Sarah Goeden, Justine C Turner and Nicole Bloomsmith in Strawdog Theatre Company’s “Once in a Lifetime”/Photo: Tom McGrath
Monday
“Once in a Lifetime” at Strawdog Theatre Company. Kaufman and Hart’s classic comedy marks Strawdog’s final show at their Broadway home before their move to Rogers Park in the fall. Through June 4. For tickets and more information visit strawdog.org
“Mike Mother” at The Neo-Futurists. A two-person, one-woman show that explores theater’s reliability as a vessel for truth. Through June 4. For tickets and more information visit neofuturists.org
“The Art of Losing” at the Den Theatre. A world premiere family drama set in Boston at the height of the 2004 American League Championship Series. Through May 14. For tickets and more information visit facebook.com/artoflosingplay
Tuesday
“Chess” at Porchlight Music Theatre. The never-before-seen-in-Chicago Cold War musical about love, patriotism and the greatest game of all. Through May 5. For tickets and more information visit porchlightmusictheatre.org
6th Annual Chicago One-Minute Play Festival at the Den Theatre. This year’s festival celebrates women and women-identified artists. Through May 4. For tickets and more information visit oneminuteplayfestival.com
Mike Hamilton and Jessica Anne in “Mike Mother” at The Neo-Futurists/Photo: Joe Mazza at Brave Lux
Wednesday
“Death of a Streetcar Named Virginia Woolf: A Parody” at Writers Theatre. What happens when the most recognizable characters from some of the greatest American plays of the twentieth century suddenly find themselves sharing the same stage? Through July 31. For tickets and more information visit writerstheatre.org
“The Dougs: Punk Is What You Make Of It” at The Annoyance Theatre. A punk band with no instruments tries to solve the murder of one of their members. Wednesdays through June 1. For tickets and more information visit theannoyance.com
“99 Problemz” at Second City Training Center. Dag yo! This new group is all that and a bag of chips. Wednesdays through May 25. For tickets and more information visit secondcity.com
Thursday
Chicago Improv Festival at various locations. The annual festival dedicated to showcasing improv performers from around the world. Through May 7. For tickets and more information visit chicagoimprovfestival.org
“A Red Line Runs Through It” at Second City. This nonstop locomotive launches from north to south along a transit line of pure comic bliss. Open run. For tickets and more information visit secondcity.com
“Mary’z with a ‘Z'” at Brown Paper Box Co. A cover-to-cover cabaret tribute to Liza Minnelli’s 1972 Emmy-winning “Liza With a ‘Z.'” Through May 6. For tickets and more information visit brownpaperbox.org
Friday
“Little Shop of Horrors” at American Blues Theater. Be sure to gobble up this cult classic musical. Through June 26. For tickets and more information visit americanbluestheater.com
“This Great Nation, Much Enduring” at Chicago Slam Works. In the endless cycle of war, politics and distraction, showmanship is king. Through June 10. For tickets and more information visit chicagoslamworks.com
“A Piece of My Heart” at Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble. A tale of survival in wartime Vietnam. Through May 15. For tickets and more information visit danztheatre.org
“Double Text” at The Public House Theatre. The hilarious battle of the sexes returns. Fridays and Saturdays through May 28. For tickets and more information visit pubhousetheatre.com
“Orange is the New Comeback: Season 2” at The Public House Theatre. Seven women. Seven disasters. Seven chances at a new beginning. Open run on Fridays and Saturdays. For tickets and more information visit pubhousetheatre.com
Sonja Parks in “Seed Folks” at Chicago Children’s Theater
Saturday
The Chicago Youth Comedy Festival at Stage 773. The first-of-its-kind youth-focused comedy festival mixes learning and laughter. For tickets and more information visit stage773.com
“Seedfolks” at Chicago Children’s Theatre. A one-woman show where fourteen characters tell the story of the founding and first year of a community garden in a gritty, immigrant neighborhood. Through May 22. For tickets and more information visit chicagochildrenstheatre.org
“Bevvy & Friends” at Second City’s Donny’s Skybox Theatre. The all-female comedy troupe dedicated to breaking down societal and comedic stereotypes returns! Saturdays through May 28. For tickets and more information visit secondcity.com
“Humboldt Park Serenade: Joyful Passage” at Opera-Matic. An evening of music, history and nature. For tickets and more information visit opera-matic.org/serenades/
Sunday
“Nice Work If You Can Get It” at Theatre at the Center. The Prohibition-set screwball comedy makes its Chicago-area debut. Through June 5. For tickets and more information visit theatreatthecenter.com
“Reality Ever After” at Under the Gun Theater. Your favorite fairytale characters all grown up and facing the not-so-magical real world. Sundays through May 29. For tickets and more information visit undertheguntheater.com
“Throwback (Stories Our Moms Love)” at The LIVINGroom. A theatrical assembly of autobiographical solo performances that blend spoken word, movement, spectacle and music. For tickets and more information visit stage773.com
Erica Stephan and Justin Brill in Theatre at the Center’s “Nice Work If You Can Get It”
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