Find Touch Tours, ASL-Interpreted, Audio-Described, Open-Captioned and Autism-Friendly performances on our Access calendar.
The First Lady of Television
Runs Sep 04 - Oct 05, 2025
In 1950, Gertrude Berg was the popular creator and star of America’s first family sit-com, The Goldbergs. When co-star Philip Loeb is accused of communism, Gertrude must make …
7:30PM Thu, Sep 25, 2025
7:30PM Fri, Sep 26, 2025
2:30PM Sat, Sep 27, 2025
7:30PM Sat, Sep 27, 2025
2:30PM Sun, Sep 28, 2025
1:00PM Wed, Oct 01, 2025
7:30PM Wed, Oct 01, 2025
7:30PM Thu, Oct 02, 2025
7:30PM Fri, Oct 03, 2025
2:30PM Sat, Oct 04, 2025
7:30PM Sat, Oct 04, 2025
2:30PM Sun, Oct 05, 2025
THINGS WITH FRIENDS
Runs Aug 22 - Oct 05, 2025
The George Washington Bridge has collapsed into the Hudson. Tony Award nominee Kristoffer Diaz has written a play about it. We’ve already said too much.
7:30PM Thu, Sep 25, 2025
$24.50 – $59.50
7:30PM Fri, Sep 26, 2025
$24.50 – $59.50
7:30PM Sat, Sep 27, 2025
$24.50 – $59.50
2:30PM Sun, Sep 28, 2025
$24.50 – $59.50
7:30PM Thu, Oct 02, 2025
$24.50 – $59.50
7:30PM Fri, Oct 03, 2025
$24.50 – $59.50
3:00PM Sat, Oct 04, 2025
$24.50 – $59.50
7:30PM Sat, Oct 04, 2025
$24.50 – $59.50
2:30PM Sun, Oct 05, 2025
$24.50 – $59.50
TL;DR: Thelma Louise, Dyke Remix
Musical, New Work
Runs Sep 06 - Oct 12, 2025
Following a critically acclaimed world premiere at Diversionary Theatre in San Diego, this is TL;DR: Thelma Louise; Dyke Remix, a fantasy-driven, irreverent, funny, rock musical for a new generation. From the Richard Rogers winning writing team of EllaRose Chary and Brandon James, Theo presents the Midwest Premiere of this exciting new musical that takes the story of Thelma & Louise and reimagines it into a queer rock musical, in which strong female characters don’t “always gotta die.”.
7:30PM Thu, Sep 25, 2025
$40
7:30PM Fri, Sep 26, 2025
$40
7:30PM Sat, Sep 27, 2025
$40
6:00PM Sun, Sep 28, 2025
$40
7:30PM Thu, Oct 02, 2025
$40
7:30PM Fri, Oct 03, 2025
$40
7:30PM Sat, Oct 04, 2025
$40
6:00PM Sun, Oct 05, 2025
$40
7:30PM Thu, Oct 09, 2025
$40
7:30PM Fri, Oct 10, 2025
$40
7:30PM Sat, Oct 11, 2025
$40
6:00PM Sun, Oct 12, 2025
$40
Tom & Eliza
Drama
Runs Jun 26 - Sep 28, 2025
Tom & Eliza is a dual meditation on the choices we make (and those we don't) in a world that spins relentlessly into the future.
7:30PM Thu, Sep 25, 2025
$20.00 – $60.00
7:30PM Fri, Sep 26, 2025
$20.00 – $60.00
7:30PM Sat, Sep 27, 2025
$20.00 – $60.00
2:00PM Sun, Sep 28, 2025
$20.00 – $60.00
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
Audio Play/Podcast, Open Run
Runs Jan 09 - Dec 18, 2025
Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! is National Public Radio’s Peabody Award-winning comedy news quiz show. Host Peter Sagal leads a rotating panel of comedians, writers, listener contestants, and celebrity …
7:30PM Thu, Sep 25, 2025
$20.00 – $45.00
7:30PM Thu, Oct 02, 2025
$20.00 – $45.00
7:30PM Thu, Oct 23, 2025
$20.00 – $45.00
7:30PM Thu, Oct 30, 2025
$20.00 – $45.00
7:30PM Thu, Nov 13, 2025
$20.00 – $45.00
7:30PM Thu, Nov 20, 2025
$20.00 – $45.00
7:30PM Thu, Dec 11, 2025
$20.00 – $45.00
7:30PM Thu, Dec 18, 2025
$20.00 – $45.00
Wish You Were Here
Comedy/Drama
Runs Sep 18 - Oct 19, 2025
It’s 1978 and protests are breaking out all across Iran, encroaching on this suburb where a tight-knit circle of girlfriends plans weddings, trades dirty jokes, and tries to hang onto a sense of normalcy. But as the revolution escalates, each woman is forced to join the wave of emigration or face an equally uncertain future at home. With breathtaking humanity and cutting wit, Wish You Were Here chronicles a decade of life during war, as best friends forever become friends long lost, scattered and searching for home.
7:30PM Thu, Sep 25, 2025
$15 – $36
7:30PM Fri, Sep 26, 2025
$15 – $36
7:30PM Sat, Sep 27, 2025
$15 – $36
2:30PM Sun, Sep 28, 2025
$15 – $45
7:30PM Thu, Oct 02, 2025
$15 – $36
7:30PM Fri, Oct 03, 2025
$15 – $36
2:30PM Sat, Oct 04, 2025
$15 – $38
7:30PM Sat, Oct 04, 2025
$15 – $36
2:30PM Sun, Oct 05, 2025
$15 – $42
7:30PM Mon, Oct 06, 2025
$15 – $36
2:30PM Thu, Oct 09, 2025
$15 – $38
7:30PM Thu, Oct 09, 2025
$15 – $36
7:30PM Fri, Oct 10, 2025
$15 – $36
7:30PM Sat, Oct 11, 2025
$15 – $36
2:30PM Sun, Oct 12, 2025
$15 – $40
7:30PM Thu, Oct 16, 2025
$15 – $36
7:30PM Fri, Oct 17, 2025
$15 – $36
2:30PM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
$15 – $38
7:30PM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
$15 – $38
2:30PM Sun, Oct 19, 2025
$15 – $40
Ghost Fetus
Comedy/Drama
Runs Sep 11 - Sep 27, 2025
A ghost seeking revenge. A church caught in its own contradictions. Two queer teens reckoning with faith, fear, and desire. Anna Klos and Suz Evans bring you a haunting, hilarious, and heartfelt piece like no other. This World Premiere is presented with Trap Door's Trap Open Series.
8:00PM Thu, Sep 25, 2025
$22
8:00PM Fri, Sep 26, 2025
$22
8:00PM Sat, Sep 27, 2025
$22
The Blood Countess
New Work, Spooky Season
Runs Sep 11 - Oct 11, 2025
Join us in the Carpathian Mountains to witness the birth of legend as a Countess becomes a Carnivore and a Mother becomes a Monster. The shadow of Erzsebet Bathory has endured for over 400 years–but who is the Blood Countess and how did her story of infamy begin, grow, and take on a life of its own? In a time when the constructed reputations of those who are given power are all some care about, Idle Muse explores the Truth behind the blood-soaked rumors.
8:00PM Thu, Sep 25, 2025
$20 – $30
8:00PM Fri, Sep 26, 2025
$20 – $30
8:00PM Sat, Sep 27, 2025
$20 – $30
3:00PM Sun, Sep 28, 2025
$20 – $30
8:00PM Thu, Oct 02, 2025
$20 – $30
8:00PM Fri, Oct 03, 2025
$20 – $30
8:00PM Sat, Oct 04, 2025
$20 – $30
3:00PM Sun, Oct 05, 2025
$20 – $30
8:00PM Wed, Oct 08, 2025
$20 – $30
8:00PM Thu, Oct 09, 2025
$20 – $30
8:00PM Fri, Oct 10, 2025
$20 – $30
8:00PM Sat, Oct 11, 2025
$20 – $30
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 Thu, Sep 25, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
8:00PM Fri, Sep 26, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
8:00PM Sat, Sep 27, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
3:00PM Sun, Sep 28, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
8:00PM Thu, Oct 02, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
8:00PM Fri, Oct 03, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
8:00PM Sat, Oct 04, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
3:00PM Sun, Oct 05, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
8:00PM Thu, Oct 09, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
8:00PM Fri, Oct 10, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
8:00PM Sat, Oct 11, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
3:00PM Sun, Oct 12, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
8:00PM Thu, Oct 16, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
8:00PM Fri, Oct 17, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
8:00PM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
3:00PM Sun, Oct 19, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
8:00PM Wed, Oct 22, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
8:00PM Thu, Oct 23, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
8:00PM Fri, Oct 24, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
8:00PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
Faking the Band
Comedy, Improv, Musical
Runs Sep 05 - Sep 27, 2025
For one night only, a legendary band is reuniting.
12:00AM Fri, Sep 26, 2025
$15 – $20
12:00AM Sat, Sep 27, 2025
$15 – $20
Elizabeth McGovern and Aaron Costa Ganis in
Ava: The Secret Conversations
Drama
Runs Sep 24 - Oct 12, 2025
Academy Award, Golden Globe and Emmy Award-nominated actor Elizabeth McGovern stars as Hollywood’s original femme fatale Ava Gardner in a critically acclaimed new play lauded by Entertainment Weekly as “mesmerizing and electric!”
7:00PM Fri, Sep 26, 2025
2:00PM Sat, Sep 27, 2025
7:00PM Sat, Sep 27, 2025
2:00PM Sun, Sep 28, 2025
7:00PM Tue, Sep 30, 2025
2:00PM Wed, Oct 01, 2025
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7:00PM Fri, Oct 03, 2025
2:00PM Sat, Oct 04, 2025
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2:00PM Sun, Oct 05, 2025
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2:00PM Wed, Oct 08, 2025
7:00PM Wed, Oct 08, 2025
7:00PM Thu, Oct 09, 2025
7:00PM Fri, Oct 10, 2025
2:00PM Sat, Oct 11, 2025
7:00PM Sat, Oct 11, 2025
2:00PM Sun, Oct 12, 2025
ARTRAGEOUS
Comedy/Drama, Music, Performance Art
Sep 26, 2025
The ECC Arts Center season kicks off with the wildly imaginative ARTRAGEOUS, a fusion of art, music, theater, and creativity.
7:30PM Fri, Sep 26, 2025
$$20 children 12 and under – $$40 adults
Collison of Rhythm
Music
Sep 26, 2025
Collision of Rhythm is an electrifying duo that turns every stage into a lively spectacle, delivering a performance that feels like a 12-person ensemble. With their unique blend of talent, they've wowed audiences on major shows such as The Tonight Show and America’s Got Talent. With drumming, tap dancing, rhythmic juggling, marimba, piano, saxophone, flute and so much more, the show has been described as “Stomp meets Blue Man meets Cirque du Soleil.”
7:30PM Fri, Sep 26, 2025
$$15 – $$20
Fun Control!
Comedy
Runs Sep 05 - Oct 10, 2025
Joystick presents Fun Control! a fast, fearless sketch comedy revue. Joystick is iO’s premier sketch ensemble, made up of some of the theater’s sharpest writers and performers. Since …
7:30PM Fri, Sep 26, 2025
7:30PM Fri, Oct 03, 2025
7:30PM Fri, Oct 10, 2025
Gangsta Baby
Drama, Pride
Runs Sep 19 - Oct 19, 2025
US Premiere of London Pub Theatre hit about a gay sex worker who is the son of a gangster.
7:30PM Fri, Sep 26, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
7:30PM Sat, Sep 27, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
2:00PM Sun, Sep 28, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
7:30PM Fri, Oct 03, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
7:30PM Sat, Oct 04, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
2:00PM Sun, Oct 05, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
7:30PM Fri, Oct 10, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
7:30PM Sat, Oct 11, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
2:00PM Sun, Oct 12, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
7:30PM Thu, Oct 16, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
7:30PM Fri, Oct 17, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
7:30PM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
2:00PM Sun, Oct 19, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
Grease
Classic, Comedy, Comedy/Drama, Musical
Runs Sep 17 - Oct 19, 2025
Step back to the fabulous 50’s and rock the night away in Metropolis’ first-ever Main Stage production of Grease!
7:30PM Fri, Sep 26, 2025
$26 – $50
2:00PM Sat, Sep 27, 2025
$26 – $50
7:30PM Sat, Sep 27, 2025
$26 – $50
2:00PM Sun, Sep 28, 2025
$26 – $50
7:30PM Thu, Oct 02, 2025
$26 – $50
7:30PM Fri, Oct 03, 2025
$26 – $50
2:00PM Sat, Oct 04, 2025
$26 – $50
7:30PM Sat, Oct 04, 2025
$26 – $50
2:00PM Sun, Oct 05, 2025
$26 – $50
7:30PM Thu, Oct 09, 2025
$26 – $50
7:30PM Fri, Oct 10, 2025
$26 – $50
2:00PM Sat, Oct 11, 2025
$26 – $50
7:30PM Sat, Oct 11, 2025
$26 – $50
2:00PM Sun, Oct 12, 2025
$26 – $50
7:30PM Thu, Oct 16, 2025
$26 – $50
7:30PM Fri, Oct 17, 2025
$26 – $50
2:00PM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
$26 – $50
7:30PM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
$26 – $50
2:00PM Sun, Oct 19, 2025
$26 – $50
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, Sep 26, 2025
$20 – $30
7:30PM Sat, Sep 27, 2025
$20 – $30
7:30PM Fri, Oct 03, 2025
$20 – $30
7:30PM Sat, Oct 04, 2025
$20 – $30
7:30PM Fri, Oct 10, 2025
$20 – $30
7:30PM Sat, Oct 11, 2025
$20 – $30
7:30PM Fri, Oct 17, 2025
$20 – $30
7:30PM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
$20 – $30
7:30PM Fri, Oct 24, 2025
$20 – $30
7:30PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$20 – $30
7:30PM Fri, Oct 31, 2025
$20 – $30
Next to Normal
Runs Sep 19 - Sep 28, 2025
The Lodge Performing Arts Center 18 Villa Court, Elgin, IL Book and Lyrics by Brian Yorkey Music by Tom Kitt Winner of three 2009 Tony Awards, including Best Musical Score and the …
7:30PM Fri, Sep 26, 2025
$$30.00 – $$32.00
1:00PM Sat, Sep 27, 2025
$$30.00 – $$32.00
7:30PM Sat, Sep 27, 2025
$$30.00 – $$32.00
1:00PM Sun, Sep 28, 2025
$$30.00 – $$32.00
at Skokie Theatre
Pippin
Musical
Runs Sep 05 - Sep 28, 2025
A captivating musical about a young man’s search for meaning and fulfillment in life. With dazzling choreography, an unforgettable score by Stephen Schwartz, (Wicked) and a mix of heart, humor, and spectacle,
7:30PM Fri, Sep 26, 2025
$42 – $48
7:30PM Sat, Sep 27, 2025
$42 – $48
2:00PM Sun, Sep 28, 2025
$42 – $48
Rabbits in Their Pockets
Runs Sep 19 - Oct 05, 2025
A world premiere play By Kimberly Dixon-Mays Directed by Christopher Wayland In the pursuit of joy, does method matter? Two siblings–opposites and estranged–take one last shot at putting grief behind them to create …
7:30PM Fri, Sep 26, 2025
2:30PM Sat, Sep 27, 2025
7:30PM Sat, Sep 27, 2025
2:30PM Sun, Sep 28, 2025
7:30PM Fri, Oct 03, 2025
2:30PM Sat, Oct 04, 2025
7:30PM Sat, Oct 04, 2025
2:30PM Sun, Oct 05, 2025
Reader's Theater
Sep 26, 2025
Our first installment: Playwrite Kevin Bry's In re REinhold Kulle is a gripping one-act play that shines a light on a hidden history at Oak Park and River Forest High School. At its center is Reinhold Kulle, the school's longtime head custodian in the 1970's and '80s - revealed to have served as a member of the SS and as a concentration camp guard in Nazi Germany. Written by a former student who knew him personally, this bold new work explores a community torn between outrage and empathy, and wrestles with urgent questions about forgiveness, accountability, and the possibility of true dialogue across deep divides.
7:30PM Fri, Sep 26, 2025
North Shore Center Presents: The Martin Sexton Abbey Road Show
Sep 26, 2025
Martin Sexton puts his signature style on his rendition of this iconic Beatles album combining what Rolling Stone calls his “soul-marinated voice” with his inventive guitar prowess.
8:00PM Fri, Sep 26, 2025
$49. – $158
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, Sep 26, 2025
$39.00 – $79.00
3:00PM Sat, Sep 27, 2025
$39.00 – $79.00
8:00PM Sat, Sep 27, 2025
$39.00 – $79.00
8:00PM Mon, Sep 29, 2025
$39.00 – $79.00
8:00PM Fri, Oct 03, 2025
$39.00 – $79.00
3:00PM Sat, Oct 04, 2025
$39.00 – $79.00
8:00PM Sat, Oct 04, 2025
$39.00 – $79.00
8:00PM Mon, Oct 06, 2025
$39.00 – $79.00
8:00PM Fri, Oct 10, 2025
$39.00 – $79.00
3:00PM Sat, Oct 11, 2025
$39.00 – $79.00
8:00PM Sat, Oct 11, 2025
$39.00 – $79.00
8:00PM Mon, Oct 13, 2025
$39.00 – $79.00
8:00PM Fri, Oct 17, 2025
$39.00 – $79.00
3:00PM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
$39.00 – $79.00
8:00PM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
$39.00 – $79.00
8:00PM Mon, Oct 20, 2025
$39.00 – $79.00
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
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, Sep 26, 2025
$33.00
8:00PM Sat, Sep 27, 2025
$33.00
8:00PM Fri, Oct 03, 2025
$33.00
8:00PM Sat, Oct 04, 2025
$33.00
8:00PM Fri, Oct 10, 2025
$33.00
8:00PM Sat, Oct 11, 2025
$33.00
8:00PM Fri, Oct 17, 2025
$33.00
8:00PM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
$33.00
8:00PM Fri, Oct 24, 2025
$33.00
8:00PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$33.00
8:00PM Fri, Oct 31, 2025
$33.00