Upcoming Events
Elektra
Runs Nov 13 – Nov 30, 2025
Elektra, Sophokles’ powerful tale of religion, justice, revenge, and the struggle between blood and law, was given fresh life by the controversial poet, Ezra Pound, in the aftermath of World War II. This rarely seen American version of the Greek Tragedy challenges us to ask hard questions about our families, our society, and ourselves.
The Illusion
Madison Street Theater
Runs Jan 29 – Feb 15, 2026
A lawyer, desperate to find the son he drove away years before, travels in the dead of night to a mysterious cave. There, a wizard conjures up visions …
Arms and the Man
Runs Apr 23 – May 10, 2026
At the end of the Serbo-Bulgarian War in 1885, an idealistic, engaged young Bulgarian Woman, Raina, is startled to confront a soldier in her boudoir—Captain Bluntschli, a Swiss …
Madison Street Theater
1010 Madison St
Oak Park, IL 60302
1010 Madison St
Oak Park, IL 60302
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Forest Theatre Company is dedicated to language-centered, meta-theatrical, multi-disciplinary, multi-lingual, and multi-cultural performances that invigorate the classical canon and create new classics for the 21st century. We are also dedicated to bringing theatre arts to the community through readings, educational programs and partnerships and productions of local scripts.