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Bailey Swilley’s A Baby For Me? No Thank You, Please! at The Den Theatre

The Den Theatre 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave, Chicago

New York based writer, comedian and storyteller Bailey Swilley is performing her hit show A Baby For Me? No Thank You, Please! in Chicago at The Den Theatre on November 21. Comedy meets body horror on AB4MNTYP, fresh off a 2026 NYC Fringe run and upcoming shows at the Soho Playhouse in September and at […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Bailey Swilley’s A Baby For Me? No Thank You, Please! at The Den Theatre

The Den Theatre 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave, Chicago

New York based writer, comedian and storyteller Bailey Swilley is performing her hit show A Baby For Me? No Thank You, Please! in Chicago at The Den Theatre on November 21. Comedy meets body horror on AB4MNTYP, fresh off a 2026 NYC Fringe run and upcoming shows at the Soho Playhouse in September and at […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • Wheelchair Accessible

The Royale: Open Caption Performance at Writers Theatre

Writers Theatre 325 Tudor Ct, Glencoe

Jay is a really good boxer, so good they call him “The Sport.” He’s won his last seventy-six fights and has his sights set on being crowned the next heavyweight champion. But it’s 1905, and in the Jim Crow era, a Black man doesn’t get to fight a reigning white champion. When a surprising chance […]

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

A Seat at the Table: The After-Party with Film Festival Alliance (virtual)

Zoom

Join us for the final part of our Film Festival Accessibility Series! After that delicious meal, it’s time to wind down.. To wrap up our series, we gather to talk about long-term sustainability. Accessibility isn't a one-time project; it is a shared, ongoing journey. How do we build structural roadmaps that survive staff turnover, distribute […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Captioning
  • English Captioning
  • Free Event
  • Virtual
  • Virtual Event

Blue Hour ft. Alyssa Moore + Katherine Gibbel at Haymarket House

Haymarket House 800 W. Buena, Chicago

The Chicago Poetry Center presents BLUE HOUR, a free monthly in-person reading series and generative writing workshop. Each event includes a brief open mic followed by two featured poets. Pre-registration is free and recommended. The open mic includes five readers drawn lottery-style from a hat that goes out at 7:15pm. The reading starts promptly at […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • ASL Interpreted
  • Free Event
  • Hybrid Program
  • In Person
  • Low Lighting
  • Masks Highly Recommended
  • Pay What You Can
  • Virtual
  • Virtual Event
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Sol Invictus at Harris Theater

Harris Theater for Music and Dance 205 E Randolph Dr, Chicago

Led by the imaginative choreographer Hervé Koubi, Compagnie Hervé Koubi makes its Chicago premiere with the mesmerizingly kinetic Sol Invictus. Named after the “invincible sun” deity of Ancient Rome, the work is a gravity-defying fusion of contemporary movement, capoeira, and urban dance that transforms the stage into a playground for possibilities. It upholds love as […]

  • Audio Description

The Royale: ASL Interpreted Performance at Writers Theatre

Writers Theatre 325 Tudor Ct, Glencoe

Jay is a really good boxer, so good they call him “The Sport.” He’s won his last seventy-six fights and has his sights set on being crowned the next heavyweight champion. But it’s 1905, and in the Jim Crow era, a Black man doesn’t get to fight a reigning white champion. When a surprising chance […]

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

Vladimir at Theater Wit

Theater Wit 1229 W Belmont, Chicago

In a world where facts are manipulated and fear is currency, the truth becomes dangerous. Erika Sheffer’s VLADIMIR is a gripping thriller about what happens when silence becomes complicity. Directed by Lou Contey Open-Captioned Public Performance: Sunday, Nov 8th at 3 pm   Accessibility: Open Captions Website: https://theaterwit.org/tickets/productions/611/performances#top

  • Open Captions

Adirondack Chair Circle: OC Matinee performance at Steppenwolf Theatre

Steppenwolf Theatre Company 1650 N. Halsted Street, Chicago

ADIRONDACK CHAIR CIRCLE written by Stephanie Alison Walker Directed by Pam Mackinnon Banna has it all… Or at least that’s what the other suburban moms think. Beneath the charcuterie boards, backyard soirees and pickleball, there’s a funny feeling bubbling underneath this seemingly perfect facade. Is it the pressure to save her children from the beliefs […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Large Print Programs
  • Open Captions

What’s Yours Like at Mrs. Murphy’s

Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro 3905 N Lincoln Avenud, Chicago

Featuring: A short performance by an incredible new improv team every week Tellin' Tales Theatre takes its mission "to shatter barriers between the disabled and non-disabled worlds through the transformative power of personal story" to the world of improv. "What's Yours Like" is inspired by a theme developed by the audience at the start of […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Vladimir at Theater Wit

Theater Wit 1229 W Belmont, Chicago

In a world where facts are manipulated and fear is currency, the truth becomes dangerous. Erika Sheffer’s VLADIMIR is a gripping thriller about what happens when silence becomes complicity. Directed by Lou Contey Audio-Described and Touch Tour: Friday, Nov 6th at 7:30 pm 
(6:15 pm touch tour, 7:30 pm curtain)   Accessibility: Audio Description, Touch […]

  • Audio Description
  • Touch Tour

The Bi Wives Club: A Comedy Showcase at Dorothy

Dorothy 2500 W Chicago Ave, Chicago

Who likes a party on Wednesday? We like a party on a Wednesday! Come take a break with us and a stacked lineup of Chicago’s funniest comics! Not bi? No problem. Nobody's wife? Even better. The Bi Wives Club is a comedy showcase for all outsiders who hide in plain sight. Playful, intimate, and hilarious—audiences […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • ASL Interpreted
  • In Person

Behemoth! at Music Box Theatre with the Chicago International Film Festival

Music Box Theatre 3733 N Southport Ave, Chicago

A gifted cellist, Alex Serian (a phenomenal Pedro Pascal), returns home to Los Angeles after 20 years on the road. Music, which has been the constant, all-consuming river of his life, begins to carry Alex on an adventure that will change him forever. As he works on a series of film projects, the cues trigger […]

  • Closed Captions