Plays & Events

Stream live at home! Extraordinary illusionist, mentalist, and performance artist Scott Silven invites you on a mesmerizing journey from your home to his in rural Scotland.

Stream at home or attend in-person at the Theater—you get to choose! Two of Shakespeare’s supporting characters are given the spotlight in solo performances.

Adapted from the ‘50s classic sci-fi film about flying saucers, and what lies just beyond the stars.

Shakespeare’s searing exploration of sexual politics and social injustice plays as part of a return to our repertory roots.

Shakespeare’s lyrical tale about a pair of shipwrecked twins and mistaken identity plays as part of a return to our repertory roots.

Hit songs from The Beatles mix with Shakespeare's poetry in this joyous comedy. Ticket holders, we'll be in touch with the new performance schedule as soon as we are able—there’s nothing you need to do right now.

The 2020 Chicago Shakespeare Slam goes digital! Watch 40 high school teams perform their own Hamlet for these times, completely virtually.

For the holidays, audiences around the world had FREE access to stream an all-new, 80‑minute film of our acclaimed 2018 proudction.

Twenty-five Chicago artisans showcased more than 200 homemade wares in an online pop-up shop. One hundred percent of proceeds went to the artisans.

From hands-on classes to discussion seminars, our new online courses were designed to spark thoughtful dialogue and deepen your connection to Chicago Shakespeare.

Stream at home! Join us as we explore the scary, strange, and supernatural in Shakespeare’s canon.

This WorldStage event from the UK enabled audiences to delight in the joys of live performance with a one-time, special broadcast—streamed from the Bristol Old Vic direct to viewers’ homes.