In a sprawling loft on the north side of Chicago, a gaggle of young artists is sitting on a powder keg. For two years now, and for two months longer (their lease ends in November), these eleven actors, authors, dancers, directors, and artists have lived and worked here, inviting ever swelling audiences to their platformed living room for.... Read More

Profiles Theatre opens its 2010-2011 Season with the Midwest Premiere of the acclaimed new play Jailbait by Deirdre O'Connor, directed by Artistic Director Joe Jahraus. The production runs August 27 - October 17, 2010, at Profiles Theatre, 4147 N. Broadway. 

Through the course of one dizzying night at a club, Jailbait.... Read More

In a political climate where pundits look for clues of liberal or conservative agendas in every leaf that falls, the name of Stage Left Theatre makes for pretty easy work. There's only one problem: this storefront company with twenty-eight years of experience in Chicago aims to fight any bias their moniker evokes. Rather, their hope is to offer.... Read More

Northlight Theatre Artistic Director BJ Jones and Executive Director Timothy J. Evans are set for the new musical Daddy Long Legs, directed by John Caird, the Tony and Olivier Award-winning director of Les Miserables, with music and lyrics by Paul Gordon, composer of Jane Eyre. The world-premiere production features Megan McGinnis and Robert.... Read More

Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace, known for producing acclaimed, innovative and classic musicals and comedies, announces its exciting 2011 season featuring five highly anticipated productions. Aida, the Tony Award-winning Elton John and Tim Rice musical is directed by Jim Corti and previews March 17, opens March 23 and runs through May 29; Neil Simon's poignant comedy.... Read More

The Chicago Fringe Festival has announced the complete lineup for its inaugural performing arts festival, slated for September 1st through the 5th in the Pilsen neighborhood.  In the spirit of fringe festivals worldwide, 46 productions were selected by lottery from a total of 156 applicants. The final schedule will be released on August.... Read More

Artistic Directors Joe Jahraus and Darrell W. Cox announce Profiles Theatre's 2010-2011 Season. Profiles, one of Chicago's longest-running storefront theatres, is presenting its 22nd season of new and challenging works, beginning with the Midwest Premiere of the acclaimed new play Jailbait by Deirdre O'Connor.

The Profiles Theatre season also includes the Midwest Premiere of Neil LaBute's.... Read More

Jeremy Menekseoglu seems genuinely surprised, "It's so much more heartbreaking than I thought it was going to be. Ending a trilogy...you really want a satisfying ending." Menekseoglu, as artistic director of Dream Theatre Company, is gearing up for the opening of Orestes, the final chapter of the "Agon Trilogy" a group of plays structured around the Ancient Greek.... Read More

Individual tickets to the Broadway production of Rock Of Ages will go on sale on Friday, July 16, 2010 at 10:00 a.m.  The five time Tony Award nominated smash-hit musical Rock Of Ageswill play the Bank of America Theatre for a limited two week engagement September 21 - October 3, 2010.  Tony Award Nominee.... Read More

After a successful 10-month run, Billy Elliot will play its final Chicago performance on January 15, 2011. This final block of performances runs from October 26, 2010 through January 15, 2011 and includes popular holiday performances. Tickets for the final block of Billy Elliot The Musical in Chicago will go on sale Friday, July 16, 2010.

On stage.... Read More

Steppenwolf Theatre has announced the three Chicago companies selected for its 2nd annual GARAGE REP: Sideshow Theatre Company, The Strange Tree Group and UrbanTheater Company. These innovative, young companies will present three productions in rotating repertory for a ten-week run February 16 - April 24, 2011 in Steppenwolf's Merle Reskin Garage Theatre, 1624.... Read More

Kirsten Fitzgerald, actress, ensemble member and Artistic Director of A Red Orchid Theatre, has a hard time defining what makes her company unique, "We tend to talk about it only in really pedestrian terms - 'intimate', 'edgy,' - the kind of thing everyone says about themselves."

A Red Orchid, however, is not a theatre like any other, and.... Read More

In preparation for the upcoming 4th of July weekend, the Skokie Theatre is presenting Voice of America: Saluting American Popular Music During the Wartime Years , a musical and historical journey through the major conflicts of the twentieth century, as both a salute to our military personnel and an exploration of the role popular music has played in.... Read More

Not yet done with their second season, The New Colony has made an impressive ripple in the crowded pool of Chicago Theater. Having wrapped 10 productions, including 5 mainstage shows and 5 additional short form shows and festival appearances, The New Colony and artistic director Andrew Hobgood still have at least two more shows to go before starting.... Read More

Chicago's nationally-renowned storefront and black box theatre community gathered at the Park West tonight for its annual celebration as the Jeff Awards Non-Equity Wing gave out 28 Awards in 24 categories. In addition, a Special Award for Outstanding Contribution to Chicago Theatre was given to Circle Theatre, celebrating its 25th.... Read More

It was a dark and stormy night. A young theatre artist looked out the window of their parents' home in the southwest suburbs of Chicago. They heard a crash, "and I could just see a downed power cable and it was just sparking and dancing around. I was so struck by the electricity," they recall. "Energy, current, voltage:.... Read More

The Jeff Awards has announced that Circle Theatre, celebrating its 25th Anniversary, will receive a Special Award at the 37th Annual Non-Equity Jeff Awards Ceremony on June 7, 2010, honoring its many contributions to Chicago theatre over the years.

In 1985, Karen Skinner, Wayne Buidens and Joseph Bass founded.... Read More

One of America's most-produced plays of the past decade was a one-man show about an East German transvestite, Doug Wright's I Am My Own Wife. Like dozens of other adventurous plays engaged in ideas of gender and sexuality, I Am My Own Wife received a healthy dose of its early support from a resilient and passionate Chicago company.... Read More

The Jeff Awards today announced 105 nominations in 24 categories for Non-Equity Jeff Awards, which honor excellence in Chicago theatres not under a union contract, for productions that opened between April 1, 2009, and March 31, 2010.  The Jeff Awards judged the opening nights of 116 productions offered by 55 non-Equity producing organizations.... Read More