FREE Shakespeare in the parks
A 75-minute A Midsummer Night’s Dream on tour throughout the city, now through August 26.
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No matter your schedule, budget or taste, we’ve got a Season Ticket package that’s right for you!
NELL GWYNN: BEGINS SEPTEMBER 20
The 2016 Olivier Award Winner for Best New Comedy has its American Premiere.
BigMouth: September 12–22
A tour-de-force performance paying tribute to the 2,500-year history of oration.
CIRCOLOMBIA’S ACÉLÉRÉ
Jaw-dropping acrobatics combine with dance and music in The Yard beginning October 23.
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.
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
Joe Dowling reimagines his production from CST’s inaugural Navy Pier season.
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.
Short Shakespeare! MACBETH
A 75-minute abridged production of the classic tragedy for families, on stage February 2019.
GREAT PRICES FOR GROUPS
Book a group of 10 or more and save on a first-class theatrical experience at CST.
An Inspector Calls: Spring 2019
The National Theatre of Great Britain’s award-winning thriller visits in a limited engagement.
TWO PINTS: March 6–31
Two blokes share a pint in Booker Prize-winning Irish novelist Roddy Doyle’s intimate dialogue.
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.
CALENDAR
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01 Wed, Aug 1 6:30 p.m. | 02 Thu, Aug 2 6:30 p.m. | 03 Fri, Aug 3 6:30 p.m. | 04 Sat, Aug 4 6:30 p.m. | |||
05 Sun, Aug 5 4:00 p.m. | 06 Mon, Aug 6 | 07 Tue, Aug 7 6:30 p.m. | 08 Wed, Aug 8 6:30 p.m. | 09 Thu, Aug 9 6:30 p.m. | 10 Fri, Aug 10 6:30 p.m. | 11 Sat, Aug 11 6:30 p.m. |
12 Sun, Aug 12 4:00 p.m. | 13 Mon, Aug 13 | 14 Tue, Aug 14 6:30 p.m. | 15 Wed, Aug 15 6:30 p.m. | 16 Thu, Aug 16 6:30 p.m. | 17 Fri, Aug 17 | 18 Sat, Aug 18 |
19 Sun, Aug 19 | 20 Mon, Aug 20 | 21 Tue, Aug 21 6:30 p.m. | 22 Wed, Aug 22 6:30 p.m. | 23 Thu, Aug 23 6:30 p.m. | 24 Fri, Aug 24 6:30 p.m. | 25 Sat, Aug 25 6:30 p.m. |
26 Sun, Aug 26 4:00 p.m. | 27 Mon, Aug 27 | 28 Tue, Aug 28 | 29 Wed, Aug 29 | 30 Thu, Aug 30 | 31 Fri, Aug 31 |
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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 7:30 p.m. | 13 Thu, Sep 13 7:30 p.m. | 14 Fri, Sep 14 7:30 p.m. | 15 Sat, Sep 15 3:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. |
16 Sun, Sep 16 3:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. | 17 Mon, Sep 17 | 18 Tue, Sep 18 7:30 p.m. | 19 Wed, Sep 19 7:30 p.m. | 20 Thu, Sep 20 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. | 21 Fri, Sep 21 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. | 22 Sat, Sep 22 |
23 Sun, Sep 23 2:00 p.m. | 24 Mon, Sep 24 | 25 Tue, Sep 25 7:30 p.m. | 26 Wed, Sep 26 7:30 p.m. | 27 Thu, Sep 27 7:30 p.m. | 28 Fri, Sep 28 | 29 Sat, Sep 29 3:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. |
30 Sun, Sep 30 2:00 p.m. |
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01 Mon, Oct 1 | 02 Tue, Oct 2 7:30 p.m. | 03 Wed, Oct 3 1:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. | 04 Thu, Oct 4 7:30 p.m. | 05 Fri, Oct 5 7:30 p.m. | 06 Sat, Oct 6 8:00 p.m. | |
07 Sun, Oct 7 | 08 Mon, Oct 8 | 09 Tue, Oct 9 7:30 p.m. | 10 Wed, Oct 10 1:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. | 11 Thu, Oct 11 7:30 p.m. | 12 Fri, Oct 12 7:30 p.m. | 13 Sat, Oct 13 8:00 p.m. |
14 Sun, Oct 14 | 15 Mon, Oct 15 | 16 Tue, Oct 16 | 17 Wed, Oct 17 1:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. | 18 Thu, Oct 18 7:30 p.m. | 19 Fri, Oct 19 | 20 Sat, Oct 20 8:00 p.m. |
21 Sun, Oct 21 6:30 p.m. | 22 Mon, Oct 22 | 23 Tue, Oct 23 7:30 p.m. 7:45 p.m. | 24 Wed, Oct 24 1:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:45 p.m. | 25 Thu, Oct 25 7:30 p.m. 7:45 p.m. | 26 Fri, Oct 26 7:30 p.m. 7:45 p.m. | 27 Sat, Oct 27 2:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:45 p.m. 8:00 p.m. |
28 Sun, Oct 28 2:00 p.m.   Audio-described with optional Touch Tour (PA) Come for the PreAmble 1 hour before curtain 3:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. | 29 Mon, Oct 29 | 30 Tue, Oct 30 7:30 p.m. 7:45 p.m. | 31 Wed, Oct 31 1:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:45 p.m. |
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01 Thu, Nov 1 | 02 Fri, Nov 2 | 03 Sat, Nov 3 2:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:45 p.m. 8:00 p.m. | ||||
04 Sun, Nov 4 | 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. | 21 Wed, Nov 21 7:30 p.m. | 22 Thu, Nov 22 | 23 Fri, Nov 23 7:30 p.m. | 24 Sat, Nov 24 6:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. |
25 Sun, Nov 25 3:00 p.m. | 26 Mon, Nov 26 | 27 Tue, Nov 27 | 28 Wed, Nov 28 7:30 p.m. | 29 Thu, Nov 29 7:30 p.m. | 30 Fri, Nov 30 7:30 p.m. |
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01 Sat, Dec 1 6:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. | ||||||
02 Sun, Dec 2 3:00 p.m. | 03 Mon, Dec 3 | 04 Tue, Dec 4 | 05 Wed, Dec 5 7:30 p.m. | 06 Thu, Dec 6 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. | 07 Fri, Dec 7 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. | 08 Sat, Dec 8 6:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. |
09 Sun, Dec 9 2:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. | 10 Mon, Dec 10 | 11 Tue, Dec 11 7:30 p.m. | 12 Wed, Dec 12 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. | 13 Thu, Dec 13 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. | 14 Fri, Dec 14 7:30 p.m. | 15 Sat, Dec 15 3:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. |
16 Sun, Dec 16 2:00 p.m. | 17 Mon, Dec 17 | 18 Tue, Dec 18 7:30 p.m. | 19 Wed, Dec 19 1:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. | 20 Thu, Dec 20 7:30 p.m. | 21 Fri, Dec 21 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. | 22 Sat, Dec 22 6:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. |
23 Sun, Dec 23 3:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. | 24 Mon, Dec 24 | 25 Tue, Dec 25 | 26 Wed, Dec 26 1:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. | 27 Thu, Dec 27 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. | 28 Fri, Dec 28 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. | 29 Sat, Dec 29 6:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. |
30 Sun, Dec 30 3:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m. | 31 Mon, Dec 31 |
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01 Tue, Jan 1 | 02 Wed, Jan 2 1:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. | 03 Thu, Jan 3 | 04 Fri, Jan 4 | 05 Sat, Jan 5 8:00 p.m. | ||
06 Sun, Jan 6 | 07 Mon, Jan 7 | 08 Tue, Jan 8 7:30 p.m. | 09 Wed, Jan 9 1:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. | 10 Thu, Jan 10 7:30 p.m. | 11 Fri, Jan 11 | 12 Sat, Jan 12 8:00 p.m. |
13 Sun, Jan 13 2:00 p.m. 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. 7:30 p.m. | 17 Thu, Jan 17 | 18 Fri, Jan 18 | 19 Sat, Jan 19 3:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. |
20 Sun, Jan 20 6:30 p.m. | 21 Mon, Jan 21 | 22 Tue, Jan 22 7:45 p.m. | 23 Wed, Jan 23 7:45 p.m. | 24 Thu, Jan 24 7:45 p.m. | 25 Fri, Jan 25 7:30 p.m. 7:45 p.m. | 26 Sat, Jan 26 2:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 7:45 p.m. 8:00 p.m. |
27 Sun, Jan 27 2:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m. | 28 Mon, Jan 28 | 29 Tue, Jan 29 7:45 p.m. | 30 Wed, Jan 30 7:45 p.m. | 31 Thu, Jan 31 7:45 p.m. |
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01 Fri, Feb 1 7:45 p.m. | 02 Sat, Feb 2 2:00 p.m. 7:45 p.m. | |||||
03 Sun, Feb 3 2:00 p.m. | 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. |
17 Sun, Feb 17 | 18 Mon, Feb 18 | 19 Tue, Feb 19 7:30 p.m. | 20 Wed, Feb 20 1:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. An Inspector Calls– Sold Out | 21 Thu, Feb 21 7:30 p.m. | 22 Fri, Feb 22 7:30 p.m. | 23 Sat, Feb 23 |
24 Sun, Feb 24 2:00 p.m. | 25 Mon, Feb 25 | 26 Tue, Feb 26 7:30 p.m. | 27 Wed, Feb 27 1:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. | 28 Thu, Feb 28 7:30 p.m. |
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01 Fri, Mar 1 7:30 p.m. | 02 Sat, Mar 2 11:00 a.m. 8:00 p.m. | |||||
03 Sun, Mar 3 | 04 Mon, Mar 4 | 05 Tue, Mar 5 7:30 p.m. | 06 Wed, Mar 6 1:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. | 07 Thu, Mar 7 7:30 p.m. | 08 Fri, Mar 8 7:30 p.m. | 09 Sat, Mar 9 8:00 p.m. |
10 Sun, Mar 10 | 11 Mon, Mar 11 | 12 Tue, Mar 12 | 13 Wed, Mar 13 | 14 Thu, Mar 14 | 15 Fri, Mar 15 | 16 Sat, Mar 16 |
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 |
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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. | 18 Thu, Apr 18 7:30 p.m. | 19 Fri, Apr 19 7:30 p.m. | 20 Sat, Apr 20 7:30 p.m. |
21 Sun, Apr 21 2:00 p.m. | 22 Mon, Apr 22 | 23 Tue, Apr 23 7:30 p.m. | 24 Wed, Apr 24 7:30 p.m. | 25 Thu, Apr 25 | 26 Fri, Apr 26 7:30 p.m. | |
28 Sun, Apr 28 2:00 p.m. | 29 Mon, Apr 29 | 30 Tue, Apr 30 |
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06 Mon, May 6 | 07 Tue, May 7 | 09 Thu, May 9 7:30 p.m. | 10 Fri, May 10 7:30 p.m. | |||
12 Sun, May 12 | 13 Mon, May 13 | 14 Tue, May 14 7:30 p.m. | 16 Thu, May 16 7:30 p.m. | 17 Fri, May 17 | ||
19 Sun, May 19 2:00 p.m. Audio-described with optional Touch Tour (PA) Come for the PreAmble 1 hour before curtain | 20 Mon, May 20 | 21 Tue, May 21 7:30 p.m. | 23 Thu, May 23 7:30 p.m. | 24 Fri, May 24 | ||
26 Sun, May 26 | 27 Mon, May 27 | 28 Tue, May 28 | 30 Thu, May 30 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. | 31 Fri, May 31 7:30 p.m. |
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02 Sun, Jun 2 2:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. | 03 Mon, Jun 3 | 04 Tue, Jun 4 | 05 Wed, Jun 5 | 06 Thu, Jun 6 | 07 Fri, Jun 7 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. | 08 Sat, Jun 8 2:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. |
09 Sun, Jun 9 2:30 p.m. | 10 Mon, Jun 10 | 11 Tue, Jun 11 7:30 p.m. | 12 Wed, Jun 12 1:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. | 13 Thu, Jun 13 | 14 Fri, Jun 14 7:30 p.m. | 15 Sat, Jun 15 2:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. |
16 Sun, Jun 16 2:30 p.m. | 17 Mon, Jun 17 | 18 Tue, Jun 18 7:30 p.m. | 19 Wed, Jun 19 1:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. | 20 Thu, Jun 20 7:30 p.m. | 21 Fri, Jun 21 7:30 p.m. | 22 Sat, Jun 22 2:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. |
23 Sun, Jun 23 2:30 p.m. | 24 Mon, Jun 24 | 25 Tue, Jun 25 7:30 p.m. | 26 Wed, Jun 26 1:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. | 27 Thu, Jun 27 7:30 p.m. | 28 Fri, Jun 28 7:30 p.m. | 29 Sat, Jun 29 2:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. |
30 Sun, Jun 30 2:30 p.m. |
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Cst Spotlight
News
August 7, 2018
“A perfect pop Midsummer Night’s Dream”
Chicago Tribune praises Barbara Gaines’s production, on tour to parks across the city through August 26.
July 31, 2018
“An ever-exciting musical adventure”
Johnny Shea and Elizabeth Stenholt stopped by Good Day Chicago to perform “The Cleverness of Me.”
July 30, 2018
Free performances at 18 parks
Block Club Chicago suggests this summer’s parks tour as "a unique night out for a date or family outing.”
July 24, 2018
“Shakespeare is for everyone”
Deaf actor Richard Costes portrays Snout in this year’s Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
July 11, 2018
WGN visits Neverland
Catch the performance by the Peter Pan cast from Wednesday’s Around Town segment.
July 6, 2018
Critical acclaim for Peter Pan
Chicago Sun-Times praises the “eye-popping flight sequences, bang-up dance numbers and emotionally true performances.”
June 8, 2018
ABC7 interviews John Lithgow, 2018 Spirit of Shakespeare Award honoree
"It gives me the chance to pay tribute to Chicago Shakespeare Theater. I'm a huge fan of Chicago theater."
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.
April 25, 2018
Teller talks Macbeth
Chris Jones of the Chicago Tribune discusses the unnamable play with the magician who doesn't talk. Except to us.
April 10, 2018
From “They fight” to complex stagecraft
Chicago Sun-Times’ Neil Steinberg dropped in on a rehearsal of Macbeth, just a few weeks before its first performance.
March 14, 2018
Chicago Tribune covers the 2018/19 Season Announcement
“It is certainly far and away the most extensive, internationalist and far-ranging of any Chicago theater.”
March 8, 2018
Schiller’s Mary Stuart on WBEZ Worldview
K.K. Moggie and Kellie Overbey joined Jerome McDonnell to discuss the play, their roles, and the dynamics of patriarchy, past and present.
March 7, 2018
“A theatrical masterpiece”
Chicago on the Aisle praised the performances in Schiller’s Mary Stuart.
March 1, 2018
Criss Henderson Featured Speaker at NU
CST’s executive director met with students in the Master of Science in Leadership for Creative Enterprises program.
February 5, 2018
A Midsummer Night’s Dream on WGN Radio
Members of the Short Shakespeare! cast discuss adapting the Bard’s timeless words.
January 25, 2018
The “Tesla of theatres”
The Chicago Stage Standard highlights the flexibility of CST’s newest theater, The Yard.
January 9, 2018
Chicago Theater Week Tickets On Sale
CST is delighted to offer discount tickets to Short Shakespeare! A Midsummer Night’s Dream during Chicago Theater Week, February 8-18.
January 5, 2018
Barbara Gaines tops Newcity’s Players 2018 list
Our artistic director was honored as the top player in Chicago’s theater scene this year, for her ambitious production Tug of War and the opening of The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare.
October 31, 2017
The Yard “elevates the real demands of audience experience..."
The American Institute of Architects honors The Yard with the 2017 AIA Innovation Award Honorable Mention for Stellar Architecture.
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