Fall 2019: Guide to Chicago Theatre

LINDIWE
Nov 7 – Jan 5
THE GREAT LEAP
Sept 5 – Oct 20
steppenwolf. org | 312-335-1650
SOUTH: BRIDGEPORT | ONE WEEKEND ONLY
OCT Hotel-Ó Repertorio Latino Theater Company
3622 S. Morgan | 312-631-3112 | DRAMA: A lyric experiment
that departs from the classical Othello to cultivate the concept
of “compersion” as the opposite of jealousy. The focus is to
bring attention to the arguments surrounding gender violence.
Oct 24 - 27 *This production is part of Destinos, the 3rd
Chicago International Latino Theater Festival.
FAR NORTH: EDGEWATER
SEP OCT NOV
The Hound of the
Baskervilles City Lit Theater Company 1020 W.
Bryn Mawr | 773-293-3682 | CLASSIC: Holmes and Watson
investigate the centuries-old legend of a hound from hell that
stalks the Baskerville family in the greatest Sherlock Holmes
adventure of them all. Sep 27 - Nov 10
NEAR NORTH: LAKEVIEW
SEP OCT Howard's End Remy Bumppo Theatre
Company at Theater Wit 1229 W. Belmont | 773-975-8150
| NEW WORK: Adapted for the stage by Chicago playwright
Douglas Post, this world premiere of the beloved novel will tell
the story of three very different families whose lives intertwine
at the dawn of a fast-changing 20th century. Through Oct 5
NORTHWEST: AVONDALE
OCT NOV
I Am Going To Die Alone and I
Am Not Afraid Prop Thtr 3502 N. Elston | 773-539-
7838 | DRAMA: Exploring ancestral trauma and remembrance
as rebellion, this devised play uses stories of exceptional
bravery to expand the legacy of the Holocaust and examine
oppression today. What lessons do we take from history, and
how can we make sure Never Again means Never Again, for
anyone? Oct 25 - Dec 6
FAR NORTH: ANDERSONVILLE
SEP OCT NOV The Infinite Wrench The
Neo-Futurists at The Neo-Futurarium 5153 N. Ashland |
773-878-4557 | EXPERIMENTAL: A mechanism that unleashes
a barrage of two-minute plays for a live audience. Each play
offers something different — funny, profound, elegant,
disgusting, topical, irrelevant, terrifying, or put to song. All
of the plays are truthful and tackle the here-and-now, inspired
by the lived experiences of the performers. Open Run
NEAR NORTH: LAKEVIEW
OCT NOV Invisible Her Story Theater at Stage
773 1225 W. Belmont | 312-835-1410 | NEW WORK: Set in
1920s Mounds, Mississippi when Klan was a mainstream social
club across America, it follows the lives of three women forming
a new Klavern and the lives they impacted. In a world of
“ISMS”,”Poison Squads”, Patriotism, and Secrets, Invisible reveals
the quick rise and fall of the Women’s KKK. Oct 3 - Nov 3
NEAR NORTH: LINCOLN PARK
SEP OCT NOV
The iO Theater iO Improv 1501
N. Kingsbury | 312-929-2401 | IMPROV: A premier venue for
long-form improvisational performances and classes. Shows
include The Armando Diaz Experience, Deep Schwa, The
Deltones, FELT, The Improvised Shakespeare Co., The Late 90’s,
Meridian, The Scene, Virgin Daiquiri, Whirled News Tonight, and
more. Shows Every Night
FAR NORTH: EDGEWATER
NOV Keely and Du Intrinsic Theatre Company
at The Frontier 1106 W. Thorndale | DRAMA: Du, a right to
life activist, and Keely, a pregnant rape victim she is confining,
transcend their circumstances and the ideological issues that
separate them. Keely and Du is a mind-probing issue play with
a gripping human face. Nov 2 - 24
FAR NORTH: EDGEWATER
OCT
NOV
Keely and Du Redtwist Theatre 1044
W. Bryn Mawr | 773-728-7529 | DRAMA: In this Pulitzer Prize
Finalist, Du, a right-to-life activist, and Keely, a pregnant rape
victim Du is confining, transcend their circumstances and the
ideological issues that separate them. Oct 9 - Nov 11
NEAR NORTH: LAKEVIEW
OCT NOV Kentucky The Gift Theatre at Theater
Wit 1229 W. Belmont | 773-283-7071 | COMEDY/DRAMA:
When her sister, a born-again Christian, decides to marry at
22, NYC-transplant Hiro, takes it upon herself to return home
to Kentucky to stop the wedding and salvage her sister's
future. Identity, religion, and love collide in this unique coming
of age story. Oct 17 - Nov 16
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