Theater Top 5: February 2020

Madeline Lauzon with Shelby Marie Edwards, Allison Taylor, Ricci Prioletti in “Lucky: A Musical,” in Underscore Theatre Company’s fifth annual Chicago Musical Theatre Festival/Photo: Evan Hanover

Check our Winter Theater Preview for more productions and events this month.

1
Chicago Musical Theatre Festival
(Underscore Theatre Company)
The annual showcase of musical theater creators from Chicago and beyond returns for its sixth year. 
February 3-23

2
graveyard shift
(Goodman Theatre)
Inspired by the legacy of Sandra Bland, korde arrington tuttle’s world premiere is an unflinching, open-hearted experience rooted in navigating a world full of fear.
Opens February 17

3
Titus Andronicus
(Haven)
In the hands of Haven artistic director Ian Damont Martin, Shakespeare’s revenge-tragedy promises a thrilling, bloody marathon centered on the voices of marginalized people too often excluded from classical theater performance.
Opens February 18

4
Kill Move Paradise
(TimeLine Theatre Company)
Inspired by the ever-growing list of slain unarmed black men and women, this new play from James Ijames is a portrait of those lost. Directed by Newcity Player of the Moment Wardell Julius Clark.
Opens February 19

5
Plano
(First Floor Theater)
Steppenwolf ensemble member Audrey Francis directs the local premiere of this play about three sisters stuck in a Chekhovian domestic hellscape the likes of which you’ve never seen before.
Opens February 20