Nick Horst and Carson Schroeder in “Bobbie Clearly” at Steep Theatre/Photo: Gregg Gilman
Monday
“Fly by Night” at Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre. A delicious triple-decker love story between a young sandwich maker and two sisters recently relocated from South Dakota to New York. Through November 6. For tickets and more information visit theo-u.com
“BCC: Romeo & Juliet” at Along the Way Productions. A twist on Shakespeare’s classic where actors, having rehearsed independently, will meet for the first time on stage in front of a live audience. For tickets and more information visit alongthewayproductions.com
Tuesday
“Piya Behrupiya” at Chicago Shakespeare Theater. The award-winning Hindi adaptation of “Twelfth Night” graces the stage as part of the ongoing, citywide Shakespeare 400 celebration. Through September 28. For tickets and more information visit shakespeare400chicago.com
Wednesday
“The Last Wife” at TimeLine Theatre Company. A fearless, funny and fiercely feminist play that examines politics, sex and women’s rights. Through December 18. For tickets and more information visit timelinetheatre.com
Billy Minshall, Hannah Aaron Brown, Alisha Fabbi and Mitchell Conti in “Tony ‘n Tina’s Wedding”
Thursday
“Bobbie Clearly” at Steep Theatre Company. In this dark comedy, a community opens up about life in the aftermath of senseless violence. Through November 15. For tickets and more information visit steeptheatre.com
“Fantasy Island for Dummies” at Trap Door Theatre. A new music-theater work inspired by an episode of the iconic television series about the pleasures and perils of wish fulfillment. Through November 5. For tickets and more information visit trapdoortheatre.com
“Tony ‘n Tina’s Wedding“A hilarious, interactive production that is guaranteed to make guests feel like they are truly friends and family of the titular bride and groom. Through December 30. For tickets and more information visit tonylovestina.com
Friday
“The Love Potion” at Chicago Opera Theater. An adaptation of “Tristan and Isolde” that chronicles the relationship of the two lovers who meet by deception, fall in love by magic and pursue their love in defiance of heavenly and earthly powers. Through October 7. For tickets and more information visit chicagooperatheater.com
“Fish Eye” at Dandelion Theatre. When nothing means everything and everything means nothing, the entire world can shrink down to a single moment. Through October 16. For tickets and more information visit dandeliontheatre.com
“The Broad-Way: A Ladies Cabaret” at Brown Paper Box Co. A night of songs written by women, celebrating women. For tickets and more information visit brownpaperbox.org
Caitlin Jackson, Elizabeth Lesinski, Josh Kemper, Will Kazda and Christopher Wilson in Hell in a Handbag Production’s “Skooby Don’t”/Photo: Rick Aguilar Studios.
Saturday
“Still” at Interrobang Theatre Project. A profoundly oblique journey through womanhood, grief and the triumph of saying goodbye. Through October 30. For tickets and more information visit interrobangtheatreproject.com
“Das Rheingold” at Lyric Opera Chicago. The cycle begins. Through October 22. For tickets and more information visit lyricopera.org
“Skooby Don’t” at Hell in a Handbag Productions. Follow the adventures of four adults who wear the same clothes everyday while driving around in a van with their talking dog “solving mysteries.” Through November 4. For tickets and more information visit handbagproductions.org
“The Memory of Water” at Piccolo Theatre. This winner of the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy focuses on the shared experience of loss through laughter. Through October 30. For tickets and more information visit piccolotheatre.com
“The People’s History of the United States” at Quest Theatre Ensemble. An epic theatrical experience that employs a cast of sixteen and features one hundred puppets. Through November 6. For tickets and more information visit questensemble.org
“Paragon: A Sci-Fi and Fantasy Theatre Short Play Festival” at Otherworld Theatre Company. Forty short plays, thirty-eight playwrights, thirty-seven directors, one hundred and ten actors, all in two days. Through October 2. For tickets and more information visit otherworldtheatre.org/paragon
“Trigger” at The Revival. A hilarious and irreverent sketch comedy revue that covers everything from flawed presidential nominees to kids on the South Side with hoop dreams. Saturdays through November 5. For tickets and more information visit the-revival.com
Johnathan Nieves, Tevion Lanier, Ireon Roach and Angela Alise in Haven Theatre Company’s “How We Got On”/Photo: Joe Mazza at Brave Lux
“Ghost Stories” at Under the Gun Theater. Come get a healthy dose of scares, laughs and, of course, Halloween-themed cocktails. Saturdays through November 12. For tickets and more information visit underthegun.theater
“The Defiant Thomas Brothers” at Stage 773. Ranging from old-school, Nichols and May-esque relationship scenes to embracing the cringe-worthy, these brothers bring their neo-vaudeville flair back to Chicago. Saturdays through November 19. For tickets and more information visit stage773.com
Sunday
“How We Got On” at Haven Theatre. Determined to find their artistic voices, three Midwestern teens are forced to combat the discord of crude technology, family dysfunction and ruthless rivalries. Through November 13. For tickets and more information visit haventheatrehicago.com
“I Am Who I Am (The Story of Teddy Pendergrass)” at Black Ensemble Theater. The greatness of the human spirit will never be defeated, no matter the challenges that we face in life. Through October 30. For tickets and more information visit blackensembletheater.org
“Psmith, Journalist” at City Lit Theater Company. Psmith, a Cambridge University student, takes over a small newspaper while on summer vacation in New York City. Think “Citizen Kane” without the self-loathing. Through November 6. For tickets and more information visit citylit.org
“The Express Yourself Gala” at Nothing Without a Company. A benefit for the upcoming production of “[Trans]formation,” a collaboration of LGBTQIA+ stories told by trans voices. For tickets and more information visit nothingwithoutacompany.org
