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- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to Chicago Symphony Orchestra - The Soldier's Tale on Friday October 24 at 1:30 pm at Chicago Symphony Center in Chicago, IL
Oct 24
Fri · 1:30pm
Chicago Symphony Orchestra - The Soldier's Tale
Chicago Symphony Center·Chicago, IL
- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to Paranormal Activity - Chicago on Friday October 24 at 7:00 pm at The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare in Chicago, IL
Oct 24
Fri · 7:00pm
Paranormal Activity - Chicago
The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare·Chicago, IL
- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to The Sound of Music - Chicago on Friday October 24 at 7:00 pm at James M. Nederlander Theatre in Chicago, IL
Oct 24
Fri · 7:00pm
The Sound of Music - Chicago
James M. Nederlander Theatre·Chicago, IL
- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to Godspell - Skokie on Friday October 24 at 7:00 pm at North Shore Center for the Performing Arts - North Theatre in Skokie, IL
Oct 24
Fri · 7:00pm
Godspell - Skokie
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts - North Theatre·Skokie, IL
- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to Ada Twist, Scientist & Friends - Glen Ellyn on Friday October 24 at 7:00 pm at McAninch Arts Center - Belushi Performance Hall in Glen Ellyn, IL
Oct 24
Fri · 7:00pm
Ada Twist, Scientist & Friends - Glen Ellyn
McAninch Arts Center - Belushi Performance Hall·Glen Ellyn, IL
- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to TWIHARD! A Twilight Musical Parody - Chicago on Friday October 24 at 7:30 pm at Apollo Theater Chicago in Chicago, IL
Oct 24
Fri · 7:30pm
TWIHARD! A Twilight Musical Parody - Chicago
Apollo Theater Chicago·Chicago, IL
- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Chris Thile Plays Bach on Friday October 24 at 8:00 pm at Chicago Symphony Center in Chicago, IL
Oct 24
Fri · 8:00pm
Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Chris Thile Plays Bach
Chicago Symphony Center·Chicago, IL
- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to Disney's Finding Nemo Jr. on Saturday October 25 at 10:00 am at Marriott Theatre (Lincolnshire) in Lincolnshire, IL
Oct 25
Sat · 10:00am
Disney's Finding Nemo Jr.
Marriott Theatre (Lincolnshire)·Lincolnshire, IL
- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to Paranormal Activity - Chicago on Saturday October 25 at 2:00 pm at The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare in Chicago, IL
Oct 25
Sat · 2:00pm
Paranormal Activity - Chicago
The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare·Chicago, IL
- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to Grease - Arlington Heights on Saturday October 25 at 2:00 pm at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights, IL
Oct 25
Sat · 2:00pm
Grease - Arlington Heights
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre·Arlington Heights, IL
Learn More About Chicago Theater This Weekend
Chicago has one of richest theater histories of anywhere in the US outside of Broadway itself, and the city has left its own unique mark on theater.
Chicago Shakespeare Theater on Navy Pier might be the best way to see productions of plays from history’s best-known writers. The company puts on its shows in a number of different venues on Chicago’s lakefront. Their largest venue, the Jentes Family Courtyard Theater, is meant to evoke the Bard’s famous Globe Theater. The seating wraps around the stage on three different levels, and the audience is never more than 30 feet from the stage. Chicago Shakespeare also performs at a configurable theater called The Yard, which can be easily rearranged, and they put on Shakespeare in the Parks shows during the summer. Their producing season can include up to 19 different plays.
Chicago is home to a number of other well-known acting troupes. One, The Neo-Futurists, performed the longest running show in Chicago. Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind ran for 50 weekends a year from 1988 to 2016. The performers acted out 30 short shows in 60 minutes. After the end of Too Much Light, the Neo-Futurists debuted a new show, called The Infinite Wrench. The new show follows the same format--with the performers delivering a barrage of short plays. Audience members are assigned a team color, and the goal is to have all of your color’s plays performed. The winning color gets a team photo.
Of course, Chicago has many famous theaters, including The Goodman Theatre, which is part of Chicago’s oldest non-profit theater group. The Goodman opened in 1925 and is famous for its annual production of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, which plays every December. Broadway in Chicago operates the CIBC Theater, which is the main home of Broadway plays in Chicago. The theater is hosting a resident production of Hamilton until mid-2018.
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