Reviews
Chicago Shakespeare Theater: Hamnet
Chicago Shakespeare Theater presents Hamnet now through March 8, 2026. A reinterpreted, fictional account of Will and Anne Shakespeare’s story and inspiration behind his most famous play.
Annoyance Theatre: Hot People Island
Playwright Deana Velandra presents Hot People Island at the Annoyance Theatre now through February 28, 2026. Perfect for reality show lovers alike, the show pulls out all the tropes for an absurd parody.
A Red Orchid Theatre: Birds of North America
A Red Orchid Theatre presents Birds of North America now through March 15, 2026. Following a father and daughter’s relationship, we see how it grows and changes in moments spent together birdwatching in the backyard.
Porchlight: The Irish…And How They Got That Way
Porchlight Music Theatre presents The Irish…And How They Got That Way through March 15, 2026. A brief, musical history of Ireland takes us on their journey and influence across the globe, perfect for those who love Irish history and music.
Collaboraction: Trial In The Delta: The Murder of Emmett Till
Collaboraction presents Trial in the Delta: The Murder of Emmett Till now through March 1, 2026. Taking the real transcripts from the trial that started the civil rights movement, we’re taken back to the 1950s to the courtroom trying Emmett Till’s murder.
Open Space Arts: My Life as a Cowboy
Open Space Arts presents My Life as a Cowboy now through March 1, 2026. A coming-of-age story about a teenager and his friends, we see how friendships collide as Conor chases his dream of being a country-western dancer.
Theo Ubique: Urinetown
Theo Ubique presents Urinetown now through January 4, 2026. A satirical farce of a musical set in a dystopian reality where people aren’t free to pee. The audience is right there alongside the action in this theater-in-the-round immersive production.
The Artistic Home: Superior Donuts
The Artistic Home presents Superior Donuts now through December 6, 2025. A heartfelt play where two men unlikely to be friends find ways to inspire and help each other.
Invictus Theatre: The House That Will Not Stand
Invictus Theatre presents The House That Will Not Stand now through December 14, 2025. On the cusp of a changing United States and social class system, a household of women contend with their individual futures.
City Lit Theater & Black Button Eyes: Strange Cargo
City Lit Theater and Black Button Eyes Productions present Strange Cargo: The Doom of The Demeter now through November 23, 2025. Following the story of the captain’s log in Bram Stoker’s Dracula, we wonder if the crew will make it safely from Transylvania to London.
Kokandy Productions: Jekyll & Hyde
Kokandy Productions presents Jekyll & Hyde now through January 10, 2026. A gothic tale of a science experiment gone wrong, this production is stacked with talent and has jaws dropping at its incredibleness.
Redtwist Theatre Presents: Chicago
Redtwist Theatre presents Chicago: Queerly Adapted From The Play You’ve Never heard Of That Inspired The Musical You Can’t Get Away From now through November 23, 2025. The original story that inspired Chicago in a campy, over the top, gender bending production.
TimeLine Theatre: Hundreds and Hundreds of Stars
TimeLine Theatre presents Hundreds and Hundreds of Stars now through November 9, 2025. A mother faces deportation after applying for citizenship and brings up questions for her and her daughter.
Chicago Shakespeare Theater: Paranormal Activity
Chicago Shakespeare Theater presents Paranormal Activity now through November 2, 2025. We follow a couple as they settle into their new home but still are plagued by a dark force in this new and thrilling story adding to the Paranormal universe.
Theatre Above the Law: Grimm
Theatre Above the Law presents Grimm now through November 2, 2025. Following the original Grimm’s fairytales, we follow one of the brothers on his quest to find the big, bad wolf.
Corn Productions: DeathToll
Corn Productions presents DeathToll now through October 31, 2025. Packed with Halloween vibes and horror movie tropes, this show will have you laughing and drinking your way through all the death and blood.
A Red Orchid Theatre: Veal
A Red Orchid Theatre presents Veal extended through November 9, 2025. An alternate dystopian future hails the Queen of North America living in the shadow of her traumatic middle school experience.
Steppenwolf Theatre: Mr. Wolf
Steppenwolf Theatre Ensemble presents Mr. Wolf now through November 2, 2025. Exploring the aftereffects of what happens when an abducted child is found, we see how different relationships were grown and now redefined.
Chicago Shakespeare Theater: Rome Sweet Rome
Chicago Shakespeare Theater presents Rome Sweet Rome now through October 19, 2025. A parody of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, this production is a tight 80min parody that is high energy that cleverly incorporates political parallels.
Promethean Theatre Ensemble: The Book Of Will
Promethean Theatre Ensemble presents The Book of Will now through October 25, 2025. Following two company members of Shakespeare’s theatre troupe, we’re taken on a mostly historical account of how his first folio came to be.