On Friday, Interrobang Theatre Project announced casting for "White Rabbit Red Rabbit," in which a different, individual performer is handed a script for the first time as they hop to the st…
"Seven leaders of the Youth International Party (Yippies) and their presidential candidate, a pig named Pigasus, were arrested yesterday when they took the pig to the Civic Center plaza," re…
On Monday, the Factory Theater announced the lineup of its 2018-19 season. The Roger Parks-ensemble will mark its 26th anniversary, with recently appointed co-artistic Directors Manny Tamayo…
On Friday, the New Colony announced casting for its world premiere of "Fun Harmless Warmachine," which plummets into the trenches of online masculinity cults. Under the direction of James Fl…
On Friday, First Floor Theater announced the lineup for its seventh season, featuring a world premiere and two Chicago premieres. Kicking things off in the fall will be the city's premiere o…
On Thursday, the Gift Theatre announced Jennifer Glasse as its newest ensemble member. Glasse has previously appeared in the Gift's world premieres of "Hang Man" and "A Life Extra Ordinary."…
Saturday "Nightmares and Nightcaps: The Stories of John Collier": Throughout the first half of the 20th century, British expatriate John Collier penned humorous stories about the bizarre and…
On Wednesday, First Folio Theatre announced casting for "The Madness of Edgar Allan Poe: a Love Story." Leading the audience from room to room of Mayslake Hall, Poe and his wife Virginia div…
Definition Theatre Company announced that it will open its 2018-2019 season with "No Child…" by Nilaja Sun. Under the direction of Chika Ike, the play is named after the No Child Left Behi…
Barrel of Monkeys has announced the lineup for the 2018-19 season of "That's Weird, Grandma," its sketch show written by kids and performed by adults. BOM teaching artists guide elementary s…
Print ain't dead " and, at Jackalope Theatre Company, it's coming to life. This month, the ensemble will stage its ninth annual "Living Newspaper" festival, inspired by the 1930's Living New…
On Monday, Harold Washington College announced that it has partnered with the Joffrey Ballet to offer an Associate in Arts in Dance from City Colleges of Chicago's Loop campus. Launching thi…
On Monday, Theatre at the Center announced casting for its fall production of "Ghost the Musical." Based on the romance-thriller that earned Whoopi Goldberg an Oscar, Garrett Lutz will play …
On Monday, Goodman Theatre announced the roster of shows for its "New Stages" fest, an annual staging of new shows from both established and emerging playwrights. Seven shows comprise this y…
On Monday, Marriott Theatre announced casting for its revival of "Sweet Charity," playing this fall. Directed by Ryan T. Nelson and choreographed by Alex Sanchez, the show will feature Anne …
On Friday, Strawdog Theatre Company announced casting for its world premiere of "Masque Macabre," an immersive show in which guests travel between rooms to follow stories of murder and reven…
ConFest, the National Asian American Theater Conference and Festival, hits Chicago August 13-18. Now in its 6th year and operating under the theme of "Revolutionary Acts," the fest will offe…
August is rushing right by, which means it's time to squeeze out those last drops of summer before the temperature drops and stuff starts to change color. For theater fans, the Broadway in C…
On Thursday, Steppenwolf announced the lineup for its fall 2018 "Lookout" series, with a shorter list of performers staging longer engagements. Kicking things off will be Steppenwolf's invol…
On Wednesday, Kokandy Productions announced Allison Hendrix will step down as producing artistic director, a role she has occupied since the company formed in 2010. "Allison has been a great…
On Wednesday, Steppenwolf for Young Adults announced that "We Are Proud to Present a Presentation About the Herero of Namibia, Formerly Known as South West Africa, From the German Südwestaf…
On Wednesday, it was announced that the National Theatre's production of "Network" will transfer to Broadway this fall, bringing along Bryan Cranston, best known for "Breaking Bad," in his O…
On Wednesday, the Side Project announced that it will be temporarily returning to the Rogers Park space it occupied for nine years, presenting a two-play rep this fall. Adam Webster, the com…
"My life is always somewhere between 'How tall is the stage?' and 'How much glitter can you put on a human body?,'" says Erin Kilmurray, the choreographer and creator/director of "The Fly Ho…
On Tuesday, the New Colony announced the lineup for its 2018-19 season, under the new artistic direction of Fin Coe and Stephanie Shum. Following a special run of the company's hit show "The…