Theater openings in May
Indiana
May 2nd, 7:30 pm, POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive, Towle Theater, 5205 Hohman Avenue, Hammond. $24. FYI (219) 937-8780 or www.towletheater.org
May 2nd, 7:30 pm ET, Company, Warner Studio Theatre, South Bend Civic Theatre, 403 N. Main, South Bend. $25-$37. FYI (574) 234-1112 or www.sbct.org.
May 6th, 7:30 pm ET, Staged Reading, Women Doing...WWI Songs, Stageworks, The Acting Ensemble, Ensemble on the Avenue, 602 E. Mishawaka Avenue, Mishawaka. FYI http://www.actingensemble.com
May 8th, Teen Fest, Chicago Street Theatre, 154 W. Chicago Street, Valparaiso. $20-$22. FYI https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=cstin
**** May 19th, 9:15 & 11:15 am, Modern Mother Goose, Theatre for Kids, Theatre at the Center, Center for Visual & Performing Arts, 1040 Ridge Road, Munster. $10. FYI (219) 836-3255 Ext 1 or www.theatreatthecenter.com.
May 23rd, 7:30 pm, "Flight" an original musical in concert, Towle Theater, 5205 Hohman Avenue, Hammond. $50. FYI (219) 937-8780 or www.towletheater.org
May 30th, 7:00 pm, Misery, Dunes Arts Summer Theatre, 288 Shady Oak Dr., Michigan City. $30-$35. FYI (219) 879-7509 or www.dunesARTS.org
May 30th, 7:30 pm, Beatniks Entertainment presents Rumors, Beatniks on Conkey, 420 Conkey Street, Hammond. $20 at the door. FYI (219) 852-0848 or www.beatniksonconkey.com
Illinois
May 2nd, PrideArts fundraiser, Call Me Elizabeth starring Kayla Boye, Hoover-Leppen Theatre at Center on Halsted,
3656 N. Halsted, Chicago. $35. FYI (773) 661-0770 or www.pridearts.org
May 3rd, 7:00 pm, Hymn, Jentes Family Courtyard Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, 600 E. Grand, Chicago. FYI (312) 595-5600 or www.chicagoshakes.com.
May 4th, 7:00 pm, Avalanche Theatre presents Time is a Color and the Color is Blue. Bramble Arts Loft, 5545 N. Clark Street, Chicago. Tickets start at $15. FYI avalanchetheatre.com/time-is-a-color.
May 5th, 7:00 pm, Art, Remy Bumppo Theatre Company, Theater Wit, 1228 W. Belmont, Chicago. $15-$55. FYI Subscriptions: RemyBumppo.org Single tickets on sale July 1th: TheaterWit.org
May 6th, 7:00 pm, Hadestown, CIBC Theatre, 18 W. Monroe, Chicago. FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
May 8th, Gift Theatre presents TEN, A 10-minute performance festival of new work written, directed, and performed by various local artists. Filament Theatre (4041 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago. FYI 773-283-7071 or boxoffice@thegifttheatre.org
May 8th, 8:00 pm, This Too Shall Slap, 113th Mainstage, The Second City, 1616 N. Wells Street, Chicago. FYI www.secondcity.com
May 9th, 7:00 pm, Cats, Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd, Aurora. FYI (630) 896-6666 or www.paramountaurora.com.
May 10th, Young People's Theatre of Chicago presents Charlotte's Web, The Greenhouse Theater. 2257 N Lincoln Ave., Chicago. Adults $34.50, Children 12 & under $25.50. FYI https://ci.ovationtix.com/36644/production/1211682?performanceId=11515933
May 10th, 7:00 pm, Ballet Chicago presents Balanchine + Beyond, Harris Theatre for Music & Dance, 205 E. Randolph, Chicago. $32-$71. FYI www.harristheaterchicago.org
May 10th, 7:30 pm, Staged Reading, Nocturnal Admissions, Open Space Arts, 1411 W. Wilson Street, Chicago. $30. FYI www.openspacearts.org
May 11th, 3:00 pm, World Premiere Adaptation, R.U.R. (ROSSUM'S UNIVERSAL ROBOTS), City Lit Theatre Company, second floor (accessible via elevator), Edgewater Presbyterian Church, 1020 West Bryn Mawr Avenue, Chicago. $25-$35. FYI (773) 293-3682 or www.citylit.org
May 12th, 7:00 pm, The Antiquities by Jordan Harrison, A World-Premiere Co-Production with Playwrights Horizons and Vineyard Theatre. Owen Theatre, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago. FYI (312) 443-3800 or www.goodmantheatre.org.
May 15th, Mancub, Northwestern University, Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts. Hal & Martha Hyer Wallis Theater, 1949 Campus Drive, Evanston. Ages 13 +. $25-$30. FYI https://wirtz.northwestern.edu
May 15th, Gender Play, or what you Will, Steppenwolf's LookOut Series, 1700 Theater, 1700 N. Halsted St., Chicago. $38. FYI (312) 335-1650 or steppenwolf.org/lookout
May 15th, First Floor Theater presents Chicago Premiere, EVANSTON SALT COSTS CLIMBING, The Den Theatre (1331 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago. FYI www.firstfloortheater.com
May 15th, Pegasus Theatre Chicago presents Shakin’ the Mess Outta Misery, Chicago Dramatists’ Russ Tutterow Theatre, 798 N. Aberdeen, Chicago. $15-$35. FYI pegasustheatrechicago.org.
May 16th, 7:30 pm, Hubbard Street Dance Spring Series, Harris Theatre for Music & Dance, 205 E. Randolph, Chicago. $32-$71. FYI www.harristheaterchicago.org
May 16th, 8:00 pm, The Conspirators present Chicago Cop Macbeth, Otherworld Theatre, 3914 N. Clark Street, Chicago. $30. FYI ConspireWithUs.org.
May 17th, Goodman Theatre Centennial Gala starring Leslie Odom, Jr., The Fairmont Chicago, 200 N. Columbus, Chicago. Tickets start at $1,000. FYI (312) 443-3811 ext. 220 or www.GoodmanTheatre.org.
May 17th, 3:00 or 7:30 pm, Chicago Premiere of Dianne Nora’s SIX MEN DRESSED LIKE JOSEPH STALIN, A Red Orchid Theatre, 1531 N. Wells St., Chicago. Tickets on sale April 8th. $35-$50. FYI www.aredorchidtheatre.org.
May 18th, 3:00 pm, Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts in partnership with Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre presents HONEYPOT: Black Southern Women Who love Women. Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre, Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 Noyes Street, Evanston. $25-$30. FYI https://ci.ovationtix.com/1771/production/1226627
May 23rd, As It Is In Heaven, Northwestern University, Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts. Josephine Louis Theater, 20 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston. $20-$25. FYI https://wirtz.northwestern.edu/as-it-is-in-heaven/
May 23rd, 7:30 pm, Scandalous Boy, Open Space Arts, 1411 W. Wilson Street, Chicago. $10. FYI www.openspacearts.org
May 24th, 7:30 pm, Samuel Beckett’s ENDGAME, Facility Theatre, 1138 N. California Ave., Chicago. Suggested donation $25. FYI www.facilitytheatre.org.
May 27th, 7:30 pm, Jackalope Theatre Company presents the World Premiere, Esho Rasho’s Neighborhood Watch. Broadway Armory Park, 5917 N Broadway St., Chicago. $15-$40. FYI (773) 340-2543 or JackalopeTheatre.org
May 29th, 7:00 pm, Golden Leaf Ragtime Blues, American Blues Theater, 5627 N. Lincoln, Chicago. FYI (773) 654-3103 or www.americanbluestheater.com
May 30th, Theatre 68 presents Bill W. and Dr. Bob, North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie. Tickets start at $69. FYI www.billwanddrbobonstage.com.
Wisconsin
May 3rd, First Stage presents Dog Man: The Musical, Uihlein Hall, Marcus Performing Arts Center, 929 Water Street, Milwaukee, WI. Ages 6-9. Tickets start at $25. Tickets available at www.ticketmaster.com. FYI (414) 267-2961 or firststage.org
May 9th, 7:30 pm, RAIN, Marcus Performing Arts Center, 929 N. Water Street, Milwaukee. FYI (414) 273-7206 or www.marcuscenter.org
Elsewhere
May 16th, T2's Arkansas New Play Festival, TheatreSquared, 477 W. Spring Street in downtown Fayetteville, Arkansas; The Momentary in Bentonville and at the Medium in Springdale. FYI (479) 777-7477 or theatre2.org/subscribe.
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