PEGASUS THEATRE CHICAGO ANNOUNCES THE 39TH ANNUAL YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL, JANUARY 1st - 24th, 2026 AT CHICAGO DRAMATISTS || Pegasus Shines a Spotlight on New Works from Chicago High School Playwrights at this Annual Celebration of Creativity and Emerging Talent || Tickets go on Sale Friday, Nov. 28th
Manual Cinema’s Christmas Carol returns to Chicago’s historic Studebaker Theater for limited run this holiday season December 12th – 28th || Tickets now on sale for Manual Cinema’s imaginative rendition of the Charles Dickens classic; audiences invited on stage after each performance for a special interactive holiday experience
THEATER OF THE MIND, CHICAGO’S NEWEST DOWNTOWN CULTURAL ATTRACTION, CREATED BY TALKING HEADS FRONTMAN DAVID BYRNE & WRITER MALA GAONKAR AND PRODUCED BY GOODMAN THEATRE, ANNOUNCES INITIAL DATES FOR SPRING ENGAGEMENT AT THE REID MURDOCH BUILDING: MARCH 11th - MAY 31st || **TICKETS FOR THIS ONE-OF-A-KIND IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE GO ON SALE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7 AT 10 AM**
***WITH MORE THAN 124 THEATER OF THE MIND PERFORMANCES/WEEK, THE GOODMAN OFFERS NEARLY 4,000 OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPERIENCE THEATER DURING ITS 100TH SEASON, SERVING NEARLY 300,000 PEOPLE***
Rivendell Theatre Ensemble hosts a benefit event with the stars and filmmakers of the IFC Film, Ghostlight, starring RTE founders Tara Mallen, Keith Kupferer, their daughter Katherine Mallen Kupferer and a host of Chicago actors || Tuesday, December 9th at The Davis Theater
CHRISTOPHER DONAHUE RETURNS AS SCROOGE, 9-YEAR-OLD ELLA BOPARAI DEBUTS AS TINY TIM IN THE GOODMAN’S 48TH ANNUAL PRODUCTION OF A CHRISTMAS CAROL, NOVEMBER 15th – DECEMBER 31st || **DIRECTED FOR THE FIRST TIME BY MALKIA STAMPLEY, THIS YEAR’S 34-PERSON COMPANY INCLUDES FRESH FACES AND FAMILIAR FAVORITES** || ***CHIKÉ JOHNSON (ASHLAND AVENUE) APPEARS AS SCROOGE IN 10 PERFORMANCES***
South Bend Civic Theatre explores the Salem witch trials with Arthur Miller’s The Crucible
Adults-only holiday fun: Who's Holiday! brings R-rated Cindy-Lou Who back to Theater Wit for her fifth year, November 28th - December 28th || Veronica Garza returns to her Jeff-nominated role as Cindy-Lou Who, now 40, flirty, and ready to spill the green tea about the Grinch
Opera's most thrilling double feature: Cavalleria rusticana & Pagliacci open at Lyric on Saturday, November 1st
Court Theatre presents The Taming of the Shrew By William Shakespeare || Adapted and Directed by Marti Lyons || November 14th – December 14th
Cast and creative team in rehearsal for Steppenwolf Theatre’s Production of AMADEUS, Written by Peter Shaffer, Directed by Robert Falls || Featuring ensemble members Ian Barford, Robert Breuler, Ora Jones and Yasen Peyankov with David Darrow, Andrés Enriquez, Jodi Gage, Michael Kingston,
Aaron Kirby, Greg Komorowski, Jaye Ladymore, Gregory Linington, John Lister, Matt Miles, Aja Singletary, Joey Slotnick, Sawyer Smith and Erica Stephan ||
Now Extended Through January 11th in Steppenwolf’s Ensemble Theater
