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Kenneth Sawyer Goodman – playwright, businessman, and Naval Lieutenant – didn't live to see his vision of a uniquely Chicago theatre conservatory come to pass. Finally realized at the Art Institute of Chicago and now a part of DePaul University, The Theatre School celebrates its Centennial by inviting audiences to share the experiences of students over the last hundred years living his dream while discovering their own. The Theatre School partners with Birch House Immersive to create a journey through our building that honors that past and looks to the future.​ o Full Price: $30 o DPU Student: $5 o DPU Faculty/Staff: $15 o DPU Alumni: $20 o Demon Rush: $1 o Non-DPU Student: $10 o Senior: $20 o TTS Student (paid): $5 o TTS employee: $15 o Preview: $15 Special Events: Sunday, November 9 - Post-show discussion (following 2:00 PM performance) Friday, November 14 - Post-show discussion (following the 9:00 PM performance) Sunday, November 16 - ASL Interpreted (available at 2:00 PM and 4:00 PM performances).* * Contact Manager of Audience Services for specific accessiblity needs​. ​​

Ghostlight Ensemble presents Topher Payne's "Angry Fags" — a revenge story about good gay guys gone bad, set amidst the political turmoil of a fictional world very much like our own.

Jean isn’t a nerd, and she’s no dud—she’s simply… there. Until she answers a dead man’s ringing cell phone. That single act hurls her into a whirlwind of eccentric relatives, a drunken widow, a black-market underworld, a Johannesburg airport brawl, a laundromat in the afterlife, and maybe—just maybe—into the arms of the dead man’s brother… or the dead man himself. Sarah Ruhl’s Dead Man’s Cell Phone isn’t just a surreal comedy about life, love, and death—it’s a sharp commentary on how technology drives and distorts us. Time bends, realities blur, and we’re swept through parallel worlds, peril, and peculiar romance—all by way of one very insistent ringtone.

A thrilling, twist-filled play that keeps you on the edge of your seat.

Based on one of Hans Christian Andersen's most beloved stories and the classic animated film, Disney's The Little Mermaid is a hauntingly beautiful love story. With music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater and book by Doug Wright, Features irresistible songs, including "Under the Sea," "Kiss the Girl" and "Part of Your World." Ariel, King Triton's youngest daughter, wishes to pursue the human Prince Eric in the world above, bargaining with the evil sea witch, Ursula, to trade her tail for legs. But the bargain is not what it seems, and Ariel needs the help of her colorful friends, Flounder the fish, Scuttle the seagull and Sebastian the crab to restore order under the sea.

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!

Come for the humor, stay for the heart!

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?

The Scottish Witch Trials— sanctioned by the state (King James I, of the King James Bible fame!) fuelled by the church, fed by hysteria, and buried by history. Imagine a country where fear is rampant, where gangs of thugs police the streets, and innocent people are snatched up and separated from their loved ones. A country where religious zealots and radical conservatives dominate society. A country where mob mentality and conspiracy theories keep citizens at a suspicious distance from one another. Sound familiar? This country was Scotland in 1591. The threat of the devil loomed and ordinary women bore the brunt of the terror. PRICK reclaims the story of thousands of innocents who were “strangled to the death and burnt to ashes.” Inspired by the Witches of Scotland campaign that worked to remember all the victims, PRICK traverses magic and memory, fact and fiction, past and present. With haunting puppets created by Madeline Helling. Proboscis Theatre Company will present this Chicago and Midwest premiere November 6-16, 2025. Proboscis brings their signature physical and visual style to the story of women fighting back against intimidation, violence, and brutal oppression in seventeenth century Scotland. This production will highlight Prick’s contemporary relevance with humor, razor sharp satire, poetically choreographed puppetry, all while providing an unflinching look into the horrors that women have faced for centuries. Their use of highly physical acting, live music and video will create an uncannily vivid theatrical experience that will leave a moving imprint long after the curtain falls.

Get swept away by the electrifying energy and soul-stirring harmonies of the Soweto Gospel Choir, an internationally renowned 20-member South African ensemble.

The Dracula tale set on the high seas.

Tracy Letts comedy-drama set in an Uptown donut shop

Fourth grader Johnny shoots himself, leaving behind a play as a suicide note that the kids in his class are forced to perform as a memorial. As friends and bullies assume the roles of Johnny and his classmates, a heartbreaking, darkly curious story emerges, offering a glimpse into the motivation behind Johnny's actions.

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.

Red Theater presents the world premiere of THE PILON by Zach Barr, directed by Jessica Love.

Let's do the time-warp again with The Rocky Horror Show!

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.

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.

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.

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.