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Wednesday, May 23

1:00 P.M.	Macbeth
7:30 P.M.	Macbeth
7:45 P.M.	Waiting for Godot

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MACBETH: On Stage Now

Chicago Tribune praises, “Fast-paced, visually exciting, and filled with cool illusions.”

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WAITING FOR GODOT

Ireland's Druid theatre company presents a revelatory take on Beckett’s masterpiece.

Peter Pan, A Musical Adventure

Starting June 27, sail away on a high-flying journey based on J.M. Barrie’s beloved tale.

FREE Shakespeare in the parks

A 75-minute A Midsummer Night’s Dream on tour throughout the city this summer begins July 25.

NELL GWYNN: BEGINS SEPTEMBER 20

The 2016 Olivier Award Winner for Best New Comedy has its American Premiere.

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

Joe Dowling reimagines his production from CST’s inaugural Navy Pier season.

An Inspector Calls: Spring 2019

The National Theater of Great Britain’s award-winning thriller visits in a limited engagement.

HAMLET: April 17–June 9, 2019

Artistic Director Barbara Gaines stages one of the great masterworks of Western literature.

BEDKNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS

A World Premiere Musical based on the iconic feature film comes alive on stage in Spring 2019.

CST FOR $20

Bringing students and young professionals world-class theater at an everyday price.

BigMouth: September 12–22

A tour-de-force performance paying tribute to the 2,500-year history of oration.

FIGHT NIGHT: begins October 23

Five candidates. One winner. You hold the power to choose in this Edinburgh Fringe Festival hit.

Q BROTHERS CHRISTMAS CAROL

The hip-hop holiday treat with the bangin' beat returns to The Yard for the holidays.

AUDIENCE ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS

Attend a pre-show lecture or post-show discussion, or meet the cast in the Pub.

US/THEM: January 22–February 3

An exploration of the way children cope with disaster, based on the Beslan school siege.

L’APRÈS MIDI D’UN FOEHN

Plastic bags take flight in a brilliant metaphor of art and imagination from Compagnie Non Nova.

GREAT PRICES FOR GROUPS

Book a group of 10 or more and save on a first-class theatrical experience at CST.

Short Shakespeare! MACBETH

A 75-minute abridged production of the classic tragedy for families, on stage February 2019.

TWO PINTS: March 6–31

Two blokes share a pint in Booker Prize-winning Irish novelist Roddy Doyle’s intimate dialogue.

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MACBETH: On Stage Now

Chicago Tribune praises, “Fast-paced, visually exciting, and filled with cool illusions.”

SAVE UP TO 30% ON TICKETS

No matter your schedule, budget or taste, we’ve got a Season Ticket package that’s right for you!

WAITING FOR GODOT

Ireland's Druid theatre company presents a revelatory take on Beckett’s masterpiece.

Peter Pan, A Musical Adventure

Starting June 27, sail away on a high-flying journey based on J.M. Barrie’s beloved tale.

FREE Shakespeare in the parks

A 75-minute A Midsummer Night’s Dream on tour throughout the city this summer begins July 25.

NELL GWYNN: BEGINS SEPTEMBER 20

The 2016 Olivier Award Winner for Best New Comedy has its American Premiere.

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

Joe Dowling reimagines his production from CST’s inaugural Navy Pier season.

An Inspector Calls: Spring 2019

The National Theater of Great Britain’s award-winning thriller visits in a limited engagement.

HAMLET: April 17–June 9, 2019

Artistic Director Barbara Gaines stages one of the great masterworks of Western literature.

BEDKNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS

A World Premiere Musical based on the iconic feature film comes alive on stage in Spring 2019.

CST FOR $20

Bringing students and young professionals world-class theater at an everyday price.

BigMouth: September 12–22

A tour-de-force performance paying tribute to the 2,500-year history of oration.

FIGHT NIGHT: begins October 23

Five candidates. One winner. You hold the power to choose in this Edinburgh Fringe Festival hit.

Q BROTHERS CHRISTMAS CAROL

The hip-hop holiday treat with the bangin' beat returns to The Yard for the holidays.

AUDIENCE ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS

Attend a pre-show lecture or post-show discussion, or meet the cast in the Pub.

US/THEM: January 22–February 3

An exploration of the way children cope with disaster, based on the Beslan school siege.

L’APRÈS MIDI D’UN FOEHN

Plastic bags take flight in a brilliant metaphor of art and imagination from Compagnie Non Nova.

GREAT PRICES FOR GROUPS

Book a group of 10 or more and save on a first-class theatrical experience at CST.

Short Shakespeare! MACBETH

A 75-minute abridged production of the classic tragedy for families, on stage February 2019.

TWO PINTS: March 6–31

Two blokes share a pint in Booker Prize-winning Irish novelist Roddy Doyle’s intimate dialogue.

ACCESS SHAKESPEARE

Chicago Shakespeare strives to make its facilities and shows accessible to all patrons.

CALENDAR

May 2018
S	M	T	W	T	F	S
		01 Tue, May 1	02 Wed, May 2 7:30 p.m. Macbeth	03 Thu, May 3 7:30 p.m. Macbeth	04 Fri, May 4 7:30 p.m. Macbeth	05 Sat, May 5 3:00 p.m. Macbeth (PA) Come for the PreAmble 1 hour before curtain 8:00 p.m. Macbeth
06 Sun, May 6 2:00 p.m. Macbeth (PA) Come for the PreAmble 1 hour before curtain 6:30 p.m. Macbeth	07 Mon, May 7	08 Tue, May 8	09 Wed, May 9	10 Thu, May 10 7:30 p.m. Macbeth	11 Fri, May 11 7:30 p.m. Macbeth	12 Sat, May 12 3:00 p.m. Macbeth (PA) Come for the PreAmble 1 hour before curtain 8:00 p.m. Macbeth– Sold Out
13 Sun, May 13 2:00 p.m. Macbeth (PA) Come for the PreAmble 1 hour before curtain	14 Mon, May 14	15 Tue, May 15	16 Wed, May 16 1:00 p.m. Macbeth 7:30 p.m. Macbeth	17 Thu, May 17 1:00 p.m. Macbeth Open-captioned	18 Fri, May 18 7:30 p.m. Macbeth (CC) Attend a Cast Call with actors in the Pub at 6:30 Open-captioned	19 Sat, May 19 3:00 p.m. Macbeth (PA) Come for the PreAmble 1 hour before curtain 8:00 p.m. Macbeth
20 Sun, May 20 2:00 p.m. Macbeth (PA) Come for the PreAmble 1 hour before curtain	21 Mon, May 21	22 Tue, May 22	23 Wed, May 23 1:00 p.m. Macbeth 7:30 p.m. Macbeth 7:45 p.m. Waiting for Godot	24 Thu, May 24 1:00 p.m. Waiting for Godot 7:30 p.m. Macbeth 7:45 p.m. Waiting for Godot	25 Fri, May 25 7:30 p.m. Macbeth 7:45 p.m. Waiting for Godot	26 Sat, May 26 2:30 p.m. Waiting for Godot 3:00 p.m. Macbeth (PA) Come for the PreAmble 1 hour before curtain 7:45 p.m. Waiting for Godot 8:00 p.m. Macbeth
27 Sun, May 27 2:00 p.m. Macbeth (PA) Come for the PreAmble 1 hour before curtain 2:30 p.m. Waiting for Godot 6:30 p.m. Macbeth	28 Mon, May 28	29 Tue, May 29 7:30 p.m. Macbeth 7:45 p.m. Waiting for Godot	30 Wed, May 30 1:00 p.m. Macbeth 7:30 p.m. Macbeth 7:45 p.m. Waiting for Godot	31 Thu, May 31 1:00 p.m. Waiting for Godot 7:30 p.m. Macbeth 7:45 p.m. Waiting for Godot

June 2018
S	M	T	W	T	F	S
					01 Fri, Jun 1 7:30 p.m. Macbeth 7:45 p.m. Waiting for Godot	02 Sat, Jun 2 2:30 p.m. Waiting for Godot 3:00 p.m. Macbeth (PA) Come for the PreAmble 1 hour before curtain 7:45 p.m. Waiting for Godot 8:00 p.m. Macbeth
03 Sun, Jun 3 2:00 p.m. Macbeth (PA) Come for the PreAmble 1 hour before curtain 2:30 p.m. Waiting for Godot	04 Mon, Jun 4	05 Tue, Jun 5 7:30 p.m. Macbeth	06 Wed, Jun 6 1:00 p.m. Macbeth 7:30 p.m. Macbeth	07 Thu, Jun 7 7:30 p.m. Macbeth	08 Fri, Jun 8	09 Sat, Jun 9 3:00 p.m. Macbeth (PA) Come for the PreAmble 1 hour before curtain 8:00 p.m. Macbeth
10 Sun, Jun 10 2:00 p.m. Macbeth Audio-described with optional Touch Tour (PA) Come for the PreAmble 1 hour before curtain	11 Mon, Jun 11	12 Tue, Jun 12 7:30 p.m. Macbeth	13 Wed, Jun 13 1:00 p.m. Macbeth 7:30 p.m. Macbeth	14 Thu, Jun 14 7:30 p.m. Macbeth	15 Fri, Jun 15 7:30 p.m. Macbeth ASL Duo-interpreted	16 Sat, Jun 16 3:00 p.m. Macbeth (PA) Come for the PreAmble 1 hour before curtain 8:00 p.m. Macbeth
17 Sun, Jun 17 2:00 p.m. Macbeth (PA) Come for the PreAmble 1 hour before curtain	18 Mon, Jun 18	19 Tue, Jun 19 7:30 p.m. Macbeth	20 Wed, Jun 20 1:00 p.m. Macbeth 7:30 p.m. Macbeth	21 Thu, Jun 21 7:30 p.m. Macbeth	22 Fri, Jun 22 7:30 p.m. Macbeth	23 Sat, Jun 23 3:00 p.m. Macbeth 8:00 p.m. Macbeth
24 Sun, Jun 24 2:00 p.m. Macbeth	25 Mon, Jun 25	26 Tue, Jun 26	27 Wed, Jun 27 11:00 a.m. Peter Pan	28 Thu, Jun 28 11:00 a.m. Peter Pan	29 Fri, Jun 29 11:00 a.m. Peter Pan	30 Sat, Jun 30 11:00 a.m. Peter Pan

July 2018
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01 Sun, Jul 1 11:00 a.m. Peter Pan 2:00 p.m. Peter Pan	02 Mon, Jul 2	03 Tue, Jul 3 2:00 p.m. Peter Pan	04 Wed, Jul 4	05 Thu, Jul 5 11:00 a.m. Peter Pan 2:00 p.m. Peter Pan	06 Fri, Jul 6 11:00 a.m. Peter Pan 2:00 p.m. Peter Pan	07 Sat, Jul 7 11:00 a.m. Peter Pan 2:00 p.m. Peter Pan
08 Sun, Jul 8 11:00 a.m. Peter Pan 2:00 p.m. Peter Pan	09 Mon, Jul 9	10 Tue, Jul 10	11 Wed, Jul 11 11:00 a.m. Peter Pan	12 Thu, Jul 12 11:00 a.m. Peter Pan ASL Duo-interpreted Audio-described with optional Touch Tour 2:00 p.m. Peter Pan	13 Fri, Jul 13 11:00 a.m. Peter Pan 2:00 p.m. Peter Pan	14 Sat, Jul 14 11:00 a.m. Peter Pan 2:00 p.m. Peter Pan
15 Sun, Jul 15 11:00 a.m. Peter Pan 2:00 p.m. Peter Pan	16 Mon, Jul 16	17 Tue, Jul 17	18 Wed, Jul 18 11:00 a.m. Peter Pan	19 Thu, Jul 19 11:00 a.m. Peter Pan 2:00 p.m. Peter Pan	20 Fri, Jul 20 11:00 a.m. Peter Pan 2:00 p.m. Peter Pan	21 Sat, Jul 21 11:00 a.m. Peter Pan 2:00 p.m. Peter Pan
22 Sun, Jul 22 11:00 a.m. Peter Pan 2:00 p.m. Peter Pan	23 Mon, Jul 23	24 Tue, Jul 24	25 Wed, Jul 25 11:00 a.m. Peter Pan	26 Thu, Jul 26 11:00 a.m. Peter Pan 2:00 p.m. Peter Pan	27 Fri, Jul 27 11:00 a.m. Peter Pan 2:00 p.m. Peter Pan	28 Sat, Jul 28 11:00 a.m. Peter Pan 2:00 p.m. Peter Pan
29 Sun, Jul 29 11:00 a.m. Peter Pan 2:00 p.m. Peter Pan	30 Mon, Jul 30	31 Tue, Jul 31

August 2018
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			01 Wed, Aug 1 11:00 a.m. Peter Pan	02 Thu, Aug 2 11:00 a.m. Peter Pan 2:00 p.m. Peter Pan	03 Fri, Aug 3 11:00 a.m. Peter Pan 2:00 p.m. Peter Pan	04 Sat, Aug 4 11:00 a.m. Peter Pan 2:00 p.m. Peter Pan
05 Sun, Aug 5 11:00 a.m. Peter Pan 2:00 p.m. Peter Pan	06 Mon, Aug 6	07 Tue, Aug 7	08 Wed, Aug 8 11:00 a.m. Peter Pan	09 Thu, Aug 9 11:00 a.m. Peter Pan 2:00 p.m. Peter Pan	10 Fri, Aug 10 11:00 a.m. Peter Pan 2:00 p.m. Peter Pan	11 Sat, Aug 11 11:00 a.m. Peter Pan 2:00 p.m. Peter Pan
12 Sun, Aug 12 11:00 a.m. Peter Pan ASL Duo-interpreted 2:00 p.m. Peter Pan	13 Mon, Aug 13	14 Tue, Aug 14	15 Wed, Aug 15 11:00 a.m. Peter Pan	16 Thu, Aug 16 11:00 a.m. Peter Pan 2:00 p.m. Peter Pan	17 Fri, Aug 17 11:00 a.m. Peter Pan 2:00 p.m. Peter Pan	18 Sat, Aug 18 11:00 a.m. Peter Pan 2:00 p.m. Peter Pan
19 Sun, Aug 19 11:00 a.m. Peter Pan Audio-described with optional Touch Tour 2:00 p.m. Peter Pan	20 Mon, Aug 20	21 Tue, Aug 21	22 Wed, Aug 22	23 Thu, Aug 23	24 Fri, Aug 24	25 Sat, Aug 25
26 Sun, Aug 26	27 Mon, Aug 27	28 Tue, Aug 28	29 Wed, Aug 29	30 Thu, Aug 30	31 Fri, Aug 31

September 2018
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						01 Sat, Sep 1
02 Sun, Sep 2	03 Mon, Sep 3	04 Tue, Sep 4	05 Wed, Sep 5	06 Thu, Sep 6	07 Fri, Sep 7	08 Sat, Sep 8
09 Sun, Sep 9	10 Mon, Sep 10	11 Tue, Sep 11	12 Wed, Sep 12	13 Thu, Sep 13	14 Fri, Sep 14	15 Sat, Sep 15
16 Sun, Sep 16	17 Mon, Sep 17	18 Tue, Sep 18	19 Wed, Sep 19	20 Thu, Sep 20 7:30 p.m. Nell Gwynn	21 Fri, Sep 21 7:30 p.m. Nell Gwynn	22 Sat, Sep 22 7:30 p.m. Nell Gwynn
23 Sun, Sep 23 2:00 p.m. Nell Gwynn	24 Mon, Sep 24	25 Tue, Sep 25 7:30 p.m. Nell Gwynn	26 Wed, Sep 26 7:30 p.m. Nell Gwynn	27 Thu, Sep 27 7:30 p.m. Nell Gwynn	28 Fri, Sep 28	29 Sat, Sep 29 3:00 p.m. Nell Gwynn 8:00 p.m. Nell Gwynn
30 Sun, Sep 30 2:00 p.m. Nell Gwynn

October 2018
S	M	T	W	T	F	S
	01 Mon, Oct 1	02 Tue, Oct 2 7:30 p.m. Nell Gwynn	03 Wed, Oct 3 1:00 p.m. Nell Gwynn 7:30 p.m. Nell Gwynn	04 Thu, Oct 4 7:30 p.m. Nell Gwynn	05 Fri, Oct 5 7:30 p.m. Nell Gwynn	06 Sat, Oct 6 3:00 p.m. Nell Gwynn (PA) Come for the PreAmble 1 hour before curtain 8:00 p.m. Nell Gwynn
07 Sun, Oct 7 2:00 p.m. Nell Gwynn (PA) Come for the PreAmble 1 hour before curtain	08 Mon, Oct 8	09 Tue, Oct 9 7:30 p.m. Nell Gwynn	10 Wed, Oct 10 1:00 p.m. Nell Gwynn 7:30 p.m. Nell Gwynn	11 Thu, Oct 11 7:30 p.m. Nell Gwynn	12 Fri, Oct 12 7:30 p.m. Nell Gwynn	13 Sat, Oct 13 3:00 p.m. Nell Gwynn (PA) Come for the PreAmble 1 hour before curtain 8:00 p.m. Nell Gwynn
14 Sun, Oct 14 2:00 p.m. Nell Gwynn (PA) Come for the PreAmble 1 hour before curtain	15 Mon, Oct 15	16 Tue, Oct 16	17 Wed, Oct 17 1:00 p.m. Nell Gwynn 7:30 p.m. Nell Gwynn	18 Thu, Oct 18 7:30 p.m. Nell Gwynn	19 Fri, Oct 19 7:30 p.m. Nell Gwynn (CC) Attend a Cast Call with actors in the Pub at 6:30	20 Sat, Oct 20 3:00 p.m. Nell Gwynn (PA) Come for the PreAmble 1 hour before curtain 8:00 p.m. Nell Gwynn
21 Sun, Oct 21 2:00 p.m. Nell Gwynn (PA) Come for the PreAmble 1 hour before curtain 6:30 p.m. Nell Gwynn	22 Mon, Oct 22	23 Tue, Oct 23	24 Wed, Oct 24 1:00 p.m. Nell Gwynn 7:30 p.m. Nell Gwynn	25 Thu, Oct 25 1:00 p.m. Nell Gwynn Open-captioned 7:30 p.m. Nell Gwynn Open-captioned	26 Fri, Oct 26 7:30 p.m. Nell Gwynn ASL Duo-interpreted (CC) Attend a Cast Call with actors in the Pub at 6:30	27 Sat, Oct 27 3:00 p.m. Nell Gwynn (PA) Come for the PreAmble 1 hour before curtain 8:00 p.m. Nell Gwynn
28 Sun, Oct 28 2:00 p.m. Nell Gwynn Audio-described with optional Touch Tour (PA) Come for the PreAmble 1 hour before curtain	29 Mon, Oct 29	30 Tue, Oct 30	31 Wed, Oct 31 1:00 p.m. Nell Gwynn 7:30 p.m. Nell Gwynn

November 2018
S	M	T	W	T	F	S
				01 Thu, Nov 1 7:30 p.m. Nell Gwynn	02 Fri, Nov 2 7:30 p.m. Nell Gwynn	03 Sat, Nov 3 3:00 p.m. Nell Gwynn (PA) Come for the PreAmble 1 hour before curtain 8:00 p.m. Nell Gwynn
04 Sun, Nov 4 2:00 p.m. Nell Gwynn (PA) Come for the PreAmble 1 hour before curtain 6:30 p.m. Nell Gwynn	05 Mon, Nov 5	06 Tue, Nov 6	07 Wed, Nov 7	08 Thu, Nov 8	09 Fri, Nov 9	10 Sat, Nov 10
11 Sun, Nov 11	12 Mon, Nov 12	13 Tue, Nov 13	14 Wed, Nov 14	15 Thu, Nov 15	16 Fri, Nov 16	17 Sat, Nov 17
18 Sun, Nov 18	19 Mon, Nov 19	20 Tue, Nov 20 7:30 p.m. Q Brothers Christmas Carol	21 Wed, Nov 21 7:30 p.m. Q Brothers Christmas Carol	22 Thu, Nov 22	23 Fri, Nov 23 7:30 p.m. Q Brothers Christmas Carol	24 Sat, Nov 24 6:00 p.m. Q Brothers Christmas Carol 8:30 p.m. Q Brothers Christmas Carol
25 Sun, Nov 25 3:00 p.m. Q Brothers Christmas Carol	26 Mon, Nov 26	27 Tue, Nov 27	28 Wed, Nov 28 7:30 p.m. Q Brothers Christmas Carol	29 Thu, Nov 29 7:30 p.m. Q Brothers Christmas Carol	30 Fri, Nov 30 7:30 p.m. Q Brothers Christmas Carol

December 2018
S	M	T	W	T	F	S
						01 Sat, Dec 1 6:00 p.m. Q Brothers Christmas Carol 8:30 p.m. Q Brothers Christmas Carol
02 Sun, Dec 2 3:00 p.m. Q Brothers Christmas Carol	03 Mon, Dec 3	04 Tue, Dec 4	05 Wed, Dec 5 7:30 p.m. Q Brothers Christmas Carol	06 Thu, Dec 6 7:30 p.m. A Midsummer Night's Dream 7:30 p.m. Q Brothers Christmas Carol	07 Fri, Dec 7 7:30 p.m. A Midsummer Night's Dream 7:30 p.m. Q Brothers Christmas Carol	08 Sat, Dec 8 6:00 p.m. Q Brothers Christmas Carol 7:30 p.m. A Midsummer Night's Dream 8:30 p.m. Q Brothers Christmas Carol
09 Sun, Dec 9 2:00 p.m. A Midsummer Night's Dream 3:00 p.m. Q Brothers Christmas Carol	10 Mon, Dec 10	11 Tue, Dec 11 7:30 p.m. A Midsummer Night's Dream	12 Wed, Dec 12 7:30 p.m. A Midsummer Night's Dream 7:30 p.m. Q Brothers Christmas Carol	13 Thu, Dec 13 7:30 p.m. A Midsummer Night's Dream 7:30 p.m. Q Brothers Christmas Carol	14 Fri, Dec 14 7:30 p.m. Q Brothers Christmas Carol	15 Sat, Dec 15 3:00 p.m. A Midsummer Night's Dream 6:00 p.m. Q Brothers Christmas Carol 8:00 p.m. A Midsummer Night's Dream 8:30 p.m. Q Brothers Christmas Carol
16 Sun, Dec 16 2:00 p.m. A Midsummer Night's Dream 3:00 p.m. Q Brothers Christmas Carol Audio-described with optional Touch Tour	17 Mon, Dec 17	18 Tue, Dec 18 7:30 p.m. A Midsummer Night's Dream	19 Wed, Dec 19 1:00 p.m. A Midsummer Night's Dream 7:30 p.m. A Midsummer Night's Dream 7:30 p.m. Q Brothers Christmas Carol	20 Thu, Dec 20 7:30 p.m. A Midsummer Night's Dream 7:30 p.m. Q Brothers Christmas Carol Open-captioned	21 Fri, Dec 21 7:30 p.m. A Midsummer Night's Dream 7:30 p.m. Q Brothers Christmas Carol	22 Sat, Dec 22 3:00 p.m. A Midsummer Night's Dream (PA) Come for the PreAmble 1 hour before curtain 6:00 p.m. Q Brothers Christmas Carol 8:00 p.m. A Midsummer Night's Dream 8:30 p.m. Q Brothers Christmas Carol
23 Sun, Dec 23 2:00 p.m. A Midsummer Night's Dream (PA) Come for the PreAmble 1 hour before curtain 3:00 p.m. Q Brothers Christmas Carol 6:00 p.m. Q Brothers Christmas Carol	24 Mon, Dec 24	25 Tue, Dec 25	26 Wed, Dec 26 1:00 p.m. A Midsummer Night's Dream 7:30 p.m. A Midsummer Night's Dream 7:30 p.m. Q Brothers Christmas Carol	27 Thu, Dec 27 7:30 p.m. A Midsummer Night's Dream 7:30 p.m. Q Brothers Christmas Carol	28 Fri, Dec 28 7:30 p.m. A Midsummer Night's Dream 7:30 p.m. Q Brothers Christmas Carol	29 Sat, Dec 29 3:00 p.m. A Midsummer Night's Dream (PA) Come for the PreAmble 1 hour before curtain 6:00 p.m. Q Brothers Christmas Carol 8:00 p.m. A Midsummer Night's Dream 8:30 p.m. Q Brothers Christmas Carol
30 Sun, Dec 30 2:00 p.m. A Midsummer Night's Dream (PA) Come for the PreAmble 1 hour before curtain 3:00 p.m. Q Brothers Christmas Carol 6:30 p.m. A Midsummer Night's Dream	31 Mon, Dec 31 7:30 p.m. Q Brothers Christmas Carol

January 2019
S	M	T	W	T	F	S
		01 Tue, Jan 1	02 Wed, Jan 2 1:00 p.m. A Midsummer Night's Dream 7:30 p.m. A Midsummer Night's Dream	03 Thu, Jan 3 1:00 p.m. A Midsummer Night's Dream Open-captioned 7:30 p.m. A Midsummer Night's Dream Open-captioned	04 Fri, Jan 4 7:30 p.m. A Midsummer Night's Dream (CC) Attend a Cast Call with actors in the Pub at 6:30	05 Sat, Jan 5 3:00 p.m. A Midsummer Night's Dream (PA) Come for the PreAmble 1 hour before curtain 8:00 p.m. A Midsummer Night's Dream
06 Sun, Jan 6 2:00 p.m. A Midsummer Night's Dream (PA) Come for the PreAmble 1 hour before curtain	07 Mon, Jan 7	08 Tue, Jan 8 7:30 p.m. A Midsummer Night's Dream	09 Wed, Jan 9 1:00 p.m. A Midsummer Night's Dream 7:30 p.m. A Midsummer Night's Dream	10 Thu, Jan 10 7:30 p.m. A Midsummer Night's Dream	11 Fri, Jan 11 7:30 p.m. A Midsummer Night's Dream (CC) Attend a Cast Call with actors in the Pub at 6:30	12 Sat, Jan 12 3:00 p.m. A Midsummer Night's Dream (PA) Come for the PreAmble 1 hour before curtain 8:00 p.m. A Midsummer Night's Dream
13 Sun, Jan 13 2:00 p.m. A Midsummer Night's Dream Audio-described with optional Touch Tour (PA) Come for the PreAmble 1 hour before curtain	14 Mon, Jan 14	15 Tue, Jan 15	16 Wed, Jan 16 1:00 p.m. A Midsummer Night's Dream 7:30 p.m. A Midsummer Night's Dream	17 Thu, Jan 17	18 Fri, Jan 18 7:30 p.m. A Midsummer Night's Dream ASL Duo-interpreted	19 Sat, Jan 19 3:00 p.m. A Midsummer Night's Dream 8:00 p.m. A Midsummer Night's Dream
20 Sun, Jan 20 2:00 p.m. A Midsummer Night's Dream (PA) Come for the PreAmble 1 hour before curtain 6:30 p.m. A Midsummer Night's Dream	21 Mon, Jan 21	22 Tue, Jan 22	23 Wed, Jan 23	24 Thu, Jan 24	25 Fri, Jan 25 7:30 p.m. A Midsummer Night's Dream	26 Sat, Jan 26 3:00 p.m. A Midsummer Night's Dream 8:00 p.m. A Midsummer Night's Dream
27 Sun, Jan 27 2:00 p.m. A Midsummer Night's Dream (PA) Come for the PreAmble 1 hour before curtain 6:30 p.m. A Midsummer Night's Dream	28 Mon, Jan 28	29 Tue, Jan 29	30 Wed, Jan 30	31 Thu, Jan 31

February 2019
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					01 Fri, Feb 1	02 Sat, Feb 2
03 Sun, Feb 3	04 Mon, Feb 4	05 Tue, Feb 5	06 Wed, Feb 6	07 Thu, Feb 7	08 Fri, Feb 8	09 Sat, Feb 9
10 Sun, Feb 10	11 Mon, Feb 11	12 Tue, Feb 12	13 Wed, Feb 13	14 Thu, Feb 14	15 Fri, Feb 15	16 Sat, Feb 16 11:00 a.m. Short Shakespeare! Macbeth– Sold Out
17 Sun, Feb 17	18 Mon, Feb 18	19 Tue, Feb 19 7:30 p.m. An Inspector Calls	20 Wed, Feb 20 1:00 p.m. An Inspector Calls 7:30 p.m. An Inspector Calls	21 Thu, Feb 21 7:30 p.m. An Inspector Calls	22 Fri, Feb 22 7:30 p.m. An Inspector Calls	23 Sat, Feb 23 11:00 a.m. Short Shakespeare! Macbeth 3:00 p.m. An Inspector Calls 8:00 p.m. An Inspector Calls
24 Sun, Feb 24 2:00 p.m. An Inspector Calls	25 Mon, Feb 25	26 Tue, Feb 26 7:30 p.m. An Inspector Calls	27 Wed, Feb 27 1:00 p.m. An Inspector Calls 7:30 p.m. An Inspector Calls	28 Thu, Feb 28 7:30 p.m. An Inspector Calls

March 2019
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					01 Fri, Mar 1 7:30 p.m. An Inspector Calls	02 Sat, Mar 2 11:00 a.m. Short Shakespeare! Macbeth 3:00 p.m. An Inspector Calls (PA) Come for the PreAmble 1 hour before curtain 8:00 p.m. An Inspector Calls
03 Sun, Mar 3 2:00 p.m. An Inspector Calls (PA) Come for the PreAmble 1 hour before curtain	04 Mon, Mar 4	05 Tue, Mar 5 7:30 p.m. An Inspector Calls	06 Wed, Mar 6 1:00 p.m. An Inspector Calls 7:30 p.m. An Inspector Calls	07 Thu, Mar 7 7:30 p.m. An Inspector Calls	08 Fri, Mar 8 7:30 p.m. An Inspector Calls	09 Sat, Mar 9 11:00 a.m. Short Shakespeare! Macbeth ASL Duo-interpreted Open-captioned 3:00 p.m. An Inspector Calls (PA) Come for the PreAmble 1 hour before curtain 8:00 p.m. An Inspector Calls
10 Sun, Mar 10 2:00 p.m. An Inspector Calls (PA) Come for the PreAmble 1 hour before curtain	11 Mon, Mar 11	12 Tue, Mar 12	13 Wed, Mar 13	14 Thu, Mar 14	15 Fri, Mar 15	16 Sat, Mar 16 11:00 a.m. Short Shakespeare! Macbeth Audio-described with optional Touch Tour
17 Sun, Mar 17	18 Mon, Mar 18	19 Tue, Mar 19	20 Wed, Mar 20	21 Thu, Mar 21	22 Fri, Mar 22	23 Sat, Mar 23
24 Sun, Mar 24	25 Mon, Mar 25	26 Tue, Mar 26	27 Wed, Mar 27	28 Thu, Mar 28	29 Fri, Mar 29	30 Sat, Mar 30
31 Sun, Mar 31

April 2019
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	01 Mon, Apr 1	02 Tue, Apr 2	03 Wed, Apr 3	04 Thu, Apr 4	05 Fri, Apr 5	06 Sat, Apr 6
07 Sun, Apr 7	08 Mon, Apr 8	09 Tue, Apr 9	10 Wed, Apr 10	11 Thu, Apr 11	12 Fri, Apr 12	13 Sat, Apr 13
14 Sun, Apr 14	15 Mon, Apr 15	16 Tue, Apr 16	17 Wed, Apr 17 7:30 p.m. Hamlet	18 Thu, Apr 18 7:30 p.m. Hamlet	19 Fri, Apr 19 7:30 p.m. Hamlet	20 Sat, Apr 20 7:30 p.m. Hamlet
21 Sun, Apr 21 2:00 p.m. Hamlet	22 Mon, Apr 22	23 Tue, Apr 23 7:30 p.m. Hamlet	24 Wed, Apr 24 7:30 p.m. Hamlet	25 Thu, Apr 25	26 Fri, Apr 26 7:30 p.m. Hamlet	27 Sat, Apr 27 3:00 p.m. Hamlet 8:00 p.m. Hamlet
28 Sun, Apr 28 2:00 p.m. Hamlet	29 Mon, Apr 29	30 Tue, Apr 30

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1:00 P.M.	Macbeth
7:30 P.M.	Macbeth
7:45 P.M.	Waiting for Godot

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May 17, 2018

“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” in Chicago’s parks

This year’s Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks production will travel to 18 parks around the city, July 25–August 26.

May 8, 2018

“Let the Audience Tell Itself the Story”

Teller joins Chicago Tonight to talk about the power of magic and the origins of being the silent half of Penn & Teller.

May 4, 2018

ABC7 Drops in on Macbeth

Aaron Posner and Teller chatted with Janet Davies about their thrilling take on Shakespeare’s tragedy.

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