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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.  ...

Cast Set for Sam Shepard's A LIE OF THE MIND at Raven Theatre


by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 05, 2024

Chicago's Raven Theatre Company has revealed the cast and production team for Sam Shepard's A LIE OF THE MIND, directed by Azar Kazemi. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets. ...

The Outer Loop to Present 13 SUITS: A MOTHER'S MONOLOGUES in November


by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 28, 2024

The Outer Loop Theater Experience will present 13 SUITS: A MOTHER'S MONOLOGUES, an immersive production addressing drunk driving and grief. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets. ...

IRONBOUND Extends at Raven Theatre


by Stephi Wild - October 11, 2024

Chicago’s Raven Theatre Company announced the extension of their current production, the Chicago Premiere of Martyna Majok’s IRONBOUND, directed by Georgette Verdin. ...

Cast Set For THE COMEDIANS at Chicago's Raven Theatre Company


by Stephi Wild - October 09, 2024

Chicago’s Raven Theatre Company announced the cast and production team for the limited engagement World Premiere of Philip Dawkins’ THE COMEDIANS, running November 14 - 24, 2024 and directed by Colm Summers.  ...

The Outer Loop to Present the Return of TALK HARD CHICAGO Monthly Event


by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 30, 2024

The Outer Loop will present the return of Talk Hard Chicago, a monthly event starting October 7th, featuring new and in-progress works from diverse artists. Hosted in collaboration with Raven Theatre. Learn more about the event and see how to attend. ...

Goodman Theatre Welcomes Two New Fellows For 24/25 Season


by Stephi Wild - September 23, 2024

The Goodman Theatre has announced the addition of two outstanding artists to its fellowship programs for the 2024/2025 season: Tor Campbell and Raquel Torre. Both fellows bring exceptional talent, experience, and dedication to the arts, enriching the Goodman's artistic community....

The Story Theatre Presents THE LOVE OBJECT This October


by A.A. Cristi - September 11, 2024

THE Story Theatre announced the world premiere of THE LOVE OBJECT, running from October 10 to November 3, 2024, at Raven Theatre’s Schwartz Stage....

Raven Theatre Announces IRONBOUND Beginning This October


by A.A. Cristi - August 14, 2024

Raven Theatre Company has announced the cast and production team for the Chicago premiere of IRONBOUND, running from October 2-27, 2024. Discover the talented ensemble bringing this compelling story to life....

Chicago's Glass Apple Theatre to Open THIS ONE WILL GROW This Week


by Blair Ingenthron - July 28, 2024

Chicago's Glass Apple Theatre, Ltd., has announced their surprise opening of playwright Richard James Zieman's new play, This One Will Grow on the Schwartz Stage at Raven Theatre....

Past Shows

Night Watch
Night Watch
10/5 - 11/12/2023


Synopsis: What’s more nightmarish: not being able to trust those around you… or not being able to trust yourself? Moonlit streets, a restless mind and ...

The Beauty Queen of Leenane
The Beauty Queen of Leenane
9/7 - 9/17/2023


The Beauty Queen of Leenane is a gripping and darkly comedic play by Martin McDonagh. Set in a remote Irish village, it follows the strained ...

Beggars and Bums
Beggars and Bums
8/18 - 8/19/2023


Beggars and Bums is a comical lighthearted stage play about the misconception that all beggars and bums are homeless. It's about a group of people ...

Raven Theatre: The October Storm by Joshua Allen


Raven Theatre presents 'The October Storm' by Joshua Allen, directed by Malkia Stampley. In 1960s South Side Chicago, the solitary landlady Mrs. Elkins oversees her ...

Sizwe Banzi is Dead
Sizwe Banzi is Dead
11/18 - 11/20/2022


From The Outer Loop Theater Experience, comes  "Sizwe Banzi is Dead"  by Athol Fugard, John Kani and Winston Ntshona.  Sizwe  tells the story of a ...

CHICAGO WRITERS’ BLOC 2022 NEW PLAYS FESTIVAL


Staged readings of 10 new works presented as part of its 2022 New Plays Festival, running May 23 to June 14 at the Raven Theater ...

Late, A Cowboy Song
6/18 - 6/28/2020


Svaha Theatre Collective...


Mlima is a magnificent elephant trapped by the underground international ivory market. As he follows a trail littered by a history of greed, Mlima takes ...

Marisol
Marisol
10/20 - 11/26/2017


An absurdist comedy in which a young New York City woman of Puerto Rican descent finds herself immersed in a battle led by angels to ...

Not About Nightingales
Not About Nightingales
4/19 - 6/3/2017


When rules are unjust, we need to break them. This early play by Tennessee Williams is the story, based on real events, of a prison ...

Sycamore
Sycamore
3/8 - 4/29/2017


Celia and Henry are teenaged siblings living in a Midwestern suburb who both become romantically interested in the same boy - their new next-door neighbor ...

The Assembled Parties
The Assembled Parties
1/25 - 3/25/2017


In 1980, the Bascov family gathers with relatives and friends in their sprawling Central Park West apartment to celebrate the holidays and the accomplishments of ...

Betrayal
Betrayal
10/26 - 12/17/2016


Pinter’s modern classic drama concerns the nine-year affair between a London writer and the wife of his publisher and best friend. A thoughtful, rich play ...

Red Velvet
Red Velvet
9/28 - 11/27/2016


The backstage story of African-American actor Ira Aldridge and how in 1833 he became the first black actor to perform on a London stage. The ...

Direct From Death Row: The Scottsboro Boys


Nine African-American teenagers falsely accused in 1931 of assaulting two white Alabama women spent decades in the legal system fighting for their lives. They return ...

Bang the Drum Slowly
3/15 - 7/14/2012


A moving look at life, loyalty and America's pastime, this touching drama unfolds during a season of baseball with the New York Mammoths, focusing on ...

The Price
2/28 - 4/14/2012


Two long estranged brothers - one a cop of limited means, the other a successful doctor - meet in the attic of a New York ...

Dating Walter Dante
2/7 - 3/24/2012


His first wife may or may not have died accidentally. His second wife is missing.The police watch him around the clock. Walter Dante isn't exactly ...

Port
Port
1/8 - 2/26/2011


Spanning 12 years, the American premiere of Simon Stephens powerful play looks at the life a young girl–Rachel Keats. Abandoned by her mother, she is ...

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