Theater openings in March
Indiana
March 4th, 7:30 pm ET, Staged Reading, Honky, Stageworks, The Acting Ensemble, Ensemble on the Avenue, 602 E. Mishawaka Avenue, Mishawaka. FYI http://www.actingensemble.com
March 7th, 7:30 pm, Morning Sun, The Acting Ensemble, Ensemble on the Avenue, 602 E. Mishawaka Avenue, Mishawaka. FYI www.actingensemble.com.
March 26th, 2:00 pm, Leslie Goddard presents Titanic Survivor Violet Jessup, Theatre at the Center, Center for the Visual & Performing Arts, 1040 Ridge Road, Munster. FYI (219) 836-3255 Ext. 1 or www.theatreatthecenter.com
March 27th, 8:00 pm, Songs for a New World, 4th Street Theatre, 125 N. 4th Street, Chesterton. $20. FYI (219) 926-7875 or www.4thstreetncca.com
**** March 28th, 7:30 pm ET, South Bend Civic Theatre presents The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley, Battell Center, 904 N. Main St., Mishawauka. FYI (574) 234-1112 or www.sbct.org.
Illinois
March 3rd, 7:30 pm, Jackalope Theatre presents the United States Premiere of Dummy in Diaspora, The Broadway Armory, 5917 N Broadway, Chicago. $15-$35. FYI JackalopeTheatre.org
March 6th, 7:30 pm, Pussy Sludge, Facility Theatre, 1138 N. California Ave., Chicago. Suggested donation $25. FYI www.facilitytheatre.org.
March 7th, 3:00 pm, Guys and Dolls, Music Theater Works, North Shore Center For The Performing Arts In Skokie, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie. Subscription sales begin Oct. 1, single tickets on sale Jan. 28, 2025. FYI (847) 673-6300 or www.musictheaterworks.com
March 7th, Lobster, Northwestern University, Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts. Hal & Martha Hyer Wallis Theater,
1949 Campus Drive, Evanston. $15. FYI https://wirtz.northwestern.edu/lobster/
March 8th, 7:30 pm, Silk Road Cultural Center in partnership with Avalanche Theatre present a Staged Reading, Grape Leaves by Alexander Attea. The Little Studio, Fine Arts Building, 410 S Michigan Ave, Suite 732, Chicago. Pay-what-you-can. FYI https://www.avalanchetheatre.com/event-details/grape-leaves-2025-03-08-19-30
March 9th, 3:00 pm, Elvis Presley was a Black Man Named Joe, Black Ensemble Theatre Cultural Center, 4450 N. Clark Street, Chicago. Valet parking $13 (cash only). $56.50-$66.50 (fees included). FYI (773) 769-4451 or www.blackensemble.org
March 10th, 7:30 pm, Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble (CDE) in collaboration with Fat Theatre Project present the Chicago Premiere of Funny Like an Abortion. 1650 W. Foster Ave., Chicago. $30. FYI DanzTheatre.org (https://www.danztheatre.org/funny-like-an-abortion.html).
March 14th, 7:30 pm, Joffrey Academy of Dance presents Winning Works, Edlis Neeson Theater, Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E. Chicago Avenue, Chicago. $30. FYI joffrey.org/winningworks.
March 14th, 7:30 pm, The Lifespan of a Fact, OIl Lamp Theatre, 1723 Glenview Road, Glenview. $55. FYI OilLampTheater.org
March 14th, 7:30 pm, In partnership with Chicago Latino Theater Alliance (CLATA), Teatro La Plaza's Hamlet, From Peru, with an ensemble of actors with Down Syndrome. Carl & Marilynn Theater Upstairs, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, 600 E. Grand, Chicago. FYI (312) 595-5600 or www.chicagoshakes.com.
March 14th, Danceworks 2025: signal :: transfer, Northwestern University, Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts. Josephine Louis Theater, 20 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston. $20-$25. FYI https://wirtz.northwestern.edu/danceworks-2025/
March 15th, 7:30 pm, La Bohème, Lyric Opera, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. FYI lyricopera.org/newseason.
March 15th, 8:00 pm, Idle Muse Theatre Company presents The School for Scandal, The Edge Off-Broadway, 1133 W. Catalpa Ave., Chicago. $20-$30. FYI (773) 340-9438 or IdleMuse.org
March 16th, 9:30 or 11:30 am, Go Dog Go! Ve Perro ¡Ve! Chicago Children's Theatre, 100 S. Racine Ave., at Monroe, Chicago. 4-play subscriptions start at $110 with 25% discount before July 27th. $30-$40 Single tickets on sale August 26th. FYI (312) 374-8835, groupsales@chicagochildrenstheatre.org or chicagochildrenstheatre.org
March 16th, 12:00 pm, Remy Bumppo Theatre Company Annual Benefit, Union League Club of Chicago, 65 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago. Gold Ticket $250, Next Generation (40 & under) $125. FYI https://aesbid.com/ELP/BUMPPO25/Tickets
March 17th, 7:00 pm, Invictus Theatre presents William Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale, Windy City Playhouse, 3014 W. Irving Park Road, Chicago. $25-$38. FYI www.invictustheatreco.com
March 19th, 7:00 pm, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Paramount's BOLD Series, Copley Theatre, 8 E. Galena, Aurora. FYI (630) 896-6666 or www.paramountaurora.com.
March 20th, 7:30 pm, Definition Theatre presents Splash Hatch on the E Going Down, Definition at 55th, 1160 E 55th St, (Hyde Park) Chicago. Tickets start at $25. FYI https://www.definitiontheatre.org/shows/splash.
March 21st, 7:30 pm, it's been ten years since everyone died. a play about final girls, Open Space Arts. 1411 W. Wilson Ave., Chicago. $25.00 ($20 for seniors and students, $15 for OSA members). FYI www.openspacearts.org or https://www.goelevent.com/OpenSpaceArts/e/itsbeentenyearssinceeveryonedied
March 22nd, 5:30 - 9:30 pm, 2025 Blues Bash - Casino Royale, honoring Eric Berg & Mather High School, American Blues Theater, 5627 N. Lincoln, Chicago. Tickets on sale February 4th. FYI www.americanbluestheater.com
March 28th, 7:00 pm, North American Premiere, Sunny Days (Chronicles Rock Band, The Kinks), The Yard, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, 600 E. Grand, Chicago. FYI (312) 595-5600 or www.chicagoshakes.com.
March 30th, 7:30 pm, Lyric Premiere, The Listeners, Lyric Opera, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. FYI lyricopera.org/newseason.
Elsewhere
March 5th, Twelfth Night, TheatreSquared in partnership with National Asian American Theatre Company (NAATCO) and Play On Shakespeare, TheatreSquared, 477 W. Spring Street in downtown Fayetteville, Arkansas. FYI (479) 777-7477 or theatre2.org/subscribe.
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