Lyric Opera’s “Don Giovanni,” with Christian Van Horn/Photo: Leah Wellman/Lyric Opera of Chicago

1
Don Giovanni
(Lyric Opera of Chicago)
A night at the opera with conductor Enrique Mazzola and director Robert Falls, who is leading his second Mozart-related show since last year with this revival.
Starts October 10

2
A Strange Loop
(Raven Theatre and About Face)
Raven Theatre follows their brilliant “Octet” with another musical, teaming up with About Face to stage this Chicago premiere about a queer Black playwright who spends his days working as a Broadway usher.
Starts October 8

3
Adirondack Chair Circle
(Steppenwolf)
Caroline Neff stars in this slice of post-pandemic suburban life, about whether a group of moms really are all on the same page about banning books at their children’s school library.
Starts October 22

4
House of the Exquisite Corpse
(The Merle at Steppenwolf)
Audiences view Rough House’s immersive puppet horror production “through peep-holes in Chicago’s most artful, most haunted pop-up house.”
Starts October 8

5
Any Rebellion of Will
(Trap Door)
Spencer Huffman directs this production, “a dark absurdist comedy with a twist of vaudeville” by S.L. Daniels produced with the help of L.C. Bernadine’s Independent Projects Initiative.
Starts October 8