3,999 stories from Newcity Stage
While it strongly suggests mess, Sophie Weisskoff's play nevertheless becomes an oddly clean portrayal of abuse and capitalist power dynamics.
Robert Falls' understated production does not impose its will upon the audience but rather presents the facts of Mozart's opera plainly.
Artists from four up-and-coming storefront theaters discuss their missions, why they do what they do, and the future of Chicago's storefront community.Â
A stirring opera conceived by a U.S. Staff Sergeant and brought to life by composer Zach Redler and librettist Jerry Dye for the benefit of all.
A new musical by local production team of Gosz & Fotos tackles the personal effects of mental illness with generosity and insight.
Chicago Shakes delivers a vision of their namesake's most well-known tragedy anchored in today's headlines.
Directed by Mary Zimmerman, this ardent and wide-eyed holiday show returns, albeit with at least one noteworthy blind spot.
Jackalope's 12th season gets off to an energizing start with this entertaining and empathetic Midwest premiere directed to perfection by Lili-Anne Brown.
No magic is required to fall in love with Katori Hall's singular play, masterfully directed by Wardell Julius Clark.
The Conspirators update Dario Fo's 1970 farce "Accidental Death of an Anarchist" for the times we live in to excellent, albeit overstretched, ends.
The new commission from the MacArthur "genus" awardee is infused with delicious moments of melodrama and humor.
The roller rink is one of those special little universes with all the necessary ingredients for building a vibrant culture.
This world premiere by Kate Tarker compelling asks: how well do you think you know your coworkers? And, by extension, how well do you know yourself?
This one-man show is Lenny Bruce in his truest form, his provocations from beyond the grave like pleas for decency in an increasingly indecent world.
The characters in Jake Heggie's 2000 opera acquire charisma through the unhappiness of their situations and the obsessions that drive them.
You don't have to be a moron to enjoy John Leguizamo's new one-man show. But it does help to keep an open mind about just how little you might know about Latin American history.
A discussion about polygamy in modern Muslim culture gives way to an exploration of female friendship in this stirring though incomplete world premiere.
In this urgent and excellent devised piece, the Prop Thtr ensemble lays bare the personal costs of standing up to fascism.
A month of musical revivals and plentiful premieres.
Dance offerings for November.
This charming theatrical anthology is probably best enjoyed only by those fans most committed to its namesake.
You know The Sunken Place and The Upside Down, but this skin-crawling world premiere introduces something both new and old as time: The Inbetween.
Both spoken and signed, this production plays its source material twice, spotlighting the disturbing ventriloquism of romantic relationships.
A part of Destinos, the third annual Chicago International Latino Theater Festival, this short-run production is born in joy, lives in anger, and ends in hope.
The local premiere of Leah Nanako Winkler's play is a busy and beautiful examination of small town life and the loneliness that breeds in its shadows.
