Classic, Comedy, Comedy/Drama, Drama, Music, Opera
Runs Sep 14 - Oct 06, 2024
In this renaissance thriller, a court jester becomes tragically obsessed with avenging his daughter's dishonor. The score is full of unforgettable highlights including the Duke's "La Donna è mobile," and the classic scenery is marvelously detailed, making this a perfect opera for first timers and long-time operagoers alike.Join Ly
The Delicate Tears of the Waning Moon is written by Rebeca Alemán, directed by Iraida Tapias, and stars Rebeca Alemán as Paulina and Eric K. Roberts as Rodrigo. The play will be performed in English with Spanish subtitles.
Nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, East Texas Hot Links is a gripping character study, a lyrical masterpiece, and portrait of community. It is 1955 in the piney woods of East …
A three-time Tony Award-winning masterwork and "cultural landmark that only seems to grow with relevance" (Los Angeles Times).
Science and religion go head-to-head in this iconic courtroom showdown. A …
An unanswered question rings through the halls of St. Boniface High School: "Who will help me?" Happy Days Are Here (Again), a World Premiere commission by Steep ensemble member Omer Abbas Salem, examines man-made "divine" power, who wields it, and if they should be trusted.
This darkly comic fable of brotherly love and family identity tells the story of two brothers, Lincoln (Manning) and Booth (Fenner), names given to them as a joke by their father. Haunted by the past and their obsession with the street con game, three-card monte, the brothers come to learn the true nature of their history.
Larry Kramer’s beautiful, searing play about the earliest days of the AIDS epidemic, based on his experience organizing Gay Men’s Health Crisis, will open Redtwist’s newly renovated venue. …
This is Our Youth: Set in New York in 1982, This Is Our Youth follows forty-eight hours in the lives of three lost young souls: Warren, a dejected nineteen year old who has just stolen $15,000 from his abusive, tycoon father; Dennis, his charismatic drug-dealing friend who helps Warren put the stolen money to good use; and Jessica, the anxiously insightful young woman who Warren yearns for. Warren, Dennis, and Jessica must reconcile who they are with who they want to be in the chaos of Reagan-era New York.
Successful romance novelist Paul Sheldon is rescued from a car crash by his "number one fan". Must see psychological thriller of staged adaptation of Stephen King's MISERY, starring …
No operatic heroine is more courageous than Leonore, who disguises herself as a yougn man in order to work in the prison, hoping to rescue her husband in this timeless masterpiece. Beethoven's only opera is filled with supremely moving music that will leave you awed and inspired.
At a bus stop in a run-down New Jersey town, Darja, a Polish immigrant cleaning lady, is done talking about feelings; it’s time to talk money. Over the course of 20 years, and three relationships, Darja negotiates for her future with men who can offer her love or security, but never both. Award-winning playwright Martyna Majok’s Ironbound is a darkly funny, heartbreaking portrait of a woman for whom love is a luxury—and a liability—as she fights to survive in America.
For some, the war ended decades ago. For Nut and his father Julius, it still rages on. Nut wrestles with the contradictory faces of wartime: the aggressive patriotism from the movies against his father’s brutal souvenirs from the Vietnam War. In towering memorials and quiet burials, Orange Julius searches for answers amidst generations of questions, showing that no matter how far in place or time a conflict can seem, its repercussions still ring. This abstract and poignant drama invades the Underground Theatre to demonstrate the fallacies of war and possibilities of peace.
Elvira tells the story of Elvira Arellano, a Mexican immigrant, single mother, worker and eventual activist. Fearing deportation, Elvira takes sanctuary for a year in a Humboldt Park …
Desvenar, scenic “Mole”: a reflection of extravagance relating to spice from the culinary, the fondness of puns, historical, religious, botanic, and patriotic points of view. Spice is a …
The unwritten story of what happened to the nomadic actors who were hired by Hamlet to represent the murder of his father.
Rated: PG13 Parents Strongly Cautioned, Some Material …
An open-hearted, "utterly absorbing, very funny, darn near perfect play" (The Daily Beast) about leaving your comfort zone to find fulfillment.
Meet Kenneth, a 38-year-old longtime bookstore worker, who …
After hearing the news that his wife is pregnant, Elias buys a ticket to the Cubs game at Wrigley Field to spiritually connect with his deceased father, Mario …
On the eve of Ramona’s sold-out stadium tour, her best friend and trusted assistant, Paula announces she is leaving to pursue her own artistry. Fearing the loss of her closest confidante, Ramona reveals that a sex tape she made is about to be released, tainting her image (and ticket sales) forever. Will Paula stay and clean up Ramona’s mess one more time or finally escape the oppressive celebrity machine for good? A contemporary adaptation of Euripides’ Hippolytus, THE LOVE OBJECT examines the hypersexualization of women celebrities, the power struggles of interracial friendship, and the tragedies of late-stage capitalism, all through the bubblegum veneer of an early 2000s pop superstar.