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Wednesday, May 18

1:00 P.M.	All’s Well That Ends Well
7:30 P.M.	All’s Well That Ends Well

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CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR ALL’S WELL

“★★★★ High-energy... Shakespeare redone with sharp twists," playing now through May 29.

2022/23 SUBSCRIPTIONS ON SALE

One great night just isn’t enough—enjoy bold theatricality and spirited storytelling all year long.

PERFORMANCES BEGIN JUNE 22

Based on the ‘50s sci-fi film, this World Premiere musical comedy will be out-of-this-world fun.

BEGINS SEPTEMBER 6 IN THE YARD

A highly anticipated World Premiere based on the bestselling novel that inspired the iconic film.

TOURING CHICAGO PARKS JULY 14-23

Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks returns for FREE outdoor performances across the North, South, and West Sides.

SEARING SHAKESPEARE THIS FALL

A fiery examination of political corruption and social injustice, set in 1959 Cuba.

"★★★★★ Wildly imaginative”

A hit in London, don't miss Emily Brontë’s epic story of love, revenge, and redemption in 2023.

A Signature Interpretation

Barbara Gaines revisits a wild ride of loves lost and found for her final play as Artistic Director.

SLAM GOES DIGITAL

High school students from across the region create a collaborative, virtual production.

MAKE A DONATION TODAY

With a gift of any size, you energize our efforts to serve and inspire this city in dramatic new ways.

OUR COMMITMENT

Advancing the principles of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (IDEA) at the Theater.

A Learning Hub for Teachers

Explore a variety of activities to share with your students in both physical and digital classrooms.

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CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR ALL’S WELL

“★★★★ High-energy... Shakespeare redone with sharp twists," playing now through May 29.

2022/23 SUBSCRIPTIONS ON SALE

One great night just isn’t enough—enjoy bold theatricality and spirited storytelling all year long.

PERFORMANCES BEGIN JUNE 22

Based on the ‘50s sci-fi film, this World Premiere musical comedy will be out-of-this-world fun.

BEGINS SEPTEMBER 6 IN THE YARD

A highly anticipated World Premiere based on the bestselling novel that inspired the iconic film.

TOURING CHICAGO PARKS JULY 14-23

Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks returns for FREE outdoor performances across the North, South, and West Sides.

SEARING SHAKESPEARE THIS FALL

A fiery examination of political corruption and social injustice, set in 1959 Cuba.

"★★★★★ Wildly imaginative”

A hit in London, don't miss Emily Brontë’s epic story of love, revenge, and redemption in 2023.

A Signature Interpretation

Barbara Gaines revisits a wild ride of loves lost and found for her final play as Artistic Director.

SLAM GOES DIGITAL

High school students from across the region create a collaborative, virtual production.

MAKE A DONATION TODAY

With a gift of any size, you energize our efforts to serve and inspire this city in dramatic new ways.

OUR COMMITMENT

Advancing the principles of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (IDEA) at the Theater.

A Learning Hub for Teachers

Explore a variety of activities to share with your students in both physical and digital classrooms.

CALENDAR

May 2022
S	M	T	W	T	F	S
01 Sun, May 1 2:00 p.m. All’s Well That Ends Well	02 Mon, May 2	03 Tue, May 3	04 Wed, May 4 1:00 p.m. All’s Well That Ends Well 7:30 p.m. All’s Well That Ends Well	05 Thu, May 5 7:30 p.m. All’s Well That Ends Well	06 Fri, May 6 7:30 p.m. All’s Well That Ends Well	07 Sat, May 7 3:00 p.m. All’s Well That Ends Well 8:00 p.m. All’s Well That Ends Well
08 Sun, May 8 2:00 p.m. All’s Well That Ends Well	09 Mon, May 9	10 Tue, May 10	11 Wed, May 11 1:00 p.m. All’s Well That Ends Well 7:30 p.m. All’s Well That Ends Well	12 Thu, May 12 7:30 p.m. All’s Well That Ends Well	13 Fri, May 13 7:30 p.m. All’s Well That Ends Well	14 Sat, May 14 3:00 p.m. All’s Well That Ends Well 8:00 p.m. All’s Well That Ends Well
15 Sun, May 15 2:00 p.m. All’s Well That Ends Well	16 Mon, May 16	17 Tue, May 17 7:30 p.m. All’s Well That Ends Well	18 Wed, May 18 1:00 p.m. All’s Well That Ends Well Open-captioned 7:30 p.m. All’s Well That Ends Well Open-captioned	19 Thu, May 19 7:30 p.m. All’s Well That Ends Well	20 Fri, May 20 7:30 p.m. All’s Well That Ends Well ASL Duo-interpreted	21 Sat, May 21 3:00 p.m. All’s Well That Ends Well 8:00 p.m. All’s Well That Ends Well
22 Sun, May 22 2:00 p.m. All’s Well That Ends Well Audio-described	23 Mon, May 23	24 Tue, May 24 7:30 p.m. All’s Well That Ends Well	25 Wed, May 25 1:00 p.m. All’s Well That Ends Well 7:30 p.m. All’s Well That Ends Well	26 Thu, May 26 7:30 p.m. All’s Well That Ends Well	27 Fri, May 27 7:30 p.m. All’s Well That Ends Well	28 Sat, May 28 3:00 p.m. All’s Well That Ends Well 8:00 p.m. All’s Well That Ends Well
29 Sun, May 29 2:00 p.m. All’s Well That Ends Well	30 Mon, May 30	31 Tue, May 31

June 2022
S	M	T	W	T	F	S
			01 Wed, Jun 1	02 Thu, Jun 2	03 Fri, Jun 3	04 Sat, Jun 4
05 Sun, Jun 5	06 Mon, Jun 6	07 Tue, Jun 7	08 Wed, Jun 8	09 Thu, Jun 9	10 Fri, Jun 10	11 Sat, Jun 11
12 Sun, Jun 12	13 Mon, Jun 13	14 Tue, Jun 14	15 Wed, Jun 15	16 Thu, Jun 16	17 Fri, Jun 17	18 Sat, Jun 18
19 Sun, Jun 19	20 Mon, Jun 20	21 Tue, Jun 21	22 Wed, Jun 22 7:30 p.m. It Came from Outer Space	23 Thu, Jun 23 7:30 p.m. It Came from Outer Space	24 Fri, Jun 24	25 Sat, Jun 25 7:30 p.m. It Came from Outer Space
26 Sun, Jun 26 3:00 p.m. It Came from Outer Space	27 Mon, Jun 27	28 Tue, Jun 28 7:30 p.m. It Came from Outer Space	29 Wed, Jun 29 7:30 p.m. It Came from Outer Space	30 Thu, Jun 30

July 2022
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					01 Fri, Jul 1 7:30 p.m. It Came from Outer Space	02 Sat, Jul 2 2:00 p.m. It Came from Outer Space 7:30 p.m. It Came from Outer Space
03 Sun, Jul 3	04 Mon, Jul 4	05 Tue, Jul 5	06 Wed, Jul 6 7:30 p.m. It Came from Outer Space	07 Thu, Jul 7 7:30 p.m. It Came from Outer Space	08 Fri, Jul 8 7:30 p.m. It Came from Outer Space	09 Sat, Jul 9 2:00 p.m. It Came from Outer Space 7:30 p.m. It Came from Outer Space
10 Sun, Jul 10 3:00 p.m. It Came from Outer Space	11 Mon, Jul 11	12 Tue, Jul 12	13 Wed, Jul 13 7:30 p.m. It Came from Outer Space	14 Thu, Jul 14 7:30 p.m. It Came from Outer Space	15 Fri, Jul 15 7:30 p.m. It Came from Outer Space	16 Sat, Jul 16 2:00 p.m. It Came from Outer Space 7:30 p.m. It Came from Outer Space
17 Sun, Jul 17 3:00 p.m. It Came from Outer Space	18 Mon, Jul 18	19 Tue, Jul 19	20 Wed, Jul 20 7:30 p.m. It Came from Outer Space Open-captioned	21 Thu, Jul 21 7:30 p.m. It Came from Outer Space	22 Fri, Jul 22 7:30 p.m. It Came from Outer Space ASL Duo-interpreted	23 Sat, Jul 23 2:00 p.m. It Came from Outer Space 7:30 p.m. It Came from Outer Space
24 Sun, Jul 24 3:00 p.m. It Came from Outer Space Audio-described	25 Mon, Jul 25	26 Tue, Jul 26	27 Wed, Jul 27	28 Thu, Jul 28	29 Fri, Jul 29	30 Sat, Jul 30
31 Sun, Jul 31

August 2022
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	01 Mon, Aug 1	02 Tue, Aug 2	03 Wed, Aug 3	04 Thu, Aug 4	05 Fri, Aug 5	06 Sat, Aug 6
07 Sun, Aug 7	08 Mon, Aug 8	09 Tue, Aug 9	10 Wed, Aug 10	11 Thu, Aug 11	12 Fri, Aug 12	13 Sat, Aug 13
14 Sun, Aug 14	15 Mon, Aug 15	16 Tue, Aug 16	17 Wed, Aug 17	18 Thu, Aug 18	19 Fri, Aug 19	20 Sat, Aug 20
21 Sun, Aug 21	22 Mon, Aug 22	23 Tue, Aug 23	24 Wed, Aug 24	25 Thu, Aug 25	26 Fri, Aug 26	27 Sat, Aug 27
28 Sun, Aug 28	29 Mon, Aug 29	30 Tue, Aug 30	31 Wed, Aug 31

September 2022
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				01 Thu, Sep 1	02 Fri, Sep 2	03 Sat, Sep 3
04 Sun, Sep 4	05 Mon, Sep 5	06 Tue, Sep 6 7:30 p.m. The Notebook	07 Wed, Sep 7	08 Thu, Sep 8 7:30 p.m. The Notebook	09 Fri, Sep 9 7:30 p.m. The Notebook	10 Sat, Sep 10 7:30 p.m. The Notebook
11 Sun, Sep 11 2:30 p.m. The Notebook	12 Mon, Sep 12	13 Tue, Sep 13	14 Wed, Sep 14 7:30 p.m. The Notebook	15 Thu, Sep 15 7:30 p.m. The Notebook	16 Fri, Sep 16 7:30 p.m. The Notebook	17 Sat, Sep 17 3:00 p.m. The Notebook 8:00 p.m. The Notebook
18 Sun, Sep 18 2:30 p.m. The Notebook	19 Mon, Sep 19	20 Tue, Sep 20 7:30 p.m. The Notebook	21 Wed, Sep 21 7:30 p.m. The Notebook	22 Thu, Sep 22 7:30 p.m. The Notebook	23 Fri, Sep 23	24 Sat, Sep 24 3:00 p.m. The Notebook 8:00 p.m. The Notebook
25 Sun, Sep 25 2:30 p.m. The Notebook	26 Mon, Sep 26	27 Tue, Sep 27 7:30 p.m. The Notebook	28 Wed, Sep 28	29 Thu, Sep 29 7:30 p.m. The Notebook	30 Fri, Sep 30 7:30 p.m. The Notebook

October 2022
S	M	T	W	T	F	S
						01 Sat, Oct 1 3:00 p.m. The Notebook 8:00 p.m. The Notebook
02 Sun, Oct 2 2:30 p.m. The Notebook	03 Mon, Oct 3	04 Tue, Oct 4 7:30 p.m. The Notebook	05 Wed, Oct 5 1:00 p.m. The Notebook 7:30 p.m. The Notebook	06 Thu, Oct 6 7:30 p.m. The Notebook	07 Fri, Oct 7 7:30 p.m. The Notebook ASL Duo-interpreted	08 Sat, Oct 8 3:00 p.m. The Notebook 8:00 p.m. The Notebook
09 Sun, Oct 9 2:30 p.m. The Notebook Audio-described	10 Mon, Oct 10	11 Tue, Oct 11 7:30 p.m. The Notebook	12 Wed, Oct 12 1:00 p.m. The Notebook Open-captioned 7:30 p.m. The Notebook Open-captioned	13 Thu, Oct 13 7:30 p.m. The Notebook	14 Fri, Oct 14 7:30 p.m. The Notebook	15 Sat, Oct 15 3:00 p.m. The Notebook 8:00 p.m. The Notebook
16 Sun, Oct 16 2:30 p.m. The Notebook	17 Mon, Oct 17	18 Tue, Oct 18	19 Wed, Oct 19	20 Thu, Oct 20	21 Fri, Oct 21 7:30 p.m. Measure for Measure	22 Sat, Oct 22 7:30 p.m. Measure for Measure
23 Sun, Oct 23 2:00 p.m. Measure for Measure	24 Mon, Oct 24	25 Tue, Oct 25 7:30 p.m. Measure for Measure	26 Wed, Oct 26 7:30 p.m. Measure for Measure	27 Thu, Oct 27 7:30 p.m. Measure for Measure	28 Fri, Oct 28	29 Sat, Oct 29 2:30 p.m. Measure for Measure 7:30 p.m. Measure for Measure
30 Sun, Oct 30 2:00 p.m. Measure for Measure	31 Mon, Oct 31

November 2022
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		01 Tue, Nov 1	02 Wed, Nov 2 1:00 p.m. Measure for Measure 7:30 p.m. Measure for Measure	03 Thu, Nov 3 7:30 p.m. Measure for Measure	04 Fri, Nov 4 7:30 p.m. Measure for Measure	05 Sat, Nov 5 2:30 p.m. Measure for Measure 7:30 p.m. Measure for Measure
06 Sun, Nov 6 2:00 p.m. Measure for Measure	07 Mon, Nov 7	08 Tue, Nov 8	09 Wed, Nov 9 1:00 p.m. Measure for Measure 7:30 p.m. Measure for Measure	10 Thu, Nov 10 7:30 p.m. Measure for Measure	11 Fri, Nov 11 7:30 p.m. Measure for Measure	12 Sat, Nov 12 2:30 p.m. Measure for Measure 7:30 p.m. Measure for Measure
13 Sun, Nov 13 2:00 p.m. Measure for Measure	14 Mon, Nov 14	15 Tue, Nov 15 7:30 p.m. Measure for Measure	16 Wed, Nov 16 1:00 p.m. Measure for Measure 7:30 p.m. Measure for Measure	17 Thu, Nov 17 7:30 p.m. Measure for Measure	18 Fri, Nov 18 7:30 p.m. Measure for Measure	19 Sat, Nov 19 2:30 p.m. Measure for Measure 7:30 p.m. Measure for Measure
20 Sun, Nov 20 2:00 p.m. Measure for Measure	21 Mon, Nov 21	22 Tue, Nov 22 1:00 p.m. Measure for Measure 7:30 p.m. Measure for Measure	23 Wed, Nov 23	24 Thu, Nov 24	25 Fri, Nov 25 7:30 p.m. Measure for Measure	26 Sat, Nov 26 2:30 p.m. Measure for Measure 7:30 p.m. Measure for Measure
27 Sun, Nov 27 2:00 p.m. Measure for Measure	28 Mon, Nov 28	29 Tue, Nov 29	30 Wed, Nov 30

December 2022
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				01 Thu, Dec 1	02 Fri, Dec 2	03 Sat, Dec 3
04 Sun, Dec 4	05 Mon, Dec 5	06 Tue, Dec 6	07 Wed, Dec 7	08 Thu, Dec 8	09 Fri, Dec 9	10 Sat, Dec 10
11 Sun, Dec 11	12 Mon, Dec 12	13 Tue, Dec 13	14 Wed, Dec 14	15 Thu, Dec 15	16 Fri, Dec 16	17 Sat, Dec 17
18 Sun, Dec 18	19 Mon, Dec 19	20 Tue, Dec 20	21 Wed, Dec 21	22 Thu, Dec 22	23 Fri, Dec 23	24 Sat, Dec 24
25 Sun, Dec 25	26 Mon, Dec 26	27 Tue, Dec 27	28 Wed, Dec 28	29 Thu, Dec 29	30 Fri, Dec 30	31 Sat, Dec 31

January 2023
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01 Sun, Jan 1	02 Mon, Jan 2	03 Tue, Jan 3	04 Wed, Jan 4	05 Thu, Jan 5	06 Fri, Jan 6	07 Sat, Jan 7
08 Sun, Jan 8	09 Mon, Jan 9	10 Tue, Jan 10	11 Wed, Jan 11	12 Thu, Jan 12	13 Fri, Jan 13	14 Sat, Jan 14
15 Sun, Jan 15	16 Mon, Jan 16	17 Tue, Jan 17	18 Wed, Jan 18	19 Thu, Jan 19	20 Fri, Jan 20	21 Sat, Jan 21
22 Sun, Jan 22	23 Mon, Jan 23	24 Tue, Jan 24	25 Wed, Jan 25	26 Thu, Jan 26 Wise Children’s Wuthering Heights	27 Fri, Jan 27 Wise Children’s Wuthering Heights	28 Sat, Jan 28 Wise Children’s Wuthering Heights Wise Children’s Wuthering Heights
29 Sun, Jan 29 Wise Children’s Wuthering Heights	30 Mon, Jan 30	31 Tue, Jan 31

February 2023
S	M	T	W	T	F	S
			01 Wed, Feb 1 Wise Children’s Wuthering Heights Wise Children’s Wuthering Heights	02 Thu, Feb 2 Wise Children’s Wuthering Heights	03 Fri, Feb 3 Wise Children’s Wuthering Heights	04 Sat, Feb 4 Wise Children’s Wuthering Heights Wise Children’s Wuthering Heights
05 Sun, Feb 5 Wise Children’s Wuthering Heights	06 Mon, Feb 6	07 Tue, Feb 7	08 Wed, Feb 8 Wise Children’s Wuthering Heights Wise Children’s Wuthering Heights	09 Thu, Feb 9 Wise Children’s Wuthering Heights	10 Fri, Feb 10 Wise Children’s Wuthering Heights	11 Sat, Feb 11 Wise Children’s Wuthering Heights Wise Children’s Wuthering Heights
12 Sun, Feb 12 Wise Children’s Wuthering Heights	13 Mon, Feb 13	14 Tue, Feb 14	15 Wed, Feb 15 Wise Children’s Wuthering Heights Wise Children’s Wuthering Heights	16 Thu, Feb 16 Wise Children’s Wuthering Heights	17 Fri, Feb 17 Wise Children’s Wuthering Heights	18 Sat, Feb 18 Wise Children’s Wuthering Heights Wise Children’s Wuthering Heights
19 Sun, Feb 19 Wise Children’s Wuthering Heights	20 Mon, Feb 20	21 Tue, Feb 21	22 Wed, Feb 22	23 Thu, Feb 23	24 Fri, Feb 24	25 Sat, Feb 25
26 Sun, Feb 26	27 Mon, Feb 27	28 Tue, Feb 28

March 2023
S	M	T	W	T	F	S
			01 Wed, Mar 1	02 Thu, Mar 2	03 Fri, Mar 3	04 Sat, Mar 4
05 Sun, Mar 5	06 Mon, Mar 6	07 Tue, Mar 7	08 Wed, Mar 8	09 Thu, Mar 9	10 Fri, Mar 10 7:30 p.m. The Comedy of Errors	11 Sat, Mar 11 7:30 p.m. The Comedy of Errors
12 Sun, Mar 12 2:00 p.m. The Comedy of Errors	13 Mon, Mar 13	14 Tue, Mar 14 7:30 p.m. The Comedy of Errors	15 Wed, Mar 15 7:30 p.m. The Comedy of Errors	16 Thu, Mar 16 7:30 p.m. The Comedy of Errors	17 Fri, Mar 17	18 Sat, Mar 18 2:30 p.m. The Comedy of Errors 7:30 p.m. The Comedy of Errors
19 Sun, Mar 19 2:00 p.m. The Comedy of Errors	20 Mon, Mar 20	21 Tue, Mar 21	22 Wed, Mar 22 1:00 p.m. The Comedy of Errors 7:30 p.m. The Comedy of Errors	23 Thu, Mar 23 7:30 p.m. The Comedy of Errors	24 Fri, Mar 24 7:30 p.m. The Comedy of Errors	25 Sat, Mar 25 2:30 p.m. The Comedy of Errors 7:30 p.m. The Comedy of Errors
26 Sun, Mar 26 2:00 p.m. The Comedy of Errors	27 Mon, Mar 27	28 Tue, Mar 28	29 Wed, Mar 29 1:00 p.m. The Comedy of Errors 7:30 p.m. The Comedy of Errors	30 Thu, Mar 30 7:30 p.m. The Comedy of Errors	31 Fri, Mar 31 7:30 p.m. The Comedy of Errors

April 2023
S	M	T	W	T	F	S
						01 Sat, Apr 1 2:30 p.m. The Comedy of Errors 7:30 p.m. The Comedy of Errors
02 Sun, Apr 2 2:00 p.m. The Comedy of Errors	03 Mon, Apr 3	04 Tue, Apr 4 7:30 p.m. The Comedy of Errors	05 Wed, Apr 5 1:00 p.m. The Comedy of Errors 7:30 p.m. The Comedy of Errors	06 Thu, Apr 6 7:30 p.m. The Comedy of Errors	07 Fri, Apr 7 7:30 p.m. The Comedy of Errors	08 Sat, Apr 8 2:30 p.m. The Comedy of Errors 7:30 p.m. The Comedy of Errors
09 Sun, Apr 9 2:00 p.m. The Comedy of Errors	10 Mon, Apr 10	11 Tue, Apr 11 7:30 p.m. The Comedy of Errors	12 Wed, Apr 12 1:00 p.m. The Comedy of Errors 7:30 p.m. The Comedy of Errors	13 Thu, Apr 13 7:30 p.m. The Comedy of Errors	14 Fri, Apr 14 7:30 p.m. The Comedy of Errors	15 Sat, Apr 15 2:30 p.m. The Comedy of Errors 7:30 p.m. The Comedy of Errors
16 Sun, Apr 16 2:00 p.m. The Comedy of Errors	17 Mon, Apr 17	18 Tue, Apr 18	19 Wed, Apr 19	20 Thu, Apr 20	21 Fri, Apr 21	22 Sat, Apr 22
23 Sun, Apr 23	24 Mon, Apr 24	25 Tue, Apr 25	26 Wed, Apr 26	27 Thu, Apr 27	28 Fri, Apr 28	29 Sat, Apr 29
30 Sun, Apr 30

Next Performances:

Wednesday, May 18

1:00 P.M.	All’s Well That Ends Well
7:30 P.M.	All’s Well That Ends Well

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Next Performances:

Wednesday, May 18

CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR ALL’S WELL

2022/23 SUBSCRIPTIONS ON SALE

PERFORMANCES BEGIN JUNE 22

BEGINS SEPTEMBER 6 IN THE YARD

TOURING CHICAGO PARKS JULY 14-23

SEARING SHAKESPEARE THIS FALL

"★★★★★ Wildly imaginative”

A Signature Interpretation

SLAM GOES DIGITAL

MAKE A DONATION TODAY

OUR COMMITMENT

A Learning Hub for Teachers

CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR ALL’S WELL

2022/23 SUBSCRIPTIONS ON SALE

PERFORMANCES BEGIN JUNE 22

BEGINS SEPTEMBER 6 IN THE YARD

TOURING CHICAGO PARKS JULY 14-23

SEARING SHAKESPEARE THIS FALL

"★★★★★ Wildly imaginative”

A Signature Interpretation

SLAM GOES DIGITAL

MAKE A DONATION TODAY

OUR COMMITMENT

A Learning Hub for Teachers

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