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The Listeners at Lyric Opera of Chicago

Lyric Opera of Chicago 20 N Wacker Drive, Chicago

Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek, the renowned composer/librettist team, tell the story of Claire, who is driven nearly mad by an unending, low-frequency hum that she hears. In desperation, she joins a community organization, “The Listeners,” formed to discover the origin of the noise and destroy it. The group becomes frighteningly cult-like, ultimately leading to […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Braille Programs
  • In Person
  • Large Print Programs
  • Wheelchair Accessible

The Listeners at Lyric Opera of Chicago

Lyric Opera of Chicago 20 N Wacker Drive, Chicago

Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek, the renowned composer/librettist team, tell the story of Claire, who is driven nearly mad by an unending, low-frequency hum that she hears. In desperation, she joins a community organization, “The Listeners,” formed to discover the origin of the noise and destroy it. The group becomes frighteningly cult-like, ultimately leading to […]

  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Audio Description
  • Braille Programs
  • In Person
  • Large Print Programs
  • Touch Tour
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Circus Quixote

Lookingglass Theatre 163 E Pearson St, Chicago

Somewhere in La Mancha there lived a man who read so many books that his brains dried up…Saddle up with Lookingglass as we go tiltingly, acrobatically into the dreamy madness of Don Quijote and his impossible folly-filled quest to bring good-deed doing back into the world— whether the world wants it or not!

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • ASL Interpreted
  • Masks Required
  • Pay What You Can
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Fat Ham

Goodman Theatre 170 N Dearborn St, Chicago

A boisterous Southern cookout sets the scene for a Black, queer discovery of self and resilience in this Pulitzer Prize-winning, five-time Tony nominated “uproarious reimagining of Hamlet” (The New Yorker). “This is what I was raised in: pig guts and bad choices.” As Juicy grapples with his identity and his family at a backyard barbecue, […]

  • Open Captions

Fat Ham

Goodman Theatre 170 N Dearborn St, Chicago

Una festiva parrillada sureña establece el escenario para un auto descubrimiento queer, de negritud sobre sí mismo y de resiliencia, en esta obra ganadora del Premio Pulitzer y nominada a cinco premios Tony; una “divertidísima reinvención de Hamlet” (The New Yorker). “Esto es con lo que me crié: tripas de cerdo y malas decisiones.” Mientras […]

  • Spanish captioning

Fat Ham

Goodman Theatre 170 N Dearborn St, Chicago

A boisterous Southern cookout sets the scene for a Black, queer discovery of self and resilience in this Pulitzer Prize-winning, five-time Tony nominated “uproarious reimagining of Hamlet” (The New Yorker). “This is what I was raised in: pig guts and bad choices.” As Juicy grapples with his identity and his family at a backyard barbecue, […]

  • Audio Description

Fat Ham

Goodman Theatre 170 N Dearborn St, Chicago

A boisterous Southern cookout sets the scene for a Black, queer discovery of self and resilience in this Pulitzer Prize-winning, five-time Tony nominated “uproarious reimagining of Hamlet” (The New Yorker). “This is what I was raised in: pig guts and bad choices.” As Juicy grapples with his identity and his family at a backyard barbecue, […]

  • ASL Interpreted

A Christmas Carol at Goodman Theatre

Goodman Theatre 170 N Dearborn St, Chicago

Rediscover the magic of Dickens’ classic with a fresh, heartwarming adaptation that “makes you believe kindness can win” (Chicago Tribune). Follow Ebenezer Scrooge, a wealthy businessman whose disdain for the holidays is transformed on a fateful Christmas Eve. Directed by Jessica Thebus and featuring a “first-rate cast and marvelous staging” (Chicago Sun-Times), this beloved tale […]

  • Sensory Friendly

A Christmas Carol

Goodman Theatre 170 N Dearborn St, Chicago

Spanish Captioned performance The “perfect Chicago holiday tradition” (Chicago Parent). Rediscover the magic of Dickens’ classic with a fresh, heartwarming adaptation that “makes you believe kindness can win” (Chicago Tribune). Follow Ebenezer Scrooge, a wealthy businessman whose disdain for the holidays is transformed on a fateful Christmas Eve. Directed by Jessica Thebus and featuring a […]

  • Spanish captioning

A Christmas Carol at Goodman Theatre

Goodman Theatre 170 N Dearborn St, Chicago

Rediscover the magic of Dickens’ classic with a fresh, heartwarming adaptation that “makes you believe kindness can win” (Chicago Tribune). Follow Ebenezer Scrooge, a wealthy businessman whose disdain for the holidays is transformed on a fateful Christmas Eve. Directed by Jessica Thebus and featuring a “first-rate cast and marvelous staging” (Chicago Sun-Times), this beloved tale […]

  • Open Captions

Teen Creative Agency | Zine Fest for Families at Museum of Contemporary Art

Museum of Contemporary Art 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago

The Teen Creative Agency (TCA) at the MCA is celebrating 13 years (and counting) of DIY publications by teens! This event showcases the original artwork, activism, and social practice of Chicago-area youth in zine form. Participate in activities organized by the TCA and find zines and merch giveaways on-site. Admission is free to Family Day […]

  • ASL Interpreted

A Christmas Carol

Goodman Theatre 170 N Dearborn St, Chicago
Event Series Circus Quixote

ASL Interpreted, ALD, Audio Description, Open Captions, Touch Tour The “perfect Chicago holiday tradition” (Chicago Parent). Rediscover the magic of Dickens’ classic with a fresh, heartwarming adaptation that “makes you believe kindness can win” (Chicago Tribune). Follow Ebenezer Scrooge, a wealthy businessman whose disdain for the holidays is transformed on a fateful Christmas Eve. Directed […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • ASL Interpreted
  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Audio Description
  • Masks Required
  • Open Captions
  • Touch Tour
  • Wheelchair Accessible