2009-2010 Theatre Season in Chicago

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

The Flowers By Adam Bock Directed by Trip Cullman October 16 - November 7, 2009 Stage Left Theatre, 3408 N. Sheffield Let Them Eat Cake Created by Holly Hughes & Megan Carney October 30 - November 1, 2009 XYZ Festival Headquarters, 4707 N. Broadway What Once We Felt February 3 - March 7, 2010 Venue TBA Sweet Tea: Black Gay Men of The South April 29 - May 23, 2010 Venue TBA Queertopia July 2010 Venue TBA

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

Yeast Nation (the triumph of life) Music and Lyrics by Mark Hollmann Book and Lyrics by Greg Kotis Directed by PJ Paparelli September 10 - October 18, 2009 It's a Wonderful Life: The Radio Play Based on the Frank Capra Film Directed by Jason Gerace November 27 - December 27, 2009 Distracted By Lisa Loomer Directed by PJ Paparelli January 28 - February 28, 2010 Welcome to Arroyo's By Kristoffer Diaz Directed by Jaime Castañeda April 15 - May 16, 2010

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

Aunt Dan and Lemon by Wallace Shawn Directed by Artistic Director Matthew Reeder November/December 2009 Orange Flower Water by Craig Wright Early Spring 2010 The Play About the Baby by Edward Albee Late Spring 2010

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

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

Rent directed by Scott J. Sumerak September 25 - October 18, 2009 Sleeping Beauty October 3 through 18 I Hate Hamlet directed by Craig Gustafson January 15 - February 7, 2010 All Shook Up directed by Nancy Flaster April 23 - May 16, 2010

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

The Message is in the Music Written and Directed by Jackie Taylor Opens October 18, 2009 The Nicholas Brothers Written by Reuben Echols Directed by Jackie Taylor Dates TBA All in Love is Fair - A Tribute to the Love Songs Written & Directed by Jackie Taylor Dates TBA

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

The Glorious Ones Music by Stephen Flaherty, Book and Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens Directed by Stephen M. Genovese October 17 - November 22, 2009 BoHo Theatre @ Heartland Studio (7016 N. Glenwood, Chicago) I Am My Own Wife By Doug Wright January 8 - February 7, 2010 BoHo Theatre @ Heartland Studio (7016 N. Glenwood, Chicago) Hello Again Music, lyrics and book by Michael John LaChiusa BoHo's Resident Company space at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont, Chicago March 19 - April 18, 2010 Ghosts By Henrik Ibsen BoHo's Resident Company space at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont, Chicago May 28 - June 27, 2010

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

TBA

BROADWAY IN CHICAGO

The Color Purple Book by Marsha Norman, Music and Lyrics by Brenda Russell, Stephen Bray and Allee Willis Directed by Gary Griffin Arie Crown Theater, McCormick Place September 2-6, 2009 Cats Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Lyrics by T.S. Eliot Directed by Trevor Nunn Cadillac Palace Theatre October 13 - 18, 2009 Jersey Boys Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice Music and Lyrics by Bob Gaudio and Bob Crewe Directed by Des McAnuff Bank of America Theatre Closes January 10, 2010 Young Frankenstein - The New Mel Brooks Musical Music and Lyrics by Mel Brooks Book by Thomas Meehan and Mel Brooks Directed by Susan Stroman Cadillac Palace Theatre November 3, 2009 - December 13, 2009 The Addams Family Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice Directed by Phelim McDermott and Julian Crouch Ford Center/Oriental Theatre November 13, 2009 - January 10, 2010 In The Heights Music and Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda Book by Quiara Alegría Hudes Directed by Thomas Kail Cadillac Palace Theatre December 15, 2009 - January 03, 2010 Annie Music by Charles Strouse, Lyrics by Martin Charnin Book by Thomas Meehan Auditorium Theatre January 19-24, 2010 Mamma Mia! Music and Lyrics by Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus Book by Catherine Johnson Directed by Phyllida Lloyd Rosemont Theatre January 19-24, 2010 Dreamgirls Music by Henry Krieger Book and Lyrics by Tom Eyen Directed by Robert Longbottom Cadillac Palace Theatre January 19 - 31, 2010 August: Osage County By Tracy Letts Directed by Anna D. Shapiro Ford Center/Oriental Theatre February 2 - 14, 2010 101 Dalmatians: the Musical Music and lyrics by Dennis DeYoung Book by B.T. McNicholl Directed by Jerry Zaks Ford Center/Oriental Theatre February 16 - 28, 2010 Billy Elliot: The Musical Music by Elton John, Book and Lyrics by Lee Hall Directed by Stephen Daldry Ford Center/Oriental Theatre Opens March 18, 2010 Beauty and the Beast Music by Alan Menken, Lyrics by Howard Ashman Book by Linda Woolverton Cadillac Palace Theatre March 23 - April 4, 2010 Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps Adapted by Patrick Barlow Based on an original concept by Simon Corble and Nobby Dimon Based on the novel by John Buchan Directed by Maria Aitken Bank of America Theatre May 19-30, 2010 Shrek the Musical Music by Jeanine Tesori Book and Lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire Directed by Jason Moore Ford Center/Oriental Theatre Begins June 1, 2010

CHICAGO CHILDREN'S THEATRE
Chicago
773-227-0180

The Hundred Dresses A new musical by Ralph Covert and G. Riley Mills Based on the Book by Eleanor EstesMusic by Ralph Covert Directed by Sean Graney Extended through November 22, 2009 The Royal George Theatre Mainstage, 1641 N. Halsted St. The Red Kite Project January 20 - February 22, 2010 Jay Pritzker Pavilion Choral Rehearsal Room, Millennium Park

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

Lucinda's Bed by Mia McCullough directed by Jessi D. Hill October 1 - November 8, 2009 Jade Heart by Will Cooper April 22 - May 30, 2010

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

Richard II By William Shakespeare Directed by Barbara Gaines September 23 - November 22, 2009 Private Lives By Noel Coward Directed by Gary Griffin January 6 - March 7, 2010 The Taming of the Shrew By William Shakespeare Directed by Josie Rourke April 7 - June 5, 2010

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

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams Directed by Jim Schneider July 31 - October 4, 2009 Little Women A play with music Directed by Bob Knuth Adapted from the novel by Louisa May Alcott November 6 - January 24, 2010

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

Rachel Corn and the Secret Society October 17 - December 6, 2009 Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m.

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

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom By August Wilson Directed by Ron OJ Parson September 17 - October 18, 2009 The Mystery of Irma Vep By Charles Ludlam Directed by Sean Graney November 12 - December 13, 2009 The Year of Magical Thinking By Joan Didion Directed by Charles Newell Starring Mary Beth Fisher January 14 - February 14, 2010 The Illusion By Tony Kushner Freely adapted from Pierre Corneille's L'Illusion Comique Directed by Charles Newell March 11 - April 11, 2010 Sizwe Banzi is Dead By Athol Fugard, John Kani and Winston Ntshona Directed by Ron OJ Parson May 13 - June 13, 2010

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

Cupid Has a Heart On: A Musical Guide To Relationships Open-ended, Saturdays

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

Cabaret Book by Joe Masteroff Music by John Kander, Lyrics by Fred Ebb August 13 - October 11, 2009 Thoroughly Modern Millie Music by Jeanine Tesori, Lyrics by Dick Scanlon Book by Richard Morris and Dick Scanlon October 22 - December 20, 2009 Funny Girl Music by Jule Styne, Lyrics by Bob Merrill Book by Isobel Lennart December 31, 2009 - March 7, 2010 Ragtime Music by Stephen Flaherty, Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens Book by Terrence McNally Directed by Rachel Rockwell March 18 - May 23, 2010 Sugar Music by Jule Styne, Lyrics by Bob Merrill Book by Peter Stone Directed by Jim Corti June 3 - August 1, 2010 Hot Mikado Directed by David H. Bell August 12 - October 3, 2010 Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Book by David Landay, Lawrence Kasha Lyrics by Johnny Mercer, Music by Gene de Paul Directed by Bill Jenkins October 14 - December 19, 2010 Spamalot Book and Lyrics by Eric Idle Music by Idle and John DuPrez Directed by William Osetek December 31, 2010 - March 13, 2011

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

Hershey Felder in Beethoven As I Knew Him November 13 - December 6, 2009 Monsieur Chopin December 9-20, 2009 George Gershwin Alone December 23-30, 2009 The Great American Songbook Singalong December 31, 2009 Peter Gallagher: Don't Give Up on Me November 22 - December 14, 2009

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

Six Degrees Of Separation by John Guare Directed by ensemble member Steve Scott July 23 - August 30, 2009 Democracy by Romulus Linney Directed by ensemble member Steven Fedoruk November 12 - December 20, 2009

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

If You Take a Mouse to School Based on the book by Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond Written and Directed by Associate Artistic Director Ernie Nolan August - September 2009 The Jolly Rogers Halloween Created by Karen Cardarelli, Jacqueline Stone and Ernie Nolan Directed and Choreographed by Ernie Nolan October 17, 24, 31 A Nutty Nutcracker Christmas By Ralph Covert and G. Riley Mills Directed and Choreographed by Associate Artistic Director Ernie Nolan November - December 2009 The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs Based on the book by John Sciezka and Lane Smith Adapted by Artistic Associate Alyn Cardarelli Directed by Associate Artistic Director Ernie Nolan January - March 2010 Peter Pan Book and lyrics by Artistic Associate Alyn Cardarelli Music by Steve Goers Directed by Artistic Associate Matthew Gunnels February - June 2010

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

The Castle of Otranto September 30 November 1, 2009 Jeeves in Bloom January 27 - February 28, 2010 Will Rogers March 31 - May 2, 2010 Twelfth Night July 7 ~ August 8, 2010

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

In the Albert Animal Crackers Book by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind Music and Lyrics by Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby Directed by Henry Wishcamper Begins September 2009 A Broadway-Bound Double-Bill Hughie By Eugene O'Neill Directed by Robert Falls With Brian Dennehy Krapp's Last Tape By Samuel Beckett Directed by Jennifer Tarver With Brian Dennehy Begins January 2010 A True History of the Johnstown Flood A world premiere Goodman Theatre commission By Rebecca Gilman Begins March 2010 The Good Negro By Tracey Scott Wilson Directed by Chuck Smith Begins Spring 2010 The Sins of Sor Juana By Karen Zacharías Directed by Henry Godinez Begins June 2010 In the Owen Joan D'Arc A world premiere co-production with Linz 2009 European Capital of Culture Created by Tanya Palmer and Aida Karic Directed by Aida Karic Adapted from Friedrich Schiller's Die Jungfrau von Orleans (The Maiden of Orleans) Begins September 2009 High Holidays A world premiere By Alan Gross Directed by Steve Robman Begins October 2009 The Long Red Road World Premiere By Brett C. Leonard Directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman Begins February 2010

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

TBA

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

TBA

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

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Adapted and directed by Artistic Director Sean Graney Autumn 2009 No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre Directed by Artistic Director Sean Graney Winter 2010 Cabaret Book by Joe Masteroff Lyrics by Fred Ebb, Music by John Kander Directed by Matt Hawkins Spring 2010

INFAMOUS COMMONWEALTH THEATRE
312-458-9780

5th Annual ICT 24 Hour Project Saturday, January 16, 2010 Vittum Theater, 1012 N. Noble St. The Crucible by Arthur Miller Directed by ICT Artistic Director Chris Maher March 27 - May 2, 2010 Raven Theatre, 6152 N. Clark St. Escape From Happiness By George F. Walker Directed by Genevieve Thompson July 10 - August 8, 2010 Raven Theatre, 6152 N. Clark St.

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

MainStage Productions Treasure Island World premiere based on the classic adventure by Robert Louis Stevenson Adapted by John Hildreth Directed by Robert Kauzlaric September 11 - November 1, 2009 Mrs. Caliban World premiere based on the post-modern fable by Rachel Ingalls Adapted by Frances Limoncelli Directed by Ann Boyd February 5 - March 28, 2010 Neverwhere World premiere based on the urban fantasy by Neil Gaiman Adapted by Robert Kauzlaric Directed by Paul S. Holmquist April 30 - June 20, 2010

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

Fedra: Queen of Haiti World premiere By J. Nicole Brooks Directed by Ensemble Member Laura Eason September 30 - November 15, 2009 Icarus Adapted and Directed by Artistic Director David Catlin December 9, 2009 - January 24, 2010 Trust World premiere By Andy Bellin and David Schwimmer Directed by David Schwimmer March 3, 2010 - May 9, 2010

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

The Light in the Piazza July 22 - September 20, 2009 Hairspray September 23 - December 6, 2009 My Fair Lady December 9, 2009 - February 14, 2010 Fiddler on the Roof Directed by David H. Bell Music by Jerry Bock, Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick Book by Joseph Stein February 17 - April 25, 2010 The Drowsy Chaperone Directed and Choreographed by Marc Robin Book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar Music and Lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison April 28 - June 27, 2010 Once on This Island Music by Stephen Flaherty Book and Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens June 30 - August 29, 2010 A Chorus Line Music by Marvin Hamlisch, Lyrics by Ed Kleban Book by James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante September 1 - October 31, 2010 The Music Man By Meredith Willson November 3, 2010 - January 9, 2011

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

How To Disappear Completely And Never Be Found By Fin Kennedy Directed by Richard Cotovsky Opening November 2009 The Rant by Andrew Case Opening February 2010 Cherrywood: the modern comparable by Kirk Lynn Directed by David Cromer Opening June 2010

NEO-FUTURISTS
5153 N. Ashland (at Foster)

Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind: 30 Plays in 60 Minutes Every weekend except December 25, 2009 - January 3, 2010 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.) Fear Created and curated by Noelle Krimm September 24 - October 31, 2009 I Am a Camera Conceived and directed by Greg Allen February 4 - March 13, 2010 A Very Neo-Futurist Game Show Created by John Pierson April 22 - May 29, 2010

NEW LEAF THEATRE
Lincoln Park Cultural Center, 2045 N. Lincoln Park West
773-516-3546.

The Man Who Was Thursday Adapted from G.K. Chesterton's novel by Bilal Dardai Directed by Jessica Hutchinson October 15 - November 21, 2009 Curse of the Starving Class by Sam Shepard Directed by Kyra Lewandowski April 15 - May 22, 2010

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

Street Scene By Elmer Rice March 15 - April 25, 2010 Naked July Festival July 2 - August 7, 2010 Doo Lister's Blues By Terry Abramson October 1 - November 21, 2010

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

Boom By Peter Sinn Nachtrieb Directed by Jason Southerland Chicago-area Premiere September 11 - October 11, 2009 PLAY 2: To Be Announced Special Holiday Program October 29 - November 29, 2009 Return To Haifa American Premiere By Boaz Gaon Based on the novella by Ghassan Kanafani February 4 - March 7, 2010 War With The Newts World Premiere By Jason Loewith and Justin D.M. Palmer Based on the novel by Karel Capek Directed by Jason Loewith April 15 - May 16, 2010

THE NEW COLONY
773-413-0862

Calls to Blood by James Asmus Directed by Andrew Hobgood Royal George Studio Theater October 12 - November 7, 2009 11:11 Written by Evan Linder and Tara Sissom Directed by Meg Johns Venue TBD Spring, 2010 That Sordid Little Story by Will Cavedo and Andrew Hobgood Music by Thea Lux, Henry Riggs and Tara Sissom Directed by Andrew Hobgood A DCA incubator selection To be workshopped in March, 2010 Summer, 2010

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

The Marvelous Wonderettes Written and directed by Roger Bean September 17 - October 25, 2009 Souvenir Written by Stephen Temperley Directed by David Bell November 12 - December 20, 2009 Awake and Sing Written by Clifford Odets Directed by Amy Morton Featuring Tony Award winner Rondi Reed and Mike Nussbaum January 21 - February 28, 2010 A Life Written by Tony Award winner Hugh Leonard Directed by BJ Jones Featuring Tony Award winner John Mahoney March 18 - April 25, 2010 Low Down Dirty Blues by Randal Myler and Dan Wheetman Directed by Randal Myler May 27 - July 3, 2010

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

Ten Square by Shepsu Aaku World Premiere Directed by Mignon McPherson Nance September 25 - November 22, 2009 24th Annual Chicago Young Playwrights Festival Festival Director: Ilesa Duncan January 7 -31, 2010 The Gimmick by Dael Orlandersmith Chicago Premiere February 11 - March 28, 2010 The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!) Music by Eric Rockwell, Lyrics by Joanne Bogart Book by Eric Rockwell & Joanne Bogart May 6 - June 20, 2010

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

The Fantasticks Book by Tom Jones Music by Harvey Schmidt, Lyrics by Tom Jones September 11 - November 8, 2009 Miracle on 34th Street Chicago Premiere Based on the novel by Valentine Davies Adapted by Patricia DiBenedetto Snyder, Will Severin and John Vreeke Music by Will Severin November 14, 2009 - January 3, 2010 Into The Woods Book by James Lapine Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim April 3 - May 30, 2010

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

Graceland By Ellen Fairey Directed by Matthew Miller Through September 13, 2009 The Mercy Seat By Neil LaBute Directed by ensemble member Joe Jahraus September 25 - November 15, 2009 Killer Joe By Tracy Letts Directed by Rick Snyder January 8 - February 28, 2010 Body Awareness By Annie Baker Directed by Darrell W. Cox April 23 - June 13, 2010

PROMETHEAN THEATRE ENSEMBLE

The Last Unicorn By Peter S. Beagle Adapted to the Stage and Directed by Ed Rutherford October 16 - November 14, 2009 City Lit Theater, 1020 W Bryn Mawr Ave, Chicago The Fantasticks By Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt Directed by Beth Wolf February 26 - March 21, 2010 City Lit Theater, 1020 W Bryn Mawr Ave, Chicago Spring Awakening By Frank Wedekind Directed by Stephen Murray Schedule: May-June 2010 (dates TBA) Venue: TBA

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

Death of a Salesman By Arthur Miller Directed by Michael Menendian October 6 - December 5, 2009 Twelve Angry Men By Reginald Rose Directed by Aaron Todd Douglas February 16 - April 17, 2010 The Odd Couple By Neil Simon Directed by Michael Menendian May 18 - July 18, 2010

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

Mistakes Were Made A World Premiere By Craig Wright Directed By Dexter Bullard Featuring Oscar Nominee Michael Shannon August 10-31, 2009 A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's Scientology Pageant By Kyle Jarrow From A Concept by Alex Timbers November 13, 2009 - January 3, 2010 Abigail's Party By Mike Leigh Directed By Shade Murray April 9 - May 23, 2010

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

Lettice and Lovage by Peter Shaffer Directed by Steve Scott October 10 - November 8, 2009 The Pillowman by Martin McDonagh Directed by Kimberly Senior November 21 - February 6, 2009 Equus by Peter Shaffer Directed by Michael Colucci March 27 - April 25, 2010 Misery by Simon Moore Directed by Brian LaDuca June 5 - July 3, 2010 Incident at Vichy by Arthur Miller July 24 - August 22, 2010

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

Heroes By Tom Stoppard Directed by James Bohnen Featuring Artistic Associate David Darlow and guest artists Mike Nussbaum and Roderick Peeples October 14 - November 29, 2009 Downstairs Mainstage The Island By Athol Fugard Directed by James Bohnen January 27 - March 7, 2010 Upstairs Mainstage Les Liaisons Dangereuses By Christopher Hampton Directed by David Darlow Featuring Artistic Associates Greg Matthew Anderson, Annabel Armour,Linda Gillum, and Nick Sandys March 17 - May 2, 2010 Upstairs Mainstage

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

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat July 24 - August 20, 2009 The Music Man November 7-22, 2009

RIVENDELL THEATRE ENSEMBLE
773-472-1169

These Shining Lives by Melanie Marnich Directed by Rachel Walshe October 25 - November 21, 2009 At the Raven Theatre, 6157 N. Clark Street, Chicago Mary's Wedding by Stephen Massicotte directed by Mark Ulrich January 14 - February 13, 2010 At the Raven Theatre, 6157 N. Clark Street, Chicago

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

Late Night Catechism Put the Nuns in Charge Saints and Sinners Open Ended Calls to Blood by James Asmus Directed by Andrew Hobgood October 12 - November 7, 2009 The Hundred Dresses A new musical by Ralph Covert and G. Riley Mills Based on the Book by Eleanor EstesMusic by Ralph Covert Directed by Sean Graney Extended through November 22, 2009 Dr. Harlon's Keys to Better Living Written and Performed by Will Clinger November 13 - December 13, 2009 Jackie Hoffman: Whining in the Windy City November 30, December 7, 14, 21, 2009

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

TBA

SHAW CHICAGO
312-587-7390

Votes For Women! by Elizabeth Robins Directed by Robert Scogin October 17 - November 9, 2009 The Ruth Page Center for the Arts Mid-Winter's Tales '09 Works and music selected, adapted and directed by Belinda Bremner December 18 - 21, 2009 The Ruth Page Center for the Arts The Philanderer by George Bernard Shaw Directed by Robert Scogin February 6 - March 1, 2010 The Ruth Page Center for the Arts The Doctor's Dilemma by George Bernard Shaw Directed by Robert Scogin April 17 - May 2, 2010 Chicago Cultural Center Studio Theater

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

Silk Road Cabaret: Broadway Sings the Silk Road A Series of Concerts to Benefit Silk Road Theatre Project Conceived and Curated by Jamil Khoury October 21 - November 1, 2009 The DNA Trail: A Genealogy of Short Plays about Ancestry, Identity, and Utter Confusion Conceived by Jamil Khoury Directed by Steve Scott March 4 - April 11, 2010

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

Here Where It's Safe by M.E.H. Lewis directed by Scott Bishop World Premiere February 13 - April 3, 2010 Leapfest 7 June, 2010

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

Fake Written and Directed by Eric Simonson September 10 - November 8, 2009 American Buffalo By David Mamet Directed by ensemble member Amy Morton Featuring ensemble members Francis Guinan and Tracy Letts In the Steppenwolf Downstairs Theatre December 3, 2009 - February 7, 2010 The Brother/Sister Plays: In the Red and Brown Water, The Brothers Size, and Marcus; Or the Secret of Sweet By Tarell Alvin McCraney Directed by ensemble member Tina Landau Featuring ensemble members Alana Arenas and Jon Michael Hill In the Steppenwolf Upstairs Theatre January 21 - May 23, 2010 Endgame By Samuel Beckett Directed by ensemble member Frank Galati Featuring ensemble members Ian Barford, Francis Guinan, William Petersen and Rondi Reed In the Steppenwolf Downstairs Theatre April 1 - June 6, 2010 A Parallelogram A new play by Bruce Norris Directed by ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro Featuring ensemble member Kate Arrington In the Steppenwolf Downstairs Theatre July 1 - August 29, 2010

STOCKYARDS THEATRE PROJECT

TBA

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

St. Crispin's Day by Matt Pepper directed by Kevin Christopher Fox September 24 - October 31, 2009 Good Soul of Szechuan by Bertolt Brecht, translated by David Harrower directed by Shade Murray February 18 - March 27, 2010 Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov, translated by Curt Columbus Directed by Kimberly Senior April 22-May 29, 2010

THEATRE SEVEN
1341 W. Fullerton, Ste. 325
773-853-3158

Mimesophobia By Carlos Murillo Directed by Margot Bordelon February 28 - April 4, 2010 At Chicago Dramatists, 1105 W. Chicago Ave. Hunting and Gathering By Brooke Berman Directed by Brian Golden* May 21 - June 27, 2010 Greenhouse Theater Center, Upstairs Studio Shikaakwa A Monthly Reading Series Wednesdays at the Greenhouse Theater Center Tentative Dates: April 14, May 19, June 16, July 14, Aug 4, Sept 8

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

Man of La Mancha September 10 - October 11, 2009 The Christmas Schooner November 12 - December 20, 2009 Noises Off By Michael Frayn February 19 - March 21, 2010 I Do! I Do! Book and Lyrics by Tom Jones, Music by Harvey Schmidt April 22 - May 23, 2010 Jesus Christ Superstar Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Lyrics by Tim Rice July 8 - August 8, 2010 Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Music and Lyrics by David Yazbeck, Book by Jeffrey Lane September 9 - October 10, 2010 It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas Book, Music and Lyrics by Meredith Willson Based on Miracle on 34th Street November 11 - December 12, 2010

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

The Taming of the Shrew Directed by Jeff Award Nominee Nick Minas August - September 2009 Man of La Mancha Directed by David Heimann October - November 2009 No Exit at the No Exit Translation and Libretto by Arnold Johnston Adapted from "No Exit" by Jean-Paul Sartre Music by Ilya Levinson Directed by Fred Anzevino and Beverle Bloch January 22-30, 2010 Chess Music by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, Lyrics by Tim Rice Book by Richard Nelson Directed by Fred Anzevino and Brenda Didier March 8 - April, 2010

TIMELINE THEATRE COMPANY
773-281-TIME (8463)

All My Sons by Arthur Miller directed by Kimberly Senior August 27 - October 4, 2009 When She Danced by Martin Sherman directed by Nick Bowling November 4 - December 20, 2009 'Master Harold'... And The Boys by Athol Fugard directed by Jonathan Wilson January 20 - March 21, 2010 The Farnsworth Invention by Aaron Sorkin directed by Nick Bowling April 14 - June 13, 2010

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

The Wedding By Bertolt Brecht Directed by Zejlko Djukic January 14 - February 14, 2010 Baal By Bertolt Brecht Music by Joshua Schmidt Directed by Zejlko Djukic May 20 - June 20, 2010

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

Year Zero A world premiere By Michael Golamco September 11 - October 25, 2009 The Elaborate Entrance Of Chad Deity By Kristoffer Diaz Directed by Eddie Torres A co-production with Teatro Vista September 25 - November 1, 2009 The Snow Queen By Hans Christian Andersen Originally adapted by Michael Smith, Frank Galati and Blair Thomas Directed by Jim Corti November 20 - December 27, 2009 Blue Door A Chicago premiere By Tanya Barfield Directed by Andrea J. Dymond January 22 - February 28, 2010 The Lost Boys Of Sudan A Chicago premiere By Ensemble member Lonnie Carter Directed by Jim Corti March 19-April 25, 2010 Jacob and Jack A world premiere By Ensemble member James Sherman Directed by Dennis Zacek May 14 - June 20, 2010 A Guide For The Perplexed A world premiere By Ensemble member Joel Drake Johnson Directed by Sandy Shinner Starring Kevin Anderson and Francis Guinan July 9 - August 23, 2010

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

See Big Noise Theatre

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

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead By Tom Stoppard Directed by Artistic Director Michael Halberstam Performed at 325 Tudor Court September 29 - December 6, 2009 Oh Coward! A Musical Comedy Revue Words and Music by Noel Coward Devised by Roderick Cook Directed by Jim Corti Performed at 664 Vernon Avenue November 17, 2009 - March 21, 2010 The Old Settler By John Henry Redwood Directed by Ron OJ Parson Performed at 325 Tudor Court February 2 - March 28, 2010 A Streetcar Named Desire By Tennessee Williams Directed by David Cromer Performed at 325 Tudor Court May 4 - July 11, 2010

-- John Olson