Stage Top 5: October 2023

Patrick Newson, Jr. and William Anthony Sebastian Rose II in “Tambo & Bones”/Photo: Ricky Kluge

1
Tambo & Bones
(Refracted Theatre Company)
Mikael Burke directs Dave Harris’ provocative comedic two-hander for one of Chicago’s promising new theater companies.
Starts October 12

2
¡Bernarda!
(Teatro Vista)
Wendy Mateo directs a seven-woman cast led by Charín Álvarez in a take on a Lorca classic.
Starts October 18

3
Twelfth Night
(Chicago Shakespeare)
Director Tyrone Phillips sets Shakespeare’s romantic comedy in the Caribbean.
Starts October 25

4
POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
(Steppenwolf Theatre)
Artistic director Audrey Francis directs a powerhouse cast of seven women in a “bawdy” satire. Laugh now, lest we cry next November.
Starts October 26

5
Company
(Broadway in Chicago)
The gender-swapped Tony Award-winning revival of a Sondheim masterpiece lands in Chicago for a brief run.
Starts October 31