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An Enemy of the People – Goodman Theatre

In 1882 Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen wrote this scathing drama, partially in response to the outrage over his previous play,

Hot Pink, or Ready to Blow- New American Folk Theatre

Entering the intimate second floor theatre, the audiences will find themselves journeying back to America during the more innocent

Through the Elevated Line – Silk Road Rising

In “A Streetcar Named Desire,” Tennessee Williams’ Pulitzer Prize-winning drama that made Blanche DuBois and Stanley

You Think It’s Easy Being the Tooth Fairy? – Lifeline Theatre

In Shari Bell-Rehwoldt’s charming 2007 picture book, lavishly illustrated by David Slonim, the Tooth Fairy is the main

She Kills Monsters – The Cuckoo’s Theater Project

While finally having the courage to clean out Tilly’s room, Midwesterner Agnes Evans discovers a handwritten notebook

Sweeney Todd – Theo Ubique

An eerie, morbidly melancholy organ fugue, played with flourish by Jeremy Ramey opens this jaw-dropping production. Suddenly a

The Picture of Dorian Gray – Citylit Theatre

Paul Edwards’ world premiere adaptation of the Oscar Wilde classic continues this company’s

The 39 Steps – BrightSide Theatre

Alfred Hitchcock’s classic 1935 man-on-the-run suspense thriller charges to life in this fast-paced

You For Me For You – Sideshow Theatre Company

Two starving North Korean sisters share a ceremonial meal of tea and rice, each unselfishly trying to persuade the other to

Plantation! – Lookingglass Theatre

Miss Lillian, the genteel, widowed Texan matriarch, has three lovely, but spoiled daughters. She’s gathered them together