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OPEN SPACE ARTS

1411 W. Wilson Ave.
Chicago, IL 60640

MR. PARKER
1/31 - 2/16/2025


Open Space Arts presents the Chicago premiere of Michael McKeever's heartfelt drama, MR. PARKER, running from January 31 to February 16, 2025. The play follows ...

Mr. Parker
Mr. Parker
1/31 - 2/16/2025


Terry Parker is a middle-aged man navigating life after a profound personal loss. As he works to rediscover his identity and adjust to unexpected changes, ...

AS IS
3/28 - 4/13/2025


AS IS is a poignant drama by William Hoffman that explores the emotional landscape of a group of friends in New York City during the ...


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Chicago Theatre Week Tickets On Sale In January


by A.A. Cristi - December 19, 2024

Tickets go on sale at 10am on Tuesday. January 7, 2025, for Chicago Theatre Week (#CTW25), an annual celebration of the rich tradition of theatre-going in Chicago during which visitors and residents can access value-priced tickets. Chicago Theatre Week is February 6-16, 2025.  ...

Chicago Premiere Of MR. PARKER to be Presented at Open Space Arts


by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 13, 2024

Open Space Arts will stage the Chicago premiere of MR. PARKER, a drama by Michael McKeever. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets. ...

Open Space Arts' MERCY KILLING To Extend Two Weekends, Until December 1


by Blair Ingenthron - November 09, 2024

Open Space Arts has announced it has extended the run of its dark comedy MERCY KILLING, by Alandra Hileman. Learn more about the production and how to get tickets here!...

Chicago Premiere Of THE BERLIN DIARIES Begins At Open Space Arts This December


by A.A. Cristi - October 22, 2024

The Chicago premiere of THE BERLIN DIARIES has been announced at Open Space Arts....

Open Space Arts Will Extend LIGHT SWITCH to Next Month


by Stephi Wild - September 20, 2024

Open Space Arts has announced a two-weekend extension of its production of LIGHT SWITCH, the hilarious and heartbreaking story of Henry, an autistic gay man, and his journey toward love and acceptance over the span of twenty years. ...

Review: LIGHT SWITCH at Open Space Arts


by Zac Thriffiley - September 18, 2024

Open Space Arts's production of LIGHT SWITCH shines a much-needed spotlight (no pun intended) on the struggles of neurodiverse members of queer communities, thanks in large part to its captivating leading man....

Open Space Arts Announces Four-Play QUEER EXPRESSION Series For 2024-25


by A.A. Cristi - July 23, 2024

Open Space Arts has announced a four-play series for 2024-25 focused on LGBTQ+ themes, featuring three new Chicago premieres and the classic play AS IS....

Open Space Arts' British Hit COCK Extended Through May


by A.A. Cristi - April 16, 2024

Open Space Arts extends its British hit show COCK to May 11th due to popular demand. Catch the production that has received rave reviews and a Jeff recommendation for an additional three weekends....

COCK Comes to Open Space Arts in April


by Stephi Wild - February 29, 2024

Open Space Arts has announced the fourth production of its inaugural season, the comedy COCK, by British playwright Mike Bartlett....

Open Space Arts Extends SUNSETS: TWO ACTS ON A BEACH To Early March


by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 12, 2024

Open Space Arts will present a two-week extension of SUNSETS: TWO ACTS ON A BEACH by Cal Yeomans, a long-lost drama by an early pioneer of gay theater. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets....

Past Shows

The Berlin Diaries
The Berlin Diaries
12/20 - 1/5/2025


The great-grandfather of Oregon Book Award-winning playwright Andrea Stolowitz kept a journal for his descendants after escaping to New York City in 1939 as a ...

MERCY KILLING
11/1 - 12/1/2024


MERCY KILLING is a dark comedy by Alandra Heilman that explores the twisted life of Mercy, a barista in San Francisco who also happens to ...

Mercy Killing
Mercy Killing
11/1 - 11/17/2024


Mercy is a barista is San Francisco. She’s also a serial killer. But it’s fine, the only person who knows is Thana, the Grim Reaper ...


PLOT POINTS IN OUR SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT is a two-character play by Miranda Rose Hall that explores the complexities of a love affair between a cisgender ...

Light Switch
Light Switch
9/13 - 10/13/2024


Henry Sullivan, 27, single, gay, and autistic, lives his life vicariously through the heroes and heroines of the 19th-century British novels he devours. But no ...

C*CK
C*CK
4/4 - 5/11/2024


A comic discussion of identity and sexuality.

Sunsets: Two Acts on a Beach


An evening of two plays set next to a men’s room on a Florida gulf coast beach – the sort of place where seaside frolics ...

Rosenberg
Rosenberg
10/21 - 11/5/2023


Sam Goodstein prosecuted Julius and Ethel Rosenberg for treason in the trial of the century. Their conviction led Sam and his wife Judith to success, ...

Massage Therapy
Massage Therapy
9/16 - 10/1/2023


Over the course of one year, a gay massage therapist and his female client grow to form an unusually strong bond. At first skeptical of ...

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