2011-2012 Theatre Season in Chicago

ABOUT FACE THEATER COMPANY
1222 W. Wilson, Second Floor, Chicago, IL
773-784-8565

In the fall: About Face Theatre/Chicago Dramatists Co-Production The Kid Thing By Sarah Gubbins Directed by Joanie Schultz at Chicago Dramatists, 1105 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago In the winter: Run, Mourner, Run Adapted by Tarell Alvin McCraney Location TBA In the spring: About Face Theatre/American Theater Company Co-Production Rent Book, music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson Co-directed by AFT Artistic Director Bonnie Metzger & ATC Artistic Director PJ Paparelli at American Theater Company, 1909 W. Byron St., Chicago In the summer: About Face Youth Theatre presents What's The T? Examining the "T" in LGBTQ Directed by Sara Kerastas Location TBA

AMERICAN BLUES THEATRE
1909 W Byron, Chicago 60613
773-929-1031

Waiting for Lefty By Clifford Odets Directed by Kimberly Senior September 2 - October 2, 2011 Ripped: The Living Newspaper Project Written and directed by various Chicago artists Friday nights September 2,9,16,23 and 30, 2011 It's a Wonderful Life: Live at the Biograph Adapted from the Frank Capra film by Marty Higginbotham November 25 - January 1, 2012 Love Me Some Amnesia Written by James Still Directed by Meredith McDonough April 13 - May 13, 2012

AMERICAN THEATER COMPANY
1909 W Byron, Chicago 60613
773-929-1031

The Amish Project By Jessica Dickey Directed by PJ Paparelli September - October 2011 It's a Wonderful Life: The Radio Play Adapted from the Frank Capra film Directed by Jason W. Gerace November - December 2011 K2 Written by Patrick Meyers Directed by Jaime Castañeda Escape Written by Tennessee Williams Choreographed by Paula Franz Directed by PJ Paparelli March - April 2012 American Theater Company/About Face Theatre Co-Production Rent Book, Music and Lyrics by Jonathan Larson Directed by Bonnie Metzger & PJ Paparelli May - July 2012

BACKSTAGE THEATRE COMPANY
P.O. Box 118142 Chicago, IL 60611
312-683-5347

TBA

BAILIWICK CHICAGO
Performance Venues Vary

Violet Music by Jeanine Tesori, Book and Lyrics by Brian Crawley Directed by Elizabeth Margolius September 16 - October 16, 2011 The North/South Plays A co-production with Teatro Luna October 27 - November 20, 2011 Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson Book by Alex Timbers, music and lyrics by Michael Friedman 2012 date and venue TBA

BIG NOISE THEATRE COMPANY
a division of Winnetka Theatre Company
Performing at Prairie Lakes Theatre
515 E. Thacker Street, Des Plaines, IL 60016
847-604-0275

TBA

BLACK ENSEMBLE THEATER COMPANY
4520 N. Beacon, Chicago
773-769-4451

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BOHEMIAN THEATRE ENSEMBLE
Performances at Theater Wit, 1229 W Belmont
773-791-2393

Pippin by Stephen Schwartz and Roger O. Hirson October 14 - November 13, 2011 Directed by Peter Marston Sullivan, Choreographed by Brenda Didier Striking 12 By Brendan Milburn, Rachel Sheinkin, and Valerie Vigoda December 1 2011 - January 1, 2012 Directed by Lara Filip Performed at Heartland Studio (7016 N. Glenwood) Tartuffe by Moliere, Adapted by Ranjit Bolt Directed by Peter Robel January 13 - February 12, 2012 The Rainmaker by N. Richard Nash April 6 - May 6, 2012 Directed by Stephen Genovese Floyd Collins by Tina Landau and Adam Guettel June 15 - July 15, 2012 Directed by Peter Marston Sullivan

BROADWAY IN CHICAGO

Working Adapted by Stephen Schwartz from the book by Studs Terkel Songs by Craig Carnelia, Micki Grant, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mary Rodgers, Susan Birkenhead, Stephen Schwartz and James Taylor February 15 - July 3, 2011 Broadway Playhouse Disney's Beauty and the Beast Music by Alan Menken, Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice Book by Linda Woolverton Directed by Robert Jess Roth June 28 - July 10, 2011 Ford Center for the Performing Arts, Oriental Theatre West Side Story Book by Arthur Laurents Music by Leonard Bernstein, Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Directed by David Saint July 19, 2011 - August 14, 2011 Cadillac Palace Theatre Love, Loss, And What I Wore September 13 - October 23, 2011 Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place Mary Poppins Book by Julian Fellowes Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman Directed by Richard Eyre October 13, 2011 - November 6, 2011 Cadillac Palace Theatre Rock of Ages Book by Chris D'Arienzo Directed by Kristin Hanggi November 8-13, 2011 Oriental Theatre Ann: An Affectionate Portrait of Ann Richards November 13, 2011 - December 4, 2011 Bank of America Theatre Fiddler on the Roof Book by Joseph Stein Music by Jerry Bock, Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick November 22-27, 2011 Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University Memphis Book by Joe DiPietro Music by David Bryan, Lyrics by DiPietro and Bryan Directed by Christopher Ashley November 22, 2011 - December 4, 2011 Cadillac Palace Theatre Donny & Marie: Christmas In Chicago December 6-24, 2011 Oriental Theatre The Addams Family Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa Directed by Phelim McDermott and Julian Crouch December 13, 2011 - January 1, 2012 Cadillac Palace Theatre La Cage Aux Folles Book by Harvey Fierstein Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman Directed by Terry Johnson December 20, 2011 - January 1, 2012 Bank of America Theatre Come Fly Away Concept, Book, Direction and Choreography by Twyla Tharp January 10-22, 2012 Bank of America Theatre

BUFFALO THEATRE ENSEMBLE
Performances at McAninch Arts Center, College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn, IL
(630) 942-4000

Shining City September 22 - October 9, 2011 Moon Over Buffalo January 19 - February 12, 2012 Tuesdays With Morrie May 3-27, 2012 The Drawer Boy July 12-29, 2012

BUILDING STAGE
412 N. Carpenter Street, Chicago IL 60642
312-491-1369

Moby-Dick adapted by The Building Stage from the novel by Herman Melville September 15 - October 30, 2011 Charles Dickens Begrudgingly Performs "A Christmas Carol." Again. created by The Building Stage loosely based on the life of the author and his most theatricalized text November 17 - December 24, 2011? Hänsel und Gretel created by The Building Stage inspired by the classic story and its variations from the Brothers Grimm to the opera by Humperdinck February 25 - April 15, 2012 Life is a Dream by Pedro Calderon de la Barca in a new adaptation by The Building Stage May 5 - June 24, 2012

CHICAGO CHILDREN'S THEATRE
Chicago
773-227-0180

Goodnight Moon Based on the book by Margaret Wise Brown and original illustrations by Clement Hurd Book, music and lyrics by Chad Henry Directed by David Kersnar October 27-December 24, 2011 At the Victory Gardens Biograph Theater mainstage, 2433 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago Recommended for ages 3 and up The Houdini Box Based on the book of the same name written and illustrated by Brian Selznick, Directed and featuring puppetry by Blair Thomas Book and lyrics by Hannah Kohl, Music by Mark Messing January 24 - March 4, 2012 At the Mercury Theater, 3745 N. Southport Avenue, Chicago Followed by a two-week run, March 14-25, 2012 at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Boulevard, Skokie, IL Recommended for ages 5 and up Brown Bear, A Moon and A Caterpillar: Treasured Stories by Eric Carle A Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia production, presented by Chicago Children's Theatre May 2 - June 2, 2012 At the Mercury Theater, 3745 N. Southport Avenue, Chicago Recommended for ages 3 and up

CHICAGO DRAMATISTS
1105 W Chicago Ave, Chicago
312-633-0630

TBA

CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE THEATER
Navy Pier, Chicago
312-595-5600

The Adventures of Pinocchio Music and lyrics by Neil Bartram, Book by Brian Hill Directed by Rachel Rockwell July 13 - August 28, 2011 Follies Book by James Goldman Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Directed by Gary Griffin October 4 - November 6, 2011 Elizabeth Rex By Timothy Findley Directed by Barbara Gaines November 29, 2011 - January 22, 2012 The Tempest By William Shakespeare Co-created and co-directed by Jessica Thebus and Frank Maugeri Adaptation by Jessica Thebus January 18 - March 4, 2012 A Midsummer Night's Dream By William Shakespeare Directed by Gary Griffin February 7 - April 8, 2012 Short Shakespeare! The Taming of the Shrew By William Shakespeare, Adapted and directed by Rachel Rockwell February 25 - March 31, 2012 Timon of Athens By William Shakespeare Directed by Barbara Gaines Featuring Ian McDiarmid April 24 - June 17, 2012

CIRCLE THEATER
7300 W. Madison St., Forest Park, IL
708-771-0700

TBA

COLLABORACTION
Performances at Flatiron Arts Building, 1575 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago

Be A Good Little Widow by Bekah Brunstetter Directed by Anthony Moseley September 8 - October 23, 2011 Dark Play or Stories for Boys by Carlos Murillo Directed by Anthony Moseley January 12 - February 26, 2012 Sixty Miles to Silver Lake by Dan LeFranc Directed by Sarah Moeller April 19 - May 27, 2012 The 12th Annual SKETCHBOOK Festival June 2012 Collaboraction at the Flat Iron Arts Building, 1575 N. Milwaukee

COURT THEATER
5535 S. Ellis Ave., Chicago
773-753-4472

Spunk: Three Tales by Zora Neale Hurston Adapted by George C. Wolfe September to October 2011 An Iliad Adapted from Homer By Lisa Peterson and Denis O'Hare Translation by Robert Fagles Directed by Charles Newell Featuring Timothy Edward Kane November 10 - December 11, 2011 The World Premiere Adaptation of Invisible Man By Ralph Ellison Adapted by Oren Jacoby Directed by Christopher McElroen January 12 - February 19, 2012 Angels in America: Millennium Approaches Angels in America: Perestroika By Tony Kushner Directed by Charles Newell March 30, 2012 - June 3, 2012

DRURY LANE OAKBROOK TERRACE THEATRE
100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace, IL
630-530-8300

Broadway Bound by Neil Simon Directed by David New June 9 - July 31, 2011 Sweeney Todd Book by Hugh Wheeler Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim August 11 - October 9, 2011 The Sound of Music Book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II Directed by Rachel Rockwell October 20 - December 23, 2011 Gypsy Book by Arthur Laurents, Music by Jule Styne, Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Directed by William Osetek January 19 - March 25, 2012

ECLIPSE THEATRE COMPANY
2000 W. Fulton, Chicago
312.409.1687
Performances at Victory Gardens Greenhouse, 2257 N. Lincoln, Chicago

TBA

EMERALD CITY THEATRE COMPANY
Apollo Theater, 2540 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago

If You Give a Cat a Cupcake September - December 2011 Junie B. Jones: Jingle Bells, Batman Smells November - December 2011 Snow White January - May, 2012 Alexander and the Terrible, No-Good, Very Bad Day February - May, 2012

FIRST FOLIO THEATRE
The Peabody Estate, 31st St. and Route 83, Oak Brook
630-986-8067

TBA

GOODMAN THEATRE
170 N. Dearborn St., Chicago
312-443-3800

Red by John Logan Directed by Robert Falls September 17 - October 23, 2011 New Stages Amplified - Owen Theatre Dartmoor Prison By Carlyle Brown Directed by Chay Yew October 13-23, 2011 Chicago Boys by Kathleen Tolan Directed by Ann Filmer October 27 - November 6, 2011 Ask Aunt Susan by Seth Bockley Directed by Joanie Schultz November 10 -20, 2011 A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens November 19 - December 31, 2011 Race by David Mamet Directed by Chuck Smith January 14 - February 19, 2012 The Convert by Danai Gurira Directed by Emily Mann February 25 - March 25, 2012 Camino Real by Tennessee Williams Directed by Calixto Bieito March 3 - April 8, 2012 Fish Men by Candido Tirado Directed by Edward Torres April 7 - May 6, 2012 The Iceman Cometh Starring Nathan Lane and Brian Dennehy by Eugene O'Neill Directed by Robert Falls April 22 - June 10, 2012 Crowns Written and directed by Regina Taylor June 23 - August 5, 2012

GRIFFIN THEATRE COMPANY
773-769-2228

TBA

HYPOCRITES
PO Box 578542, Chicago IL, 60657
312-458-9780

TBA

INFAMOUS COMMONWEALTH THEATRE
312-458-9780

TBA

LIFELINE THEATRE COMPANY
6912 North Glenwood Avenue , Chicago, Illinois 60626
(773) 761-4477

The Count of Monte Cristo Adapted by Christopher M. Walsh from the novel by Alexandre Dumas Directed by Paul S. Holmquist September 9 - October 30, 2011 Hunger A world premiere based on the historical drama by Elise Blackwell Adapted by Chris Hainsworth Directed by Robert Kauzlaric February 3 - March 25, 2012 Pride and Prejudice Based on the novel by Jane Austen Adapted by Christina Calvit Directed by Elise Kauzlaric April 20-June 10, 2012

LOOKINGGLASS THEATRE COMPANY
821 N Michigan Ave., Chicago
312-337-0665

The Great Fire Written and directed by John Musial Begins September 21, 2011 Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting by Ed Schmidt Directed by J. Nicole Brooks Begins January 4, 2012 Eastland Written by Andrew White, Music by Andre Pluess and Ben Sussman Directed by Amanda Dehnert Begins June 6, 2012

MARRIOTT THEATRE
10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire, IL
847-634-0200

Shout! June 15 - August 14, 2011 For the Boys A new musical based on the feature film August 17 - October 16, 2011 Irving Berlin's White Christmas Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin, Book by David Ives and Paul Blake October 19, 2011- January 1, 2012

MARY-ARRCHIE THEATRE CO.
735 W. Sheridan Rd., Chicago 60613
773-871-0442

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NATIONAL PASTIME THEATER
4139 N. Broadway
773-327-7077

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NEO-FUTURISTS
5153 N. Ashland (at Foster)

Prime Time Series Chalk and Saltwater: The Ladder Project Created by John Pierson and Clifton Frei September 15 - October 22, 2011 Burning Bluebeard Created by Jay Torrence November 17 - December 30, 2011 The Strange and Terrible True Story of Pinocchio (the wooden boy) as Told by Frankenstein's Monster (the wretched creature) Created by Greg Allen March 8 - April 14, 2012 Ongoing Show Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind: 30 Plays in 60 Minutes Every weekend except December 23-25, 2011 Special 23rd anniversary performances: December 9-11 and Dec 16-18 Special New Year's Eve performance: December 31 Fridays and Saturdays at 11:30 p.m. (doors open 11:00 p.m.) Sundays at 7:00 p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m.) Tickets: $9 plus the roll of one six-sided die, or $10-15 No reservations accepted, except for groups of 10 or more on Sundays

THE NEW COLONY
773-413-0862

TBA

NEXT THEATRE COMPANY
Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 Noyes Street, Evanston IL 60201
847-475-1875

Maple and Vine by Jordan Harrison Directed by Damon Kiely October 27 - December 4, 2011 The Girl in the Yellow Dress by Craig Higginson Directed by Joanie Schultz January 19 - February 25, 2012 After the Revolution by Amy Herzog Directed by Kimberly Senior April 5 - May 13, 2012

NORTHLIGHT THEATRE
9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie, IL
847-673-6300

Snapshots Book by David Stern Music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz Directed by Ken Sawyer September 16 - October 23, 2011 Season's Greetings by Alan Ayckbourn Directed by BJ Jones November 11 - December 18, 2011 Black Pearl Sings by Frank Higgins featuring E. Faye Butler January 13 - February 19, 2012 Ten Chimneys by Jeffrey Hatcher Directed by Artistic Director BJ Jones March 9 - April 15, 2012 [title of show] Book by Hunter Bell Music and lyrics by Jeff Bowen May 4 - June 10, 2012

POLARITY ENSEMBLE THEATRE
All Performances at Josephinum Academy, 1500 N. Bell, Chicago unless otherwise noted
847-293-7705

Kabulitis by Keith Anwar A World Premiere Drama presented in association with Rasaka Theatre Company Directed by Lavina Jadhwani September 20 - October 30, 2011 Peer Gynt by Henrik Ibsen Translated by Robert Bly Directed by Jeremy Wechsler November 15 - December 18, 2011 Performances at DCA Storefront Theatre, 66 East Randolph St. Tom Jones Adapted by David Hammond from the novel by Henry Fielding A Midwest Premiere Directed by Maggie Speer March 20 - April 29, 2012 The Dionysos Cup A Festival of Four New Plays May 10-20, 2011

PORCHLIGHT MUSIC THEATRE
Theatre Building Chicago, 1225 W. Belmont, Chicago

Putting it Together Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Devised by Stephen Sondheim and Julia McKenzie Directed by Brenda Didier September 2 - October 16, 2011 Theatre Wit A Catered Affair Music & Lyrics by John Bucchino Book by Harvey Fierstein Directed by Nick Bowling Musical Direction by Doug Peck February 17 - April 1, 2012 Stage 773 tick, tick ... BOOM! Book, Music and Lyrics by Jonathan Larson Script Consultation by David Auburn April 27 - June 10, 2012 Stage 773

PROFILES THEATRE
4147 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL 60613
773-549-1815

A Behanding In Spokane by Martin McDonagh directed by Rick Snyder September 1 - October 16, 2011 Assisted Living World Premiere by Deirdre O'Connor Directed Joe Jahraus November 10 - December 18, 2011 Bachelorette by Leslye Headland Directed by Director Darrell W. Cox January 19 - March 4, 2012 The Break Of Noon by Neil LaBute Directed by Artistic Director Joe Jahraus April 5 - May 20, 2012

PROMETHEAN THEATRE ENSEMBLE

Seascape with Sharks and Dancer by Don Nigro Directed by Beth Wolf November 4 - December 10, 2011 Henry V by Shakespeare Directed by Brian Pastor Dates TBA

RAVEN THEATRE
6157 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60660
773-338-2177

Bus Stop by William Inge directed by JoAnn Montemurro October 11 - December 11, 2011 Dating Walter Dante World Premiere by Jon Steinhagen Directed by Cody Estle February 7 - March 24, 2012 The Price by Arthur Miller directed by Michael Menendian February 28 - April 14, 2012 Bang the Drum Slowly by Mark Harris adapted for the stage by Eric Simonson directed by Michael Menendian May 15 - July 14, 2012

A RED ORCHID THEATRE
1531 N. Wells St., Chicago IL
312-943-8722

Becky Shaw By Gina Gionfriddo Directed by Damon Kiely September 23 - November 6, 2011 Megacosm by Brett Neveu World Premiere Directed by Dado January 13 - February 19, 2012 The Butcher of Baraboo by Marisa Wegrzyn Directed by Shade Murray March 29 - May 13, 2012

REDTWIST THEATRE
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., Chicago
773-RAV-PLAY

TBA

REMY BUMPPO THEATRE COMPANY
Performances at Victory Gardens Theater
2257 N. Lincoln Ave. , Chicago, IL 60614
773-871-3000

Mourning Becomes Electra by Eugene O'Neill Adapted by Gordon Edelstein Directed by Timothy Douglas September 21 - October 30, 2011 Changes Of Heart by Marivaux Translated by Stephen Wadsworth Directed by Timothy Douglas November 23, 2011 - January 8, 2012 Chesapeake by Lee Blessing Directed by Timothy Douglas March 28 - May 6, 2012

ROYAL GEORGE THEATRE
1641 N. Halsted St., Chicago
312-998-9000

Late Night Catechism Put the Nuns in Charge Saints and Sinners Open Ended

SEANACHAÍ THEATRE COMPANY
Irish-American Heritage Center 4626 N. Knox, Chicago, IL 60630
773-878-3727

The Shadow of a Gunman by Sean O'Casey Directed by John Mossman September 15 - October 23, 2011

SHATTERED GLOBE THEATRE COMPANY
Performances at Victory Gardens Greenhouse, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave.
773-871-3000

TBA

SHAW CHICAGO
312-587-7390

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SIDE SHOW THEATRE COMPANY
(773)-809-4782

Strangerland
By Matt Fletcher, Karie Miller, Mike Steele and Nate Whelden
Directed by Karie Miller
September 1-11, 2011
Part of the Chicago Fringe Festival

The Ugly One
By Marius von Mayenburg, translated by Maja Zade
Directed by Seth Bockley
October 8 - November 20, 2011
At Oracle Theater, 3809 N Broadway

The Gacy Play
By Calamity West
Directed by Artistic Director Jonathan L. Green
Spring 2012