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Use code SIGN for $50 tickets to the ASL-Interpreted show -- enter the code before selecting the performance Adapted by Tom Creamer Directed by Malkia Stampley “I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.” Millions have rediscovered Dickens’ classic at The Goodman over the past five decades—and know […]
A Christmas Carol: American Sign Language-Interpreted Performance Friday, December 4 at 7:30pm “I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.” Millions have rediscovered Dickens’ classic at The Goodman over the past five decades—and know why it’s “the best Christmas story ever told!” (Time Out Chicago). Follow the miserly […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Join us for MadMade, a free, one-day event uplifting the creative work of artists living with psychiatric disabilities and mental health challenges. This community-centered fair brings together artists, organizers, and visitors to celebrate art that resists stigma, builds connection, and honors lived experience. MadMade is more than a print fair—it’s a gathering built on inclusion, […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
TOPDOG UNDERDOG by Suzan-Lori Parks Directed by Kenny Leon Brothers Lincoln and Booth, named in jest, are two Black men living in America just trying to get by. Lincoln dresses […]