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This is a world premiere, full-length one-woman play featuring actress Megan Wells. The play is by Jim Stowell and focuses on the life and memoirs of Atina Diffley. …
Infirm Maxine thinks her daughter is paying Nurse Tina to gently nudge her into the grave before the new year. Nurse Tina adamantly denies Maxine’s accusations, but when …
The 2019-2020 CYS Ensemble is bringing a fresh new look to one of Shakespeare's most iconic works -- RICHARD III.
Journey PlayMakers Laboratory as Grandma takes a time machine to visit student-written stories set in the past, present and future. Can Grandma repair the space-time continuum and return …
All families have secrets, but some live in an underbelly too dark to even whisper about. After ten years of walking away, Son returns to his home along …
A dramatic portrait of Barbara Jordan, the first African American congresswoman to be elected from the Deep South. The play follows Jordan from her childhood in Houston’s …
Sara and Callie are walking through New York City's West Village very late at night, when they share their first kiss. This leads to a vicious attack by …
Each play offers something different, be it funny, profound, elegant, disgusting, topical, irreverent, terrifying, or a song; all are truthful and tackle the here-and-now, inspired by the lived …
With so many government leaders getting poisoned these days, the Tasters have a critical job to do. They sample mouthwatering gourmet meals…then wait to see if they die …
This winter, Underscore is pleased to present its 6th annual CHICAGO MUSICAL THEATRE FESTIVAL, created to showcase and support the growing field of musical theatre creators from Chicago …
Nora, a spirited young housewife, is a radical thinker trapped in the patriarchal world of 1870s Norway. Life with her husband, Torvald, is comfortable, if uninteresting. But when …
Based on the autobiographical graphic novel by Alison Bechdel, Fun Home is a musical coming-of age story. Present-day Alison recalls her youth in the Bechdel Funeral Home, seeking …
Mable Kwan is the best grifter that ever lived. She taught sons H and Francis to be the best roper and fixer around. When youngest daughter Blue puts …
Midwest Premiere Wilson and Ruby have the picture-perfect marriage. But while Wilson idealizes his marriage, Ruby worries that he ignores the controversy of his job as a police officer …
Henry's got a lot he has to tell you, he just can't guarantee that it's all true. In the spotlight, with only the audience as his witness, Henry …
A world premiere adaptation of THIRTEEN DAYS by Robert F. Kennedy, his memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis. On October 16, 1962, long-range Soviet missiles carrying nuclear warheads …
1880s New York, The Gilded Age of America. The second Industrial Revolution has ignited a desire to change the fabric of daily life. When her physician husband creates …
The Queer Landscape features performance and visual art works to discuss the evolving stories around queer experiences and vernacular. The Queer Landscape aims to curate conversation of generational …
An ingenious adaptation of Homer’s Greek myth, The Odyssey begins in a modern context, with a young woman struggling to understand a translation of the great work. As …
Based on the classic film 8 1/2 by Federico Fellini, Nine tells the story of a visionary film director and the frustrations of the many women in his life. Maury Yeston’s seductive …
Brecht's masterpiece “Mother Courage And Her Children” inspired a look into Chicago's possible tomorrow, following the fortunes of Mother C and those who rely on her wiles to …
In the early 1970s, before Roe v. Wade, before the Violence Against Women Act, Agnes has turned her quiet bed and breakfast into one of the few spots …