By Celeste Bedford Walker
Directed by Jerry Dixon
The Yard
Reunion in Bartersville
By Celeste Bedford Walker
Directed by Jerry Dixon
The Yard
Presented in association with LaChanze Productions
“All I come here for is to meet my dear old friends, and remember the good old days…”
When the surviving members of the Bartersville High class of 1933 gather in their small Texas hometown to celebrate their 50th reunion, they soon find themselves in the middle of a hilarious whodunnit. Over punch bowls and sandwich platters, a decades-old murder case is thrown wide open when the septuagenarians are confronted by a ghost from their past and they must all face their own scandalous secrets. Written by award-winning playwright Celeste Bedford Walker and directed by Jerry Dixon, Reunion in Bartersville is produced in association with Tony Award winner LaChanze, who returns to Chicago Shakespeare Theater after the acclaimed Jaja’s African Hair Braiding. This quick-witted comedy first premiered at the Billie Holiday Theatre in Brooklyn in 1987—now it finds new life in Chicago, celebrating its 40th Anniversary alongside CST. Audiences will be dying of laughter!
April 2027
2:00 PM / Sunday , Apr 11
7:00 PM / Tuesday , Apr 13
7:00 PM / Wednesday , Apr 14
7:00 PM / Thursday , Apr 15
7:00 PM / Friday , Apr 16
2:00 PM / Saturday , Apr 17
7:00 PM / Saturday , Apr 17
2:00 PM / Sunday , Apr 18
7:00 PM / Tuesday , Apr 20
1:00 PM / Wednesday , Apr 21
7:00 PM / Wednesday , Apr 21
7:00 PM / Thursday , Apr 22
7:00 PM / Friday , Apr 23
2:00 PM / Saturday , Apr 24
7:00 PM / Saturday , Apr 24
2:00 PM / Sunday , Apr 25
7:00 PM / Tuesday , Apr 27
1:00 PM / Wednesday , Apr 28
7:00 PM / Wednesday , Apr 28
7:00 PM / Thursday , Apr 29
7:00 PM / Friday , Apr 30
Presented in association with LaChanze Productions
April 2027
2:00 PM / Sunday , Apr 11
7:00 PM / Tuesday , Apr 13
7:00 PM / Wednesday , Apr 14
7:00 PM / Thursday , Apr 15
7:00 PM / Friday , Apr 16
2:00 PM / Saturday , Apr 17
7:00 PM / Saturday , Apr 17
2:00 PM / Sunday , Apr 18
7:00 PM / Tuesday , Apr 20
1:00 PM / Wednesday , Apr 21
7:00 PM / Wednesday , Apr 21
7:00 PM / Thursday , Apr 22
7:00 PM / Friday , Apr 23
2:00 PM / Saturday , Apr 24
7:00 PM / Saturday , Apr 24
2:00 PM / Sunday , Apr 25
7:00 PM / Tuesday , Apr 27
1:00 PM / Wednesday , Apr 28
7:00 PM / Wednesday , Apr 28
7:00 PM / Thursday , Apr 29
7:00 PM / Friday , Apr 30