Creator and Neo-Futurist ensemble member Tif Harrison in the Neo-Futurists’ “Saturn Returns”/Photo: Grace Pisula
Monday
“Saturn Returns” at The Neo-Futurists. An examination of the implications of Saturn’s solar orbit and the various dramatic changes that have manifested in the lives of the individuals on stage. Through November 19. For tickets and more information visit neofuturists.org
“The Americans” at Free Street Theater. The Americans are eating soft-serve. The Americans are debating who won the debate. The Americans are Team Orange, Team Pantsuit or Team It’s All Rigged Anyway. The Americans are headed to Free Street Theater for a special election-edition performance. Through November 7. For tickets and more information visit freestreet.org
Wednesday
“Trump Card” at Theater Wit. Mike Daisey takes on the reigning world heavyweight of self-mythologizing, the short-fingered vulgarian who captured a nation’s heart through bullying, charm, one-syllable explosions and occasionally telling the brutal truth. Through November 8. For tickets and more information visit theaterwit.org
“Macbeth” at Theatre Y. The culmination of a yearlong artistic collaboration with French theater luminary Georges Bigot. Through December 4. For tickets and more information visit theatre-y.com
“The Dancing Plague” at Right Brain Project. When a beloved local woman is afflicted by a mysterious illness, her village falls into chaos. When people begin to die, the uninfected are left to examine what they’ve done to deserve such punishment. Through November 19. For tickets and more information visit therbp.org
Thursday
“100 Hauntings” at Free Street Theater. An elevator operator named Jorge doesn’t know he’s dead. A passive aggressive ghost defends his territory at the corner of Division and Western. A mysterious pattern of redlined maps chokes the city into decades-long segregation. Who—and what— is haunting Chicago? Through December 2. For tickets and more information visit freestreet.org
“Killadelphia” at 16th Street Theater. The inmates of Graterford Prison received their life sentences before they were old enough to drink. Playing in repertory with “Dogs of Rwanda” through November 19. For tickets and more information visit 16thstreettheater.org
Mike Daisey in “Trump Card” at Theater Wit/Photo: Ursa Waz
Friday
“The Bottle Tree” at Stage Left Theatre. Explore American gun culture through the story of a small-town girl with a dark family legacy. Through November 20. For tickets and more information visit stageleftheatre.com
“Multitudes” at Rasaka Theatre Company. One family clashes over their own internal conflicts of faith, belonging and who gets to call themselves British. Through November 13. For tickets and more information visit rasakatheatre.com
“Mary Shelley Sees the Future” at The Runaways Lab Theatre. On a stormy night in London, Mary Shelley, outcast, daughter of a feminist vanguard, makes a wish and finds herself in the body of a queer black female Chicago novelist in 2016. Through November 13. For tickets and more information visit runawayslab.org
“Dogs of Rwanda” at 16th Street Theater. A man is compelled to return to Rwanda after a note arrives at his door that reads, “You didn’t tell them everything.” Playing in repertory with “Killadelphia” through November 19. For tickets and more information visit 16thstreettheater.org
“Eurydice” at Theatre School at DePaul University. Sarah Ruhl’s interpretation of the classic tale of love and desire. Through October 30. For tickets and more information visit theatre.depaul.edu
“Dark Sisters” at Third Eye Theatre Ensemble. The story of faith, family and the perilous journey of escaping the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints. Through November 6. For tickets and more information visit thirdeyete.com
“Oliver!” at Saint Sebastian Players. This Tony Award-winner takes audiences on a wild adventure through Victorian England. Through November 13. For tickets and more information visit saintsebastianplayers.org
Isabella Karina Coelho in “Lecherous Honey” at Cock and Bull Theatre/Photo: Rebecca Memoli
“Murder on Mount Olympus” at The Public House Theatre. Everything was fun and games at Mount Olympus Water and Theme Park. But someone has been summoning real gods and something dark and sinister is growing, claiming immortal lives. Fridays and Saturdays through November 19. For tickets and more information visit thepubtheatre.com
Saturday
“Lecherous Honey” at Cock and Bull Theatre. A spooky, site-specific promenade piece at the Berger Park North Mansion. Through November 12. For tickets and more information visit cockandbulltheatre.org
“Grounded” at Theater of Thought Company. A female Air Force pilot is grounded after becoming pregnant with her first child. Through November 6. For tickets and more information visit theaterofthought.com
“Killers” at Improvised Sondheim Project. Stephen Sondheim explores the American obsession with its most famous citizens in “Assassins.” This hallmark show serves as inspiration to examine our own dark corners. Through November 5. For tickets and more information visit improvisedsondheim.com
Sunday
“Leavings” at Polarity Ensemble Theatre. Follow the final days of Mama Bea, a one-hundred-eleven-year-old African American in Chicago. Through November 20. For tickets and more information visit petheatre.com
“Thumbelina” at Lifeline Theatre. Born from a flower and stolen away by a greedy toad, tiny Thumbelina never knew a family of her own. Now she must make her way through the great big world with nothing but her wits and will to protect her. Through November 27. For tickets and more information visit lifelinetheatre.com
