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Explore the vibrant storytelling scene in Highland Park at Short Story Theatre, where local storytellers share captivating tales, fostering community connection and cultural enrichment.

THE Story Theatre announced the world premiere of THE LOVE OBJECT, running from October 10 to November 3, 2024, at Raven Theatre’s Schwartz Stage.

Short Story Theatre will present an evening of five warm, wise and wonderful true stories on Thursday September 19, 2024, at 7:30 p.m. at The Art Center Highland Park.

Short Story Theatre will present an evening of storytelling from 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm on Thursday, August 22, at The Unitarian Church in Evanston.

Short Story Theatre will present an evening of five warm, wise and wonderful true stories told mostly by Highland Park current and former residents on Thursday, July 18th at 7:30 p.m. at The Art Center Highland Park, 1957 Sheridan Rd. in Highland Park.

RimoVision Group has announced their new comedy, DISCONNECTED, at Second Story Theatre in Hermosa Beach.

Doctor Bird Productions will present its second in-concert experience in Toronto: The Hunchback of Notre Dame on March 23/24, 2024 at The Winchester Street Theatre. Learn how to purchase tickets.

 OPPA!’s production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame opens Friday, February 9th. Based on the Victor Hugo novel and songs from the Disney animated feature, The Hunchback of Notre Dame showcases the film’s Academy Award-nominated score, as well as new songs by Menken and Schwartz.

Experience the bold and hilarious new production of 'Romeo + Juliet: A Wacky Love Story.' This modern adaptation infuses Shakespeare's timeless romance with social and political commentary, offering a thought-provoking comedy. Limited run, so secure your seats now!

Short Story Theatre presents an unforgettable evening of storytelling on Saturday night, November 11, at 7:30 p.m. at The Art Center Highland Park, 1957 Sheridan Rd. in Highland Park.  

Short Story Theatre presents an evening of five warm, wise and wonderful true stories on Wednesday, September 20, at 7:30 p.m. at The Art Center Highland Park, 1957 Sheridan Rd. in Highland Park. 

Based on the Victor Hugo novel and songs from the Disney animated feature, The Hunchback of Notre Dame showcases the film’s Academy Award-nominated score, as well as new songs by Menken and Schwartz.

Short Story Theatre presents an evening of five warm, wise and wonderful true stories on Thursday, August 3, 2023, at 7:30 p.m. at The Art Center Highland Park, 1957 Sheridan Rd. in Highland Park.  

Short Story Theatre presents an evening of five warm, wise and wonderful true stories on Thursday, May 11, at 7:30 p.m. at The Art Center Highland Park, 1957 Sheridan Road in Highland Park. 

Cue the laughter and tears. After a three-year hiatus, Short Story Theatre is back in action with an evening of warm, wise and wonderful true stories on Thursday, March 16 at The Art Center Highland Park.

Melinda Dillion, known for countless screen and stage roles, including her Tony Award nominated performance as Honey in the original production of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? passed away on Monday, January 9, at the age of 83. 

The DAY AFTER DAY musical shares the dramatic personal life story of Doris Day through her music, including many of her hit songs: Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered, Sentimental Journey, Secret Love, It’s Magic, A Guy is a Guy, and Que Sera Sera. Since her popularity turned Doris Day into America’s Sweetheart in the days before the ever-present internet and cell phones, were you ever as curious as I was as to who the real Doris Day was after the cameras stopped rolling? And what does it take to bring such a beloved and well-known icon to the stage? I decided to speak with Deborah Robin about her devotion to the star and the role to find out.

The PIE Story Theatre Holiday Stories and Carols CD is celebrating ten years this month. Produced in 2012, the CD features original and adapted holiday stories and carols to celebrate the season. The program was originally a live show that premiered at North Pier Festival Market in Chicago in 1993.

Due to popular demand, The Story Theatre's Chicago premiere of  Marie Antoinette and the Magical Negroes is pleased to add one additional week of performances, extending through Sunday, July 24, 2022 on Raven Theatre's Schwartz Stage, 6157 N. Clark St. (at Granville) in Chicago.

The Story Theatre will present the Chicago premiere of MARIE ANTOINETTE AND THE MAGICAL NEGROES, written and directed by Chicago playwright and Governing Ensemble Member Terry Guest. This new play, which explores rebellion and Black liberation through the lens of the French Revolution, will play June 30 – July 17, 2022.

The Story Theatre will welcome back audiences with the Chicago premiere of Marie Antoinette and the Magical Negroes, written and directed by Chicago playwright and Governing Ensemble Member Terry Guest.

Raven Theatre has announced it has commissioned Chicago playwright Paul Michael Thomson under its new play development initiative.

Coming soon to the Los Angeles/Hermosa Beach area, with a limited two weekend run, is P3 Theatre's production of Terrence McNally's Tony Award-Winning 'Love! Valor! Compassion!'. This witty, thought provoking, and deeply affecting play follows eight gay men as they congregate over three summers at one of their country houses, and hash out their passions, resentments, and fears about their own lives, relationships, and what it means to be a gay man navigating the world.

Guest, a Governing Ensemble member, served as The Story's Resident Playwright from 2019-2020, receiving three developmental workshops over the course of a year, culminating in a staged reading of Marie in early March 2020.

Urbanite Theatre will begin it's 2021/22 Season with the regional premiere of At The Wake of a Dead Drag Queen by Terry Guest.

Piven Theatre Workshop is celebrating its 50th Anniversary of improvisation, story theatre, and transformation! They invite youth and adult students to join them in class this fall. They are looking forward to working with new and returning students in an exciting training experience.

Join The Des Moines Playhouse online this spring for Friday Funday, a creative participatory story theatre program for children ages 4-6. The newest story is Little Red Riding Hood, available for viewing now.

Goldilocks has been very naughty. She has eaten the bears' food, broken their chairs, and messed up their beds and all of this without even knocking! What happens when the human-fearing bears get home? Viewers will learn not to judge a book by its cover in a fresh take on this familiar tale.

Join The Des Moines Playhouse online this fall for Friday Funday, a creative participatory story theatre program for children ages 4-6. New stories will be posted on Fridays in November and December.