James and Lou move from Chicago to London to escape their past... An original story set in the world of the terrifying Paranormal Activity film franchise, this thrilling new play will haunt you long after the lights go out. The North American Premiere production is written by celebrated Chicago playwright Levi Holloway, a Red Orchid Theare ensemble member whose Tony Award-nominated Grey House chilled Broadway audiences in 2023. Felix Barrett-pioneering founder and artistic director of the acclaimed Punchdrunk, whose immersive Sleep No More played more than 5,000 performances in a record-breaking 14-year run-directs. If you dare, turn up the fear factor with a special late-night showing on Halloween.

Like millions of Americans, Clara is doing her best to hold everything together-working hard, raising her tween daughter Stella, caring for an aging father, and supporting her under-employed ex-husband. But when she applies for U.S. citizenship ahead of a mother-daughter trip to Paris, her application is unexpectedly flagged, exposing minor infractions in her past and threatening the only home she's ever known. Blending grounded family drama with otherworldly wonder, this Chicago-set world premiere is a moving and provocative exploration of our country's most fundamental values.

Welcome to House of the Exquisite Corpse: Blood & Puppets. Pulses quicken as guests gather in a make-shift foyer, with a bar selling beer, wine and a horrifying specialty cocktail. Then, small groups trickle into the House via timed entries. Once inside, pulses race as visitors brave a dark, murky expanse, stopping by six "rooms" of puppet theater horror, peering through keyholes, cracks, and hidden doors to witness the carnage, and sometimes, humor, happening inside.

If you like fast-paced, edgy one-liners then get ready to be happy. Jimmy Carr is going back on tour with his brand-new show Jimmy Carr: Laughs Funny. Jimmy is a household name in UK television, well known for hosting Channel 4's 8 Out Of 10 Cats, 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown and Big Fat Quiz Of The Year in addition to presenting Comedy Central's Roast Battle UK and Your Face Or Mine. He is a regular on all the top panel shows, including QI and A League Of Their Own, has performed as part of The Royal Variety Performance three times, hosts Channel 4 gameshow I Literally Just Told You and in 2025 will also host Last One Laughing UK on Amazon Prime.

An evocative tale of two men – one, a doctor, passionate and romantic; the other, a terrifying madman – and two women – one, beautiful and trusting; the other, beautiful and trusting only herself – both women in love with the same man and both unaware of his dark secret. A devoted man of science, Dr. Henry Jekyll is driven to find a chemical breakthrough that can solve some of mankind's most challenging medical dilemmas. Rebuffed by the powers that be, he decides to make himself the subject of his own experimental treatments, accidentally unleashing his inner demons along with the man that the world would come to know as Mr. Hyde.

A searing examination of race, power, and social expectation, this explosive classic of American theatre surges with racial tension and sexual politics. Keith Surney revives Amiri Baraka’s iconic tale for a contemporary audience with a production as confrontational as it is necessary.

A "best of" version of our annual spoopy show features never before repeated stories in our compilation. Hansel & Gretel, Pied Piper, Rapunzel and more.

Iliza Shlesinger has cemented herself as one of the world's premiere stand-up comedians. On March 11th, Shlesinger will release her 7th special, Iliza Shlesinger: A Different Animal, globally on Amazon Prime Video. An explosive and relentlessly funny hour, Iliza covers everything from shower sex, ugly wives and the ideal man to the truth about the ONE thing no woman wants as nothing is off limits. The special was filmed this past fall at the Eccles Theater in Salt Lake City.

Based on Chapter Seven of Bram Stoker's DRACULA, this gothic horror high seas adventure tells the shocking events aboard the cargo ship transporting Count Dracula's belongings from Transylvania to England. Suspicion, paranoia, and madness infect the crew as the harried sailors disappear one by one. Full of creeping mystery, vibrant language, rich characters, sinister vanishings, violent sea storms, swashbuckling action, monstrous puppetry, and, of course, a boatload of terrors, this is the Dracula tale you've never seen.

Join us for a thrilling night of entertainment when Tony Award-winning stars of stage and screen Brian Stokes Mitchell and Laura Benanti are onstage for one night only with the full force of the Lyric Opera Orchestra. You'll be swept away by a program that features Broadway favorites, jazz classics, and beloved selections from the Great American Songbook that will stay with you long after the curtain falls. Be a part of this very special event where you'll have the chance to mingle with fellow arts lovers and celebrate a new cultural season at Lyric. We don't want you to miss a moment of the music!

PRODIGAL SON is John Patrick Shanley's autobiographical coming-of-age story of a 15 year- old attending a private New Hampshire prep school in the 1960s. Jim is a restless and brilliant youth from a blue collar family in The Bronx who, after being expelled from yet another high school, receives a scholarship to the prestigious Thomas More Preparatory School. While Jim wrestles with his identity, Carl Schmitt, the headmaster, and Alan Hoffman, head of the English Department, are wrestling with what to do with their troubled new student. Is he a brilliant-though-troubled youth who, with the correct guidance, could do great things? Or, is he a lost cause that could tarnish the reputation of their illustrious school?

The Sporting Life is a bloody coming-of-age play about a sixteen-year-old girl who seeks out the witch in the woods to finally get her period.

A sketch comedy show that has been running for over 15 years brings a drinking game to the audience. Every time someone on stage dies, the audience drinks! DeathToll is a staple in Chicago comedy and each year brings new Halloween themed sketches front and center. This year's sketches are full of Lady Gaga song parodies, creepy dolls, a teen camp in the woods, and much more Halloween fun. Corn Productions in BYOB, so grab your favorite beverage! The actors will tell you the rules throughout the show and take you on the journey of Halloween night at Cornservatory.

The Theatre for Young Audiences adaptation of the beloved Pixar movie FINDING NEMO, with music by award-winning songwriting team Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez (Frozen). Marlin, an anxious and over-protective clownfish, lives in the Great Barrier Reef with his kid Nemo, who longs to explore the world beyond their anemone home. But when Nemo is captured and taken to Sydney, Marlin faces his fears and sets off on an epic adventure across the ocean. With the help of lovable characters such as optimistic Dory, laid-back sea turtle Crush, and the supportive Tank Gang, Marlin and Nemo both overcome challenges on their journey to find each other and themselves.

The Mark centers in a dystopian, classist, society, where a young Laborer named Raina is given an unexpected chance to join The Army. As she starts to acclimate to her new position and higher standing in society, a resistance is brewing among The Laborers. An assassination attempt upends Raina's life as she becomes caught in the middle of the war between the two classes, as well as her own battle of discovering who and what she believes in.

Hell hath no fury like a sorceress scorned. This centuries-old tale burns with unrelenting emotional fire, and in Cherubini's hands, it demands to be retold. Audiences witness the tragedy of Medea, a powerful sorceress betrayed by her lover, Giasone, who abandons her and their two children to marry another woman, Glauce, the daughter of the king Creonte. Given just 24 hours to accept her fate, Medea instead bends it to her will, with her accomplice, Neris, at her side, delivering vengeance that shakes the very foundations of the kingdom. A favorite of Beethoven himself, who considered Cherubini to be the greatest living composer of his time, Medea channels the raw power of Greek tragedy and sets it to unforgettable music, leaving audiences breathless as love curdles into rage, and a mother's heartbreak becomes her most devastating weapon.

Emmy-Award winning Actor Richard Thomas brings to life "the nation's one true comic genius" (The New York Times) in Mark Twain Tonight!, written and originally performed by Hal Holbrook. Join the millions who have cheered for the legendary one-man show, bursting with Twain's "uproariously funny" and "pungently wise" (Time Magazine) humor.