Theater This Week
Now Playing in 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
Through March 9th, Once on This Island, Wilson Auditorium, South Bend Civic Theatre, 403 N. Main, South Bend. $25-$37. FYI (574) 234-1112 or www.sbct.org.
Through March 9th, The Mad Ones, Towle Theater, 5205 Hohman Avenue, Hammond. $24. FYI (219) 037-8780 or www.towletheater.org.
March 7th through 16th, Morning Sun, The Acting Ensemble, Ensemble on the Avenue, 602 E. Mishawaka Avenue, Mishawaka. FYI www.actingensemble.com.
Now Playing in Illinois:
**** Through March 8th, Short Shakespeare! A Midsummer Night's Dream, Jentes Family Courtyard Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, 600 E. Grand, Chicago. FYI (312) 595-5600 or www.chicagoshakes.com.
Through March 8th, Shattered Globe Theatre presents Lobby Hero, Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont, Chicago. FYI (773) 975-8150, www.sgtheatre.org or www.theaterwit.org
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
Through March 9th, Chicago Premiere, Fat Ham, a co-production with Definition Theatre. Owen Theatre, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago. FYI (312) 443-3800 or www.goodmantheatre.org.
Through March 9th, World Premiere, The Cave, A Red Orchid Theatre, 1531 N. Wells St., Chicago. $35-$50. FYI (312) 943-8722 or www.aredorchidtheatre.org
March 7th through 9th, 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 10th, 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-2025-03-10-19-30
Through March 15th, First Floor Theater presents World Premiere, ONE PARTY CONSENT, The Den Theatre (1331 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago. FYI www.firstfloortheater.com
Through March 16th, Gift Theatre presents World Premiere, CYGNUS, Filament Theatre (4041 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago. FYI 773-283-7071 or boxoffice@thegifttheatre.org
Through March 22nd, A Lie of the Mind, Raven Theatre, 6157 N. Clark St. (at Granville), Chicago. FYI (773) 338-2177 or raventheatre.com
Through March 23rd, Jackalope Theatre presents the United States Premiere of Dummy in Diaspora, The Broadway Armory, 5917 N Broadway, Chicago. $15-$35. FYI JackalopeTheatre.org
Through March 23rd, I and You, Citadel Theatre, West Campus building, Lake Forest School District, 300 S. Waukegan Rd., Lake Forest. $45. FYI (847) 735-8554, ext. 1 or www.citadeltheatre.org
Through March 23rd, A Raisin in the Sun, Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis Avenue, Chicago. FYI (773) 753-4472 or www.CourtTheatre.org.
Through March 23rd, The Artistic Home presents Hedda Gabler, The Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee Avenue., Chicago. $35. Tickets @ (773) 697-3830 or www.thedentheatre.com. FYI www.theartistichome.org
Through March 23rd, Fool for Love, Downstairs Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted, Chicago. FYI (312) 335-1650 or www.steppenwolf.org
Through March 29th, Kitty James and Destiny’s Trail to Oregon, The Factory Theater, 1623 W. Howard St., Chicago. $30. FYI (312) 275-5757 or TheFactoryTheater.com.
Through March 29th, We Always Bounce Black: A Black Excellence Comedy Revue, The Second City, UP Comedy Club, 230 W North Ave, 3rd Floor of Piper’s Alley, Chicago. Tickets start at $29. FYI (312) 337-3992 or www.secondcity.com.
**** Through March 29th, The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System, Marriott Theatre for Young Audiences, Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. FYI (847) 634-0200 or www.marriotttheatre.com
Through March 29th, World Premier, Kitty James and Destiny’s Trail to Oregon, Factory Theater, 1623 W. Howard Street, Chicago. $30. FYI TheFactoryTheater.com
March 6th through 30th, 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
Through March 30th, William Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus, Redtwist Theatre, 1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., Chicago. $35. FYI RedtwistTheatre.org.
Through March 30th, Betrayal, Albert Theatre, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago. FYI (312) 443-3800 or www.goodmantheatre.org.
Through March 30th, Waitress, Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd, Aurora. FYI (630) 896-6666 or www.paramountaurora.com.
Through March 30th, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. FYI (847) 634-0200 or www.marriotttheatre.com
Through March 30th, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Drury Lane Oakbrook, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace. FYI (630) 530-0111 or www.drurylaneoakbrook.com. TicketMaster (312) 559-1212 or www.ticketmaster.com.
Through March 30th, Lookingglass Theatre Company in Association with Actors Gymnasium presents a World Premiere, Circus Quixote, Lookingglass Theatre, Joan and Paul Theatre at Water Tower Water Works, 821 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago. $30-$80. FYI LookingglassTheatre.org
Through March 31st, Love Chaos & Dinner, Teatro Zinzanni, Spiegeltent ZaZou, Hotel Cambria, 32 W. Randolph, Chicago. $99-$129. FYI https://zinzanni.com/chicago/
March 6th through April 5th, Pussy Sludge, Facility Theatre, 1138 N. California Ave., Chicago. Suggested donation $25. FYI www.facilitytheatre.org.
Through April 20th, 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
Through June 29th, Million Dollar Quartet, Paramount’s new Stolp Island Theatre, 5 E. Downer Place, Suite G,, Aurora. FYI (630) 896-6666 or www.paramountaurora.com.
Through August 31st, 7:30 pm, Dennis Watkins in partnership with the Goodman Theatre & Petterino's announces The Magic Parlor with Dennis Watkins, 50 W. Randolph, Chicago. $85 ($115 for performance + encore experience). FYI (312) 443-3800 or TheMagicParlourChicago.com.
Open Run, Fridays & Saturdays, 10:30 pm, Sundays, 7 pm, The Infinite Wrench, The Neo-Futurist Theater, 5153 N. Ashland Avenue, Chicago. $20 or pay-what-you-can. FYI neofuturists.org
Now Playing in Michigan:
Now Playing in Wisconsin:
Now Playing Elsewhere:
March 5th through 30th, 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.
Through July 6th, Steppenwolf Theatre presents Purpose, Helen Hayes Theater, 240 West 44th St., New York, NY. $79-$299. FYI https://criterionticketing.com/
Now Playing in London:
Link to London guide: https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/news/your-guide-to-london-theatre-shows
**** Family Friendly and/or Children's Theatre
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