Chicago Shakespeare Announces Cast for SIX Premiere
Chicago Shakespeare Theater has announced the cast for the North American premiere of SIX by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, in which the six ex-wives of King Henry VIII are headlining a pop-concert spectacle. The flexible Yard theater will be transformed into a rocking concert venue, where Tom Curran’s score...
Maurice Jones Replaces Raúl Esparza in CST’s “Hamlet,” Full Cast Announced
Chicago Shakes announces casting change to upcoming “Hamlet” production.
Review: FIGHT NIGHT at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Pictured: Ensemble of FIGHT NIGHT. Photo by Yvon Poncelet. By Marie Warner FIGHT NIGHT at Chicago Shakespeare Theater is a theater experience unlike any other. Visiting Belgian company Ontroerend Goed has created a work that will challenge your preconceived notions about the political system in a new and engaging way....
Review: NELL GWYNN at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
This visit back to Bridges Street and Pall Mall is a light, playful, and beautiful confection.
Chicago Shakespeare Announces 21-Member Cast of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
Chicago Shakespeare Theater has announced the cast and creative team for Shakespeare’s A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM.
Chicago Shakespeare Announces NELL GWYNN Cast
Photo: Timothy Edward Kane is King Charles II and Scarlett Strallen is Nell Gwynn in Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s production of NELL GWYNN Chicago Shakespeare Theater has announced the cast for the U.S. premiere of Jessica Swale’s comedy NELL GWYNN, running September 20 – November 4 in the Courtyard Theater. The music- and dance-filled play...
Chicago Shakespeare Announces PETER PAN Cast and Designers
Pictured: Johnny Shea and Elizabeth Stenholt. Photo by Michael Brosilow. Chicago Shakespeare Theatre has announced the cast and production team for the summer family musical production of PETER PAN – A MUSICAL ADVENTURE based on the novel by J.M. Barrie and featuring a score by George Stiles and lyrics by...
Chicago Shakespeare Announces MIDSUMMER in the Parks Tour Dates and Cast
Chicago Shakespeare Theater has announced the cast and schedule for its free Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks tour of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, adapted and directed by founder and artistic director Barbara Gaines. The production will tour to 18 neighborhood parks across the city July 25–August 26.
Review: MARY STUART at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Friedrich Schiller’s 1800 classic, MARY STUART, given a sharp and gorgeous reimagining by playwright Peter Oswald, director Jenn Thompson, and Chicago Shakespeare Theater, the two opposing monarchs wage a war of words and power that fuels their drive to become the unquestioned sovereign of their nations, no matter the cost.
Chicago Shakespeare Announces Cast and Creative Team for MACBETH
Chicago Shakespeare Theater has announced the cast and creative team for MACBETH, adapted and directed by Teller (of Penn & Teller) and Aaron Posner.