Coming Soon:
August 2nd, 6:00-7:15 pm, "Ask Me Anything with Ken-Matt Martin" Moderated by: Nikkole Salter, Victory Gardens Theatre Virtual Town Hall Forum, Zoom. Free and open to the public, RSVP required (Presented with Closed Captioning) FYI www.victorygardens.org/event/summer-town-halls/.
August 5th, 5:30-7:30 pm, 20th anniversary of popular sketch comedy revue "That’s Weird, Grandma" PlayMakers Laboratory (PML). Free digital special streaming on Facebook Live. In-person viewing party at The Annoyance Theater, 851 W. Belmont Ave. (proof of vaccine required). Donations accepted. FYI playmakerslab.org/events.
August 17th through October 15th, "San Juan to Chicago: Un Puente Musical" Chicago Philharmonic in collaboration with Puerto Rican Arts Alliance of Chicago, streamed exclusively via Harris Theatre’s “HT Virtual Stage”. 90-minute concert is free but registration required. FYI www.chicagophilharmonic.org.
August 20th, 7:00 pm, "Fabuloso!" Sideshow Theatre's House Party Series streamed on Sideshow’s Twitch channel at www.twitch.tv/sideshowtheatre. Pay-what-you-can (suggested donation $10) FYI www.sideshowtheatre.org.
August 23rd, 6:00-7:15 pm, "Artistic Roundtable with the VGT Playwrights Ensemble" Roundtable Discussion with Artistic Director Ken-Matt Martin and the Ensemble Artists, Victory Gardens Theatre Virtual Town Hall Forum, Zoom. Free and open to the public, RSVP required (Presented with Closed Captioning) FYI www.victorygardens.org/event/summer-town-halls/.
August 28th, 8:00 pm, "Off the Map: Season 23 Kickoff" Three world premiere performances including Finding Mr. Bellot by Jared Bellot, who shares about the hard work of losing and then discovering his sense of self in his first year of teaching English in a public school. Off the Map also includes stories by Katie Hauser and 2nd Story Company Member Karla Estela Rivera. 2nd Story, one of Chicago’s longest-running storytelling collectives. All 2nd Story performances will be held via Zoom until further notice. Pay-what-you-can. FYI www.2ndStory.com.
Fall TBA, "The Red Folder Project" by Rajiv Joseph, virtual play to be packaged for the classroom. Steppenwolf for Young Adults, Steppenwolf virtual stage. FYI www.steppenwolf.org
Month of September, "The Old Country" an animated short by Tracy Letts, Steppenwolf virtual stage. Virtual memberships, $75, access to 6 productions. FYI www.steppenwolf.org
Month of September, "Night Safari" a monologue by Tracy Letts, Steppenwolf virtual stage. Virtual memberships, $75, access to 6 productions. FYI www.steppenwolf.org
Month of September, "The Stretch, a monologue by Tracy Letts, Steppenwolf virtual stage. Virtual memberships, $75, access to 6 productions. FYI www.steppenwolf.org.
September 17th, 7:00 pm, "The Whisperer's Apprentice" Sideshow Theatre's House Party Series, streamed on Sideshow’s Twitch channel at www.twitch.tv/sideshowtheatre. Pay-what-you-can (suggested donation $10) FYI www.sideshowtheatre.org.
September 25th, 8:00 pm, "The Statement Piece (Fundraiser)" A Celebration of 23 years of storytelling. 2nd Story, one of Chicago’s longest-running storytelling collectives. All 2nd Story performances will be held via Zoom until further notice. Pay-what-you-can. FYI www.2ndStory.com.
Month of October, a new play, a filmed play by Tarell Alvin McCraney, Steppenwolf virtual stage. Virtual memberships, $75, access to 6 productions. FYI www.steppenwolf.org.
October 9th, 8:00 pm, "Guiding Light: Stories of Finding Our Way" 2nd Story, one of Chicago’s longest-running storytelling collectives. All 2nd Story performances will be held via Zoom until further notice. Pay-what-you-can. FYI www.2ndStory.com.
October 20th through November 14th, World Premiere "Into a Blaze: The Triangle Shirtwaist" Artemisia Theatre followed by thematically relevant video after-show discussions. Streaming on YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=artemisia+theatre+chicago. $15-$30. FYI www.artemisiatheatre.org.
October 30th, 8:00 pm, "The Phantom Ship: Stories of Things that Haunt Us" 2nd Story, one of Chicago’s longest-running storytelling collectives. All 2nd Story performances will be held via Zoom until further notice. Pay-what-you-can. FYI www.2ndStory.com.
Month of November, "The Light Remains" a filmed play by Tina Landau, Steppenwolf virtual stage. Virtual memberships, $75, access to 6 productions. FYI www.steppenwolf.org.
November 21st, 8:00 pm, "The View From Here (Appropriate for all ages)" family-friendly stories. 2nd Story, one of Chicago’s longest-running storytelling collectives. All 2nd Story performances will be held via Zoom until further notice. Pay-what-you-can. FYI www.2ndStory.com.
December 11th, 8:00 pm, "The Snow Must Go On: Stories of Moving Forward" a new kind of holiday experience that touches on Frank Sinatra, a five-year-old Grinch, and re-finding love in the snow. 2nd Story, one of Chicago’s longest-running storytelling collectives. All 2nd Story performances will be held via Zoom until further notice. Pay-what-you-can. FYI www.2ndStory.com.
January 25th, 8:00 pm, "Sankofa, Reach Back and Get It: The Black Joy Show" 2nd Story, one of Chicago’s longest-running storytelling collectives. All 2nd Story performances will be held via Zoom until further notice. Pay-what-you-can. FYI www.2ndStory.com.