Upcoming Events
It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play
Holiday, Musical
Runs Dec 13 – Dec 29, 2024
“It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play” is performed as a 1940s live radio broadcast in front of a studio audience. Five actors perform the dozens of characters in the radio play. Our production will also feature a live Foley artists for all sound effects!
Antigone
Classic, Drama
Runs Mar 07 – Apr 06, 2025
Antigone. Her soon-to-be father-in-law condemns her brother to death—as a traitor. And not only this, but decrees that his body must languish unburied outside the city gates. She stands in a moral dilemma: does she bury him anyway?—obeying her conscience and the law of the Gods, or must she submit these to the will of the State?
Ionéu
Classic, Drama, Literary Adaptation, New Work
Runs May 23 – Jun 22, 2025
A modern retelling of Jonah and the Whale, focusing on the question: What happens to a human heart when it becomes unable to give or receive Mercy?
2936 N Southport Ave
Chicago, IL 60657
Chicago, IL 60657
312-820-6250
At the Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture, we believe that beauty has the capacity to build up culture, transform society, and change lives. We are committed to bringing more art and more beauty into the world because these things make human life richer. Beauty moves the whole human person, connects us with others who are sharing the experience, and brings us to greater knowledge of reality through love.
In partnership with the Chicago performing arts community, our historic theatre is home to plays, concerts, film screenings, and other live events. We offer unique and flexible performance, rehearsal, office, and event spaces in Lakeview for non-profits and performing arts organizations — for both short- and long-term rentals.