Sense and Sensibility
Short Shakespeare! Macbeth
Dunsinane
The Table
Pericles
A Q Brothers’ Christmas Carol 2014/15
2014/15 Season
CPS Shakespeare! A Midsummer Night's Dream
King Lear
Ionesco Suite
Magic Flute
Since I Suppose
Globe to Globe Hamlet
Seussical
Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks 2014
GALA 2014
Chicago Shakespeare Theater 2014/15 World’s Stage Series
May 14, 2015
GALA 2015 Celebration on June 8 supports Chicago Shakespeare in Urban Communities initiatives. ITW – David and Ros Parry, Simon Callow and Phylicia Rashad honored with Spirit of Shakespeare Award.
May 5, 2015
Chicago Shakespeare announces the extension of its celebrated world premiere production of Sense and Sensibility, a musical adaptation of Jane Austen’s beloved novel with book—now playing through June 14, 2015.
April 22, 2015
Chicago Shakespeare and the City of Chicago celebrate William Shakespeare’s 451st Birthday on April 23, 2015 with “Talk Like Shakespeare Day”
March 25, 2015
Chicago Shakespeare Theater Announces 2015/16 Season: innovative reimaginings of the classical canon, new work developed at CST and the world premiere of Gaines' ambitious Shakespeare history cycle celebrate the playwright’s four-hundred-year legacy
February 2, 2015
World premiere musical commissioned by Chicago Shakespeare, Sense and Sensibility, by Tony Award® nominee Paul Gordon and directed by Barbara Gaines, begins performances April 18, 2015
January 13, 2015
The National Theatre of Scotland and the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Dunsinane, an imagined sequel to Shakespeare’s Macbeth, comes to Chicago in its US Premiere Tour, February 26–March 22, 2015.
January 12, 2015
Blind Summit’s The Table, a World's Stage presentation from the UK, headlines the inaugural Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, January 14–25, 2015.
December 15, 2014
Short Shakespeare! Macbeth, newly adapted by Director Kirsten Kelly, introduces students and families to Shakespeare January 17–February 14, 2015
November 10, 2014
First Lady Michelle Obama recognizes Chicago Shakespeare Theater at White House ceremony
October 29, 2014
Shakespeare’s fantastical odyssey Pericles, directed by David H. Bell and featuring Ben Carlson, comes to Chicago Shakespeare Theater, November 30, 2014–January 18, 2015.
October 23, 2014
CPS Shakespeare! brings CPS students and teachers from across Chicago neighborhoods together for intensive five-week rehearsal process, culminating in performances of A Midsummer Night’s Dream on November 7 and 8, 2014.
October 20, 2014
Chicago Shakespeare Theater and the Q Brothers remix holiday tradition with A Q Brothers’ Christmas Carol in the theater Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare, November 19–December 31, 2014.
September 22, 2014
Théâtre de la Ville’s Ionesco Suite makes its U.S. debut in the theater Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare as part of CST’s World’s Stage Series
August 26, 2014
Isango Ensemble’s The Magic Flute (Impempe Yomlingo) transforms the Skyline Stage with thirty actors and musicians from South Africa as part of CST’s World’s Stage Series.
August 18, 2014
World Premiere of Since I Suppose, a pedestrian theatrical journey through Chicago from one step at a time like this and Chicago Shakespeare Theater, August 28–September 21, 2014
August 11, 2014
Chicago Shakespeare Theater launches season with Shakespeare's King Lear featuring Larry Yando in the title role
July 31, 2014
Chicago Shakespeare Theater featured in “Shakespeare on the Road” initiative: Shakespeare Birthplace Trust explores Shakespeare in North America today
July 29, 2014
Chicago Shakespeare Theater hosts Shakespeare’s Globe Hamlet: Globe-circling 205 nation tour celebrates Shakespeare Quadricentennial
June 27, 2014
Casting and Scheduled ASL Performances for Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks A Midsummer Night’s Dream, July 18–August 17, 2014.
June 26, 2014
Producers’ Guild Hosts Seussapalooza, Inaugural Family Gala on July 12
June 23, 2014
Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s GALA 2014 Raises Nearly $1.2 Million For Chicago Shakespeare in Urban Communities
June 18, 2014
Chicago Shakespeare Theater 2014/15 World's Stage Series
May 15, 2014
Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks brings 26 performances of William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream to 18 neighborhood parks across Chicago, FREE FOR ALL, July 18–August 17, 2014.
May 13, 2014
CST Announces Casting and Programs for Seussical, whimsical adventure through the world of Dr. Seuss, July 5–August 17 in CST's Courtyard Theater.
March 13, 2014
Chicago Shakespeare Theater Announces 2014/15 Season: four major Shakespearean titles, a sequel to Shakespeare’s epic tragedy and a world premiere musical based on a classic novel.
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