Physical Theater Festival

Upcoming Events

Curated and Presented by Scott Merchant with Various Chicago Artists
Scratch Night
Physical Theater, Variety
Jun 01, 2026

Monday, June 1 at 7pm
90min / Ages 16+

Scratch Night highlights original, contemporary, visual and physical theatre works in progress by different Chicago artists to give them the opportunity …

Los Regalos/The Gifts
by Compañia de Teatro Físico (Peru)
Physical Theater, Variety
Runs Jun 03Jun 07, 2026

60 min / Ages 10 +​

A father and his two sons live alone in a house without women. The most routine of tasks such as preparing breakfast, bathing, …

Beau and Aero
by A Little Bit Off (Seattle, USA)​
Comedy, Physical Theater, Variety
Runs Jun 03Jun 07, 2026

65 min / Ages 6+​

What if the Wright brothers went wrong? Beau & Aero is an acrobatic, slapstick, latex-heavy comedy featuring two incompetent aviators on their quest for …

SELL ME: I am from North Korea
by Sora Baek (South Korea, USA)​
Comedy, Physical Theater, Variety
Runs Jun 04Jun 05, 2026

65 min / Ages +​​14

A sold-out hit at the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe and performed at the U.S. Capitol Center, this powerful, fast-paced solo piece is inspired by …

JetLag
by Chaliwaté (Belgium)​
Dance, Drama, Experimental, Physical Theater
Runs Jun 04Jun 06, 2026

Jetlag is, above all, an emotional journey—one that is constantly out of step.

Moving between airports, from crowded transit zones to the confined cabin of an airplane, a man …

Apocalipsync
by Luciano Ross (Argentina, France)​
Comedy, One Person Show, Physical Theater, Variety
Runs Jun 04Jun 06, 2026

60 min / Ages +​​10

​​​The Argentine actor from Un Poyo Rojo, takes us on an extravagant journey with his one-man show Apocalipsync.

Born during the spring 2020 pandemic, this …

Theater Wit
1229 W Belmont Ave
Chicago, IL 60657
773-327-5252
Physical Theater Festival is a contemporary, visual, and physical theater festival.

The 11th annual edition of “Physical Theater Festival” will be an indoor, outdoor and virtual festival from July 13-21 at Nichols Park, Theater Wit and Instituto Cervantes in Chicago. The Festival will feature physical theater shows, workshops and panels from around the world and right here in Chicago.