1 1919 (Steppenwolf For Young Adults) J. Nicole Brooks adapts Eve L. Ewing’s collection of poems about “the killing of Black teenager Eugene Williams in 1919 off the segregated Chicago lakeshore—and how this tragedy reverberates today.” Starts October 4
2 Swing State (Goodman Theatre) Now-retired longtime Goodman artistic director Robert Falls helms his sixth collaboration with Pulitzer finalist Rebecca Gilman. Starts October 7
3 The Locusts (Gift Theatre) John Gawlik directs this world premiere by Jennifer Rumberger about a serial killer and the legacy of male violence. Starts October 20
4 The Mark of Kane (City Lit) Terry McCabe directs a world premiere by Mark Pracht exploring the little-known life stories of Bob Kane and Bill Finger, who created Batman in 1939. Starts October 21
5 Rent (Porchlight Music Theatre) Because “There’s only now, there’s only here. Give into love, or live in fear.” Starts October 29
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