Theater, Dance, Comedy and Performance in Chicago
This Steppenwolf Theatre Company world premiere from local playwright Isaac Gomez serves as a promise to keep alive the true stories upon which this play is based.
Now in its fourth year, this Chicago-originating musical, based on the movie “Elf,” moves to Pride Films and Plays, losing none of its willful cheer.
Theo Ubique christens their new home in Evanston with a production that shows just how far they haven’t come.
This multidisciplinary performance at the MCA’s off-site warehouse space addresses issues of race, opposition, hostility, identity and disappearance, bringing into question what it means to be simultaneously surveyed and ignored as a black person in society.
This world premiere at Strawdog Theatre Company provides much-needed holiday fare for families of the non-Noel persuasion.
The series is dedicated to new works created by members of the company.
Christopher Wheeldon’s well-crafted choreography is framed by theatrical sets which, while minimalistic in design, use projection and lighting to conjure a sense of depth and scale that is both literally and figuratively larger than life.
Midsommer Flight continues its holiday tradition of staging this Shakespeare classic amidst the flora of the Lincoln Park Conservatory.
Co-founders Kevin Iega Jeff and Gary Abbott have been making and presenting dances that celebrate community.
There are just not enough laughs to sustain the premise of this self-consciously Mormon-centered musical.
