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Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks

Date: Tue., Jul. 30, 6:30 p.m.

Theater

The second annual summer series bring Shakespeare's play, "The Comedy of Errors," to 18 Chicago Park District venues throughout the city. The 75-minute producti... READ MORE

What's The T?

Date: Fri., May. 24, 7 p.m.

Victory Gardens Theater

Theater

About Face Theatre Company performs the new play about trans-activist Ms. Ma who used her YouTube page to create community and spread the word about queer safe ... READ MORE

Autobahn

Date: Fri., May. 24, 7:30 p.m.

Studio BE

Theater

Fairline Theater Co. performs Neil LaBute's play, a collection of seven short plays about deception, feeling lost and being dissatisfied - all set in the front ... READ MORE

Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks

Date: Fri., Aug. 2, 6:30 p.m.

Loyola Park

Theater

The second annual summer series bring Shakespeare's play, "The Comedy of Errors," to 18 Chicago Park District venues throughout the city. The 75-minute producti... READ MORE

The Cotton Mouth Club

Date: Sat., May. 25, 8 p.m.

Victory Gardens Theater

Chicago Dance Crash, a local dance troupe, combines jazz, hip hop, and swing to tell a love story between a speakeasy owner and his wife set in the Prohibition ... READ MORE

Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks

Date: Thu., Aug. 15, 6:30 p.m.

Gage Park

Theater

The second annual summer series bring Shakespeare's play, "The Comedy of Errors," to 18 Chicago Park District venues throughout the city. The 75-minute producti... READ MORE

Lipstick Goes On Last

Date: Sat., May. 25, 7:30 p.m.

The Den Theatre

Theater

Relationships are the energy source of this production, which focuses on the life of Meredith, an aging alcoholic with an angsty daughter, a philandering husban... READ MORE

Lonesome Drifter

Date: Sat., May. 25, 8 p.m.

The Annoyance Theatre

Theater

The comedic production tells the story of a wanderer who comes upon a deserted mining town and meets an interesting mix of people getting ready to celebrate the... READ MORE

The Russian Play: An Improvised Black Comedy

Date: Mon., May. 27, 10 p.m.

Studio BE

The one-act play tells the story of a citizen's attempts to succeed in Soviet-era Russia. READ MORE

Ain't No Crying the Blues

Date: Sat., Jun. 1, 3 p.m.

Black Ensemble Theater Cultural Center

Rick Stone performs a tribute to the life and music of blues singer Howlin Wolf. READ MORE

The Bear Suit of Happiness

Date: Wed., Jun. 12, 7:30 p.m.

Theater on the Lake

Theater

The New Colony perform's Evan Linder's play about a young gay American's efforts to put on a show to entertain his fellow soldiers stationed on a remote Pacific... READ MORE

The Pride

Date: Thu., Jun. 6, 7:30 p.m.

Victory Gardens Theater

Theater

About Face Theatre tells the progression of the gay rights movement over the last 50 years through a dual story line - one about a closeted married man in 1958 ... READ MORE

Blackademics

Date: Wed., Jun. 19, 7:30 p.m.

Theater on the Lake

Theater

MPAACT performs Idris Goodwin's metaphysical comedy about what it means to be Black in America. Shepsu Aakhu and Marie Cisco direct. READ MORE

Circus Circus

Date: Fri., Jun. 7, 7:30 p.m.

The Den Theatre

Theater

The production explores the questionable legality of marijuana through the lens of Robert, a man who is sent to prison for marijuana possession and has to deal ... READ MORE

Lula del Ray

Date: Wed., Jun. 26, 7:30 p.m.

Theater on the Lake

Manual Cinema performs a nearly dialogue-free shadow play with overhead projectors, shadow puppets, actors in silhouette and live music based on Brendan Hill's ... READ MORE

They're Playing Our Song

Date: Fri., Jun. 7, 7:30 p.m.

Beverly Arts Center of Chicago

Theater

The comedic musical tells the true story of a quirky romance between a composer and a lyricist. READ MORE

There Is a Happiness That Morning Is

Date: Wed., Jul. 10, 7:30 p.m.

Theater on the Lake

Theater

Theater Oobleck performs Mickle Maher's comedy in rhymed verse through two lectures given about William Blake's poetry. READ MORE

That's Weird, Grandma

Date: Wed., Jul. 17, 7:30 p.m.

Theater on the Lake

Barrel of Monkeys performs stories written by Chicago Public School students. READ MORE

The Quality of Life

Date: Wed., Jul. 24, 7:30 p.m.

Theater on the Lake

Theater

Tensions rise when a conservative couple attempting to cope with the loss of their daughter visit their left-wing cousins in this humorous drama performed by Th... READ MORE

Long Way Go Down

Date: Wed., Jul. 31, 7:30 p.m.

Theater on the Lake

Theater

Jackalope Theatre Company presents Zayd Dohrn's show about two women trying to illegally cross the border from Mexico to Arizona. READ MORE

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Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks

What's The T?

Autobahn

Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks

The Cotton Mouth Club

Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks

Lipstick Goes On Last

Lonesome Drifter

The Russian Play: An Improvised Black Comedy

Ain't No Crying the Blues

The Bear Suit of Happiness

The Pride

Blackademics

Circus Circus

Lula del Ray

They're Playing Our Song

There Is a Happiness That Morning Is

That's Weird, Grandma

The Quality of Life

Long Way Go Down