Short Shakespeare! A Midsummer Night's Dream
2/4 - 3/8/2025
Chicago Shakespeare Theater presents a 75-minute adaptation of the romantic comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream, directed by Edward Hall. The production brings to life a ...
Sunny Afternoon
3/21 - 4/27/2025
Sunny Afternoon is the North American premiere of the musical that chronicles The Kinks' rise to rock 'n' roll fame through their iconic songs. Directed ...
42 Balloons
5/24 - 6/29/2025
42 Balloons is a North American premiere musical inspired by the true story of Larry Walters, who made headlines with his extraordinary lawn chair flight ...
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Past Shows
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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
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 ...
Peter Pan - A Musical Adventure
12/19 - 1/1/2021
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 ...
Short Shakespeare! The Comedy of Errors
1/21 - 2/28/2020
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....
Makuyeika Colectivo Teatral Andares
10/23 - 10/27/2019
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 ...
Isango Ensemble?۪s A Man of Good Hope
10/4 - 10/13/2019
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: CaitrÃona 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 ...
L'après midi d'un foehn Version 1
1/23 - 1/27/2019
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....
Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks: Romeo and Juliet
7/26 - 8/27/2017
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. ...
Madagascar- A Musical Adventure
7/13 - 8/27/2017
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 ...
Short Shakespeare! Romeo and Juliet
2/22 - 4/28/2017
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...
Shakespeare Tonight!
12/5
Bob Mason. World Premiere...
Shakespeare Tonight!
12/5
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....
Song of the Goat's Songs of Lear
9/15 - 9/18/2016
music: Jean–Claude Acquaviva, Maciej Rychly; dir: Grzegorz Bral....
Song of the Goat's Songs of Lear
9/15 - 9/18/2016
music: Jean–Claude Acquaviva, Maciej Rychly; dir: Grzegorz Bral....
Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks: Twelfth Night
7/14 - 8/14/2016
adapt: Kirsten Kelly from William Shakespeare; music: Ethan Deppe; dir: Kirsten Kelly....
Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks: Twelfth Night
7/14 - 8/14/2016
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....
Short Shakespeare! Twelfth Night
3/5 - 4/9/2016
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....
DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID JR
7/3 - 8/16/2015
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 ...
SEUSSICAL-THEATRE YOUNG AUDIENCES
7/5 - 8/17/2014
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....
Short Shakespeare! A Midsummer Night's Dream
2/22 - 3/22/2014
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
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
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
7/26 - 8/25/2013
William Shakespeare; dir: David H. Bell....
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 ....
Piccolo Teatro di Milano?s Inner Voices
6/25 - 6/29/2013
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....
Short Shakespeare! Romeo and Juliet
2/23 - 3/23/2013
Courtyard Theater: - William Shakespeare; dir: Rachel Rockwell....
Cadre
2/15 - 2/23/2013
Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare: - Omphile Molusi....
Belarus Free Theatre's Minsk, 2011: A Reply to Kathy Acker
1/30 - 2/3/2013
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
Short Shakespeare! The Taming of the Shrew
2/25 - 3/31/2012
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 ...
The Feast: an intimate Tempest
1/18 - 3/11/2012
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 ...
Witches, Wizards, Spells And Elves
1/21 - 1/22/2012
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 ...
Witches, Wizards, Spells and Elves: The Magic of Shakespeare
1/21 - 1/22/2012
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
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
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
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
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
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'
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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