Find Touch Tours, ASL-Interpreted, Audio-Described, Open-Captioned and Autism-Friendly performances on our Access calendar.
The Unseen
Drama
Runs Nov 07 - Nov 23, 2025
Two political prisoners, held for years without charges or trial, must face what they know of their circumstances, each other, and their hopes for escape. A darkly humorous examination of faith and trust in an absurdly cruel world.
7:30PM Thu, Nov 13, 2025
$15.00 – $30.00
7:30PM Fri, Nov 14, 2025
$15.00 – $30.00
7:30PM Sat, Nov 15, 2025
$15.00 – $30.00
2:30PM Sun, Nov 16, 2025
$15.00 – $30.00
7:30PM Thu, Nov 20, 2025
$15.00 – $30.00
7:30PM Fri, Nov 21, 2025
$15.00 – $30.00
7:30PM Sat, Nov 22, 2025
$15.00 – $30.00
2:30PM Sun, Nov 23, 2025
$15.00 – $30.00
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 Thu, Nov 13, 2025
7:30PM Fri, Nov 14, 2025
3:00PM Sat, Nov 15, 2025
7:30PM Sat, Nov 15, 2025
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, 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
A Devil Comes to Town - Presented with the Trap Open Series
Spooky Season
Runs Nov 06 - Nov 22, 2025
Trap Door Theatre’s Trap Open Series Presents A Devil Comes to Town Based on the Novel by Paolo Maurensig Adapted and Directed by Jeremy Ohringer Running November 6th-22nd, 2025 In a town obsessed …
8:00PM Thu, Nov 13, 2025
$20.0 – $23.00
8:00PM Fri, Nov 14, 2025
$20.0 – $23.00
8:00PM Sat, Nov 15, 2025
$20.0 – $23.00
8:00PM Thu, Nov 20, 2025
$20.0 – $23.00
8:00PM Fri, Nov 21, 2025
$20.0 – $23.00
8:00PM Sat, Nov 22, 2025
$20.0 – $23.00
Machine Made
New Work
Runs Nov 13 - Nov 23, 2025
In this tour de force, Shepsu Aakhu explores the memories of Chuck Bowen, a “machine made” public servant who rose to prominence in the Democratic Party of the 1950’s and who now in his mid-90’s continues to have the ear of the powerful.
8:00PM Thu, Nov 13, 2025
$50.00
8:00PM Fri, Nov 14, 2025
$50.00
8:00PM Sat, Nov 15, 2025
$50.00
3:00PM Sun, Nov 16, 2025
$50.00
8:00PM Thu, Nov 20, 2025
$50.00
8:00PM Fri, Nov 21, 2025
$50.00
8:00PM Sat, Nov 22, 2025
$50.00
3:00PM Sun, Nov 23, 2025
$50.00
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 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 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
Thanksgiving Leftovers
Improv
Runs Nov 06 - Nov 20, 2025
Thanksgiving Leftovers is a sketch comedy show that celebrates the beautiful mess of life’s sloppy seconds.
8:30PM Thu, Nov 13, 2025
$20.00
8:30PM Thu, Nov 20, 2025
$20.00
Body Passages
Dance, Film/Documentary, Performance Art, Physical Theater, Variety
Runs Nov 14 - Nov 15, 2025
Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble’s Body Passages Residency for Dance, Theater, Film, Poetry, Music, and Visual Artists to explore, collaborate, and create while expanding the artist’s practice.
7:00PM Fri, Nov 14, 2025
$10.00 – $20.00
7:00PM Sat, Nov 15, 2025
$10.00 – $20.00
Carmina Burana
Classic, Music
Runs Nov 14 - Nov 18, 2025
For three performances only, Enrique Mazzola leads the celebrated Lyric Opera Orchestra and Chorus in Carmina Burana, the sweeping cantata based on 24 medieval poems. Lyric’s talented musicians bring this masterpiece …
7:00PM Fri, Nov 14, 2025
from $71
2:00PM Sun, Nov 16, 2025
from $77
7:00PM Tue, Nov 18, 2025
from $69
Faking the Band
Comedy, Improv, Musical, Open Run
Runs Oct 17 - Nov 21, 2025
For one night only, a legendary band is reuniting. You pick the songs they play—the massive hits, obscure b-sides, and corporate sell-outs. Along the way, they’ll share the stories behind the songs and the untold history of the band’s epic rise and fall. Also...this band doesn’t exist. And all of this is made up.
7:00PM Fri, Nov 14, 2025
$10 – $20
7:00PM Fri, Nov 21, 2025
$10 – $20
The House That Will Not Stand
Drama, Spooky Season
Runs Oct 28 - Dec 14, 2025
In early nineteenth-century New Orleans, widowed mother Beartrice struggles to manage her headstrong daughters after the death of her second husband. But as the matriarch takes her place as head of the household, a more ominous transfer of power transpires in the region. The French-owned Louisiana Territory is about to be acquired by the United States, threatening the liberty of the free people of color residing on the land. A gripping examination of intersecting captivities, THE HOUSE THAT WILL NOT STAND follows four women in mourning as they look ahead to an uncertain and haunting future.
7:00PM Fri, Nov 14, 2025
$38.00
1:00PM Sat, Nov 15, 2025
$38.00
7:00PM Sat, Nov 15, 2025
$38.00
7:00PM Sun, Nov 16, 2025
$25.00
7:00PM Fri, Nov 21, 2025
$38.00
1:00PM Sat, Nov 22, 2025
$38.00
7:00PM Sat, Nov 22, 2025
$38.00
1:00PM Sun, Nov 23, 2025
$38.00
7:00PM Mon, Nov 24, 2025
$25.00
7:00PM Fri, Nov 28, 2025
$38.00
1:00PM Sat, Nov 29, 2025
$38.00
7:00PM Sat, Nov 29, 2025
$38.00
1:00PM Sun, Nov 30, 2025
$38.00
7:00PM Mon, Dec 01, 2025
$25.00
7:00PM Fri, Dec 05, 2025
$38.00
1:00PM Sat, Dec 06, 2025
$38.00
7:00PM Sat, Dec 06, 2025
$38.00
1:00PM Sun, Dec 07, 2025
$38.00
7:00PM Mon, Dec 08, 2025
$25.00
7:00PM Fri, Dec 12, 2025
$38.00
1:00PM Sat, Dec 13, 2025
$38.00
7:00PM Sat, Dec 13, 2025
$38.00
1:00PM Sun, Dec 14, 2025
$38.00
Artist’s Lounge Live presents Let’s Hang On: A Rock ‘N Soul Party
Music, New Work
Runs Nov 14 - Nov 15, 2025
Artist’s Lounge Live presents Let’s Hang On: A Rock ‘N Soul Party November 14, 2025, 7:30 pm November 15, 2025, 2:00pm Tickets: $40 A quartet of Broadway rockers promises to get your …
7:30PM Fri, Nov 14, 2025
$40
2:00PM Sat, Nov 15, 2025
$40
As You Like It
Classic, Comedy, Comedy/Drama, Drama, Physical Theater
Runs Nov 14 - Nov 23, 2025
In As You Like It, William Shakespeare interweaves the lives of a corrupt court with those of a transformative forest. This embodies our company’s philosophy of learning through colliding perspectives and trusting that change within oneself can reshape the world around us.
7:30PM Fri, Nov 14, 2025
$20
2:00PM Sat, Nov 15, 2025
$20
7:30PM Fri, Nov 21, 2025
$20
6:30PM Sun, Nov 23, 2025
$20
DEATHTRAP
Spooky Season
Runs Nov 07 - Nov 23, 2025
A thrilling, twist-filled play that keeps you on the edge of your seat.
7:30PM Fri, Nov 14, 2025
$38.00 – $42.00
7:30PM Sat, Nov 15, 2025
$38.00 – $42.00
2:00PM Sun, Nov 16, 2025
$38.00 – $42.00
1:30PM Wed, Nov 19, 2025
$38.00 – $42.00
7:30PM Fri, Nov 21, 2025
$38.00 – $42.00
7:30PM Sat, Nov 22, 2025
$38.00 – $42.00
2:00PM Sun, Nov 23, 2025
$38.00 – $42.00
DRINK: At The Arcade!
Comedy, New Work
Runs Nov 07 - Nov 15, 2025
Whether you play video games at home, on your phone, or at a fine establishment with kids, pizza and beer, we all love (or hate) those digital time suckers. Come DRINK! with us at the arcade! BYOB!
7:30PM Fri, Nov 14, 2025
$$12 – $$25
7:30PM Sat, Nov 15, 2025
$$12 – $$25
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago Fall Series
Dance
Runs Nov 14 - Nov 23, 2025
Returning to the Steppenwolf Theatre stage after taking it by storm last year with a sold-out 2-week run, Season 48’s Fall Series showcases the full range of physicality and emotion of the Hubbard Street Dancers with an eclectic mixed-repertory program featuring works by Ohad Naharin, Bob Fosse, Aszure Barton, and Johan Inger.
7:30PM Fri, Nov 14, 2025
$20 – $112
2:00PM Sat, Nov 15, 2025
$20 – $112
7:30PM Sat, Nov 15, 2025
$20 – $112
2:00PM Sun, Nov 16, 2025
$20 – $112
7:30PM Thu, Nov 20, 2025
$20 – $112
7:30PM Fri, Nov 21, 2025
$20 – $112
2:00PM Sat, Nov 22, 2025
$20 – $112
7:30PM Sat, Nov 22, 2025
$20 – $112
2:00PM Sun, Nov 23, 2025
$20 – $112
Music Theater Works' GODSPELL
Comedy/Drama, Musical
Runs Oct 23 - Nov 16, 2025
Day by day for more than 50 years, audiences have delighted in this modern musical fable that weaves together music, improv and infectious pop and rock songs. This GODSPELL finds a fractured and disconnected community gathered at a local diner discovering the transformative power of forgiveness and embracing radical love.
Production Sponsor: Whirled Peas Foundation In Partnership with Curt’s Cafe
North Theatre at North Shore Center for Performing Arts
October 23 – November 16
Production Sponsor: Whirled Peas Foundation
In Partnership with Curt’s Cafe
Book by John Michael Tebelak
Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
Music by Stephen Schwartz
Directed by Matthew Silar
Music Directed by Justin Kono
7:30PM Fri, Nov 14, 2025
$19.50 – $106
2:00PM Sat, Nov 15, 2025
$19.50 – $106
7:30PM Sat, Nov 15, 2025
$19.50 – $106
2:00PM Sun, Nov 16, 2025
$19.50 – $106
Next to Normal
Mental Health Awareness, Musical
Runs Nov 07 - Nov 23, 2025
1010 Madison Street Oak Park, IL 60302 A Pulitzer Prize-winning rock musical that explores the highs and lows of a seemingly average suburban family grappling with mental illness, grief, and …
7:30PM Fri, Nov 14, 2025
$25 – $35
7:30PM Sat, Nov 15, 2025
$25 – $35
3:00PM Sun, Nov 16, 2025
$25 – $35
7:30PM Fri, Nov 21, 2025
$25 – $35
7:30PM Sat, Nov 22, 2025
$25 – $35
3:00PM Sun, Nov 23, 2025
$25 – $35
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, 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 Addams Family – A New Musical Comedy
Musical
Runs Nov 14 - Nov 23, 2025
Eccentric, morbid, spooky and more than a little bit kooky – the far from normal Addams family faces a normal family challenge when their macabre daughter, Wednesday, falls in love with Lucas, a sweet young man from a respectable family who her parents have never met. Worried her family might not approve of this all-too-normal match, Wednesday confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do something he’s never done before – keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Things take a hilarious turn when the Addams family hosts a dinner for Lucas and his unsuspecting parents. On that fateful evening, relationships are tested, secrets are revealed, and the Addams family tackles both love and change by embracing the wackiness that resides in every family.
7:30PM Fri, Nov 14, 2025
$8 – $30
7:30PM Sat, Nov 15, 2025
$8 – $30
2:00PM Sun, Nov 16, 2025
$8 – $30
7:30PM Thu, Nov 20, 2025
$8 – $30
7:30PM Fri, Nov 21, 2025
$8 – $30
7:30PM Sat, Nov 22, 2025
$8 – $30
2:00PM Sun, Nov 23, 2025
$8 – $30
The Taming of the Shrew
Drama
Runs Nov 14 - Dec 14, 2025
By William Shakespeare Adapted and Directed by Marti Lyons Deception, disguise, and desire. What if we want to be tamed? The richest man in town has two daughters and one big problem: he …
7:30PM Fri, Nov 14, 2025
7:30PM Sat, Nov 15, 2025
2:00PM Sun, Nov 16, 2025
7:30PM Sun, Nov 16, 2025
7:30PM Wed, Nov 19, 2025
7:30PM Thu, Nov 20, 2025
7:30PM Fri, Nov 21, 2025
2:00PM Sun, Nov 23, 2025
7:30PM Sun, Nov 23, 2025
7:30PM Fri, Nov 28, 2025
2:00PM Sat, Nov 29, 2025
7:30PM Sat, Nov 29, 2025
2:00PM Sun, Nov 30, 2025
7:30PM Sun, Nov 30, 2025
7:30PM Wed, Dec 03, 2025
7:30PM Thu, Dec 04, 2025
7:30PM Fri, Dec 05, 2025
2:00PM Sat, Dec 06, 2025
7:30PM Sat, Dec 06, 2025
2:00PM Sun, Dec 07, 2025
7:30PM Sun, Dec 07, 2025
7:30PM Wed, Dec 10, 2025
7:30PM Thu, Dec 11, 2025
7:30PM Fri, Dec 12, 2025
2:00PM Sat, Dec 13, 2025
7:30PM Sat, Dec 13, 2025
2:00PM Sun, Dec 14, 2025
7:30PM Sun, Dec 14, 2025
Urinetown
Runs Nov 07 - Dec 21, 2025
A hilarious, satirical, and wildly entertaining musical that turns a world of water shortages into a riotous rebellion! With catchy tunes, sharp wit, and an unforgettable story, Urinetown takes you on a journey where the fight for free peeing becomes a fight for freedom itself.
7:30PM Fri, Nov 14, 2025
$30
7:30PM Thu, Nov 20, 2025
$45 – $60
7:30PM Fri, Nov 21, 2025
$45 – $60
7:30PM Sat, Nov 22, 2025
$45 – $60
6:00PM Sun, Nov 23, 2025
$45 – $60
7:30PM Fri, Nov 28, 2025
$45 – $60
7:30PM Sat, Nov 29, 2025
$45 – $60
6:00PM Sun, Nov 30, 2025
$45 – $60
7:30PM Thu, Dec 04, 2025
$45 – $60
7:30PM Fri, Dec 05, 2025
$45 – $60
7:30PM Sat, Dec 06, 2025
$45 – $60
6:00PM Sun, Dec 07, 2025
$45 – $60
7:30PM Thu, Dec 11, 2025
$45 – $60
7:30PM Fri, Dec 12, 2025
$45 – $60
7:30PM Sat, Dec 13, 2025
$45 – $60
6:00PM Sun, Dec 14, 2025
$45 – $60
7:30PM Thu, Dec 18, 2025
$45 – $60
7:30PM Fri, Dec 19, 2025
$45 – $60
7:30PM Sat, Dec 20, 2025
$45 – $60
6:00PM Sun, Dec 21, 2025
$45 – $60
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, 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