chicago Repertory Ballet
ECC Arts Center (11/23 - 11/23)
Jaja's African Hair Braiding in Chicago Jaja's African Hair Braiding
The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare on Navy Pier (1/14 - 2/2)
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