October: Black Arts And Culture Month
October is Black Arts And Culture month, with a variety of events happening across Chicago.
Things To Do
Recommended: American Psycho
Spend a spooky season evening with Patrick Bateman, the demented lead character of American Psycho: The Musical, staged by Kokandy Productions at The Chopin Studio Theatre. Now playing through November 26th, 2023.
Recommended: Sanctuary City Tugs At Human Compassion
Steppenwolf’s Sanctuary City appeals to the very core of our human compassion. Now on stage through November 18th, 2023.
North & Sur
A fascinating encounter takes place between two giants of World Literature, one from The North, another from The South. North & Sur is Water People Theater’s season opener, now on stage through October 6, 2023.
Murder, ReWrote
Murder, ReWrote Is Hell In A Handbag’s campy parody of ’80s mystery TV series, Murder She Wrote. The Chicago troupe’s latest production at the Den Theatre in Wicker Park recreates an episode of the beloved show, from the opening credits to the final frame.
No Man’s Land
Do Hirst and Spooner really know each other, or are they performing an elaborate charade? The ambiguity – and the comedy – intensify with the arrival of Briggs and Foster. All four inhabit a no-man’s-land between time present and time remembered, between reality and imagination. No Man’s Land is now playing through August 20th, 2023.
GUAC: An Activism Tour
What do you do when you lose a son? Take it from Manuel Oliver, the father of Parkland shooting victim, Joaquin Oliver, you have to what you do best. GUAC is a one-man play about a father turned activist, and his undying love for his son.
Recommended: A Midsummer Night’s Dream Outdoors at Austin Gardens
William Shakespeare’s timeless fantasy follows three separate but intertwining stories–the Lovers, the Mechanicals, and the Fairies–over the course of a single night. Welcome to A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Oak Park Festival Theatre.
Windy City Smokeout: Believe In BBQ!
Windy City Smokeout, Chicago’s biggest BBQ and country music summer festival, barreled into town last weekend.
The Art Of Bowing
The theatre is dead. And you have the front row seat in Haven Chicago’s multifaceted production of The Art of Bowing.
Recommended: Another Marriage
You meet. You marry. You have kids. That’s the way it always goes. Or is it? What if your story changes? What would it cost? Steppenwolf’s Another Marriage is an intimate and beautifully rendered portrait of an ever-evolving relationship that may never be quite finished.
Third or Bust: GO PUFFS!
In the world full of danger, PUFFS stand resilient. Even if they are only third. Follow the adventures of the Boy Who Lived at the Wizard School of Magic and Magic, as seen through the eyes of the Puffs.