A Doll's House, Part 2
by Lucas Hnath
Performances:
Thursday, Sept, 5th @10am (Free Community Performance)
Friday, Sept. 6th @4pm & 7pm
Saturday, Sept. 7th @4pm & 7pm
It was the door slam heard ‘round the world, when Nora walked out on husband Torvald in Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen’s 1879 drama “A Doll’s House.” Well she’s back, 15 years later, in “A Doll’s House, Part 2.”
In “A Doll’s House, Part 2,” Nora returns with a newfound confidence. She has become a successful, even controversial writer. But, Torvald hasn’t divorced her, presenting her with all sorts of legal difficulties. And she is in trouble for her feminist writing. She wants rid of her family — children too — once and for all.
by Lucas Hnath
Performances:
Thursday, Sept, 5th @10am (Free Community Performance)
Friday, Sept. 6th @4pm & 7pm
Saturday, Sept. 7th @4pm & 7pm
It was the door slam heard ‘round the world, when Nora walked out on husband Torvald in Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen’s 1879 drama “A Doll’s House.” Well she’s back, 15 years later, in “A Doll’s House, Part 2.”
In “A Doll’s House, Part 2,” Nora returns with a newfound confidence. She has become a successful, even controversial writer. But, Torvald hasn’t divorced her, presenting her with all sorts of legal difficulties. And she is in trouble for her feminist writing. She wants rid of her family — children too — once and for all.
That's My Story!
by Niles North students
Performances:
Friday, Oct. 18 @ 4pm
Saturday, Oct. 19 @ 1pm & 4pm
Stories written by child authors will be developed by Niles North students into mini-plays. We then visit to the young authors’ schools and present that’s my story!, an imaginative staging of their tales.
by Niles North students
Performances:
Friday, Oct. 18 @ 4pm
Saturday, Oct. 19 @ 1pm & 4pm
Stories written by child authors will be developed by Niles North students into mini-plays. We then visit to the young authors’ schools and present that’s my story!, an imaginative staging of their tales.
Shakespeare Slam
by Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Performances:
TBD
The Chicago Shakespeare Slam is an event hosted by the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre that gathers 30-40 high schools throughout the Chicagoland area to celebrate and reimagine Shakespeare’s relevance today.
The larger Shakesslam community gathers three times throughout the rehearsal process. Each high school works on their own to put together 2-5 minute pieces - one is from a Shakespeare play and the other is a devised piece we create as an ensemble. These scenes are performed without the use of props or costumes.
by Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Performances:
TBD
The Chicago Shakespeare Slam is an event hosted by the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre that gathers 30-40 high schools throughout the Chicagoland area to celebrate and reimagine Shakespeare’s relevance today.
The larger Shakesslam community gathers three times throughout the rehearsal process. Each high school works on their own to put together 2-5 minute pieces - one is from a Shakespeare play and the other is a devised piece we create as an ensemble. These scenes are performed without the use of props or costumes.
Clue
by Sandy Rustin
Performances:
Thursday, Dec. 12
Friday, Dec. 13
Saturday, Dec. 14
Based on the iconic 1985 Paramount movie which was inspired by the classic Hasbro board game, Clue is a hilarious farce-meets-murder mystery. The tale begins at a remote mansion, where six mysterious guests assemble for an unusual dinner party where murder and blackmail are on the menu. When their host turns up dead, they all become suspects. Led by Wadsworth – the butler, Miss Scarlet, Professor Plum, Mrs. White, Mr. Green, Mrs. Peacock and Colonel Mustard race to find the killer as the body count stacks up. Clue is the comedy whodunit that will leave both cult-fans and newcomers in stitches as they try to figure out…WHO did it, WHERE, and with WHAT!
by Sandy Rustin
Performances:
Thursday, Dec. 12
Friday, Dec. 13
Saturday, Dec. 14
Based on the iconic 1985 Paramount movie which was inspired by the classic Hasbro board game, Clue is a hilarious farce-meets-murder mystery. The tale begins at a remote mansion, where six mysterious guests assemble for an unusual dinner party where murder and blackmail are on the menu. When their host turns up dead, they all become suspects. Led by Wadsworth – the butler, Miss Scarlet, Professor Plum, Mrs. White, Mr. Green, Mrs. Peacock and Colonel Mustard race to find the killer as the body count stacks up. Clue is the comedy whodunit that will leave both cult-fans and newcomers in stitches as they try to figure out…WHO did it, WHERE, and with WHAT!
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
by Simon Stephens
Performances:
Thursday, Feb. 20
Friday, Feb. 21
Saturday, Feb. 22
15-year-old Christopher has an extraordinary brain: He is exceptional at mathematics but ill-equipped to interpret everyday life. He has never ventured alone beyond the end of his road, he detests being touched, and he distrusts strangers. Now it is 7 minutes after midnight, and Christopher stands beside his neighbor’s dead dog, Wellington, who has been speared with a garden fork. Finding himself under suspicion, Christopher is determined to solve the mystery of who murdered Wellington, and he carefully records each fact of the crime. But his detective work, forbidden by his father, takes him on a thrilling journey that upturns his world.
by Simon Stephens
Performances:
Thursday, Feb. 20
Friday, Feb. 21
Saturday, Feb. 22
15-year-old Christopher has an extraordinary brain: He is exceptional at mathematics but ill-equipped to interpret everyday life. He has never ventured alone beyond the end of his road, he detests being touched, and he distrusts strangers. Now it is 7 minutes after midnight, and Christopher stands beside his neighbor’s dead dog, Wellington, who has been speared with a garden fork. Finding himself under suspicion, Christopher is determined to solve the mystery of who murdered Wellington, and he carefully records each fact of the crime. But his detective work, forbidden by his father, takes him on a thrilling journey that upturns his world.
Little Shop of Horrors
by Howard Ashman & Alan Menken
Performances:
Friday, April 25 @ 7pm
Saturday, April 26 @ 2pm & 7pm
The meek floral assistant Seymour Krelborn stumbles across a new breed of plant he names "Audrey II" - after his coworker crush. This foul-mouthed, R&B-singing carnivore promises unending fame and fortune to the down and out Krelborn as long as he keeps feeding it, BLOOD. Over time, though, Seymour discovers Audrey II's out of this world origins and intent towards global domination!
by Howard Ashman & Alan Menken
Performances:
Friday, April 25 @ 7pm
Saturday, April 26 @ 2pm & 7pm
The meek floral assistant Seymour Krelborn stumbles across a new breed of plant he names "Audrey II" - after his coworker crush. This foul-mouthed, R&B-singing carnivore promises unending fame and fortune to the down and out Krelborn as long as he keeps feeding it, BLOOD. Over time, though, Seymour discovers Audrey II's out of this world origins and intent towards global domination!
