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The Movement You Need: An Evening With Brendan Hunt – Closed Captioned Performance at Steppenwolf Theatre Company

Steppenwolf Theatre Company 1650 N. Halsted Street, Chicago

THE MOVEMENT YOU NEED: AN EVENING WITH BRENDAN HUNT Emmy and SAG Award winner Brendan Hunt (Ted Lasso’s co-creator/writer/“Coach Beard”) presents his hilarious new one-man show fueled by bittersweet memories […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Closed Captions
  • In Person
  • Wheelchair Accessible

The (fill in the blank) Between Us at The Edge Theater

The Edge Theater 5451 N. Broadway, Chicago

See the Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DnYlXfwwSm0 Artistic Director Mariah Eastman premieres two complementary works “Take a Chance” and “A Choreographic Mad Lib”. “Take a Chance” builds off Merce Cunningham’s (a modern dance […]

  • Digital Documents Available
  • In Person
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Ramping Up Chicago Drama: Playwriting Workshop at the Newberry

The Newberry Library 60 West Walton Street, Chicago

Ever wondered how disability is portrayed in theatre—or how it should be? This 4-hour workshop explores the connections between Disability Studies and theatre, challenging you to think critically about how […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • Digital Documents Available
  • In Person
  • Masks Highly Recommended
  • Wheelchair Accessible

JOB – Open Caption Performance at Writers Theatre

Writers Theatre 325 Tudor Ct, Glencoe

Synopsis: Jane, an employee at a big tech company, has been placed on leave after video of her emotional breakdown at work went viral. Her employers tell Jane she must […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Braille Programs
  • Digital Documents Available
  • In Person
  • Open Captions
  • Wheelchair Accessible

JOB – ASL Interpreted Performance at Writers Theatre

Writers Theatre 325 Tudor Ct, Glencoe

Synopsis: Jane, an employee at a big tech company, has been placed on leave after video of her emotional breakdown at work went viral. Her employers tell Jane she must […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • ASL Interpreted
  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Braille Programs
  • Digital Documents Available
  • In Person
  • Large Print Programs
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Windfall – Open Caption Performance at Steppenwolf Theatre Company

Steppenwolf Theatre Company 1650 N. Halsted Street, Chicago

WINDFALL Written by ensemble member Tarell Alvin McCraney Directed by Awoye Timpo This is a story about money. Don’t let them fool you otherwise. When a father loses his child […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • English Captioning
  • In Person
  • Large Print Programs
  • Open Captions
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Do Something Pretty at Rivendell Theatre

Rivendell Theatre Ensemble 5779 N Ridge Ave, Chicago

Rivendell Theatre Ensemble Presents DO SOMETHING PRETTY A World Premiere By Melissa Ross Directed by Jessica Fisch Featuring RTE Member Katherine Mallen Kupferer's Rivendell debut Summer of 1992. The United […]

  • Open Captions

Windfall – Open Caption Performance at Steppenwolf Theatre Company

Steppenwolf Theatre Company 1650 N. Halsted Street, Chicago

WINDFALL Written by ensemble member Tarell Alvin McCraney Directed by Awoye Timpo This is a story about money. Don’t let them fool you otherwise. When a father loses his child […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • English Captioning
  • In Person
  • Large Print Programs
  • Open Captions
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Shattered Globe Theater: Eelpout! at Theater Wit

Theater Wit 1229 W Belmont, Chicago

Sven Svensen and Ole Olsen have been best buds since kindergarten, but all that changes on the morning of Ole’s ice-fishing bachelor party. Could they be something more than friends, […]

  • Audio Description
  • Touch Tour

“Covenant” at the Goodman Theatre

Goodman Theatre 170 N Dearborn St, Chicago

BY YORK WALKER DIRECTED BY MALKIA STAMPLEY “Everybody got a secret.” Expect one devilish twist after another in Covenant, a mythic and suspenseful new play hailed as “blackout-and-blood-curdling-scream deliciousness” (New […]

  • ASL Interpreted

ASL Interpreted Performance: ALWAYS…PATSY CLINE at American Blues Theater

American Blues Theater 5627 N. Lincoln Ave, Chicago

This musical play, complete with down-home country humor and big-hearted emotion, includes hits Crazy, I Fall to Pieces, Sweet Dreams, Walkin’ After Midnight and more! Starring ensemble member Liz Chidester […]

  • ASL Interpreted

“Covenant” at the Goodman Theatre

Goodman Theatre 170 N Dearborn St, Chicago

BY YORK WALKER DIRECTED BY MALKIA STAMPLEY “Everybody got a secret.” Expect one devilish twist after another in Covenant, a mythic and suspenseful new play hailed as “blackout-and-blood-curdling-scream deliciousness” (New […]

  • Audio Description
  • Touch Tour