Chicago by John Olson

2007-2008 Theatre Season in Chicago

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

Wedding Song
World Premiere
written and directed by Eric Rosen
Steppenwolf Garage Theatre, 1624 N. Halsted
October 24 - December 6, 2007
The Little Dog Laughed
by Douglas Carter Beane
Directed by Eric Rosen
Hoover-Leppen Theatre in Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted
January 9 - February 17, 2008
HIV: History in Voices
by Members of the About Face Youth Theatre Ensemble
Directed by Paula Gilovich
At the Hoover-Leppen Theatre in Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted
Summer 2008

ACTOR'S WORKSHOP
1044 W. Bryn Mawr, Chicago 60660
773-728-PLAY

A View from the Bridge
Directed by Michael Colucci and E. Malcolm Martinez
October 12 to November 11, 2007
Three Hotels
Jon Robin Baitz
Directed by Michael Colucci
December 14 to January 13, 2007
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
by Edward Albee
Directed TBD
February 22 to March 23, 2008
Doubt
by John Patrick Shanley
Directed by Michael Colucci
May 9 to June 8, 2008
Glengarry Glen Ross
by David Mamet
Co-directed by Michael Colucci & a director to be announced
July 25 to August 24, 2008

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

I Do! I Do!
Music by Harvey Schmidt, Book and Lyrics by Tom Jones
Directed by Michael Weber
October 3 - November 4, 2007
It's a Wonderful Life: a Live Radio Play
By Joe Landry, adapted from the film by Frank Capra
Directed by Marty Higginbotham
November 28 - December 30, 2007
Augusta
by Richard Dresser
February 6 - March 9, 2008
Born Yesterday
By Garson Kanin
Directed by Steve Scott
April 16 - May 18, 2008

APPLE TREE THEATRE COMPANY
1850 Green Bay Road, Suite 100, Highland Park IL 60035
847-432-8223

Twilight of the Golds
by Jonathan Tolins
directed by Mark Lococo
October 17 - November 11, 2007
The Mistress Cycle
Music by Jenny Giering, Lyrics by Beth Blatt
December 12, 2007 - January 5, 2008
Match
by Stephen Belber
March 12 - April 6, 2008
Everett Beekin
by Richard Greenberg
June 4 - 29, 2008

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

Waiting for Lefty
by Clifford Odets
directed by Jason Kae
October 12-November 3, 2007
Viaduct Studio, 3111 N. Western Ave., Chicago
How I Learned to Drive
by Paula Vogel
Directed by Matthew Reeder
February, 2008
Venue TBA
Bloody Bess: A Tale of Piracy and Revenge
Conceived by Stuart Gordon
Written by William J. Norris and John Ostrander
June/July 2008
The Storefront Theatre @ Gallery 37, 66 E. Randolph, Chicago
In association with DCA Theatre

BAILIWICK REPERTORY THEATRE
1229 W. Belmont Ave., Chicago
773-883-1090

Barenaked Lads
Reopens November 10
The Big Funk
by John Patrick Shanley
Directed by Christian Schmitt
Purple Bench Productions
September 6 – 16, 2007
Happy Endings Are Extra
by Ashraf Johaardien
October 5 - November 11, 2007
Zanna, Don't
Book, Music and Lyrics by Tim Acito
Directed by Elisa Woodruff
September 26 – November 4, 2007
Bud's Café
Time of Your Life Players
October 5 – November 7, 2007
Rudolph, the Red-Hosed Reindeer
by David Cerda
Hell in a Handbag Productions
November 30 – December 30, 2007
Bare: A Pop Opera
Book by Intrabartolo and Hartmere
Music by Damon Intrabartolo, Lyrics by John Hartmere, Jr.
Directed by David Zak
December 7, 2007 – January 27, 2008
A Man of No Importance
Book by Terrence McNally
Music by Stephen Flaherty, Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
Directed by Cecilie D. Keenan
March 13 – April 20, 2008
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Book, Music and Lyrics by Dennis DeYoung
May 8 – July 6, 2008

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

Footloose
Book by Dean Pitchford and Walter Bobbie
Music by Tom Snow; Lyrics by Dean Pitchford
Directed by Michael McGuire
September 28 - October 21, 2007
Over the Tavern
By Tom Dudzick
Directed by Jason Kae
January 11 - February 3, 2008
Urinetown
Book by Greg Kotis
Music by Mark Hollman, Lyrics by Hollman and Kotis
Directed by Rick Frendt
April 25 - May 18, 2008

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

Sounds So Good, Makes You Wanna Holler
(Old School vs. Nu Skool)
by Dawn Bless and Reuben Echoles
Directed and Choreographed by Reuben Echoles
Opens September 22, 2007

BOHEMIAN THEATRE ENSEMBLE
West Farragut Avenue #3B, Chicago (Performance venues vary)
773-791-2393

Gross Indecency
by Moisés Kaufman
at BoHo Theatre @ Heartland Studio - 7016 N. Glenwood
July 27- August 26, 2007
Songs for a New World
by Jason Robert Brown
at BoHo Theatre @ Heartland Studio - 7016 N. Glenwood
October 6 - November 4, 2007
M. Butterfly
by David Henry Hwang
at BoHo Theatre @ Heartland Studio - 7016 N. Glenwood
March 14 - April 20, 2008
Jekyll and Hyde
Music by Frank Wildhorn, Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse, Book by Steve Cuden
at Theatre Building Chicago - 1225 W.Belmont
June 5 - July 20, 2008
The Merchant of Venice
by Shakespeare
Adapted by Peter Robel
at BoHo Theatre @ Heartland Studio - 7016 N. Glenwood
July 25 - August 31, 2008

BOWEN PARK THEATRE COMPANY
1800 Sheridan Road, Waukegan, IL
847-360-4740

Buried Child
by Sam Shepard
September 21 – October 6, 2007
The Boys Next Door
by Tom Griffin
March 28 – April 12, 2008
Waiting for Godot
by Samuel Beckett
May 9 – 24, 2008

BROADWAY IN CHICAGO

Wicked
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, Book by Winnie Holtzman
Directed by Joe Mantello
Ford Center for the Performing Arts/Oriental Theatre
Open ended
The Color Purple
Book by Marsha Norman
Music and lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray
Directed by Gary Griffin
April 17 - September 30, 2007
Cadillac Palace Theatre
High School Musical
National Tour Premiere
Directed by Jeff Calhoun
July 25, 2007 - September 2, 2007
LaSalle Bank Theatre
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Music and Lyrics by David Yazbek; Book by Jeffrey Lane
July 31 - August 12, 2007 Auditorium Theatre
The Sparrow
Conceived and directed by Nathan Allen with script by Chris Matthews,
Jake Minton and Nathan Allen
Opens September 26, 2007
Apollo Theater, 2540 N. Lincoln Ave.
Jersey Boys
Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice
Music by Bob Gaudio, Lyrics by Bob Crewe
Extended through July 13, 2008
LaSalle Bank Theatre
The Phantom of the Opera
Book by Richard Stilgoe and Andrew Lloyd Webber
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Lyrics by Charles Hart, Additional Lyrics by Richard Stilgoe
Directed by Harold Prince
October 31, 2007 - January 5, 2008
Cadillac Palace Theatre
My Fair Lady
Music by Frederick Loewe, Book and Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
Directed by Trevor Nunn, choreography and musical staging by Matthew Bourne
January 22 - February 3, 2008
Cadillac Palace Theatre
Rent
by Jonathan Larson
Directed by Michael Greif
February 12 - 17, 2008
Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph St.
The Drowsy Chaperone
Music ands Lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison, Book by Bob Martin
and Don McKellar
Directed and Choreographed by Casey Nicholaw
April 1 - 13, 2008
Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph St.
Sweeney Todd
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, Book by Hugh Wheeler
Directed by John Doyle
April 23 - May 4, 2008
Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph St.
Avenue Q
Music and lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx
Book by Jeff Whitty
Directed by Jason Moore
May 27 - June 7, 2008
Cadillac Palace Theatre
Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story On Stage
By Eleanor Bergstein
Limited Engagement
Begins September 2, 2008 Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph St.

CHICAGO CHILDREN'S THEATRE
Chicago
773-227-0180

Honus and Me
Adapted by Steven Dietz from the book by Dan Gutman
Directed by Sean Graney
July 20 - August 26 2007

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

A Steady Rain
by Keith Huff
Directed by Russ Tutterow
September 20 - October 28, 2007
Cadillac
By Bill Jepsen
Directed by Edward Sobel
January 17 - February 24, 2008
10 Virgins
by Laura Jacqmin
Directed by Russ Tutterow
April 24 - June 1, 2008

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

Cymbeline
Directed by Barbara Gaines
September 1 - November 11, 2007
Passion
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, Book by James Lapine
Directed by Gary Griffin
Featuring Ana Gasteyer
October 2 - November 11, 2007
Farewell, Umbrella (Au revoir, parapluie)
By James Thiérrée
November 20-30, 2007
Saint Joan
by George Bernard Shaw
directed by Shaw Festival Artistic Director Jackie Maxwell
January 8 - 20, 2008
Fragments
American Premiere
By Peter Brook
Based on the works of Samuel Beckett
January - February, 2008
Othello
Directed by Marti Maraden
February 3 - April 6, 2008
Short Shakespeare! Romeo and Juliet
Directed by Amanda Dehnert
February 23 - April 5, 2008
The Comedy of Errors
Directed by Barbara Gaines
April 27 through June 29, 2008

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

Up N' Under
by John Godber
Directed by Rob Chambers
September 7 - October 21, 2007
Seven Brides For Seven Brothers
Book by Lawrence Kasha and David Landay
Music by Gene DePaul; Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
Directed & choreographed by Kevin Bellie
November 9 - December 23, 2007
Boy
by Julia Jordan
Directed by Chris Arnold
January 11 - February 24, 2008
Can Can
Music & Lyrics by Cole Porter, Book by Abe Burrows
Directed & choreographed by Kevin Bellie
February 29 - April 6, 2008

CORN PRODUCTIONS
4210 N Lincoln, Chicago
312-406-6435

Mileep and the Attack of the Jellybean People
by Robert Bouwman and Todd Schaner.
September 15 – November 11, 2007
The Horror
by Don Bapst
October 5 – November 3, 2007
Bobby Corn and the House on Weedy Lake
by Patrick Brooks and Becky Werve
February 16 – April 6, 2008
The Lesser Assassins
by Kitty Mortland
April 18 – May 17, 2008

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

Thyestes
by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
translation by Caryl Churchill
Directed by JoAnne Akalitis
September 20 - October 21, 2007
What the Butler Saw
by Joe Orton
November 8 – December 9, 2007
Directed by Sean Graney
Titus Andronicus
by Shakespeare
Directed by Charles Newell
January 10 - February 10, 2008
Carousel
Music by Richard Rodgers; Book and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein
Directed by Charles Newell
March 6 - April 13, 2008
Co-Produced with Long Wharf Theatre
First Breeze Of Summer
by Leslie Lee
Directed by Ron OJ Parson
May 15 - June 15, 2008

CUPID PLAYERS/IMPROV OLYMPICS
3541 N. Clark, (Upstairs Theatre), Chicago
773-880-0199, 773-880-0199

Cupid Is As Cupid Does
Sat. nights at 10:30 pm. Open Run
Tickets are $14 at the box office

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

The Odd Couple
by Neil Simon
Directed by BJ Jones
August 16 - October 7, 2007
Meet Me in St. Louis
Book by Hugh Wheeler;
Music by Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane; Lyrics by Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane
Directed by Jim Corti
October 18 - December 16, 2007
The Goodbye Girl
Book by Neil Simon
Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Lyrics by David Zippel
Directed by Gary Griffin
December 27, 2007 - March 2, 2008
Sweet Charity
Music by Cy Coleman, Lyrics by Carolyn Leigh, Book by Neil Simon
Directed by Jim Corti
March 13 - May 18, 2008
Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story
Book by Alan Janes, Music and Lyrics by Buddy Holly
May 22 - July 27, 2008
The Boys from Syracuse
Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics bv Lorenz Hart
New adaptation by David H. Bell of the original book by George Abbott
Directed by David H. Bell
August 7 - September 28, 2008
Mame
Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman
Book by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee
October 9 - December 21, 2008
Miss Saigon
Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg
Lyrics by Alain Boublil and Richard Maltby, Jr.
Book by Boublil and Schönberg
December 31, 2008 - March 1, 2009

DRURY LANE WATER TOWER
175 E. Chestnut St., Chicago, IL 60611
312.409.1687

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Music and Lyrics by William Finn, Book by Rachel Sheinkin
Directed by James Lapine
Closes September 2, 2007
Altar Boyz
Book by Kevin Del Aguila
Music and Lyrics by Gary Adler and Michael Patrick Walker,
Directed by Stafford Arima
Opens September 29, 2007; Open Ended

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

Hospice and Late Bus to Mecca
by Pearl Cleage
July 20 - September 2, 2007
Bourbon at the Border
by Pearl Cleage
November 9 - December 16, 2007
Candles to the Sun
By Tennessee Williams
March 20 – May 4, 2008
Plaza Suite
by Neil Simon
July 17 - August 31, 2008

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

How I Became a Pirate
by Alyn Cardarelli and Steve Goers
October - November, 2007
Frosty
by Alyn Cardarelli and Steve Goers
December, 2007 - January, 2008
A Fairy Tale Life
by Ernie Nolan
January - March, 2008
James and the Giant Peach
by Roald Dahl
February - April, 2008
Disney's Aladdin
May - June, 2008

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

The Madness of Edgar Allan Poe: A Love Story
by David Rice
Directed by Alison C. Veseley
October 3 – 28, 2007
Jeeves Intervenes
by P.G. Wodehouse, adapted by Margaret Raether
January 30 – March 2, 2008
Driving Miss Daisy
by Alfred Uhry
April 5 – May 4, 2008
Much Ado About Nothing
by Shakespeare
July 11 – August 17, 2008

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

Passion Play: a cycle
By Sarah Ruhl
Directed by Mark Wing-Davey
September 15 - October 21, 2007
The Cook
By Eduardo Machado
Directed by Henry Godinez
October 20 - November 18, 2007
Shining City
By Conor McPherson
Directed by Robert Falls
January 12 - February 17, 2008
The Trip to Bountiful
Starring Lois Smith
By Horton Foote
Directed by Harris Yulin
March 8 - April 13, 2008
The Ballad of Emmett Till
By Ifa Bayeza
Directed by Kate Whoriskey
April 26 - June 1, 2008
The Boys are Coming Home
Book by Rebecca Gilman
Music and Lyrics by Leslie Arden
Directed by David Petrarca
June 21 - July 27, 2008

GREASY JOAN & CO.
Performances at the Athenaeum Theater, 2936 N. Southport Avenue
312-458-0718

Wake Up, Apocalypse, Awake!
(part of the Rhinoceros Theatre Festival)
by Konstantin Gavrilovich Treplev
directed by Julieanne Ehre
Sep 9 - Oct 14, 2007
The Misanthrope
by Moliere
directed by Libby Ford
Mar 7 - Apr 5, 2008
Macbeth
by William Shakespeare
directed by Julieanne Ehre
Apr 17 - May 25, 2008

THE GREYZELDA THEATRE GROUP
4725 N. Kilpatrick, First Floor, Chicago, IL 60630
773-427-1935

A View from the Bridge
by Arthur Miller
Directed by Chris Riter
January 3 - February 2, 2008
Stage Left Theatre
The Skriker
by Caryl Churchill
Spring 2008
Directed by Rebecca Zellar

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

Desire Under The Elms
by Eugene O’Neill
Directed by Geoff Button
September 27 – November 11, 2007
Miss Julie
by August Strindberg
Directed by Sean Graney
January 17th – March 2, 2008
Our Town
by Thornton Wilder
Directed by David Cromer
April 24 – June 8, 2008

INFAMOUS COMMONWEALTH THEATRE
312-458-9780

Resort 76
by Shimon Wincelberg
Directed by Danielle Filas
at Raven Theater
6157 N. Clark St.
August 3 - September 2, 2007
Keely and Du
by Jane Martin
directed by Kurt Naebig
at Raven Theater
6157 N. Clark St.
February 23 - March 23, 2008
Lewis and Clark Reach the Euphrates
by Robert Schenkkan
Venue TBD
Spring, 2008

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

The Island of Dr. Moreau
World Premiere based on the classic horror story by H.G. Wells
Adapted by Robert Kauzlaric
Directed by Paul S. Holmquist
October 12 - December 2, 2007
Talking It Over
World Premiere based on the novel by Julian Barnes
Adapted by Peter Greenberg
Directed by Dorothy Milne
February 1 - March 23, 2008
The Mark of Zorro
World premiere based on the legendary novel by Johnston McCulley
Adapted by Katie McLean
Directed by Dorothy Milne
May 2 - June 22, 2008

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

No Child
Written and Performed by Nilaja Sun
Directed by Hal Brooks
October-November 2007
Hephaestus: A Greek Mythology Circus Tale
Created by Lookingglass Artistic Associate Tony Hernandez
Story by Tony Hernandez and Lookingglass Ensemble member Heidi Stillman
Co-directed by Hernandez and Stillman
Presented in association with Silver Guy Entertainment
January-February 2008
Around the World in 80 Days
by Jules Verne
World Premiere
Adapted and Directed by Laura Eason
April-May 2008
Nelson Algren: For Keeps and a Single Day
The words of Nelson Algren with film and original music
Adapted and directed by Ensemble member John Musial
Films by John Musial
July-August 2008

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

Married Alive
World Premiere Musical
Directed by Victoria Bussert
July 5 - September 16, 2007
The Producers
Music and Lyrics by Mel Brooks, Book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan
Directed and Choreographed by Marc Robin
September 19 - December 9, 2007
Little Women
Music by Jason Howland, Book by Allan Knee, Lyrics by Mindi Dickstein)
Directed by Dominic Missimi
December 12, 2006 - February 10, 2008
Les Miserables
February 13 – May 11, 2008
Nunsense
Book by Dan Goggin
May 21 – July 14, 2008
The Full Monty
Music and Lyrics by David Yazbek
Book by Terrence McNally
July 16 – September 21, 2008
All Shook Up
Book by Joe DiPietro
September 24 – December 7, 2008
The Bowery Boys
World Premiere
December 10, 2007 – February 19, 2009

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

The Busy World Is Hushed
by Keith Bunin
Directed by Kimberly Senior
September 13 - October 14, 2007
Defiance
by John Patrick Shanley
Directed by Jason Loewith
November 8 - December 9, 2007
The American Dream Songbook:
Leonard Bernstein's Trouble In Tahiti
and five World Premiere songs by Americas hottest music-theater composers
Directed by Jason Loewith
February 14 - March 22, 2008
9 Parts of Desire
Written and performed by Heather Raffo
Directed by Joanna Settle
Presented in collaboration with the Museum of Contemporary Art of Chicago
May 3 - 18, 2008

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

The Miser
by Molière, translation and adaptation by James Magruder
October 3, 2007 - November 11, 2007
Ella
Book by Jeffrey Hatcher
Conceived by Rob Ruggiero and Dyke Garrison
Musical arrangements by Danny Holgate
Directed by Rob Ruggiero
November 28, 2007 - January 6, 2008
Gee's Bend
by Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder
January 30, 2008 - March 9, 2008
Better Late
by Larry Gelbart and Craig Wright
World Premiere
Featuring John Mahoney and Michael Nussbaum
Directed by BJ Jones
April 2, 2008 - May 11, 2008
The Lady with All the Answers
by David Rambo
Directed by BJ Jones
May 21, 2008 - June 29, 2008

PEGASUS PLAYERS
in Truman College
1145 W. Wilson Ave., Chicago
773-878-9761

Jitney
by August Wilson
Directed by Jonathan Wilson
September 13 - 28, 2007
The 22nd Annual Young Playwrights Festival
January 4 - 27, 2008
Heat Wave
by Steve Simoncic
World Premiere
Directed by Ilesa Duncan
February 21 - April 6, 2008
Golda's Balcony
by William Gibson
Featuring Janet Ulrich Brooks
Directed by Alex Levy
May 1 - June 16, 2008

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

Phantom
Book by Arthur Kopit, Music and Lyrics by Maury Yeston
September 14 - November 11, 2007
A Wonderful Life
Book and Lyrics By Sheldon Harnick, Music By Joe Raposo
November 17 - December 30, 2007
Nine
Book by Arthur Kopit, Music and Lyrics by Maury Yeston
April 4 - May 19, 2008

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

Some Girl(s)
by Neil LaBute
Directed by Joe Jahraus
September 10 - October 28, 2007
Things We Said Today
by Neil LaBute
World Premiere
Directed by Joe Jahraus
November 15 - December 16, 2008
This Is How It Goes
by Neil LaBute
Directed by Darrell W. Cox
January 17 - March 2, 2008
In a Dark, Dark House
by Neil LaBute
Directed by Joe Jahraus
March 21 - May 11, 2008

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

Fiction
by Steven Dietz
Directed by Nick Sandys
September 27 - November 4, 2007
The Philadelphia Story
by Philip Barry
Directed by Shawn Douglass
November 15, 2007 - January 6, 2008
Brontë
by Polly Teale
American premiere
Directed by James Bohnen
March 20 - May 4, 2008

THE RISING STARS THEATRE CO.
St. Patrick Performing Arts Center, 5900 W. Belmont, Chicago

State Fair
Book by Tom Briggs and Louis Mattioli
Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II,
Based on the screenplay by Hammerstein
November 10-25, 2007

RIVENDELL THEATRE ENSEMBLE
773-472-1169

Production #1 TBA
October, 2007
Venue TBA
Production #2 TBA
January, 2008
Fresh Produce, a Celebration of New Plays by Women
April, 2008
The Fairy Queen World Premiere
by Myra Paci
June, 2008

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

Main Stage

The Bible: The Complete Word of God (Abridged)
by Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor
Opens October 2nd
Completely Hollywood (Abridged)
by Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor
Opens October 2nd
Cabaret Theatre
Forbidden Broadway: Special Victims Unit
by Gerard Alessandrini
Through November 4, 2007
Great Room
Late Night Catechism
Put the Nuns in Charge
Sunday School Cinema

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

Suddenly, Last Summer
by Tennessee Williams
Directed by Kevin Hagan
September-October 2007

Requiem For A Heavyweight
By Rod Serling
Directed by Louis Contey
January-March 2008

A Taste Of Honey
By Shelagh Delaney
Directed by Dado
May-July 2008

SILK ROAD THEATRE PROJECT
6 East Monroe, Suite 801 Chicago, Illinois 60603
312-236-6881
Performances at 77 W. Washington St., Chicago, 2nd Floor Dixon Chapel and James Parlor

Merchant on Venice
World Premiere
Written by Shishir Kurup
Directed by Stuart Carden
September 15 - November 4, 2007

STAGE LEFT THEATRE
3408 N. Sheffield, Chicago
773-883-8830

Spare Change
World Premiere
by Mia McCullough
Directed by Ann Filmer
September 16 - November 3, 2007
Skin in Flames
by Guillem Clua
translated from the Catalan by DJ Sanders
directed by SLT
February 14 - March 29, 2008

Omniscience
by Tim Carlson
Directed by Kevin Heckman
April 10 - May 24, 2008
LeapFest 5
Fifth Annual Festival of New Plays
June 3 - 21, 2008

STEPPENWOLF THEATRE COMPANY
1650 N. Halsted St., Chicago
312-335-1650

The Crucible
by Arthur Miller
directed by Anna D. Shapiro
September 13 - November 11, 2007
Good Boys And True
by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
directed by ensemble member Amy Morton
December 6, 2007 - February 10, 2008
Carter's Way
written and directed by Eric Simonson
February 28 - April 27, 2008
Dead Man's Cell Phone
by Sarah Ruhl
directed by Jessica Thebus
March 27 - July 27, 2008
Superior Donuts
by Tracy Letts
directed by ensemble member Amy Morton
June 19 - August 17, 2008

STOCKYARDS THEATRE PROJECT

Eighth Annual Women's Performance Art Festival
October, 2007
Links Hall, 3435 N. Sheffield, Chicago

STRAWDOG THEATRE COMPANY
3829 N. Broadway, Chicago
773-528-9696

Aristocrats
by Brian Friel
Directed by Rick Snyder
October 11 - November 17, 2007
Richard III
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Nic Dimond
February 21-March 29, 2008
Old Town
by Brett Neveu
Directed by Kyle Hamman
April 24-May 31, 2008

THEATRE AT THE CENTER
1040 Ridge Road, Munster, IN 46321
219-836-3255

Cats
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Lyrics by T.S. Eliot
June 28 - August 19, 2007
Hello, Dolly!
Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman, Book by Michael Stewart
September 13 - October 21, 2007
Scrooge!
Book, Music and Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse
November 15 - December 23, 2007
La Cage aux Folles
Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman
Book by Harvey Fierstein
January 31 - March 9, 2008
Rockne of Notre Dame
World Premiere
Based on the play and mini-series by Buddy Farmer
Music and lyrics by Michael Mahler and David Bell
April 3 - May 11, 2008
Phantom
Music and Lyrics by Maury Yeston, Book by Arthur Kopit
July 10 - August 17, 2008
The Producers
Music and Lyrics by Mel Brooks, Book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan
September 11 - October 19, 2008
A Wonderful Life
Book and Lyrics By Sheldon Harnick, Music By Joe Raposo
November 20 - December 21, 2008

THEO UBIQUE THEATER COMPANY
1454 W. Fargo Ave. #3C, Chicago, IL 60625
773-370-0235
Performances at No Exit Café, 6970 N. Glenwood, Chicago

Cabaret
Book by Joe Masteroff
Music by John Kander, Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Directed by Fred Anzevino
Opening October 24, 2007
Polly, Pretty Polly: Songs of Seduction and Death
Opening in March 2008
Evita
Book and Lyrics by Tim Rice
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
June – August, 2008

TIMELINE THEATRE COMPANY
773-281-TIME (8463)

Paradise Lost
by Clifford Odets
directed by Louis Contey
August 25 -- October 21, 2007
Tesla's Letters
by Jeffrey Stanley
Directed by Nick Bowling
November 10 - December 23, 2007
Dolly West's Kitchen
by Frank McGuinness
directed by Kimberly Senior
January 26 - March 22, 2008
Fiorello!
A remount of TimeLine's 2006 production
Book by Jerome Weidman and George Abbott
Music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
Directed by Nick Bowling, musical direction by Doug Peck
April 19 - June 15, 2008

T.U.T.A. THEATRE COMPANY
847-217-0691

It's Only the End of the World
by Jean-Luc Lagarce, Translated by Augy Hayter
Directed by Zeljko Djukic
November 15 - December 16, 2007

VICTORY GARDENS THEATER
Performances at the Biograph Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, except as noted
773-871-3000

The Defiant Muse
World Premiere
by Ensemble playwright Nicholas A Patricca
directed by Dennis Zacek
September 21 – October 28, 2007
A Park In Our House
by Nilo Cruz
October 26 – December 9, 2007
The Snow Queen
by Hans Christian Andersen, Words and Music by Michael Smith
November 30 - December 23, 2007
A Big Blue Nail
World Premiere
by Carlyle Brown
directed by Loy Arcenas
January 25 – March 2, 2008
Four Places
by Joel Drake Johnson
directed by Sandy Shinner
March 28 – May 4, 2008
Relatively Close
by Ensemble playwright James Sherman
directed by Dennis Zacek
June 6 – July 13, 2008

WINNETKA THEATER
Performances at the Winnetka Community House, 620 Lincoln Ave., Winnetka
847-604-0275

Also see Big Noise Theatre Company
Marc Robin's The Little Mermaid
January 19 – February 3, 2008

WRITERS' THEATRE
All performances at 325 Tudor Court, Glencoe, IL, unless otherwise noted.
847-242-6000

The Savannah Disputation
By Evan Smith
World Premiere
Directed by Michael Halberstam
Performance Venue: 325 Tudor Court
September 18 - November 25, 2007
The Turn of the Screw
Adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher from the story by Henry James
Directed by Jessica Thebus
Performance Venue: 664 Vernon Avenue
November 13, 2007 - March 30, 2008
A Christmas Carol
By Charles Dickens
Adapted & Performed by Artistic Director Michael Halberstam
Performance Venue: 325 Tudor Court
December 19 and 20, 2007, at 8:00 p.m.
December 22 and 23, 2007, at 2:00 p.m.
As You Like It
By William Shakespeare
Directed by William Brown
Performance Venue: 325 Tudor Court
February 5- April 13, 2008
The Lion in Winter
By James Goldman
Directed by Rick Snyder
Performance Venue: 325 Tudor Court
May 27 - August 3, 2008

Updated January 29, 2008

-- John Olson