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ANTIGONE at Court Theatre

BY SOPHOCLES DIRECTED BY GABRIELLE RANDLE-BENT, ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR As Antigone mourns her brothers, she must decide if she will sacrifice her life to balance the scales of justice. Associate […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Audio Description
  • Digital Documents Available
  • In Person
  • Touch Tour
  • Wheelchair Accessible

The Band’s Visit- Open Caption Performance at Writers Theatre

Nichols Theatre 325 Tudor Ct, Glencoe

In a small Israeli desert town where every day feels the same, a lost bus arrives carrying an Egyptian Police Band. With no hotel and no buses until morning, the […]

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

What’s Your Like at Malarkey Comedy

Malarkey Comedy 1501 N. Kingsbury Dr, Chicago

The Tellin' Tales Theatre's Improv Team "What's Yours Like" is inspired by a theme developed by the audience at the start of each show. Then, improvisers with and without disabilities […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • ASL Interpreted
  • Wheelchair Accessible

A HOME WHAT HOWLS at Steppenwolf Theatre Company

Steppenwolf Theatre Company 1650 N. Halsted Street, Chicago

A coyote howling. A home in disarray. A young woman alone. In Matthew Paul Olmos’ world premiere, Soledad Vargas is in the city, fighting for her family’s right to live […]

  • Open Captions

Live Arts | Wu Tsang: MOBY DICK; or, The Whale at Museum of Contemporary Art

Museum of Contemporary Art 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago

About the Event In MOBY DICK; or, The Whale, award-winning filmmaker and visual artist Wu Tsang embarks upon a feature-length, silent-film telling of Herman Melville’s great American novel. The film […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • Audio Description
  • Closed Captions
  • Free Event
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Live Arts | Wu Tsang: MOBY DICK; or, The Whale at Museum of Contemporary Art

Museum of Contemporary Art 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago

In MOBY DICK; or, The Whale, award-winning filmmaker and visual artist Wu Tsang embarks upon a feature-length, silent-film telling of Herman Melville’s great American novel. The film features original orchestral […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Audio Description

What’s Your Like at Malarkey Comedy

Malarkey Comedy 1501 N. Kingsbury Dr, Chicago

"What's Yours Like" is inspired by a theme developed by the audience at the start of each show. Then, improvisers with and without disabilities leap into action and develop humorous […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • Audio Description
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Jazzmeia Horn Family Matinee at Harris Theater for Music and Dance

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

Age Recommendation: PNC Family Series is recommended for children and adults ages 4 and older. However, children of all ages are welcome! Jazzmeia Horn is a vocalist and composer, author, […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Audio Description
  • Sensory Friendly

Screening | The Sojourner Truth Film Festival at Museum of Contemporary Art

Museum of Contemporary Art 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago

In 1976, Faith Ringgold and a group of Black feminist artists co-organized the first-ever Black women’s film festival: the Sojourner Truth Festival of the Arts. In celebration of the festival’s […]

  • Captioning
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Screening | The Sojourner Truth Film Festival at Museum of Contemporary Art

Museum of Contemporary Art 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago

In 1976, Faith Ringgold and a group of Black feminist artists co-organized the first-ever Black women’s film festival: the Sojourner Truth Festival of the Arts. In celebration of the festival’s […]

  • Captioning

Play For All Adaptive Sports Event with DARE2TRI at Chicago Children’s Museum

Chicago Children's Museum 700 E. Grand Ave., Chicago

Calling ALL champions to Chicago Children's Museum! Participate in event activities, including roller sled hockey, handcycling, wheelchair racing, bocce, Judo, group exercises, and See & Touch Prosthetics display. All of […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Free Event
  • In Person
  • Quiet Spaces
  • Wheelchair Accessible