Playwrights Cohort

Playwrights Cohort Seven local playwrights developed new short works in 2026 with guidance from CDE New Playwright Program. Playwrights: Ada Cheng, Estefania Unzueta, Jared Sprowls, Sean Koogan, Sam Springhorn, … Read more

A Third Way

Comedy-drama of a married couple exploring a relationship outside of traditional binary boundaries

Catch As Catch Can

When a prodigal son returns to blue collar New England, his homecoming sets off a spiraling crisis for two families, threatening not only their relationships but their very identities. In Mia Chung’s wildly inventive Catch as Catch Can, three actors take on six roles, bridging generation and gender, in a theatrical tour-de-force that upends the kitchen sink drama and asks what happens when we refuse to play the roles we’re prescribed. Spanning hilarity, stunning virtuosity and outright horror, this ferocious Chicago premiere—featuring an all-ensemble cast—must be witnessed to be believed.