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OCT 20 - DEC 7, 2024

By William Shakespeare
Directed by Tamara Harvey

Courtyard Theater

Royal Shakespeare Company's

Pericles

By William Shakespeare
Directed by Tamara Harvey

Courtyard Theater

Run-Time: 2 hours, 35 minutes (including intermission)

Audience Notice: This production contains loud noises; stage smoke and haze; scenes of an adult nature; portrayals of manipulative, forceful and domineering behavior.

Seat Map


Dining Partner Sponsor
Art Smith’s Reunion on Navy Pier

“★★★★ NOT TO BE MISSED, GORGEOUS… as moving & enveloping a Shakespearean production as I’ve seen all these years at CST”

–Chicago Tribune

SEE THIS WHILE YOU CAN! Top-flight troupe & director Tamara Harvey bring this cracking adventure to vibrant life”

Chicago Culture Authority

Exclusive US Engagement! Royal Shakespeare Company returns to Chicago for the first time in 30 years. Shakespeare’s mystical adventure explores themes of redemption and forgiveness offering us hope for a brighter future. Direct from an acclaimed run in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, RSC co-artistic director Tamara Harvey’s revelatory debut production takes the stage in Chicago as part of a new, ongoing partnership with CST. Pericles solves a dangerous riddle, but the answer could cost him his life. He sets sail on an epic voyage that sees him battle princes, marry his true love, and become a father. When the tides of fortune turn, Pericles doubts he will ever see his family again—but second chances come in a miraculous act that offers him a beautiful hope. Escape into this stunning late Shakespeare romance as the RSC shows off its skill and expertise under inspired new leadership. Celebrate the magic of redemption.

Students, young professionals, and theater lovers under age 30 can sign up for $30 Under 30 to access world‑class theater at an everyday price.

November 2024

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2:00 PM / Sunday , Nov 10

Pre•Amble

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1:00 PM / Wednesday , Nov 13

Post-show Discussion

7:00 PM / Wednesday , Nov 13

7:00 PM / Thursday , Nov 14

7:00 PM / Friday , Nov 15

2:00 PM / Saturday , Nov 16

Pre•Amble

7:00 PM / Saturday , Nov 16

2:00 PM / Sunday , Nov 17

Pre•Amble

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1:00 PM / Wednesday , Nov 20

Post-show Discussion

7:00 PM / Wednesday , Nov 20

7:00 PM / Thursday , Nov 21

7:00 PM / Friday , Nov 22

2:00 PM / Saturday , Nov 23

7:00 PM / Saturday , Nov 23

2:00 PM / Sunday , Nov 24

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7:00 PM / Tuesday , Nov 26

1:00 PM / Wednesday , Nov 27

7:00 PM / Friday , Nov 29

2:00 PM / Saturday , Nov 30

7:00 PM / Saturday , Nov 30

Tickets Available
Limited Availability
Multiple Performances
Sold Out
Audio Description

SUN NOV 17

Open Captioned

WED NOV 20

ASL Interpretation

FRI NOV 22

Run-Time: 2 hours, 35 minutes (including intermission)

Audience Notice: This production contains loud noises; stage smoke and haze; scenes of an adult nature; portrayals of manipulative, forceful and domineering behavior.

Seat Map


Dining Partner Sponsor
Art Smith’s Reunion on Navy Pier

November 2024

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1
2
3
4
5
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9

2:00 PM / Sunday , Nov 10

Pre•Amble

11
12

1:00 PM / Wednesday , Nov 13

Post-show Discussion

7:00 PM / Wednesday , Nov 13

7:00 PM / Thursday , Nov 14

7:00 PM / Friday , Nov 15

2:00 PM / Saturday , Nov 16

Pre•Amble

7:00 PM / Saturday , Nov 16

2:00 PM / Sunday , Nov 17

Pre•Amble

18
19

1:00 PM / Wednesday , Nov 20

Post-show Discussion

7:00 PM / Wednesday , Nov 20

7:00 PM / Thursday , Nov 21

7:00 PM / Friday , Nov 22

2:00 PM / Saturday , Nov 23

7:00 PM / Saturday , Nov 23

2:00 PM / Sunday , Nov 24

25
28

7:00 PM / Tuesday , Nov 26

1:00 PM / Wednesday , Nov 27

7:00 PM / Friday , Nov 29

2:00 PM / Saturday , Nov 30

7:00 PM / Saturday , Nov 30

Tickets Available
Limited Availability
Multiple Performances
Sold Out
Audio Description

SUN NOV 17

Open Captioned

WED NOV 20

ASL Interpretation

FRI NOV 22

Audio Description

SUN NOV 17

Open Captioned

WED NOV 20

ASL Interpretation

FRI NOV 22

“Director Tamara Harvey’s theatrical storytelling quality, a once-upon-a-time-ness, makes this about something bigger… about life itself

Chicago Sun-Times

“EXHILARATING, IMAGINATIVE & VIBRANT… this is a play, richly told & solely for our enjoyment.”

Picks In Six

“A ROLLICKING, EMOTIONAL STORY of love, family, duty, survival & the will to do what is right in a wicked world”

Talkin’ Broadway

“NOTHING SHORT OF ASTOUNDING. Prepare yourself for a voyage of the mind and soul.”

–Broadway World


“Triumphant… the RSC’s bold choice has paid off and they have a hit on their hands.”

–The Telegraph (UK)


Pericles could not have been done better. This graceful staging… proves its beauties to be deep.”

–Guardian (UK)


“Magical… see why it was so popular when it first appeared… and why it deserves reviving.”

–What’s On Stage (UK)

“A ROLLICKING, EMOTIONAL STORY of love, family, duty, survival & the will to do what is right in a wicked world”

Talkin’ Broadway

“NOTHING SHORT OF ASTOUNDING. Prepare yourself for a voyage of the mind and soul.”

–Broadway World


“Triumphant… the RSC’s bold choice has paid off and they have a hit on their hands.”

–The Telegraph (UK)


Pericles could not have been done better. This graceful staging… proves its beauties to be deep.”

–Guardian (UK)


“Magical… see why it was so popular when it first appeared… and why it deserves reviving.”

–What’s On Stage (UK)

Artists

Zoë Thomas-Webb

Associate Costume Designer 

Juliano Zaffino

Textual Consultant

Elinor Peregrin

Trombone / Percussion

Rianna Henriques

Flute / Clarinet / Saxaphone

Dai Pritchard

Clarinet / Bass Clarinet / Saxophone

Elaine So

Percussion / Chinese Dulcimer

Rosie Bergonzi

Percussion

Zoë Thomas-Webb

Associate Costume Designer 

Juliano Zaffino

Textual Consultant

Elinor Peregrin

Trombone / Percussion

Rianna Henriques

Flute / Clarinet / Saxaphone

Dai Pritchard

Clarinet / Bass Clarinet / Saxophone

Elaine So

Percussion / Chinese Dulcimer

Rosie Bergonzi

Percussion