Theater This Week
Now Playing in Indiana:
September 18th, 7:00 pm, Concert Reading, The Trail's Creek by Zachary Mark, Voices From the Heartland: The Third Annual New Plays Festival, Dunes Arts Summer Theatre, 288 Shady Oak Dr., Michigan City. $10 per show or $35 for series. FYI (219) 879-7509 or www.dunesARTS.org
September 19th, 7:00 pm, Concert Reading, Lake Blue Terrace by Edward Pinkowski, Voices From the Heartland: The Third Annual New Plays Festival, Dunes Arts Summer Theatre, 288 Shady Oak Dr., Michigan City. $10 per show or $35 for series. FYI (219) 879-7509 or www.dunesARTS.org
September 19th & 20th, 7:30 pm ET, Acting Ensemble Gary Sieber Poets and Playwrights series, Whispers, By Nancy Paulinski Becker. Acting Ensemble on the Avenue, 602 E. Mishawaka Avenue, Mishawaka, IN.
September 18th through 20th, Voices From the Heartland: The Third Annual New Plays Festival, Dunes Arts Summer Theatre, 288 Shady Oak Dr., Michigan City. $10 per show or $35 for series. FYI (219) 879-7509 or www.dunesARTS.org
September 20th, 7:00 pm, Concert Reading, Dionne's House, by Paula Kamen, Voices From the Heartland: The Third Annual New Plays Festival, Dunes Arts Summer Theatre, 288 Shady Oak Dr., Michigan City. $10 per show or $35 for series. FYI (219) 879-7509 or www.dunesARTS.org
September 21st, 2:00 pm, Concert Reading, Trivia Night by Dean Johanson & The Man Up North by Michael Thomas, Voices From the Heartland: The Third Annual New Plays Festival, Dunes Arts Summer Theatre, 288 Shady Oak Dr., Michigan City. $10 per show or $35 for series. FYI (219) 879-7509 or www.dunesARTS.org
Through September 21st, Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson, Apt. 2B, Towle Theater, 5205 Hohman Avenue, Hammond. $24. FYI (219) 937-8780 or www.towletheater.org
September 19th through 27th, Seedlings Theatre Company & Improductions, LLC present The Cliffnotes of Insanity or The Princess Bride in 30 Minutes or Less, The Hub NWI, 676 W. Division Rd., Hebron, IN. FYI https://www.facebook.com/seedlingstheatre/
Through September 28th, Footlight Players present The Bluff, Footlight Theatre, 1705 Franklin Street, Michigan City. Adults $17, Children $10. FYI www.footlightplayers.org.
September 16th through October 12th, The 39 Steps, One America Financial Stage, Indiana Repertory Theatre (IRT), 140 W Washington St, Indianapolis, IN. FYI www.irtlive.com
September 18th through October 13th, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, One America Financial Stage, Indiana Repertory Theatre, 140 W. Washington, Indianapolis. FYI www.irlive.com
Now Playing in Illinois:
Through September 20th, The Factory Theater and Unheard of Company present The Meaningful Action Theatre Company Presents A Workshop Reading of “Muffed: A Recounting of Farmington, Maine’s 43rd Annual Chester Greenwood Day Devised by the Members of the Meaningful Action Theatre Company and Produced by David New” The Factory Theater, 1623 W. Howard St., Chicago. $10-$30. FYI 312-275-5757 or TheFactoryTheater.com.
September 20th, 2:00 pm, Staged Reading, SAY GAY PLAYS, Curated and produced by About Face Theatre and Silk Road Cultural Center. Northeastern Illinois University’s historic Carruthers Center, 700 E Oakwood Blvd., Chicago. Free but reservations strongly encouraged. FYI www.aboutfacetheatre.com.
September 21st, 5:00 - 10:00 pm, Equinox: Invictus Theatre Gala, ERIS Brewery & Cider House, 4240 W. Irving Park Rd, Chicago. $50-$250. FYI https://secure.qgiv.com/event/invictus-theatre-company-equinox/
Through September 21st, 44 -THE OBAMA MUSICAL, The Studebaker Theater in the Fine Arts Building, 410 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago. Tickets start at $44. FYI https://44theobamamusical.com/tickets.
Through September 21st, Chicago/Midwest Premiere, Hersey Felder's Rachmaninoff and the Tsar, Writers Theatre, 325 Tudor Court, Glencoe. FYI (847) 242-6000 or www.writerstheatre.org.
Through September 21st, Invictus Theatre presents ANGELS IN AMERICA, PART ONE: MILLENNIUM APPROACHES and ANGELS IN AMERICA, PART TWO: PERESTROIKA, running in repertory. Windy City Playhouse, 3014 W. Irving Park Road, Chicago. $25-$38. FYI www.invictustheatreco.com.
Through September 27th, Love Chaos & Dinner, Teatro Zinzanni, Spiegeltent ZaZou, Hotel Cambria, 32 W. Randolph, Chicago. $99-$129. FYI https://zinzanni.com/chicago/
September 18th through 28th, Joffrey Ballet presents Liam Scarlett's Carmen, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. $49-$203. FYI www.joffrey.org
Through September 28th, DUNGEONS & DRAGONS The Twenty-Sided Tavern, Broadway In Chicago’s Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place, 175 E. Chestnut St., Chicago. FYI www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
Through September 28th, Otherworld Theater Company presents TWIHARD! A Twilight Musical Parody. Apollo Theater, 2550 N Lincoln Ave., Chicago. FYI www.twihardthemusical.com.
Through September 28th, Curious Theatre Branch & Prop Thtr present 36th Annual Rhinoceros Theater Festival, Facility Theatre, 1138 N. California; Labyrinth Arts Club, 3658 N. Pulaski Ave.; Jarvis Square Theatre, 1439 W. Jarvis Ave., Chicago. Pay-what-you-can pricing, with a $20 suggested price. FYI RhinoFest.com
Through September 29th, White Rabbit, Red Rabbit, Running in rep with Tom & Eliza. TUTA Theatre, 4670 N Manor Ave, Chicago. $20-$60. FYI www.tutatheatre.org
Through September 29th, Tom & Eliza, Running in rep with White Rabbit, Red Rabbit, TUTA Theatre, 4670 N Manor Ave, Chicago. $20-$60. FYI www.tutatheatre.org
Through October 5th, World Premiere, The First Lady of Television, Northlight Theatre, North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie. FYI (847) 673-6300 or www.northlight.org
Through October 5th, Things with Friends, American Blues Theater, 5627 N. Lincoln, Chicago. FYI (773) 654-3103 or www.americanbluestheater.com
Through October 5th, World Premiere, Rabbits in Their Pockets, Lifeline Theatre, 6912 N. Glenwood, Chicago. $25-$45. FYI www.lifelinetheatre.com.
September 19th through October 5th, American Premiere, Gangsta Baby, Open Space Arts, 1411 W. Wilson Ave., Chicago. $25-$30. FYI www.openspacearts.org
Through October 11th, Idle Muse Theatre Company presents The Blood Countess, The Edge Off-Broadway Theater, 1133 W Catalpa Ave., Chicago. $20-$30. FYI (773) 340-9438 or IdleMuse.org
Through October 12th, Misery, Citadel Theatre, West Campus building of the Lake Forest School District, 300 S. Waukegan Rd., Lake Forest. $48. FYI (847) 735-8554, ext. 1 or www.citadeltheatre.org
Through October 12th, Big White Fog, Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis Avenue, Chicago. FYI (773) 753-4472 or www.CourtTheatre.org
Through October 12th, World Premiere, Ashland Avenue, Albert Theatre, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago. FYI (312) 443-3800 or www.goodmantheatre.org.
Through October 12th, Chicago-area Premiere, Come from Away, Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd, Aurora. FYI (630) 896-6666 or www.paramountaurora.com.
Through October 19th, Kokandy Productions presents Amélie, Chopin Theatre, 1543 W Division St., Chicago. FYI www.kokandyproductions.com.
Through October 19th, Catch Me If You Can, Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. FYI (847) 634-0200 or www.marriotttheatre.com
September 18th through October 19th, Remy Bumppo Theatre Company presents Chicago Premiere, Wish You Were Here, Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont, Chicago. Tickets go on sale July 30th. $15-$55. FYI TheaterWit.org
September 18th through October 25th, Promethean Theatre Ensemble present THE BOOK OF WILL, The Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago. $30, $25 Students/Seniors. FYI www.thedentheatre.com.
Through October 26th, Blue Heaven, Black Ensemble Theater Cultural Center, 4450 N. Clark Street, Chicago. $56.50-$66.50 (fees included). FYI (773) 769-4451 or www.blackensemble.org
Through October 26th, Dial M for Murder, Drury Lane Oakbrook, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace. FYI (630) 530-0111 or www.drurylaneoakbrook.com. TicketMaster (312) 559-1212 or www.ticketmaster.com.
Through November 2nd, Chicago Premiere, Mr. Wolf, Downstairs Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted, Chicago. FYI (312) 335-1650 or www.steppenwolf.org
Through December 28th, 7:30 pm, Dennis Watkins in partnership with the Goodman Theatre & Petterino's announces The Magic Parlor with Dennis Watkins, 50 W. Randolph, Chicago. $85 ($115 for performance + encore experience). FYI (312) 443-3800 or TheMagicParlourChicago.com.
Through January 4th, Million Dollar Quartet, Paramount’s new Stolp Island Theatre, 5 E. Downer Place, Suite G,, Aurora. FYI (630) 896-6666 or www.paramountaurora.com.
Open Run, 113th Mainstage Revue, This Too Shall Slap, The Second City, 230 W. North Avenue, Chicago. FYI (312) 337-3992 or www.secondcity.com.
Open Run, The Second City's e.t.c. 49th Revue, The Second City, 230 W. North Avenue, Chicago. FYI (312) 337-3992 or www.secondcity.com.
Open Run, Fridays & Saturdays, 10:30 pm, Sundays, 7 pm, The Infinite Wrench, The Neo-Futurist Theater, 5153 N. Ashland Avenue, Chicago. $20 or pay-what-you-can. FYI neofuturists.org
Now Playing in Michigan:
Now Playing in Wisconsin:
September 17th, 5:30 pm, Pre-show Seminar Series, Steel Magnolias, Peninsula Players, 4351 Peninsula Players Drive, Fish Creek, WI. Included with ticket price. $51-$59. FYI (920) 868-3287 or www.peninsulaplayers.com.
Through October 19th, Steel Magnolias, Peninsula Players, 4351 Peninsula Players Drive, Fish Creek, WI. $51-$59. FYI (920) 868-3287 or www.peninsulaplayers.com.
Now Playing Elsewhere:
Through September 28th, Dead Man Walking, San Francisco Opera, Conductor: Patrick Summers, War Memorial Opera House, 301 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA. Tickets from $29. FYI https://www.sfopera.com/operas/dead-man-walking
Now Playing Internationally:
September 18th through 21st, Western Australia Premiere, Dead Man Walking, Freeze Frame Opera, Freemantle Prison, East Workshop, 1 The Terrace, Freemantle, Western Australia. Tickets from $49. FYI https://www.freezeframeopera.com
Now Playing in London:
Link to London guide: https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/news/your-guide-to-london-theatre-shows
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