THE MICHAEL MERRITT AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN DESIGN AND COLLABORATION - May 17th
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PORCHLIGHT MUSIC THEATRE PRESENTS NEW FACES SING BROADWAY 1979 WITH HOST MULTI-AWARD WINNER ALEXIS J ROSTON AS PART OF THE OUT BACK SUMMER SESSIONS CONCERT SERIES PRESENTED BY THE NORTH SHORE CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS IN SKOKIE, SATURDAY, JUNE 12

OAK PARK FESTIVAL THEATRE, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH KANE REPERTORY THEATRE, PRESENTS A VIRTUAL PRODUCTION OF “THE VENETIANS” MAY 8-16 | Jeff Award-Winner Edward Torres Directs Matt Barbot’s Smart, Funny and Heartbreaking Play

Slated for August 20th-22nd at McCormick Place, Black Women’s Expo will also feature a virtual expo the following weekend.

The African American Arts Alliance to hold Black Dance Focus on You + Black Dance United Auditions

Indiana Conservation Officers have arrested multiple people on drug and firearm charges in Delphi, in Carroll County.

THE STEPPENWOLF COMEBACK | A Bold Return to Herald the Revitalization of the Arts in Chicago | The Nation’s Premier Ensemble Company Opens its Trailblazing New Theater Building and Education Center for the 2021/22 Season | For the First Time in Steppenwolf History, Every Production in the 2021/22 Season is Written by an Ensemble Member, with works by Rajiv Joseph, Tina Landau, Tracy Letts,  Tarell Alvin McCraney and Yasen Peyankov

CHICAGO’S “BLACK LIVES, BLACK WORDS” ACTIVIST THEATRE COMPANY PARTNERS WITH WRITERS THEATRE FOR TIMELY VIRTUAL PRODUCTION OF “RIDE SHARE,” June 9th - July 11th | Starring Chicago Native Kamal Bolden as Lead Actor for a Touching Story About Facing New Obstacles Through the COVID-19 Pandemic

Announcing First Folio Theatre's Upcoming Show, WAITING FOR TINA MEYER! Streaming through May 23rd

THE AUDITORIUM THEATRE CONTINUES ITS FOUR-EPISODE VIDEO SERIES FROM CLOUD GATE DANCE THEATRE OF TAIWAN: "BEHIND-THE-SCENES: CREATION OF 13 TONGUES" | Streaming For Free! | Episodes 2, 3, and 4 Premiere Thursday, May 13 @ 6PM CDT! | "Behind-the-Scenes: Creation of 13 Tongues" Episodes 2-4