Plays & Events

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

Stream FREE on demand! A newly re-mastered, 80‑minute feature film of our much-loved 2018 proudction, captured in front of a live audience.

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

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.

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.