Fall 2019: Guide to Chicago Theatre

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SEPTEMBER 10 — OCTOBER 20 • BROADWAY PLAYHOUSE
OCTOBER 22 — NOVEMBER 3 • BROADWAY PLAYHOUSE
NEAR WEST: BUCKTOWN | FREE
SEP The Camino Project Theatre Y at Ipsento
606 1813 N. Milwaukee | 708-209-0183 | IMMERSIVE:
Combining a five-mile walk through Bucktown and Humboldt
Park, a celebratory meal, and performative events that combine
theater, dance, and performance art, The Camino Project
is a thoroughly unique invention that challenges the confines
of traditional spectatorship. Through Sep 22
FAR NORTH: UPTOWN
SEP Casa Valentina Pride Films and Plays at
The Broadway 4139 N. Broadway | 800-737-0984 | DRAMA:
Based on real events and infused with Fierstein's trademark
wit, this moving, insightful, and delightfully entertaining
work offers a glimpse into the lives of a group of "self-made
women" as they search for acceptance and happiness in their
very own Garden of Eden. Through Sep 29
FAR NORTH: ANDERSONVILLE | ONLY TWO DAYS
SEP
Come Rain or Come Shine: A Judy
Garland Cabaret Brown Paper Box Co. at Mary’s
Attic 5400 N. Clark | MUSIC: A celebration of an international
icon, a queer movement, and exactly how far the LGBTQ+
community has come over the past 50 years. Sep 20 - 21
NEAR NORTH: LINCOLN PARK | ONE WEEKEND ONLY
OCT Contractions The Comrades at the
Greenhouse Theater Center 2257 N. Lincoln | 773-404-
7336 | DRAMA: Emma thinks she’s in love with her coworker
Darren. In a series of cordial but increasingly tense conversations
with her boss, the two dissect the differences between
“sexual” and “romantic,” negotiate the length of Emma’s
interoffice relationship, and face the consequences of shrinking
privacy and binding contracts. Oct 10 - 13
NEAR NORTH: LINCOLN PARK
SEP OCT
The Delicate Tears of the
Waning Moon Water People Theater at
Steppenwolf’s 1700 Theatre 1700 N. Halsted | DRAMA:
Paulina, a human rights journalist, emerges from a coma
and must recover her memory, and fight against a world of
violence in order to achieve justice and tell the truth. Sep 19 -
Oct 13 *This production is part of Destinos, the 3rd Chicago
International Latino Theater Festival.
MULTIPLE LOCATIONS
SEP OCT
Destinos - 3rd Chicago
International Latino Theater Festival
Chicago Latino Theater Alliance Multiple Locations |
FESTIVAL: An annual festival showcasing Latino stories as
told by Latino theatre artists from Chicago, the U.S., and Latin
America, through full theatre presentations, student matinees,
and post show talk-backs with artists. Sep 19 - Oct 27
NEAR WEST: WICKER PARK
OCT Directors Haven 2019 Haven Theatre
Company at The Den Theatre 1331 N. Milwaukee |
COMEDY/DRAMA: Back for the 5th consecutive year! Each
director will helm a fully produced 30-45 minute play of their
choosing that will run back-to-back at each performance. See
what the next generation can do when provided with that alltoo-rare
commodity: a room to share their vision. Oct 14 - 30
NEAR WEST: WEST TOWN | ONLY TWO DAYS
NOV
Earth to Kenzie, an Opera for Young
Audiences Lyric Opera of Chicago at the Vittum
Theater 1012 N. Noble | 312-827-5600 | CHILDREN'S/
FAMILY: A new opera featuring a cast of four singers with
piano accompaniment, this family offering is specifically programmed
to introduce young audiences ages 7-12 to the magic
of opera. Nov 9 - 10
FAR NORTH: NORTH CENTER
The Effect Strawdog Theatre
OCT NOV
Company 1802 W. Berenice | 773-644-1380 | COMEDY/
DRAMA: Hearts pounding, thoughts racing, and sleepless
nights. Connie and Tristan are falling in love - or are they?
Stuck in a clinical trial for an antidepressant, it's hard to know
what is love and what is the drug. As the trial's supervising
doctors untangle this relationship, everyone involved has to
question what they know. Oct 13 - Nov 23
= Family-friendly option
Please note: All information is subject to change.