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145 Performances Found
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Stage 773
Changes. Bowie in space. With tap shoes.
Opens March 11, 2011
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Charlotte's Web. The classic children's tale.
Opens March 11, 2011
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Goodman Theatre
Chicago Producing Intensive Conference. For theater professionals.
Opens March 11, 2011
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Cornservatory
Off the Paddy Wagon–A Drinking Game Performance. Drink up.
Opens March 11, 2011
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Links Hall
Pearl Pistol. What is Love?
Opens March 11, 2011
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No Exit Cafe
(Theo Ubique)
Some Enchanted Evening: The Songs of Rodgers and Hammerstein. Grand and glorious showtunes in a down and dirty venue.
Opens March 11, 2011
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Greenhouse Theater Center
(LiveWire Theater Company)
13th of Paris, The. Is perfect love possible?
Opens March 12, 2011
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Greenhouse Theater Center
Agnes of God . Lust and power.
Opens March 12, 2011
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Viaduct Theatre
Caucasian Chalk Circle, The. Theater Mir presents...
Opens March 12, 2011
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Gorilla Tango Theatre
Chicagoan, The. Recurring themes include birds, death, and perverts.
Opens March 12, 2011
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Gorilla Tango Theatre
Circus Cats Of Chicago. Yes, you can has a ridiculous gimmick show.
Opens March 12, 2011
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Viaduct Theatre
Full Circle Festival. A story too big for one telling.
Opens March 12, 2011
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Gorilla Tango Theatre
Lost Tales of the Chicago Fire. City on fire.
Opens March 12, 2011
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Gorilla Tango Theatre
Lost Tales of the Chicago Fire. Lotsa topics.
Opens March 12, 2011
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Annoyance Theatre and Bar
Tim Paul's Retarded. The R-word
Opens March 13, 2011
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The Whistler
NEDtalks: Spreading Worthless Ideas. Will there be Power Points?
Opens March 14, 2011
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Davenport's Piano Bar & Cabaret
Nobody's Side: Broadway's Cult Classics. The best Broadway music you never heard.
Opens March 14, 2011
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Bank of America Theatre
Merchant of Venice. Mercy and justice.
Opens March 15, 2011
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W Hotel City Center
(Steppenwolf Theatre Company)
Steppenwolf Salutes WOMEN IN THE ARTS. An honor.
Opens March 15, 2011
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Chicago Shakespeare Theater
(Chicago Shakespeare Theater)
Cripple of Inishmaan, The. Everyone gets their fifteen minutes.
Opens March 16, 2011
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Rosemont Theatre
Madagascar Live. A celebration of friendship.
Opens March 16, 2011
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Theater Wit
(Route 66 Theatre Company)
A Twist of Water. An eloquent new play set on Lake Michigan.
Opens March 17, 2011
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Metropolis Performing Arts Centre
Flanagan’s Wake. An interactive Irish wake.
Opens March 17, 2011
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Metropolis Performing Arts Centre
Flanagan's Wake. The annual St. Patrick’s Day tradition returns to Metropolis.
Opens March 17, 2011
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Gorilla Tango Theatre
Gleeks and Freaks: A Glee Burlesque Musical. Geek Girl Burlesque, the people that brought you "Boobs & Goombas: A Super Mario Burlesque," present this burlesque parody.
Opens March 17, 2011
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Chicago Dramatists
MilkMilkLemonade. Be yourself.
Opens March 17, 2011
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Mary's Attic
Starving Artist Project, The. Bring your appetite...for fun.
Opens March 17, 2011
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Athenaeum Theatre
Terre Haute. Terror.
Opens March 17, 2011
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The Second Stage
Warriors, The. In the shadow of history.
Opens March 17, 2011
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Winnetka Community House
(The 2011 Village Follies)
Aspects of Follies. Fun guys and dolls.
Opens March 18, 2011
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Paramount Theatre
Big Reveal Party. The biggest announcement ever made on the Paramount stage.
Opens March 18, 2011
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Gorilla Tango Theatre
Himmelmania. Spousal comedy.
Opens March 18, 2011
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Chicago Center for the Performing Arts
Made In Puerto Rico. Where's home?
Opens March 18, 2011
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Beat Kitchen
Mortified Chicago . Share the shame.
Opens March 18, 2011
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National Pastime Theatre
(National Pastime Theater)
Naughty. Definitely a dark comedy.
Opens March 18, 2011
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Gorilla Tango Theatre
ATC and Chi Arts High School Improvisers Perform With The Pros. Kids onstage.
Opens March 19, 2011
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The Center for Performing Arts at GSU
Ava Logan . All that jazz.
Opens March 19, 2011
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Gorilla Tango Theatre
Broke Wide Open. Musial words.
Opens March 19, 2011
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The Lincoln Lodge
Cameron Esposito. Come celebrate.
Opens March 19, 2011
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Double Door
(Collaboraction)
Carnaval: Let Them Eat Cake! . Vive la revolution!
Opens March 19, 2011
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(Adventure Stage Chicago)
Sinbad: The Untold Tale. Orphans and sorceresses!
Opens March 19, 2011
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Paramount Theatre
Under the Streetlamp . Rock-and-roll is here to stay.
Opens March 19, 2011
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Oracle Theatre
Woyzeck. A mysterious tale.
Opens March 19, 2011
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Steep Theatre
Mr. Welfare. Part of the The Graphite Series.
Opens March 20, 2011
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Josephinum Academy
Ephemera. Robot love.
Opens March 22, 2011
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Chicago Dramatists
(Teatro Vista)
Freedom, NY. Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose.
Opens March 23, 2011
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Second City
A Good Old-Fashioned Mix and Match of This and That. A show full of options.
Opens March 24, 2011
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Drury Lane Oakbrook Terrace
Aida. Star-crossed lovers.
Opens March 24, 2011
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Steppenwolf Theatre
(Steppenwolf Theatre Company)
Hot L Baltimore, The. Some like it hot.
Opens March 24, 2011
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Next Theatre Company
(Next Theatre)
Phyllis Nagy Project, The. A new project...
Opens March 24, 2011
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Wheaton Drama
All My Sons. Guilt and reckoning.
Opens March 25, 2011
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Gorilla Tango Theatre
Astronaut Theatre. Sketchy.
Opens March 25, 2011
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Loyola University
Creation Myths: In the Beginnings. Beginnings.
Opens March 25, 2011
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Passion Theatre
Darkest Before the Dawn: A Gay Cabaret. Singing their stories.
Opens March 25, 2011
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Passion Theatre
Darkest Before the Dawn: A Gay Cabaret. A light at the end of the tunnel.
Opens March 25, 2011
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Athenaeum Theatre
(Chicago dell'Arte)
Literati, The. Choose your own adventure.
Opens March 25, 2011
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Cornservatory
Real Magic with Justin Purcell. Do you believe in magic?
Opens March 25, 2011
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Chodl Auditorium
Thirst. Runaway.
Opens March 25, 2011
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Sidetrack
3rd Annual Big Package Auction, The. Special delivery.
Opens March 26, 2011
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Goodman Theatre
(Teatro Vista)
El Nogalar. New work by a Chicago name.
Opens March 26, 2011
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Cornservatory
Jensens and the Bensen Invention Convention, The. Meet and greet.
Opens March 26, 2011
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Cornservatory
Jensen's and the Benson Invention Convention. Crazy inventors and crazy inventions.
Opens March 26, 2011
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Gorilla Tango Theatre
Only Mom. A mother's love?
Opens March 26, 2011
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Gorilla Tango Theatre
The Essence of the New Woman.
Opens March 26, 2011
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Studio BE
Your Funeral. RIP
Opens March 26, 2011
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Raven Theatre
(Babes With Blades)
Romeo & Juliet. Why, Romeo, art thou mad?
Opens March 28, 2011
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Broadway Armory
(Chicago Shakespeare Theater)
Black Watch. Based on interviews with soldiers on the ground in Iraq...
Opens March 29, 2011
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Marriott Lincolnshire Theatre
42nd Street. A star is born!
Opens March 30, 2011
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Greenhouse Theater Center
(Remy Bumppo Theatre Company)
Goat or, Who Is Sylvia?, The. Can You Forgive the Truth?
Opens March 30, 2011
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Greenhouse Theater Center
(Remy Bumppo Theater Company)
The Goat or, Who is Sylvia. Pottery will be hurled.
Opens March 30, 2011
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Metropolis Performing Arts Centre
(Chicago Kids Company - Theatre for Children!)
Pinocchio.
Opens March 31, 2011
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BoHo Theatre at Heartland Studio
Dirty Blonde. Platinum.
Opens April 01, 2011
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American Theater Company
(American Theater Company)
Original Grease, The. Chicago gets greasy.
Opens April 01, 2011
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Cornservatory
Posh, Swank, High-Brow, Fancy Gala Fundraiser. Cornfusion classes it up.
Opens April 01, 2011
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(Chicago Opera Theater)
2011 Spring Festival Season, The. Sing into Spring.
Opens April 02, 2011
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Pheasant Run Theatre
(Fox Valley Repertory Youth Ensemble)
Always Patsy Cline. Sing it.
Opens April 02, 2011
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Red Tape Theatre
Chicago Fringe Artist Networking Night. For artists, by artists
Opens April 02, 2011
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BoHo Theatre at Heartland Studio
Alchemist, The. Honor among thieves?
Opens April 08, 2011
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Athenaeum Theatre
I Am Montana. How do you fight an enemy that doesn’t attack with missiles?
Opens April 08, 2011
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A Red Orchid Theatre
Mandrake, The. Is nothing sacred?
Opens April 08, 2011
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Kathleen Mullady Theatre
Pippin. Everyone and their mother is doing Pippin.
Opens April 08, 2011
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Salvage One
Red or White Ball. An annual gala.
Opens April 08, 2011
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North Lakeside Cultural Center
Vanities. A bittersweet comedy about the lives of three Texas girls.
Opens April 08, 2011
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Viaduct Theatre
Voodoo Chalk Circle, The. A perfect storm.
Opens April 08, 2011
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Royal George Theatre Center
White Noise. Pop culture power.
Opens April 09, 2011
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Mayne Stage
Jim Caruso's Cast Party Chicago Premiere. Razzle-dazzle.
Opens April 10, 2011
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Metropolis Performing Arts Centre
Diary of Anne Frank, The. Her memory lives on.
Opens April 11, 2011
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Chicago Shakespeare Theater
(Chicago Shakespeare Theater)
Madness of George 3, The. A mad mad dude.
Opens April 13, 2011
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Chicago Shakespeare Theater
(Chicago Shakespeare Theater)
Madness of George III, The . Dude's crazy.
Opens April 13, 2011
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Jay Pritzker Pavilion
(Lookingglass Theatre Company)
Eastland. Drama at sea er...lake.
Opens April 14, 2011
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Storefront Theatre
(DCA Theater)
There Is a Happiness That Morning Is. A rhyme just in time.
Opens April 14, 2011
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Chicago Shakespeare Theater
(Chicago Shakespeare Theater)
Cripple of Inishman, The. Everyone gets his 15 minutes.
Opens April 15, 2011
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Attic Playhouse
Murder is Announced, A. Whodunit?
Opens April 15, 2011
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TimeLine Theatre Company
(Timeline Theatre)
Front Page, The. Extra extra!
Opens April 16, 2011
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Writers' Theatre (Tudor Court)
(Writers' Theatre)
Heartbreak House. before 'Heartbreak Hotel' there was...
Opens April 19, 2011
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(Bailiwick Chicago)
Passing Strange. What is art?
Opens April 20, 2011
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Studio BE
Reefer Madness. The date is no coincidence.
Opens April 20, 2011
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The Second Stage
(American Demigods)
Erratica. Bad poetry. Good sex. Severe academic misconduct.
Opens April 21, 2011
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Profiles Theatre
Fifty Words. Breakup or makeup?
Opens April 21, 2011
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Theatre Building Chicago
(Porchlight Music Theatre Chicago)
King and I, The. Shall we dance?
Opens April 22, 2011
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Soul Samurai. She's got soul.
Opens April 28, 2011
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Metropolis Performing Arts Centre
Defending the Caveman. A play about men and women.
Opens April 29, 2011
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(Studio BE)
Little Shop of Horrors. Murder, mayhem, and a larger than life alien plant…
Opens April 29, 2011
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Neo-Futurarium
(Neo-Futurists)
Performing Tonight! Liza Minnelli's Daughter. What would you do if you believed you were destined for greatness but fate screwed it up?
Opens April 30, 2011
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Strawdog Theatre
Helen. Vintage Theatre Collective presents...
Opens May 01, 2011
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(Adventure Stage Chicago)
500 Clown Nose. What's red and squishy?
Opens May 03, 2011
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Red Tape Theatre
Tragedy: A Tragedy. Does the sun really always rise?
Opens May 04, 2011
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Forest View Educational Center
Heartland International Tattoo Music and Dance Festival. Indelible.
Opens May 07, 2011
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Court Theatre
(Court Theatre)
Porgy and Bess. The livin' is easy.
Opens May 12, 2011
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Lifeline Theatre
(Lifeline Theatre)
Watership Down. Survival against impossible odds.
Opens May 12, 2011
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Metropolis Performing Arts Centre
Nunsense. Hide your knuckles.
Opens May 19, 2011
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Metropolis Performing Arts Centre
Nunsense. Hide your knuckles!
Opens May 19, 2011
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Viaduct Theatre
(Backstage Theatre Company)
Three Days of Rain. Can an entire life be a secret?
Opens May 21, 2011
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Wheaton Drama
1776. History in the making.
Opens May 27, 2011
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Athenaeum Theatre
Mother Bear. Can progress and pacifism coexist?
Opens May 27, 2011
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Steppenwolf Theatre
Next Up. Three productions showcasing Chicago’s next generation of artists, presented in rotating repertory.
Opens May 31, 2011
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Raven Theatre
Cherry Orchard, The. Watch out for that revolver.
Opens June 05, 2011
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Lookingglass Theatre Company
(Lookingglass Theatre Company)
Last Act of Lilka Kadison, The. Looking back...
Opens June 11, 2011
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Steppenwolf Theatre
(Steppenwolf Theatre Company)
Middletown . In the middle.
Opens June 16, 2011
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Cornservatory
Jesus Camp - the Musical. Praise him.
Opens June 17, 2011
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Writers' Theatre (Tudor Court)
(Writers' Theatre)
Detective’s Wife, The. She's got a grudge.
Opens July 07, 2011
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Chopin Theatre
Rose of Stambul. Romance and mystery.
Opens July 16, 2011
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(Timeline Theatre)
Walk in the Woods, A. A long walk.
Opens August 22, 2011
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Goodman Theatre
(Victory Gardens)
Red. A tormented artist.
Opens September 02, 2011
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Steppenwolf Theatre
Clybourne Park . What happens when home becomes a battleground?
Opens September 08, 2011
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Victory Gardens Biograph Theater
In the Next Room or the Vibrator Play. A buzzworthy show.
Opens September 09, 2011
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(Timeline Theatre)
Pitman Papers, The. The power of individual expression.
Opens September 10, 2011
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Northlight Theatre
Snapshots. Schwartz B-sides.
Opens September 16, 2011
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BoHo Theatre at Heartland Studio
Pippin. Magic to do.
Opens October 15, 2011
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American Theater Company
(American Theater Company)
It's a Wonderful Life: The Radio Play. Every time this play is produced, an angel gets its wings.
Opens November 04, 2011
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Steppenwolf Theatre
Penelope. The war at home.
Opens December 01, 2011
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BoHo Theatre at Heartland Studio
Tartuffe. Tartuffe is always one step ahead of the game...
Opens January 13, 2012
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Steppenwolf Theatre
Time Stands Still. The lens of war.
Opens January 19, 2012
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(Timeline Theatre)
Enron. High drama and high finance.
Opens January 21, 2012
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Goodman Theatre
(Victory Gardens)
What We’re Up Against. Hidden alliances and secret betrayals.
Opens January 27, 2012
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Fringe Lottery, The. Shirley Jackson will be there.
Opens February 27, 2012
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Victory Gardens Biograph Theater
(Victory Gardens)
We Are Proud to Present a Presentation About the Herero of Namibia, Formerly Known as South-West Af. Genocide.
Opens March 30, 2012
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Steppenwolf Theatre
March, The. What are the limits of courage and love?
Opens April 05, 2012
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BoHo Theatre at Heartland Studio
Rainmaker, The. A classic American tale of the power of hope during hard times.
Opens April 06, 2012
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(Timeline Theatre)
My Kind of Town. Law and Order.
Opens May 05, 2012
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BoHo Theatre at Heartland Studio
Floyd Collins. An American story.
Opens June 15, 2012
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Steppenwolf Theatre
Three Sisters . A classic.
Opens June 28, 2012
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(Collaboraction)
Sketchbook REVERB.
Opens February 10, 2020
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Kathleen Mullady Theatre
(Loyola Department of Fine and Performing Arts)
Misalliance.
Opens February 18, 2020
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John Waldron Arts Center
(The James Downing Theatre)
Bang Bang You're Dead. "A Christmas carol," this ain't.
Opens July 04, 2020

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