• Theater This Week

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    Now Playing in Indiana:

     

    Now Playing in Illinois:  

    September 3rd through 5th, Bill W. and Dr. Bob, North Shore Center for the Performing Arts om Skokie, 9501 Skokie Blvd. Skokie. Tickets start at $65. FYI www.ticketmaster.com. 

    **** Through September 6th, PlayMakers Laboratory presents That's Weird, Grandma’s 25th Birthday, Neo-Futurist Theater, 5153 N. Ashland Ave., Chicago. FYI www.playmakerslab.org. 

    Through September 13th, I Love You Because, Oil Lamp Theater, 1723 Glenview Road, Glenview. FYI OilLampTheater.org. 

    Through September 13th, Kokandy Productions presents HAIR, Chopin Theater Mainstage, 1543 W. Division St., Chicago. Tickets go on sale February 2nd. FYI kokandyproductions.com.

    Through September 22nd, Invictus Theatre Company presents Indecent, Windy City Playhouse, 3014 W. Irving Park Road, Chicago. $25-$45. FYI www.invictustheatreco.com

    Through September 27th, Joan Crawford Goes to Hell, Hell in a Handbag, The Clutch, 4335 N. Western Ave., Chicago. FYI https://www.tickettailor.com/events/hellinahandbagproductions/1818967

    September 3rd through October 3rd, Promethean Theatre Ensemble presents Chicago Premiere, Blood of the Lamb, The Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee, Chicago. $35, $25 Seniors/Students. FYI (773) 697-3830 or https://www.prometheantheatre.org 

    September 2nd through October 4th, The Birth of the Pill, TimeLine Theatre, 5035 N. Broadway (at Argyle), Chicago. FYI (773) 281-8463 x1 or timelinetheatre.com. 

    September 4th through October 4th, World Premiere, Black Girl from a White Suburb, American Blues Theater, 5627 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago. FYI (773) 654-3103 or www.americanbluestheater.com

    September 5th through October 4th, World Premiere, The 7 Fingers’ The Attic: Things I’ve Seen While Lying on My Back, Albert Theatre, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago.  FYI (312) 443-3800 or www.goodmantheatre.org.

    Through October 4th, Shane, World Premiere Adaptation of the classic Western. City Lit Theater, 1020 W. Bryn Mawr, on the second floor (accessible via elevator) of the Edgewater Presbyterian Church. $40. FYI (773) 293-3682 or t www.citylit.org 

    Through October 4th, Adolescent Salvation, Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave., Chicago. $18-$46. FYI (773) 975-8150 or theaterwit.org

    September 4th through October 11th, World Premiere, Bonnie's Last Flight, Rivendell Theatre Ensemble, 5779 N. Ridge Avenue, Chicago. RIVPass (ticket to all 3 shows) $95. FYI (773) 334-7728 or www.RivendellTheatre.org

    Through October 11th, Mean Girls, Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd, Aurora. FYI (630) 896-6666 or www.paramountaurora.com.

    Through October 11th, Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story, 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 October 18th, Come from Away, Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire.  FYI (847) 634-0200 or www.marriotttheatre.com

    September 5th through October 25th, You Can't Fake the Funk: A Journey Through Funk Music, Black Ensemble Theatre, 4450 N. Clark Street, Chicago. FYI  (773) 769-4451 or www.blackensemble.org

    Through November 8th, Sisters, Gillian Theatre, Writers Theatre, 325 Tudor Court, Glencoe.  FYI (847) 242-6000 or www.writerstheatre.org.  

    Through November 11th, Kokandy Productions presents Sunday in the Park with George, Chopin Theater, Downstairs Studio, 1543 W. Division St., Chicago. Tickets go on sale February 2nd. FYI kokandyproductions.com.

    Through December 27th, Dennis Watkins in partnership with the Goodman Theatre & Petterino's presents The Magic Parlor with Dennis Watkins, 50 W. Randolph (Petterino’s transformed lower-level area), Chicago.  $96-148.  FYI (312) 443-3800 or TheMagicParlourChicago.com.

    Open Run, 114th Main Stage Revue: Pandemonium...Please Hold, The Second City, 1616 N. Wells Street, Chicago. Tickets range from $40-$80. FYI (312) 337-3992 or www.secondcity.com.

    Open Run, e.t.c. 49th Revue: The Chaos Theory of Everything, e.t.c. Theater, The Second City, 230 W. North Avenue, Chicago.  Tickets start at $19. FYI (312) 337-3992 or www.secondcity.com.

    Open Run, The Best of Second City: 65 Years of Funny, UP Comedy Club, The Second City, 230 W. North Avenue, Chicago. Tickets start at $39. FYI (312) 337-3992 or www.secondcity.com.

    Open Run, Second City Presents - Thank You, Goodnight, Donny's Skybox Theater, The Second City, 230 W. North Avenue, Chicago. Tickets start at $20. FYI (312) 337-3992 or www.secondcity.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: 

    Through September 6th, Moon over Buffalo, Peninsula Players, 4351 Peninsula Players Road, Fish Creek, WI. Tickets on sale March 1st. FYI (920) 868-3287 or www.peninsulaplayers.com.

    Now Playing Elsewhere: 

    Through September 26th, The Green Show, Courtyard Stage, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, 15 S. Pioneer Street, Ashland, OR. FYI https://www.osfashland.org/greenshow

    Through October 9th, Emma, Allen Elizabethan Theatre, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, 15 S. Pioneer Street, Ashland, OR. FYI https://www.osfashland.org/productions/2026-plays/emma

    Through October 10th, Henry IV, Part One, Allen Elizabethan Theatre, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, 15 S. Pioneer Street, Ashland, OR. FYI https://www.osfashland.org/productions/2026-plays/henry-iv 

    Through October 11th, The Taming of the Shrew, Allen Elizabethan Theatre, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, 15 S. Pioneer Street, Ashland, OR. FYI https://www.osfashland.org/productions/2026-plays/the-taming-of-the-shrew

    Through October 23rd, Yellow Face, Angus Bowmer Theatre, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, 15 S. Pioneer Street, Ashland, OR. FYI https://www.osfashland.org/productions/2026-plays/yellow-face

    Through October 24th, Smote This, A Comedy About God... and Other Serious $h*t, Thomas Theatre, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, 15 S. Pioneer Street, Ashland, OR. FYI https://www.osfashland.org/productions/2026-plays/smote-this

    Through October 24th, Come from Away, Angus Bowmer Theatre, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, 15 S. Pioneer Street, Ashland, OR. FYI https://www.osfashland.org/productions/2026-plays/come-from-away

    Through October 25th, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Angus Bowmer Theatre, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, 15 S. Pioneer Street, Ashland, OR. FYI https://www.osfashland.org/productions/2026-plays/a-midsummer-nights-dream

    Through October 26th, August Wilson's King Hedley II, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, 15 S. Pioneer Street, Ashland, OR. FYI https://www.osfashland.org/productions/2026-plays/king-hedley-ii

    Now Playing Internationally:

     

    Now Playing in London: 

    Link to London guide: https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/news/your-guide-to-london-theatre-shows

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