Teams of faculty, student and alumni filmmakers from The Second City screen two-minute flicks inspired by audience suggestions from the prior week. Then, facult... READ MORE
Local funnyman Jamie Campbell hosts sets by three to four professional comics. "The Chaser," a free stand-up open mic, follows. Specials include $3 Old Styles a... READ MORE
A musical recreation of the legendary, impromptu 1956 Sun Records recording session that featured Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis. ... READ MORE
Merchant, the co-creator of the Emmy-award winning series The Office, has embarked on his first stand-up tour as part of the TBS Just for Laughs Chicago comedy ... READ MORE
Set at the mouth of the Mississippi River, the production tells the story of a family planning a surprise birthday party that gets interrupted by a dark and sho... READ MORE
Five actors tell classic and new jokes that cover everything from overbearing mothers to what happens when a rabbi, a priest and a frog walk into a bar. READ MORE
When a gay Iranian sweet talks an American reporter into helping him get an interview for his sanctuary in Turkey, a world of forbidden desires and danger expos... READ MORE
When a boy was shot in the head for giving another boy a Valentine in 2007, the media hardly covered the event. This production explores one man's frustration w... READ MORE
The musical carnival show showcases a group of actors performing in "The Greatest Show on Earth" - featuring everything from the oldest woman to the smallest ma... READ MORE
This musical, written by Terrence McNally and directed by Peter Marston Sullivan, follows a man put in jail for being homosexual who escapes reality with a fant... READ MORE
This drama, written by Rachel Axler, confronts unexpected obstacles of parenthood and marriage as it follows first-time parents in the months after their baby's... READ MORE
This dramatic comedy, written by Young Jean Lee and directed by James D. Palmer, shows what happens when children are left to run things with no guidance. READ MORE
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
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 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
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
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
