| Musical of the Living Dead Oct 7 - Oct 31, 2010 |
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The Cowardly Scarecrow Theatre Company at
Charnel House Chicago |
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| Musical of the Living Dead is an original musical comedy satirizing popular zombie and horror films, which is sure to be enjoyed by the horde of zombie-lovers in the Chicago area. It’s the perfect way to spend an evening during the Halloween season!
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| Bash Oct 7 - Oct 31, 2010 |
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Brikenbrak Theatre Project at
The Viaduct |
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| What kind of secrets lie within the most ordinary of people? The businessman, the college student, the stay at home mom…the people you see every day can harbor monstrous secrets in their hearts. “Bash” is an examination of horrific truths in three short plays. |
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| The Paul Lynde Halloween Spooktacular Oct 7 - Nov 6, 2010 |
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Hell in a Handbag Productions at
Mary's Attic |
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| It's 1976, and legendary actor, comedian and "center square" Paul Lynde is having a bad year. His career is not quite going the way he planned and he's not happy. His latest cancelled sitcom, Life with Paul was a monumental flop, having been slaughtered in the ratings by The Bionic Woman and reruns of Hogan's Heroes.Now, the network is forcing him to host a horrid Halloween special with a string of C-list guest celebrities and has-beens, to fulfill the terms of his contract. As Paul's career hits the skids his drinking increases, making for a volatile behind-the-scenes experience none of his guests are prepared for, or will soon forget! |
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| Dracula Oct 7 - Oct 22, 2010 |
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Oak Park Festival Theatre |
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| Oak Park's beloved storyteller, Megan Wells, returns to haunt Pleasant Home with her popular one-woman performance. An award winning story and theatre artist, Megan narrates directly from the novel and embodies the famous characters with fierce charisma and exquisite emotional detail. As a story experience, Megan has memorized Stoker's original text and improvises in delivery as if living the novel in conversation with the audience. Megan's performance is gothic and intimate in equal measure. |
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| To Kill a Mockingbird Oct 12 - Nov 11, 2010 |
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Steppenwolf Theatre |
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| Set in Alabama during the Great Depression, To Kill a Mockingbird
follows the journey of Jem and Scout Finch, whose father has been
appointed to defend Tom Robinson, a black man framed for a crime he
didn’t commit. As the trial progresses, Jem and Scout witness their
community in a tense tug of war between justice and racism. This
timeless classic compels us to take an honest look at our nation’s past
and our moral responsibility to each other.
Harper Lee found instant fame after To Kill a Mockingbird was
published in 1960. The novel was showered with literary awards,
including the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1961. After Mockingbird,
Lee collaborated with childhood friend Truman Capote on his nonfiction
masterpiece In Cold Blood, but never published another novel. She was
awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by George W. Bush in 2007.
Christopher Sergel’s stage adaptations include Winesburg', Ohio,
Cheaper by the Dozen, Up the Down Staircase and Black Elk Speaks.
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| Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Oct 12 - Dec 19, 2010 |
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Raven Theatre |
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| Big Daddy’s birthday brings out the true colors of the wealthy Pollitt
family. At the heart of the story is Maggie, the beautiful
daughter-in-law, who struggles with a lack of emotional honesty from her
husband, Brick, and with the judgment of Brick’s brother and his wife.
Lies, deception, false loyalty, and greed play characters as big as Big
Daddy himself in one of Williams’ most loved dramas. "Cat on a Hot Tin
Roof" won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1955 and was made into a major
motion picture in 1958. |
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| Carmen Oct 13 - Mar 27, 2011 |
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Lyric Opera |
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| One look from this seductive gypsy temptress and any man she wants is hers — driving them mad with hot desire and flicking them aside like cold cigarette ash when her fickle ardor cools. Don José gives up everything — fiancée, regiment, and honor — to be with her, but his passion turns deadly when she jilts him for a big-time matador. |
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| Proof Oct 13 - Nov 14, 2010 |
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Chicago Fusion Theatre at
Royal George Theatre |
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| Proof centers around Catherine who sacrificed her youth and formal education to care for her father, a mathematical genius, during the worst of his mental deterioration. He leaves behind 103 mysterious notebooks, Catherine's estranged sister and a former graduate student for her to sort out. At the heart of the play is Catherine's struggle to determine how much of her father's genius or madness she will inherit. |
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| Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Oct 14 - Dec 19, 2010 |
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Drury Lane- Oakbrook |
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| Set in Oregon in 1850, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers is the story of Adam Pontipee, a man who simply goes to town looking for a bride. He finds Milly working in a restaurant and convinces her to marry him. Milly's ecstasy quickly sours when she finds she is to also take care of Adam's six unkempt, burly brothers. Deciding to make the marriage work, Milly sets a plan into motion to marry off the brothers, including teaching them how to court women. This plan turns out to be much more difficult than originally anticipated and leads to a series of madcap events. |
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| No Exit Oct 15 - Oct 18, 2009 |
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Chicago Opera Vanguard at
Center on Halsted - Hoover-Leppen Theatre |
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| A Chicago premiere, No Exit features a stellar cast of the city’s rising young singing stars and orchestral musicians. Based on Jean-Paul Sartre’s iconic play, No Exit packs a small space with large consequences, intense drama and sly comedy. No Exit is a haunting vision of damnation that you will remember … forever! |
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| Kingsville Oct 15 - Nov 21, 2010 |
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Stage Left Theatre at
Theater Wit |
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| The day after the Virginia Tech shooting, radio shows were flooded with calls from listeners, repeating the same argument, over and over: if the students had only been armed, the shooter would've been killed and no one else would have died. Kingsville dares to explore whether maybe, just maybe, those callers had a point. In a hypothetical America where children legally carry guns to class, one teacher must choose between opposing a policy he abhors and putting his own son at risk. |
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| The Rimers Of Eldritch Oct 15 - Oct 31, 2010 |
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Greenman Theatre |
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| Lanford Wilson’s award winning play centers on the residents of a small Midwestern town. One of them has been shot and killed; everyone knows who pulled the trigger, but not everyone knows why. |
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| Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type Oct 16 - Dec 5, 2010 |
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Lifeline Theatre |
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| The animals on Farmer Brown’s farm have had enough! They work all day to provide milk and eggs, but when their request for electric blankets to warm the drafty barn is ignored, action must be taken. Join the Cows, Hen, and Duck – and their trusty typewriter – as they engage in peaceful protest to improve their working conditions. To celebrate the tenth anniversary of the publishing of “Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type,” Lifeline Theatre remounts this delightful musical adaptation, an audience favorite since 2002. |
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| The Seagull Oct 16 - Nov 14, 2010 |
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Goodman Theatre |
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| Goodman Artistic Director Robert Falls directs an intimate new production of Chekhov’s masterwork The Seagull, whose unforgettable characters reveal the passion and pathos of everyday life. When famed actress Irina visits her family with her young lover Trigorin in tow, they become ensnared in a tragicomic tangle of romance, intrigue and unrequited love. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to experience this 19th century masterpiece, interpreted by one of America’s outstanding directors—in the Owen Theatre. |
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| Three Sisters Oct 16 - Nov 21, 2010 |
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Piven Theatre |
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| The Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov depicts an entire village of unlucky lovers struggling with the bittersweet distance between reality and dreams. This classic tale is given another look in a new version adapted by Sarah Ruhl, one of America’s most acclaimed young playwrights, and author of In the Next Room (or the vibrator play), |
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| 26 Miles Oct 16 - Nov 21, 2010 |
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Teatro Vista and Rivendell Theatre Ensemble at
Chicago Dramatists |
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| An ‘83 Buick Regal may be an unlikely place to find out what family really means, but when Beatriz and her estranged daughter Olivia head west on a spontaneous cross country road trip, neither is prepared for what lies ahead. 26 Miles reminds us that the best souvenirs on the road of life are the relationships we make along the way and that sometimes all it takes to find yourself is the power of family…and a herd of buffalo. |
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| The Dinner Detective Oct 16 - Dec 18, 2010 |
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Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel |
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| Having worked in the professional theater, TV and film industries for over 20 years, our collection of actors and producers have mastered the art of improvisational theatrical role playing and have ultimately created the perfect evening of entertainment for you and your guests. By hiding our actors among the customers and leaving everyone to suspect who is part of the show and who is not, our events are proven second to none. |
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