Now called the Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture, the historic venue company will undergo a series of renovations, beginning with a $4 million first-floor project.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 08:00AMInspired by real accounts of women in a U.K. prison, this Chicago premiere is presented by Shattered Globe Theatre in association with Interrobang Theatre Project.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 08:00AMTucked away in a corner of the Loop, "Drunk Shakespeare,” created by Scott Griffin and David Hudson, sets about telling the story of Macbeth’s rise to and fall from power through improvi…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 08:00AM“Every person, no matter who you are, no matter what walk of life you come from, there’s someone on that stage that you can relate to in some capacity," said Javon King about "Rent."
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 08:00AMThis Saturday, Collaboraction will present the second night of its sixth annual Peacebook Festival, featuring a series of films and solo reflections on the topic of peace.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:16PMAfter a year away, Destinos: Chicago International Latino Theater Festival returns to brighten Chicago stages with presenters both local and international.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 08:00AMThe basics remain the same: The Neo-Futurists ensemble attempts to perform 30 short plays in 60 minutes, with the order of the plays determined by the audience.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:46PMA little more than a week ago, after 14 years at the helm of 16th Street Theater, she retired from from the company she had built. A new chapter begins for her and the theater, recognized fo…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 08:00AMOn a blistering Sunday afternoon, a walk around North Lawndale as part of Theatre Y’s “You Are Here” series perfectly encapsulated both the promise and the potential pitfalls of the th…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 08:00AM“I decided to just create my own theater where I can do the scouting and the searching myself for improvisers of all backgrounds, and give them a platform where they can not only perform, …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:57PMAt the Chicago Magic Lounge, the new Trickery and the Magic Parlour, the close-up magic is back. But magicians are finding their stage nerves, if not their hands, need some time to adjust ba…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 08:00AMThis play directed by Lili-Anne Brown was closed on the edge of its opening night in 2020. All but one of the cast is back. But dusting it off and getting it back on stage has been no simple…
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