Find Touch Tours, ASL-Interpreted, Audio-Described, Open-Captioned and Autism-Friendly performances on our Access calendar.
World Premiere!
The Targeted
Comedy/Drama, New Work
Runs May 07 - Jun 14, 2026
Welcome to the Solidarity and Truth Summit. A gathering of the most persecuted, tortured, and misunderstood people in the entire world. They call themselves Targeted Individuals, and they are victims of a vast and covert program of systematic torture, surveillance, and harassment by global intergovernmental powers. Over the course of this weekend in the woods they will discuss strategies to take down the deep state, bring awareness to their plight, and despite their suffering, stay human.
7:00PM Thu, May 07, 2026
$15 – $50
7:00PM Fri, May 08, 2026
$15 – $50
7:00PM Sat, May 09, 2026
$15 – $50
3:00PM Sun, May 10, 2026
$15 – $50
7:00PM Thu, May 14, 2026
$15 – $50
7:00PM Fri, May 15, 2026
$15 – $50
3:00PM Sat, May 16, 2026
$15 – $50
7:00PM Sat, May 16, 2026
$15 – $50
7:00PM Thu, May 21, 2026
$15 – $50
7:00PM Fri, May 22, 2026
$15 – $50
3:00PM Sat, May 23, 2026
$15 – $50
7:00PM Sat, May 23, 2026
$15 – $50
3:00PM Sun, May 24, 2026
$15 – $50
7:00PM Thu, May 28, 2026
$15 – $50
7:00PM Fri, May 29, 2026
$15 – $50
3:00PM Sat, May 30, 2026
$15 – $50
7:00PM Sat, May 30, 2026
$15 – $50
3:00PM Sun, May 31, 2026
$15 – $50
7:00PM Thu, Jun 04, 2026
$15 – $50
7:00PM Fri, Jun 05, 2026
$15 – $50
3:00PM Sat, Jun 06, 2026
$15 – $50
7:00PM Sat, Jun 06, 2026
$15 – $50
3:00PM Sun, Jun 07, 2026
$15 – $50
7:00PM Thu, Jun 11, 2026
$15 – $50
7:00PM Fri, Jun 12, 2026
$15 – $50
3:00PM Sat, Jun 13, 2026
$15 – $50
7:00PM Sat, Jun 13, 2026
$15 – $50
3:00PM Sun, Jun 14, 2026
$15 – $50
Birthday Candles
Comedy/Drama
Runs May 07 - Jun 07, 2026
May 7 - Jun 7 | Thur - Sat 7:30p, Sun 3p Playhouse Theatre $43 Senior* | $45 Adult* One woman. One Cake. One Hundred Years of Life. By Noah Haidle Directed by …
7:30PM Thu, May 07, 2026
$43 – $45
7:30PM Fri, May 08, 2026
$43 – $45
7:30PM Sat, May 09, 2026
$43 – $45
3:00PM Sun, May 10, 2026
$43 – $45
7:30PM Thu, May 14, 2026
$43 – $45
7:30PM Fri, May 15, 2026
$43 – $45
7:30PM Sat, May 16, 2026
$43 – $45
3:00PM Sun, May 17, 2026
$43 – $45
7:30PM Thu, May 21, 2026
$43 – $45
7:30PM Fri, May 22, 2026
$43 – $45
7:30PM Sat, May 23, 2026
$43 – $45
3:00PM Sun, May 24, 2026
$43 – $45
7:30PM Thu, May 28, 2026
$43 – $45
7:30PM Fri, May 29, 2026
$43 – $45
7:30PM Sat, May 30, 2026
$43 – $45
3:00PM Sun, May 31, 2026
$43 – $45
7:30PM Thu, Jun 04, 2026
$43 – $45
7:30PM Fri, Jun 05, 2026
$43 – $45
7:30PM Sat, Jun 06, 2026
$43 – $45
3:00PM Sun, Jun 07, 2026
$43 – $45
Crime and Punishment
Classic, Drama
Runs May 07 - Jun 28, 2026
An adaptation of the epic novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, performed by three actors in an intimate 24-seat theater.
7:30PM Thu, May 07, 2026
$20.00 – $100.00
7:30PM Fri, May 08, 2026
$20.00 – $100.00
7:30PM Sat, May 09, 2026
$20.00 – $100.00
7:30PM Sun, May 10, 2026
$20.00 – $100.00
7:30PM Mon, May 11, 2026
$20.00 – $100.00
7:30PM Thu, May 14, 2026
$20.00 – $100.00
7:30PM Sat, May 16, 2026
$20.00 – $100.00
3:00PM Sun, May 17, 2026
$20.00 – $100.00
7:30PM Thu, May 21, 2026
$20.00 – $100.00
7:30PM Sat, May 23, 2026
$20.00 – $100.00
3:00PM Sun, May 24, 2026
$20.00 – $100.00
7:30PM Thu, May 28, 2026
$20.00 – $100.00
7:30PM Sat, May 30, 2026
$20.00 – $100.00
3:00PM Sun, May 31, 2026
$20.00 – $100.00
7:30PM Thu, Jun 04, 2026
$20.00 – $100.00
7:30PM Sat, Jun 06, 2026
$20.00 – $100.00
3:00PM Sun, Jun 07, 2026
$20.00 – $100.00
7:30PM Thu, Jun 11, 2026
$20.00 – $100.00
7:30PM Sat, Jun 13, 2026
$20.00 – $100.00
3:00PM Sun, Jun 14, 2026
$20.00 – $100.00
7:30PM Thu, Jun 18, 2026
$20.00 – $100.00
7:30PM Sat, Jun 20, 2026
$20.00 – $100.00
3:00PM Sun, Jun 21, 2026
$20.00 – $100.00
7:30PM Thu, Jun 25, 2026
$20.00 – $100.00
7:30PM Sat, Jun 27, 2026
$20.00 – $100.00
3:00PM Sun, Jun 28, 2026
$20.00 – $100.00
DiDonato Performs Neruda Songs
Music
Runs May 07 - May 09, 2026
2025/26 CSO Artist-in-Residence Joyce DiDonato is “a supreme artist, as much through sheer triumph of spirit as through musicianship” (Financial Times). The esteemed mezzo-soprano sings the Neruda Songs, Peter …
7:30PM Thu, May 07, 2026
7:30PM Fri, May 08, 2026
7:30PM Sat, May 09, 2026
Eelpout!
Comedy/Drama, Dance, LGBTQIA+ Pride
Runs Apr 17 - May 30, 2026
Sven Svensen and Ole Olsen have been best buds since kindergarten, but all that changes on the morning of Ole’s ice-fishing bachelor party. Could they be something more …
7:30PM Thu, May 07, 2026
$20.00 – $60.00
7:30PM Fri, May 08, 2026
$20.00 – $60.00
7:30PM Sat, May 09, 2026
$20.00 – $60.00
3:00PM Sun, May 10, 2026
$20.00 – $60.00
7:30PM Thu, May 14, 2026
$20.00 – $60.00
7:30PM Fri, May 15, 2026
$20.00 – $60.00
7:30PM Sat, May 16, 2026
$20.00 – $60.00
3:00PM Sun, May 17, 2026
$20.00 – $60.00
7:30PM Thu, May 21, 2026
$20.00 – $60.00
7:30PM Fri, May 22, 2026
$20.00 – $60.00
7:30PM Sat, May 23, 2026
$20.00 – $60.00
3:00PM Sun, May 24, 2026
$20.00 – $60.00
7:30PM Thu, May 28, 2026
$20.00 – $60.00
7:30PM Fri, May 29, 2026
$20.00 – $60.00
3:00PM Sat, May 30, 2026
$20.00 – $60.00
7:30PM Sat, May 30, 2026
$20.00 – $60.00
Hamlet
Drama, Experimental
Runs Apr 23 - May 24, 2026
Seven actors. Eight rehearsals. Nine(ty) minutes. Strawdog Theatre Company presents William Shakespeare's Hamlet at its rawest. Come see the "prequel" to Strawdog's mainstage production, 12 Ophelias.
7:30PM Thu, May 07, 2026
$10 – $40
7:30PM Thu, May 14, 2026
$10 – $40
4:00PM Sat, May 23, 2026
$10 – $40
12:00PM Sun, May 24, 2026
$10 – $40
Love & Information
Performance Art
Runs May 01 - May 10, 2026
Someone sneezes. Someone can’t get a signal. Someone won’t answer the door. Someone put an elephant on the stairs. Someone’s not ready to talk. Someone is her brother’s mother. Someone hates irrational numbers. Someone told the police. Someone got a message from the traffic light. Someone’s never felt like this before.
In this fast-moving kaleidoscope, more than a hundred characters try to make sense of what they know.
7:30PM Thu, May 07, 2026
$8 – $25
7:30PM Fri, May 08, 2026
$8 – $25
7:30PM Sat, May 09, 2026
$8 – $25
2:00PM Sun, May 10, 2026
$8 – $25
Ruthless! The Musical
Musical
Runs Apr 15 - May 17, 2026
Satiric story of a brutally ambitious child performer
7:30PM Thu, May 07, 2026
$45.00
7:30PM Fri, May 08, 2026
$45.00
7:30PM Sat, May 09, 2026
$45.00
3:00PM Sun, May 10, 2026
$45.00
1:00PM Wed, May 13, 2026
$45.00
7:30PM Fri, May 15, 2026
$45.00
7:30PM Sat, May 16, 2026
$45.00
3:00PM Sun, May 17, 2026
$45.00
WORK HARD HAVE FUN MAKE HISTORY
Comedy, New Work
Runs May 07 - Jun 06, 2026
From five-time Obie winner Clubbed Thumb’s 2023 Summerworks festival comes reid tang’s experimental dark comedy where chaos, alienation, and machines collide. A genre-bending play that dials into the absurdity of capitalism and doesn’t hang up.
7:30PM Thu, May 07, 2026
$10 – $40
7:30PM Sat, May 09, 2026
$10 – $40
3:00PM Sun, May 10, 2026
$10 – $40
7:30PM Wed, May 13, 2026
$10 – $40
7:30PM Thu, May 14, 2026
$10 – $40
7:30PM Fri, May 15, 2026
$10 – $40
7:30PM Sat, May 16, 2026
$10 – $40
3:00PM Sun, May 17, 2026
$10 – $40
7:30PM Sun, May 17, 2026
$10 – $40
7:30PM Thu, May 21, 2026
$10 – $40
7:30PM Fri, May 22, 2026
$10 – $40
7:30PM Sat, May 23, 2026
$10 – $40
3:00PM Sun, May 24, 2026
$10 – $40
7:30PM Mon, May 25, 2026
$10 – $40
7:30PM Thu, May 28, 2026
$10 – $40
7:30PM Fri, May 29, 2026
$10 – $40
7:30PM Sat, May 30, 2026
$10 – $40
3:00PM Sun, May 31, 2026
$10 – $40
7:30PM Thu, Jun 04, 2026
$10 – $40
7:30PM Fri, Jun 05, 2026
$10 – $40
3:00PM Sat, Jun 06, 2026
$10 – $40
7:30PM Sat, Jun 06, 2026
$10 – $40
moonwatchers
Comedy
Runs Apr 30 - May 17, 2026
Written by Corey Farrell and Nigel Berkeley Directed by Co-Artistic Director Nealie Tinlin Chicago Premiere "...absolutely joyful, witty, and full of punny humor that kept a smile on my face all …
8:00PM Thu, May 07, 2026
from $27
8:00PM Fri, May 08, 2026
from $27
8:00PM Sat, May 09, 2026
from $27
2:30PM Sun, May 10, 2026
from $27
8:00PM Thu, May 14, 2026
from $27
8:00PM Fri, May 15, 2026
from $27
8:00PM Sat, May 16, 2026
from $27
2:30PM Sun, May 17, 2026
from $27
MPAACT Presents
Sun Tea
Literary Adaptation
Runs Apr 17 - May 31, 2026
Adapted and Directed by: Lauren Wells-Mann Shirley Carney is a celebrated writer. Her short stories have twice been adapted in critically acclaimed productions (Relevant Hearsay & Radical Hearsay). “Her …
8:00PM Thu, May 07, 2026
$20.00 – $50.00
8:00PM Fri, May 08, 2026
$20.00 – $50.00
8:00PM Sat, May 09, 2026
$20.00 – $50.00
3:00PM Sun, May 10, 2026
$20.00 – $50.00
8:00PM Thu, May 14, 2026
$20.00 – $50.00
8:00PM Fri, May 15, 2026
$20.00 – $50.00
8:00PM Sat, May 16, 2026
$20.00 – $50.00
3:00PM Sun, May 17, 2026
$20.00 – $50.00
8:00PM Thu, May 21, 2026
$20.00 – $50.00
8:00PM Fri, May 22, 2026
$20.00 – $50.00
8:00PM Sat, May 23, 2026
$20.00 – $50.00
3:00PM Sun, May 24, 2026
$20.00 – $50.00
8:00PM Thu, May 28, 2026
$20.00 – $50.00
8:00PM Fri, May 29, 2026
$20.00 – $50.00
8:00PM Sat, May 30, 2026
$20.00 – $50.00
3:00PM Sun, May 31, 2026
$20.00 – $50.00
12 Ophelias (a play with broken songs)
Drama
Runs Apr 10 - May 24, 2026
In this play with broken songs, Shakespeare’s Ophelia rises out of the water dreaming of reclaiming her life. She finds herself in a neo-Elizabethan Appalachian setting where Gertrude runs a brothel, Hamlet is a Rude Boy and nothing is what it seems. In this mirrored world of word-scraps and cold sex, Ophelia cuts a new path for herself.
7:30PM Fri, May 08, 2026
$10 – $40
7:30PM Sat, May 09, 2026
$10 – $40
3:00PM Sun, May 10, 2026
$10 – $40
7:30PM Fri, May 15, 2026
$10 – $40
7:30PM Sat, May 16, 2026
$10 – $40
3:00PM Sun, May 17, 2026
$10 – $40
7:30PM Thu, May 21, 2026
$10 – $40
7:30PM Fri, May 22, 2026
$10 – $40
7:30PM Sat, May 23, 2026
$10 – $40
3:00PM Sun, May 24, 2026
$10 – $40
Arms and the Man
Runs Apr 23 - May 10, 2026
At the end of the Serbo-Bulgarian War in 1885, an idealistic, engaged young Bulgarian Woman, Raina, is startled to confront a soldier in her boudoir—Captain Bluntschli, a Swiss …
7:30PM Fri, May 08, 2026
$15 – $40
2:00PM Sat, May 09, 2026
$15 – $40
7:30PM Sat, May 09, 2026
$15 – $40
2:00PM Sun, May 10, 2026
$15 – $40
7:30PM Sun, May 10, 2026
$15 – $40
Call Me Elizabeth
Drama, LGBTQIA+ Pride
Runs May 08 - May 10, 2026
One-woman show about Elizabeth Taylor
7:30PM Fri, May 08, 2026
$35.00
7:30PM Sat, May 09, 2026
$35.00
7:30PM Sun, May 10, 2026
$35.00
Stir Friday Night presents
hAAPI hour
An AAPI Community Showcase in the Heart of Argyle
AAPINH Heritage Month, Comedy, Cultural Happenings, Improv
Runs Jan 30 - Aug 21, 2026
Argyle is more than a neighborhood for delicious food. Every other Friday, join Stir Friday Night, Chicago's longest-running AAPI comedy team, as they highlight AAPI talent throughout the Chicagoland community. Then hang out afterward to get to know the people in your community. This is more than a comedy show. This is our way of highlighting all of the AAPI talent in Chicagoland and fostering connections that can last a lifetime.
7:30PM Fri, May 08, 2026
$30 – $5
7:30PM Fri, May 22, 2026
$30 – $5
7:30PM Fri, Jun 05, 2026
$30 – $5
7:30PM Fri, Jun 19, 2026
$30 – $5
7:30PM Fri, Jul 03, 2026
$30 – $5
7:30PM Fri, Jul 17, 2026
$30 – $5
7:30PM Fri, Jul 31, 2026
$30 – $5
7:30PM Fri, Aug 07, 2026
$30 – $5
7:30PM Fri, Aug 21, 2026
$30 – $5
I Hate Hamlet
Comedy, Comedy/Drama
Runs Apr 24 - May 17, 2026
By Paul Rudnick Andrew Rally has TV fame, a beautiful girlfriend, an amazing apartment and an offer to play Hamlet—a role he hates—in Central Park. When a seance brings …
7:30PM Fri, May 08, 2026
$25.00 – $35.00
7:30PM Sat, May 09, 2026
$25.00 – $35.00
2:00PM Sun, May 10, 2026
$25.00 – $35.00
7:30PM Fri, May 15, 2026
$25.00 – $35.00
7:30PM Sat, May 16, 2026
$25.00 – $35.00
2:00PM Sun, May 17, 2026
$25.00 – $35.00
LOKI-The End of the World Tour
Musical, New Work
Runs Apr 24 - Jun 13, 2026
Welcome to the greatest rock ‘n’ roll show not on Earth! LOKI arrives at Asgard, bringing chaos, comedy, and three monstrous (maybe) children. LOKI tangles with Odin, Thor, and the mysterious Freya; each with their own agenda; their own secrets—but all paths lead to one eternal question: In an us vs. them world, can we envision a new mythology?angles with Odin, Thor, and the mysterious Freya; each with their own agenda; their own secrets—but all paths lead to one eternal question: In an us vs. them world, can we envision a new myth
7:30PM Fri, May 08, 2026
2:30PM Sat, May 09, 2026
7:30PM Sat, May 09, 2026
7:30PM Sun, May 10, 2026
2:30PM Sat, May 16, 2026
7:30PM Sat, May 16, 2026
7:30PM Sun, May 17, 2026
7:30PM Fri, May 22, 2026
2:30PM Sat, May 23, 2026
7:30PM Sat, May 23, 2026
7:30PM Sun, May 24, 2026
7:30PM Fri, May 29, 2026
2:30PM Sat, May 30, 2026
7:30PM Sat, May 30, 2026
7:30PM Sun, May 31, 2026
7:30PM Fri, Jun 05, 2026
2:30PM Sat, Jun 06, 2026
7:30PM Sat, Jun 06, 2026
7:30PM Sun, Jun 07, 2026
7:30PM Fri, Jun 12, 2026
2:30PM Sat, Jun 13, 2026
7:30PM Sat, Jun 13, 2026
MFA Collaboration Series: David’s Redhaired Death
Performance Art
Runs May 08 - May 10, 2026
Two women find that they have everything in common until the death of a brother drives them apart. Part stand-up comedy, part stand-up tragedy for two. The redhaired mythology that glorifies and empowers two women leads them into a big love, but can’t lead them safely out again. A play about the heaviness of the things we carry.
7:30PM Fri, May 08, 2026
$8 – $20
2:00PM Sat, May 09, 2026
$8 – $20
7:30PM Sat, May 09, 2026
$8 – $20
2:00PM Sun, May 10, 2026
$8 – $20
Scaramouche
Musical, New Work
Runs May 01 - Jun 14, 2026
A new musical ased on the rip-roaring novel by Rafael Sabatini
7:30PM Fri, May 08, 2026
$37.00
7:30PM Sat, May 09, 2026
$45.00
3:00PM Sun, May 10, 2026
$45.00
7:30PM Fri, May 15, 2026
$45.00
7:30PM Sat, May 16, 2026
$45.00
3:00PM Sun, May 17, 2026
$45.00
7:30PM Fri, May 22, 2026
$45.00
7:30PM Sat, May 23, 2026
$45.00
3:00PM Sun, May 24, 2026
$45.00
7:30PM Fri, May 29, 2026
$45.00
7:30PM Sat, May 30, 2026
$45.00
3:00PM Sun, May 31, 2026
$45.00
7:30PM Mon, Jun 01, 2026
$45.00
7:30PM Fri, Jun 05, 2026
$45.00
7:30PM Sat, Jun 06, 2026
$45.00
3:00PM Sun, Jun 07, 2026
$45.00
7:30PM Mon, Jun 08, 2026
$45.00
7:30PM Fri, Jun 12, 2026
$45.00
7:30PM Sat, Jun 13, 2026
$45.00
3:00PM Sun, Jun 14, 2026
$45.00
The Go-Between
Runs Apr 24 - May 09, 2026
A New Musical US Premiere Leo Colston - a man haunted by the events of his past - vividly recalls his unwitting role acting as a go-between for the beautiful …
7:30PM Fri, May 08, 2026
$15.00
7:30PM Sat, May 09, 2026
$15.00
The Lifespan of a Fact
Runs Apr 24 - May 17, 2026
The Lifespan of a Fact is a fast-paced, thought-provoking play about truth, storytelling, and who gets to decide what’s real. When a meticulous fact-checker challenges a celebrated writer’s essay, a routine edit spirals into a sharp, often funny battle over accuracy, ambition, and the power of narrative.
7:30PM Fri, May 08, 2026
$25 – $35
7:30PM Sat, May 09, 2026
$25 – $35
2:00PM Sun, May 10, 2026
$25 – $35
7:30PM Fri, May 15, 2026
$25 – $35
7:30PM Sat, May 16, 2026
$25 – $35
2:00PM Sun, May 17, 2026
$25 – $35
Architecture of Memory
Dance, Drama, Film/Documentary, Music
Runs May 08 - May 23, 2026
Architecture of Memory is a new, original work by CDE Founder Ellyzabeth Adler that explores perseverance, hope, and self-discovery. Told through film, dance, theater, and original music, this visceral performance …
8:00PM Fri, May 08, 2026
8:00PM Sat, May 09, 2026
8:00PM Fri, May 15, 2026
8:00PM Sat, May 16, 2026
8:00PM Fri, May 22, 2026
8:00PM Sat, May 23, 2026
Rising Stars Burlesque Revue
Cabaret, Open Run
Runs Mar 13 - May 22, 2026
Chicago's hottest up-and-coming burlesque stars
8:00PM Fri, May 08, 2026
$25.00 – $65.00
8:00PM Fri, May 22, 2026
$25.00 – $65.00
420 Shakespeare
Classic, Comedy, Experimental, Improv, New Work, Variety
Runs Apr 20 - May 29, 2026
4 actors. 20mg. One unforgettable experience.
9:00PM Fri, May 08, 2026
$34.20
9:00PM Fri, May 15, 2026
$34.20
9:00PM Fri, May 22, 2026
$34.20
9:00PM Fri, May 29, 2026
$34.20