Barbara E. Robertson and Steve Haggard in “Winter” at Rivendell Theatre Ensemble/Photo: Michael Brosilow
Monday
“Winter” at Rivendell Theatre Ensemble. A searing, compassionate and often very funny examination of the end of life—and the unconventional path one woman takes to get there. Through February 11. For tickets and more information visit rivendelltheatre.org
“Psychonaut Librarians” at The New Colony. The library is closed. The curtains are drawn. A bunsen burner flicks on in the dark. The librarians sip their glowing elixir and the room spins with color and light. One more time. One last fight at the barrier between reality… and the anyverse. Through February 12. For tickets and more information visit thenewcolony.org
Tuesday
“Priscilla, Queen of the Desert” at Pride Films & Plays. The Tony Award-winning musical marks Pride Films & Plays inaugural production in their new home at the Pride Arts Center. Through February 12. For tickets and more information visit pridefilmsandplays.com
Wednesday
“A Disappearing Number” at TimeLine Theatre Company. A love letter to numbers, blending the beauty of everyday relationships with the mysticism of the cosmos and told in a whirlwind of vignettes spanning history and time. Through April 9. For tickets and more information visit timelinetheatre.com
“Circumference of a Squirrel” at Greenhouse Theater Center. An inner tube, a bagel, a donut, a lifesaver, a holiday wreath, a tire-swing, a cycle of abuse: circles, and at the center of them all sits an enigmatic squirrel. Through February 12. For tickets and more information visit greenhousetheater.org
“Live Talk: We Shall Overcome” at Pivot Arts. Celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.and voting rights. For more information visit pivotarts.org
Dennis William Grimes, Juliet Hart, Siddhartha Rajan and Kareem Bandealy in TimeLine Theatre Company’s “A Disappearing Number”/Photo: Joe Mazza/Brave Lux Inc.
Thursday
“The Temperamentals” at About Face Theatre. Chronicling the founding of the Mattachine Society, the first sustained LGBT rights organization in the U.S. and the love affair of two of its founding members. Through February 18. For tickets and more information visit aboutfacetheatre.com
“Blizzard of ’67” at 16th Street Theater. Four Chicago businessmen in 1967 navigate the twists and turns of corporate politics. Through February 18. For tickets and more information visit 16thstreettheater.org
Chicago International Puppet Festival at various locations. Riding the wake of its inaugural success in 2015, CIPF returns to wow the Windy City again. Through January 29. For tickets and more information visit chicagopuppetfest.org
Alex Weisman, Lane Anthony Flores, Kyle Hatley, Rob Lindley and Paul Fagen in “The Temperamentals” at About Face Theatre/Photo: Michael Brosilow
Friday
“Jim Lehrer and the Theater and Its Double and Jim Lehrer’s Double” at Theater Oobleck. A comic-gothic horror tale that relates the writings of Edgar Allan Poe and Antonin Artaud to the politics and theater of our day. Through February 19. For tickets and more information visit theateroobleck.com
“Steel Magnolias” at The Arc Theatre. Six women from different generations share laughter, love and loss at Truvy’s Beauty Salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana. Through February 21. For tickets and more information visit arctheatrechicago.org
“How The Fuck Did We Get Here?” at The Annoyance Theatre. The highly attended live documentary dives into the corrupt and chaotic history of the great city of Chicago. Fridays through February 24. For tickets and more information visit theannoyance.com
“Defending the Caveman” at Paramount Theatre. With hilarious insight on feminism, masculine sensitivity and the erogenous zone, Rob Becker’s history-making Broadway comedy mines the common themes in relationships that go straight through the funny bone and into the heart. For tickets and more information visit paramountaurora.com
“Hail to the Queef” at Dirty Bird Burlesque. Featuring burlesque, boylesque and drag performances by some of Chicago’s most-talented performers this special show is a fundraiser thumbing its nose at the new deplorable administration. For tickets and more information visit facebook.com/dirtybirdburlesque
“The Election Monologues” at Catalyst Ranch. On inauguration day in the United States, an event of resistance and unity will take place in fourteen cities across the country, bringing together people of all ages, colors and political dispositions to share their personal stories about the 2016 election. For more information visit electionmonologues.com
Saturday
Rough House Theater’s “Ubu The King” remounted for the Chicago International Puppet Festival/Photo: Joe Mazza/Brave Lux Inc
“Blues for an Alabama Sky” at Court Theatre. In the midst of New York’s Harlem Renaissance, a group of emerging artists must face their hardships head on, holding onto hope for a better life. Through February 12. For tickets and more information visit courttheatre.org
“The Baltimore Waltz” at Brown Paper Box Co. When Anna is diagnosed with a fatal illness, she and her brother go on a whirlwind tour of Europe both so Anna can live fully in her final days and possibly to search for a cure. Not all is as it seems as the story Anna spins becomes less and less reliable. Through February 19. For tickets and more information visit brownpaperbox.org
“The Hundred Dresses” at Chicago Children’s Theatre. The smash hit musical about a young girl who learns what it takes to stand up to others—even when you’re standing alone. Through February 12. For tickets and more information visit chicagochildrenstheatre.org
“The Adventures of Robin Hood” at Filament Theatre Ensemble. With astounding creativity and fast-paced athleticism, two actors bring Scottish playwright Oliver Emanuel’s action packed adaptation to adventurous audiences. Through March 19. For tickets and more information visit filamenttheatre.org
“Plastique” at Adventure Stage Chicago. Théâtre Puzzle brings to Adventure Stage a multicolored performance with unusual puppets, humor and unexpected situations. Through January 23. For tickets and more information visit adventurestage.org
“Love Stories” at Under The Gun Theater. A Valentine’s Day improvised comedy show where each week a new guest host will tell a true and personal story about the trials and tribulations of love. Saturdays through February 25. For tickets and more information visit underthegun.theater
Sunday
“Diamond Dogs” at The House Theatre of Chicago. Follow a twenty-sixth-century team of humans and transhumans as they investigate a mysterious alien tower, bent on brutally punishing all intruders. Through March 5. For tickets and more information visit thehousetheatre.com
“Show Your Flames” at The Annoyance Theatre. A show best described as a Bo Burnham warrior riding a David Lynchian tiger into battle, this is a wild animal that will have you laughing yourself delirious while deeply feeling everything at once. Sundays through February 26. For tickets and more information visit theannoyance.com
“Our Town” at The Hypocrites. David Cromer leads a dynamic reading with many of the original 2008 cast for this extremely special benefit event. For tickets and more information visit the-hypocrites.com
