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Rehearsal Photos now available for Judgment Day, a hilariously irreverent world premiere comedy starring Jason Alexander. Running April 23–May 26 in The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare.

Artistic Director Edward Hall and Executive Director Kimberly Motes announce their inaugural season at Chicago Shakespeare Theater

A.B.L.E. presents reimagined The Odyssey at Chicago Shakespeare Theater on May 11 with neurodiverse cast of 44 performers 

Eddie Izzard performs Shakespeare’s Hamlet in strictly limited engagement, April 19–May 4, 2024.

Production photos now available for Short Shakespeare! Romeo and Juliet, a 75-minute adaptation of the tragic romance. Reimagined in the 1980s by director Mikael Burke, this production welcomes thousands of students from the region to weekday matinees, with public performances through March 16 in the Courtyard Theater.

Cast and creative team announced for Judgment Day, a hilariously irreverent world premiere comedy starring Jason Alexander. Running April 23–May 26 in The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare.

Production photos now available for Richard III. In his first production as artistic director, Edward Hall reexamines Shakespeare’s infamous king, starring Tony Award nominee Katy Sullivan. Running through March 3 in the Courtyard Theater.

Production photos now available for Illinoise, an ecstatic pageant of storytelling, music and dance based on Sufjan Stevens' album—running now through February 18 in The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare.

Announcing Short Shakespeare! Romeo and Juliet, a 75-minute adaptation of the tragic romance. Reimagined in the 1980s by director Mikael Burke, this production will welcome thousands of students from the region to weekday matinees, with public performances on Saturdays, February 24–March 16.

Rehearsal photos now available for Richard III. In his first production as artistic director, Edward Hall reexamines Shakespeare’s infamous king, starring Tony Award nominee Katy Sullivan February 2–March 3, 2024.

More than 150 Chicagoland high school students and teachers unite for Chicago Shakespeare Slam, celebrating the power of their own voices. Final bout on the Courtyard Stage, December 11.

Cast, musicians, and creative team announced for Illinoise, a new kind of musical based on Sufjan Stevens' album, running January 28–February 18 in The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare.

Tickets now available for Illinoise, a new kind of musical based on Sufjan Stevens' album, running January 28-February 18 in The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare.

Production Photos released for Twelfth Night, directed by Tyrone Phillips. Shakespeare’s cleverest romantic comedy is reimagined in the Caribbean.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater presents a WorldStage production from Scotland, Islander, a spellbinding new musical with a Scottish folk-inspired score Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare, November 29–December 17, 2023

Prieto is co-presented by Chicago Shakespeare and the Chicago Latino Theater Alliance as part of Destinos, the 6th Chicago International Latino Theater Festival, in the theater Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare, October 20–22, 2023.

Cast and creative team announced for William Shakespeare’s clever comedy Twelfth Night, directed by Tyrone Phillips and brought to vibrant new life in the Caribbean isles, in the Courtyard Theater, October 25–November 26, 2023.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater welcomes The Walk with Little Amal, in partnership with Navy Pier. The 12-foot-tall puppet of a Syrian refugee child will make her first Chicago appearance at the Theater on September 28 as part of her journey across the United States.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater announces new leadership: Internationally acclaimed director Edward Hall as Artistic Director and prominent arts executive Kimberly Motes as Executive Director.

Production photos now available for Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, directed by Amber Mak. This magical production offers 75 minutes of summer fun on Navy Pier through August 20, 2023.

Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks joins with arts partners for free pop-up performances in neighborhood parks, July 25–August 5, 2023.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater announces 2023/2024 Season of productions and programming

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast marks the return of Chicago Shakespeare’s summer musical, a cornerstone of the Theater’s rich tradition of family programming. 75 minutes of summer fun playing July 14–August 20, 2023 on Navy Pier.