2014/15 Season Announcement
2014/15 Season
Henry V
2013/14 Season
William Shakespeare's 450th Birthday
Road Show
Tristan & Yseult
Short Shakespeare! A Midsummer Night's Dream
Gypsy
The Merry Wives of Windsor
A Q Brothers’ Christmas Carol
Fairy Tales
Cyrano de Bergerac
The Table
CPS Shakespeare! Othello
Memorial for Bernie Sahlins
Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks 2013
Barbara Gaines Doctorate at Birmingham Images
Shrek The Musical
Gala 2013
2013/14 Season Announcement
May 27, 2014
Chicago Shakespeare Theater Celebrates the Enduring Spirit of Shakespeare: GALA 2014 on June 16
April 16, 2014
Chicago Shakespeare Theater joins civic and cultural leaders to celebrate William Shakespeare's 450th Birthday with the premiere of "Our City, Our Shakespeare" and additional programs.
March 25, 2014
Chicago Shakespeare Theater Announces Casting for William Shakespeare’s Henry V, directed by Christopher Luscombe. Epic battle cry sweeps the Courtyard Stage for the first time, April 29–June 15, 2014.
March 19, 2014
Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s exploration of the Sondheim Canon continues with Road Show, March 13 – May 4 in the theater Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare.
February 26, 2014
Chicago Shakespeare Theater Welcomes Internationally Acclaimed Kneehigh’s Tristan & Yseult Epic love story unfolds in Courtyard Theater, March 30 – April 13, 2014.
February 12, 2014
Chicago Shakespeare Theater Presents Sondheim Double Bill Gypsy and Road Show. Gary Griffin directs both productions exploring the ambitious pursuit of the American Dream
January 20, 2014
Chicago Shakespeare Theater Announces Casting for Short Shakespeare! A Midsummer Night’s Dream. New Adaptation by Director David H. Bell Introduces Family and Student Audiences to Shakespeare Public Performances Saturdays at 11 a.m. from February 22 to March 22, 2014
December 19, 2013
Chicago Shakespeare Theater and The Chicago Chamber Musicians Present Fairy Tales by William Bolcom With Excerpts from Simple Symphony by Benjamin Britten, January 18 and 19, 2014.
November 1, 2013
October 23, 2013
Chicago Shakespeare Theater Announces Casting for William Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor Directed by CST Artistic Director Barbara Gaines. December 3, 2013 – January 19, 2014.
October 8, 2013
Chicago Shakespeare Theater presents CPS Ensemble from Across Chicago Neighborhoods in CPS Shakespeare! Othello Intensive Five-Week Rehearsal Process Culminates in Performances November 1 and 2, 2013.
October 4, 2013
Newly Published Book of Essays Chicago Shakespeare Theater: Suiting the Action to the Word Features Contributions by Nationally and Internationally Recognized Scholars, Critics and Artists.
September 17, 2013
A Chicago Shakespeare Theater World’s Stage Presentation Blind Summit’s The Table Launches United States Tour from the UK Featuring Innovative and Imaginative Puppetry. October 16 – 27, 2013.
August 28, 2013
Chicago Shakespeare Theater and The Second City Host Celebration of the Life of Bernie Sahlins Monday, September 30, 2013. At Chicago Shakespeare Theater on Navy Pier.
August 14, 2013
Chicago Shakespeare Theater Announces Casting for Season Opening Production Edmond Rostand’s Cyrano de Bergerac Directed by Penny Metropulos Featuring Harry Groener in the Title Role. September 24–November 10, 2013.
July 26, 2013
Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks Expanded Citywide Tour Launches The Comedy of Errors. FREE FOR ALL Now through August 25, 2013. 26 Performances in 18 Neighborhood Parks
July 22, 2013
Chicago Shakespeare Theater Artistic Director Barbara Gaines Receives Honorary Doctorate of Letters from United Kingdom’s University of Birmingham. Strengthens Ties with the Shakespeare Institute.
July 8, 2013
Casting Announced for Expanded Citywide Tour: Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks, FREE FOR ALL, The Comedy of Errors. July 26–August 25, 2013. 26 Performances in 18 Neighborhood Parks.
July 2, 2013
Chicago Shakespeare Theater Represented on Four Continents This Summer. CST’s CADRE in Grahamstown, South Africa and Edinburgh, Scotland;OTHELLO: THE REMIX in South Korea and London; And CST Developed Musical MURDER FOR TWO Opens in New York. Also Announced—Blind Summit Theatre Added to Chicago Shakespeare’s 2013-14 World’s Stage Line Up.
June 27, 2013
Chicago Shakespeare Theater GALA 2013 Raises More Than $1 Million For Education and Civic Engagement Programs. Honors Mayor Richard M. Daley and Stephen Sondheim with the Spirit of Shakespeare Awards.
June 5, 2013
Chicago Shakespeare Theater Announces Casting for Shrek The Musical
May 21, 2013
Chicago Shakespeare Theater Launches 2013/14 Season with Gala 2013 Celebration on June 17 Benefitting Education Programs. Richard M. Daley and Stephen Sondheim Honored Jason Danieley and Marin Mazzie Featured Performers
May 14, 2013
Mayor Emanuel Announces Expanded Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks Program with Citywide Tour of The Comedy of Errors As Part of “Night Out in the Parks” Initiative
March 11, 2013
Chicago Shakespeare Theater Announces 2013/14 Season. Stephen Sondheim and Richard M. Daley to Receive Spirit of Shakespeare Award.
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