Diomary Castillo and Freddy Ginebra in “Mal de Amores,” part of Destinos, the fourth Chicago International Latino Theater Festival/Photo: Pedro Bonilla
1 Twilight: Los Angeles 1992 (Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre) Anna Deavere Smith’s solo show about the LA Riots should have a new resonance in 2021, with Jazzma Pryor playing nearly four dozen characters. Opens September 11
2 The Golden Girls: The Lost Episodes, Vol. 5—Sex! (Hell in a Handbag Productions) Because we all need to laugh right now, and the comfort of the Golden Girls channeled through the mischievous mind of David Cerda should be just right. Opens September 16
3 Macbeth (Lyric Opera) The debut of a new music director, a new production of Verdi’s classic and the reveal of a newly spruced-up theater should add even more buzz to one of the fall season’s grandest spectacles. Opens September 17
4 American Mariachi (Goodman Theatre) Henry Godinez directs José Cruz González’s story of an all-female mariachi band in an era when such a thing was controversial. Opens September 18
5 Destinos—4th Chicago International Latino Theater Festival (Chicago Latino Theater Alliance) Take a deep dive into the city’s diverse Latino experience with more than ten productions—about half local, half from out of town, over four weeks. Opens September 23
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