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The Dramatic Improv Festival
Drama, Improv
Runs Jul 10 - Jul 13, 2025
4 DAYS • 27 SHOWS • 20 WORKSHOPS • 100+ PERFORMERS • 1 Insta-team The Dramatic Improv Festival is dedicated to bringing the best of dramatic and narrative improvisation …
7:00PM Sat, Jul 12, 2025
$15
6:00PM Sun, Jul 13, 2025
$15
QUEEN FOR A DAY
Comedy, New Work, Pride
Runs Jul 09 - Aug 03, 2025
American fashion designer Roy Halston Frowick known to the world simply as Halston, is down on his luck. He's packing up his chic-as-hell Olympic Tower office for reasons he doesn't want to discuss. To make matters worse, Elizabeth I is knocking on his door. Yes, Elizabeth I, whose reign as Queen of England spanned from 1558 to 1603. But it's 1984 in New York City. All that time spent at Studio 54 might be starting to catch up to the King of Minimalism's brain.
Elizabeth I demands that Roy (who hates being called that) make her a new gown to (she lets out a singular cough) die in. Oh, and she needs it by the end of the day, even though he seems to be in the midst of a breakdown. He takes her money and agrees, and the unlikely pair moves forward with the design of a lifetime. That is until Halston has to help his best friend, Liza Minnelli, with her new act. Any questions?
7:30PM Sat, Jul 12, 2025
$37.00 – $45.00
4:00PM Sun, Jul 13, 2025
$37.00 – $45.00
7:30PM Thu, Jul 17, 2025
$37.00 – $45.00
7:30PM Fri, Jul 18, 2025
$37.00 – $45.00
4:00PM Sat, Jul 19, 2025
$37.00 – $45.00
7:30PM Sat, Jul 19, 2025
$37.00 – $45.00
4:00PM Sun, Jul 20, 2025
$37.00 – $45.00
7:30PM Thu, Jul 24, 2025
$37.00 – $45.00
7:30PM Fri, Jul 25, 2025
$37.00 – $45.00
4:00PM Sat, Jul 26, 2025
$37.00 – $45.00
7:30PM Sat, Jul 26, 2025
$37.00 – $45.00
4:00PM Sun, Jul 27, 2025
$37.00 – $45.00
7:30PM Mon, Jul 28, 2025
$37.00 – $45.00
7:30PM Thu, Jul 31, 2025
$37.00 – $45.00
7:30PM Fri, Aug 01, 2025
$37.00 – $45.00
4:00PM Sat, Aug 02, 2025
$37.00 – $45.00
7:30PM Sat, Aug 02, 2025
$37.00 – $45.00
4:00PM Sun, Aug 03, 2025
$37.00 – $45.00
The Infinite Wrench
Experimental, Open Run
Runs Jan 10 - Aug 31, 2025
At THE INFINITE WRENCH you’ll see thirty original plays in sixty minutes, written and performed by The Neo-Futurist Ensemble. Each play offers something different, be it funny, profound, elegant, …
10:30PM Sat, Jul 12, 2025
$1.00 – $20.00
7:00PM Sun, Jul 13, 2025
$1.00 – $20.00
10:30PM Fri, Jul 18, 2025
$1.00 – $20.00
10:30PM Sat, Jul 19, 2025
$1.00 – $20.00
7:00PM Sun, Jul 20, 2025
$1.00 – $20.00
10:30PM Fri, Jul 25, 2025
$1.00 – $20.00
10:30PM Sat, Jul 26, 2025
$1.00 – $20.00
7:00PM Sun, Jul 27, 2025
$1.00 – $20.00
10:30PM Fri, Aug 01, 2025
$1.00 – $20.00
10:30PM Sat, Aug 02, 2025
$1.00 – $20.00
7:00PM Sun, Aug 03, 2025
$1.00 – $20.00
10:30PM Fri, Aug 08, 2025
$1.00 – $20.00
10:30PM Sat, Aug 09, 2025
$1.00 – $20.00
7:00PM Sun, Aug 10, 2025
$1.00 – $20.00
10:30PM Fri, Aug 15, 2025
$1.00 – $20.00
10:30PM Sat, Aug 16, 2025
$1.00 – $20.00
7:00PM Sun, Aug 17, 2025
$1.00 – $20.00
10:30PM Fri, Aug 22, 2025
$1.00 – $20.00
10:30PM Sat, Aug 23, 2025
$1.00 – $20.00
7:00PM Sun, Aug 24, 2025
$1.00 – $20.00
10:30PM Fri, Aug 29, 2025
$1.00 – $20.00
10:30PM Sat, Aug 30, 2025
$1.00 – $20.00
7:00PM Sun, Aug 31, 2025
$1.00 – $20.00
The Real Black Swann: Confessions of America’s First Black Drag Queen
One Person Show, Pride
Runs Jul 18 - Jul 27, 2025
A fearless, funny, and deeply personal solo show that resurrects the lost legacy of William Dorsey Swann—the first known drag performer and queer activist in U.S. history.
7:30PM Fri, Jul 18, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
7:30PM Sat, Jul 19, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
6:00PM Sun, Jul 20, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
7:30PM Fri, Jul 25, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
7:30PM Sat, Jul 26, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
6:00PM Sun, Jul 27, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
Love's Labour's Lost
Classic, Comedy, Outdoor
Runs Jul 25 - Jul 27, 2025
One of William Shakespeare's early comedies performed free, outdoors, in six Chicago parks.
6:00PM Fri, Jul 25, 2025
Free – $Donations gladly accepted
6:00PM Sat, Jul 26, 2025
Free – $Donations gladly accepted
2:00PM Sun, Jul 27, 2025
Free – $Donations gladly accepted
Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train
Drama
Runs Jul 25 - Sep 07, 2025
A cage-rattling prison drama from Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis (BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY) that boldly examines faith, dignity, and our system of justice. Angel Cruz is …
7:30PM Fri, Jul 25, 2025
$30.00
7:30PM Sat, Jul 26, 2025
$30.00
3:00PM Sun, Jul 27, 2025
$30.00
7:30PM Fri, Aug 01, 2025
$30.00
7:30PM Sat, Aug 02, 2025
$38.00
3:00PM Sun, Aug 03, 2025
$38.00
7:30PM Fri, Aug 08, 2025
$38.00
7:30PM Sat, Aug 09, 2025
$38.00
3:00PM Sun, Aug 10, 2025
$38.00
7:30PM Fri, Aug 15, 2025
$38.00
7:30PM Sat, Aug 16, 2025
$38.00
3:00PM Sun, Aug 17, 2025
$38.00
7:30PM Fri, Aug 22, 2025
$38.00
7:30PM Sat, Aug 23, 2025
$38.00
3:00PM Sun, Aug 24, 2025
$38.00
7:30PM Mon, Aug 25, 2025
$38.00
7:30PM Fri, Aug 29, 2025
$38.00
7:30PM Sat, Aug 30, 2025
$38.00
3:00PM Sun, Aug 31, 2025
$38.00
7:30PM Fri, Sep 05, 2025
$38.00
7:30PM Sat, Sep 06, 2025
$38.00
3:00PM Sun, Sep 07, 2025
$38.00
Gangsta Baby
Drama, Pride
Runs Sep 19 - Oct 04, 2025
US Premiere of London Pub Theatre hit about a gay sex worker who is the son of a gangster.
7:30PM Fri, Sep 19, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
7:30PM Sat, Sep 20, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
3:00PM Sun, Sep 21, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
3:00PM Sun, Sep 21, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
3:00PM Sun, Sep 21, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
7:30PM Fri, Sep 26, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
7:30PM Sat, Sep 27, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
3:00PM Sun, Sep 28, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
3:00PM 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
POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Comedy
Runs Sep 25 - Oct 02, 2025
Selina Fillinger’s acclaimed theatrical farce imagines what happens behind the locked doors of that big pearly house. The answer contains, but is not limited to briefings, meetings, backtracking, honoring our veterans, female-pride conventions, breast-pumping, blue razz slushies, drugs, Crocs, with copious amounts of chaos and attempts to contain it. Witness Loyola Theatre transport 1600 Pennsylvania Ave to our Laboratory Underground Theatre in the basement of Mundelein Center for the Fine and Performing Arts.
7:30PM Thu, Sep 25, 2025
$10 – $25
7:30PM Fri, Sep 26, 2025
$10 – $25
7:30PM Sat, Sep 27, 2025
$10 – $25
2:00PM Sun, Sep 28, 2025
$10 – $25
7:30PM Tue, Sep 30, 2025
$10 – $25
7:30PM Wed, Oct 01, 2025
$10 – $25
7:30PM Thu, Oct 02, 2025
$10 – $25
The Neighborhood of the Loners
New Work
Runs Oct 23 - Nov 02, 2025
The Neighborhood of the Loners is a place where residents live without social interactions or contact with the world around them. This sanctuary of solitude is disrupted by a sudden death in the neighborhood. The walls between neighbors come down, as the community must come together to answer the question at hand: Who poisoned Miss Pérez? Absurdist, comedic, and harrowing, this world-premiere translation explores how isolation impacts society.
7:30PM Thu, Oct 23, 2025
$10 – $25
7:30PM Fri, Oct 24, 2025
$10 – $25
7:30PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$10 – $25
2:00PM Sun, Oct 26, 2025
$10 – $25
7:30PM Thu, Oct 30, 2025
$10 – $25
7:30PM Fri, Oct 31, 2025
$10 – $25
7:30PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
$10 – $25
2:00PM Sun, Nov 02, 2025
$10 – $25
Interdepen/dance
Dance
Runs Nov 20 - Nov 23, 2025
In a world that seemingly fragments people and ideas into small components, this dance production reflects on the relation of parts to the whole. Our foundational interdependence on each other in society and on the health of our natural world provide living examples of connectivity. Essential to dance, a living tradition passes technique and choreography from body to body and depends on the wisdom of the past informing the present. Whether demonstrating kinetic synchronization or building on the experience of artists who developed dance traditions, we present this concert as an inspired model of interdepen/Dance.
This program features José Limón’s Choreographic Offering, his stunning tribute to the dance master and Chicago native, Doris Humphrey, as well as choreography by guest artist, Tracey Franklin. Including original work by Amy Michelle Wilkinson, Raúl Díaz Maroto Casasola and Kara Hoag, Interdepen/Dance engages our faculty and student artistry celebrating wholeness and interconnectivity.
7:30PM Thu, Nov 20, 2025
$10 – $25
7:30PM Fri, Nov 21, 2025
$10 – $25
7:30PM Sat, Nov 22, 2025
$10 – $25
2:00PM Sun, Nov 23, 2025
$10 – $25
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Classic, Comedy
Runs Feb 12 - Feb 22, 2026
A wedding weekend, full of the usual complications: love triangles, mischievous fairies, and a talking donkey? William Shakespeare’s beloved comedy presents the twisted love triangles of Hermia and Lysander and Helena and Demetrius. Guided by magic and mischief, our lovers journey through a strange night in the forest. They must overcome enhancements to claim their love and the freedom to follow their hearts.
7:30PM Thu, Feb 12, 2026
$10 – $25
7:30PM Fri, Feb 13, 2026
$10 – $25
7:30PM Sat, Feb 14, 2026
$10 – $25
2:00PM Sun, Feb 15, 2026
$10 – $25
7:30PM Thu, Feb 19, 2026
$10 – $25
7:30PM Fri, Feb 20, 2026
$10 – $25
7:30PM Sat, Feb 21, 2026
$10 – $25
2:00PM Sun, Feb 22, 2026
$10 – $25
Rent
Musical
Runs Mar 26 - Apr 12, 2026
Lower East Side of New York City. End of the millennium. Mark and Roger are roommates, and they can’t afford rent (again). But they don’t let that stop them from enjoying life while they can. They find solace in their community of fellow artists and activists who are also trying to make ends meet as they struggle through life, love, their art, the AIDS crisis, and paying (or not paying) rent. Jonathan Larson’s final musical still resonates today about the importance of trying to get your voice heard, even if it seems no one is listening.
7:30PM Thu, Mar 26, 2026
$10 – $25
7:30PM Fri, Mar 27, 2026
$10 – $25
7:30PM Sat, Mar 28, 2026
$10 – $25
2:00PM Sun, Mar 29, 2026
$10 – $25
7:30PM Thu, Apr 09, 2026
$10 – $25
7:30PM Fri, Apr 10, 2026
$10 – $25
7:30PM Sat, Apr 11, 2026
$10 – $25
2:00PM Sun, Apr 12, 2026
$10 – $25