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Improvised Shakespeare Chicago
Improv
Runs Aug 15 - Oct 31, 2025
Critically-acclaimed improvised comedy featuring the language and themes of William Shakespeare.
7:30PM Fri, Oct 24, 2025
$20 – $30
7:30PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$20 – $30
7:30PM Fri, Oct 31, 2025
$20 – $30
Misery
Drama
Runs Oct 17 - Nov 01, 2025
Misery follows successful romance novelist Paul Sheldon, who is rescued from a car crash by his “number one fan,” Annie Wilkes, and wakes up captive in her secluded home. While Paul is convalescing, Annie reads his latest book and becomes enraged when she discovers the author has killed off her favorite character, Misery Chastain. Annie forces Paul to write a new Misery novel, and he quickly realizes Annie has no intention of letting him go anywhere. The irate Annie has Paul writing as if his life depends on it, and it does.
7:30PM Fri, Oct 24, 2025
$15.00
7:30PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$15.00
3:00PM Sun, Oct 26, 2025
$15.00
7:30PM Fri, Oct 31, 2025
$15.00
7:30PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
$15.00
Mr. Wolf
Drama
Runs Sep 11 - Nov 02, 2025
12 years ago, Theresa was stolen from her parents. Now a precocious 15-year-old, she has been rescued and returned to a family that had nearly forsaken hope—a family she neither recognizes nor understands. In ensemble member Rajiv Joseph’s unflinching play, a miraculous reunion sets the stage for provocative conversations: what makes a house a home? What nightmares are we willing to face for the sake of our children? And ultimately, what part do we play in the grand saga of human existence?
7:30PM Fri, Oct 24, 2025
$20 – $118.50
7:30PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$20 – $118.50
3:00PM Sun, Oct 26, 2025
$20 – $118.50
7:30PM Wed, Oct 29, 2025
$20 – $118.50
7:30PM Thu, Oct 30, 2025
$20 – $118.50
7:30PM Fri, Oct 31, 2025
$20 – $118.50
3:00PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
$20 – $118.50
7:30PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
$20 – $118.50
3:00PM Sun, Nov 02, 2025
$20 – $118.50
OAK
Comedy/Drama, New Work, Spooky Season
Runs Oct 02 - Nov 09, 2025
Three kids, an old woman with a shotgun, and a mysterious creek monster. Set firmly in the southern gothic tradition, Terry Guest’s OAK dives into the world of three Black kids as they navigate a community where children aren’t safe, and the adults fail to protect them. It’s 7pm, do you know where your children are?
7:30PM Fri, Oct 24, 2025
$20 – $45
7:30PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$20 – $45
3:00PM Sun, Oct 26, 2025
$20 – $45
7:30PM Thu, Oct 30, 2025
$20 – $45
7:30PM Fri, Oct 31, 2025
$20 – $45
7:30PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
$20 – $45
3:00PM Sun, Nov 02, 2025
$20 – $45
7:30PM Sun, Nov 02, 2025
$20 – $45
7:30PM Thu, Nov 06, 2025
$20 – $45
7:30PM Fri, Nov 07, 2025
$20 – $45
7:30PM Sat, Nov 08, 2025
$20 – $45
3:00PM Sun, Nov 09, 2025
$20 – $45
JK Entertainment presents
Prodigal Son
Runs Oct 10 - Nov 02, 2025
PRODIGAL SON is John Patrick Shanley’s autobiographical coming-of-age story of a 15 year old attending a private New Hampshire prep school in the 1960s.
7:30PM Fri, Oct 24, 2025
$26.00 – $36.00
2:00PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$26.00 – $36.00
7:30PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$26.00 – $36.00
2:00PM Sun, Oct 26, 2025
$26.00 – $36.00
7:30PM Fri, Oct 31, 2025
$26.00 – $36.00
2:00PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
$26.00 – $36.00
7:30PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
$26.00 – $36.00
2:00PM Sun, Nov 02, 2025
$26.00 – $36.00
Revolution(s)
Drama, Musical
Runs Oct 04 - Nov 16, 2025
When soldier and aspiring musician Hampton Weems comes home from Afghanistan, he finds the South Side of Chicago is also occupied territory—and he’s accidentally joined the resistance. Rock and Roll Hall of Famer (Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave and The Nightwatchman) Tom Morello brings a ground-breaking new punk/metal/hip-hop musical to our intimate Owen Theatre about a young artist finding his voice, why violence is as American as cherry pie, and how young radicals—across generations—are still motivated by love.
7:30PM Fri, Oct 24, 2025
$43 – $103
2:00PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$43 – $103
7:30PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$43 – $103
2:00PM Sun, Oct 26, 2025
$43 – $103
7:30PM Wed, Oct 29, 2025
$43 – $103
2:00PM Thu, Oct 30, 2025
$43 – $103
7:30PM Thu, Oct 30, 2025
$43 – $103
2:00PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
$43 – $103
7:30PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
$43 – $103
2:00PM Sun, Nov 02, 2025
$43 – $103
7:30PM Sun, Nov 02, 2025
$43 – $103
7:30PM Wed, Nov 05, 2025
$43 – $103
2:00PM Thu, Nov 06, 2025
$43 – $103
7:30PM Thu, Nov 06, 2025
$43 – $103
7:30PM Fri, Nov 07, 2025
$43 – $103
2:00PM Sat, Nov 08, 2025
$43 – $103
7:30PM Sat, Nov 08, 2025
$43 – $103
2:00PM Sun, Nov 09, 2025
$43 – $103
7:30PM Tue, Nov 11, 2025
$43 – $103
7:30PM Wed, Nov 12, 2025
$43 – $103
2:00PM Thu, Nov 13, 2025
$43 – $103
7:30PM Thu, Nov 13, 2025
$43 – $103
7:30PM Fri, Nov 14, 2025
$43 – $103
2:00PM Sat, Nov 15, 2025
$43 – $103
7:30PM Sat, Nov 15, 2025
$43 – $103
2:00PM Sun, Nov 16, 2025
$43 – $103
ROOTED
Comedy/Drama, New Work, Spooky Season
Runs Oct 09 - Nov 02, 2025
Faced with the prospect of losing their ancestral home, a trio of BIPOC modern-day witches resurrect a witch from their coven to help them grapple with rapid change, surprising discoveries, and the newest neighbor in their home. This queer romantic comedy is about sisterhood, what we hold on to, and what’s worth our sacrifices and magic.
7:30PM Fri, Oct 24, 2025
$$5.00 – $$40.00
7:30PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$$5.00 – $$40.00
2:00PM Sun, Oct 26, 2025
$$5.00 – $$40.00
7:30PM Wed, Oct 29, 2025
$$5.00 – $$15.00
7:30PM Thu, Oct 30, 2025
$$5.00 – $$40.00
7:30PM Fri, Oct 31, 2025
$$5.00 – $$40.00
7:30PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
$$5.00 – $$40.00
2:00PM Sun, Nov 02, 2025
$$5.00 – $$40.00
Strange Cargo: The Doom of the Demeter
Co-production with Black Button Eyes Productions
Drama, New Work, Spooky Season
Runs Oct 10 - Nov 23, 2025
The Dracula tale set on the high seas.
7:30PM Fri, Oct 24, 2025
$15.00 – $38.00
7:30PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$15.00 – $38.00
3:00PM Sun, Oct 26, 2025
$15.00 – $38.00
7:30PM Fri, Oct 31, 2025
$15.00 – $38.00
7:30PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
$15.00 – $38.00
3:00PM Sun, Nov 02, 2025
$15.00 – $38.00
7:30PM Fri, Nov 07, 2025
$15.00 – $38.00
7:30PM Sat, Nov 08, 2025
$15.00 – $38.00
3:00PM Sun, Nov 09, 2025
$15.00 – $38.00
7:30PM Mon, Nov 10, 2025
$15.00 – $38.00
7:30PM Fri, Nov 14, 2025
$15.00 – $38.00
7:30PM Sat, Nov 15, 2025
$15.00 – $38.00
3:00PM Sun, Nov 16, 2025
$15.00 – $38.00
7:30PM Mon, Nov 17, 2025
$15.00 – $38.00
7:30PM Fri, Nov 21, 2025
$15.00 – $38.00
7:30PM Sat, Nov 22, 2025
$15.00 – $38.00
3:00PM Sun, Nov 23, 2025
$15.00 – $38.00
The Haunting of Hill House, adapted by F. Andrew Leslie from Shirley Jackson's novel
Drama, Spooky Season
Runs Oct 17 - Nov 09, 2025
An investigator of supernatural phenomena interrupts the isolation of the remote and sinister Hill House to delve into the house’s morbid history. Joining him are three unacquainted guests, who are soon jolted by strange and eerie occurrences.
7:30PM Fri, Oct 24, 2025
$25 – $35
7:30PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$25 – $35
2:00PM Sun, Oct 26, 2025
$25 – $35
7:30PM Fri, Oct 31, 2025
$25 – $35
7:30PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
$25 – $35
2:00PM Sun, Nov 02, 2025
$25 – $35
7:30PM Fri, Nov 07, 2025
$25 – $35
7:30PM Sat, Nov 08, 2025
$25 – $35
2:00PM Sun, Nov 09, 2025
$25 – $35
The Lord Chamberlain's Men Present Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
Children's/Family, Classic, Comedy/Drama
Oct 24, 2025
Classics get a fresh twist with The Lord Chamberlain's Men performng "Twelfth Night" at the ECC Arts Center on October 24. The UK's leading all-male theatre company, The Lord Chamberlain's Men brings Shakespeare's plays to life in authentic Elizabethan costume, infused with music, song, and spirited dance.
7:30PM Fri, Oct 24, 2025
$Children 12 and Under FREE – $$35 adults
The Neighborhood of the Loners
New Work
Runs Oct 23 - Nov 02, 2025
The Neighborhood of the Loners is a place where residents live without social interactions or contact with the world around them. This sanctuary of solitude is disrupted by a sudden death in the neighborhood. The walls between neighbors come down, as the community must come together to answer the question at hand: Who poisoned Miss Pérez? Absurdist, comedic, and harrowing, this world-premiere translation explores how isolation impacts society.
7:30PM Fri, Oct 24, 2025
$10 – $25
7:30PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$10 – $25
2:00PM Sun, Oct 26, 2025
$10 – $25
7:30PM Thu, Oct 30, 2025
$10 – $25
7:30PM Fri, Oct 31, 2025
$10 – $25
7:30PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
$10 – $25
2:00PM Sun, Nov 02, 2025
$10 – $25
Red Theater presents the world premiere of
The Pilon
by Zach Barr
Comedy/Drama, New Work
Runs Oct 22 - Nov 23, 2025
Red Theater presents the world premiere of THE PILON by Zach Barr, directed by Jessica Love.
7:30PM Fri, Oct 24, 2025
7:30PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
3:00PM Sun, Oct 26, 2025
7:30PM Mon, Oct 27, 2025
7:30PM Thu, Oct 30, 2025
7:30PM Fri, Oct 31, 2025
7:30PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
3:00PM Sun, Nov 02, 2025
7:30PM Mon, Nov 03, 2025
7:30PM Thu, Nov 06, 2025
7:30PM Fri, Nov 07, 2025
7:30PM Sat, Nov 08, 2025
3:00PM Sun, Nov 09, 2025
7:30PM Mon, Nov 10, 2025
7:30PM Thu, Nov 13, 2025
7:30PM Fri, Nov 14, 2025
7:30PM Sat, Nov 15, 2025
3:00PM Sun, Nov 16, 2025
7:30PM Mon, Nov 17, 2025
7:30PM Thu, Nov 20, 2025
7:30PM Fri, Nov 21, 2025
7:30PM Sat, Nov 22, 2025
3:00PM Sun, Nov 23, 2025
The Rocky Horror Show
Comedy, Musical
Runs Oct 24 - Nov 09, 2025
Let's do the time-warp again with The Rocky Horror Show!
7:30PM Fri, Oct 24, 2025
$32.00 – $37.00
7:30PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$32.00 – $37.00
2:00PM Sun, Oct 26, 2025
$32.00 – $37.00
7:30PM Fri, Oct 31, 2025
$32.00 – $37.00
7:30PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
$32.00 – $37.00
2:00PM Sun, Nov 02, 2025
$32.00 – $37.00
7:30PM Fri, Nov 07, 2025
$32.00 – $37.00
7:30PM Sat, Nov 08, 2025
$32.00 – $37.00
2:00PM Sun, Nov 09, 2025
$32.00 – $37.00
Ugly Lies The Bone
Comedy/Drama, Drama
Runs Oct 03 - Nov 15, 2025
After three tours in Afghanistan, Jess returns home to a changed world, and body. With biting dark humor and virtual reality therapy, she begins to rebuild her life one puzzle piece at a time, confronting scars both seen and unseen in this powerful story of how beauty endures beneath the surface.
7:30PM Fri, Oct 24, 2025
7:30PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
3:00PM Sun, Oct 26, 2025
7:30PM Fri, Oct 31, 2025
3:00PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
7:30PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
3:00PM Sun, Nov 02, 2025
7:30PM Thu, Nov 06, 2025
7:30PM Fri, Nov 07, 2025
7:30PM Sat, Nov 08, 2025
3:00PM Sun, Nov 09, 2025
7:30PM Thu, Nov 13, 2025
7:30PM Fri, Nov 14, 2025
3:00PM Sat, Nov 15, 2025
7:30PM Sat, Nov 15, 2025
Visión Latino Theatre Company Presents: Las Borinqueñas
Runs Oct 18 - Nov 09, 2025
It’s the 1950s in Puerto Rico, and María, Fernanda, Yolanda, Rosa, and Chavela are fighting to live full lives in a country caught between tradition and imposed progress. As a new U.S.-backed government promises freedom and prosperity, the women face crushing societal rules and limited choices over their bodies and futures. This is the story of the birth control pill and the Puerto Rican women who risked everything for the chance to decide their own lives.
7:30PM Fri, Oct 24, 2025
$30 – $55
7:30PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$30 – $55
3:00PM Sun, Oct 26, 2025
$30 – $55
7:30PM Thu, Oct 30, 2025
$30 – $55
7:30PM Fri, Oct 31, 2025
$30 – $55
7:30PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
$30 – $55
3:00PM Sun, Nov 02, 2025
$30 – $55
7:30PM Thu, Nov 06, 2025
$30 – $55
7:30PM Fri, Nov 07, 2025
$30 – $55
7:30PM Sat, Nov 08, 2025
$30 – $55
3:00PM Sun, Nov 09, 2025
$30 – $55
An Evening with Chris Thile
Music
Oct 24, 2025
MacArthur Fellow and Grammy Award-winning mandolinist, singer, songwriter and composer Chris Thile, hailed as “an all-round musician” (The Guardian), brings his genre-spanning artistry to Symphony Center. This wide-ranging …
8:00PM Fri, Oct 24, 2025
from $49
Dutchman
Spooky Season
Runs Oct 09 - Oct 25, 2025
A searing examination of race, power, and social expectation, this explosive classic of American theatre surges with racial tension and sexual politics.
8:00PM Fri, Oct 24, 2025
$23.44
8:00PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$23.44
The Best of the Second City: 65 Years of Funny
Comedy
Runs Sep 12 - Nov 24, 2025
The Second City is throwing the ultimate comedy party to celebrate 65 years of legendary laughs!
8:00PM Fri, Oct 24, 2025
$39.00 – $79.00
3:00PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$39.00 – $79.00
8:00PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$39.00 – $79.00
8:00PM Mon, Oct 27, 2025
$39.00 – $79.00
8:00PM Fri, Oct 31, 2025
$39.00 – $79.00
3:00PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
$39.00 – $79.00
8:00PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
$39.00 – $79.00
8:00PM Mon, Nov 03, 2025
$39.00 – $79.00
8:00PM Fri, Nov 07, 2025
$39.00 – $79.00
3:00PM Sat, Nov 08, 2025
$39.00 – $79.00
8:00PM Sat, Nov 08, 2025
$39.00 – $79.00
8:00PM Mon, Nov 10, 2025
$39.00 – $79.00
8:00PM Fri, Nov 14, 2025
$39.00 – $79.00
3:00PM Sat, Nov 15, 2025
$39.00 – $79.00
8:00PM Sat, Nov 15, 2025
$39.00 – $79.00
8:00PM Mon, Nov 17, 2025
$39.00 – $79.00
8:00PM Fri, Nov 21, 2025
$39.00 – $79.00
3:00PM Sat, Nov 22, 2025
$39.00 – $79.00
8:00PM Sat, Nov 22, 2025
$39.00 – $79.00
8:00PM Mon, Nov 24, 2025
$39.00 – $79.00
The Book of Will
Drama
Runs Sep 18 - Oct 25, 2025
The story of how Shakespeare's plays were preserved for all time.
8:00PM Fri, Oct 24, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
8:00PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
Ages 13+
The Cosmic Underground Show
Magic
Runs Sep 13 - Oct 31, 2025
The Cosmic Underground Show is a 90-minute, fast-paced, and hilariously mind-bending experience that blends cutting-edge magic with retro-futuristic flair. Set inside the recently unearthed Cosmic Underground Theater—a hidden …
8:00PM Fri, Oct 24, 2025
$33.00
8:00PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$33.00
8:00PM Fri, Oct 31, 2025
$33.00
The Mark
Physical Theater
Runs Oct 11 - Nov 22, 2025
Written by BWBTC Ensemble Member Jillian Leff October 11 – November 22, 2025 Thursday – Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. Sundays at 3:00 p.m. All performances will take place at The Edge Theater, 5451 …
8:00PM Fri, Oct 24, 2025
8:00PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
3:00PM Sun, Oct 26, 2025
8:00PM Thu, Oct 30, 2025
8:00PM Fri, Oct 31, 2025
8:00PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
3:00PM Sun, Nov 02, 2025
8:00PM Thu, Nov 06, 2025
8:00PM Fri, Nov 07, 2025
8:00PM Sat, Nov 08, 2025
3:00PM Sun, Nov 09, 2025
8:00PM Thu, Nov 13, 2025
8:00PM Fri, Nov 14, 2025
8:00PM Sat, Nov 15, 2025
3:00PM Sun, Nov 16, 2025
8:00PM Thu, Nov 20, 2025
8:00PM Fri, Nov 21, 2025
8:00PM Sat, Nov 22, 2025
The Sporting Life
Runs Oct 10 - Nov 22, 2025
“Dad’s new girlfriend is a serial killer and it’s honestly kind of iconic.”
8:00PM Fri, Oct 24, 2025
$15.00 – $30.00
8:00PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$15.00 – $30.00
3:00PM Sun, Oct 26, 2025
$15.00 – $30.00
8:00PM Fri, Oct 31, 2025
$15.00 – $30.00
8:00PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
$15.00 – $30.00
3:00PM Sun, Nov 02, 2025
$15.00 – $30.00
8:00PM Fri, Nov 07, 2025
$15.00 – $30.00
8:00PM Sat, Nov 08, 2025
$15.00 – $30.00
3:00PM Sun, Nov 09, 2025
$15.00 – $30.00
8:00PM Thu, Nov 13, 2025
$15.00 – $30.00
8:00PM Fri, Nov 14, 2025
$15.00 – $30.00
8:00PM Sat, Nov 15, 2025
$15.00 – $30.00
3:00PM Sun, Nov 16, 2025
$15.00 – $30.00
8:00PM Thu, Nov 20, 2025
$15.00 – $30.00
8:00PM Fri, Nov 21, 2025
$15.00 – $30.00
8:00PM Sat, Nov 22, 2025
$15.00 – $30.00
wyrd
Comedy/Drama, Spooky Season
Runs Oct 09 - Oct 26, 2025
Three ageless timeless deathless sisters in a basement in Bushwick. One of them falls in love. Another falls in hate. The third tries to keep the two from …
8:00PM Fri, Oct 24, 2025
8:00PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
2:30PM Sun, Oct 26, 2025
Hitch*Cocktails
Comedy, Improv
Runs May 23 - Dec 26, 2025
A Chicago based improv comedy show and drinking game based on the works of Alfred Hitchcock. Based on an audience suggestion, the cast weave together an intricate Hitchcock-like …
9:30PM Fri, Oct 24, 2025
$20
9:30PM Fri, Oct 31, 2025
$20
9:30PM Fri, Nov 07, 2025
$20
9:30PM Fri, Nov 14, 2025
$20
9:30PM Fri, Nov 21, 2025
$20
9:30PM Fri, Nov 28, 2025
$20
9:30PM Fri, Dec 05, 2025
$20
9:30PM Fri, Dec 12, 2025
$20
9:30PM Fri, Dec 19, 2025
$20
9:30PM Fri, Dec 26, 2025
$20