Theater&Dance
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Theater & Dance October
Theater Charm Skokie’s Northlight Theatre comes into the city to stage a new play by Philip Dawkins that depicts a charm school for young LGBTQ people, taught by a transgender African-American woman. It’s inspired by the real-life etiquette class started by Gloria Allen at the Center on Halsted. Northlight Theatre at Steppenwolf Garage, 1624 N Halsted St (312-335-1650,
steppenwolf.org). $20–$40. Oct 14– Nov 8.
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HILARIOUS comedy!” - Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune
Marjorie Prime Jordan Harrison’s comedy, which imagines a future in which holograms of our lost loved ones can adapt to our deteriorating memories, was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2014. Kimberly Senior’s staging is likely to be the last in Writers Theatre’s bookstore space, with its new Jeanne Gang–designed building opening in 2016. Writers Theatre at Books on Vernon, 664 Vernon Ave, Glencoe (847-242-6000,
writerstheatre.org). $35–$75. Oct 21–Feb 21.
My Mañana Comes Set in the kitchen of a fancy New York City restaurant, Elizabeth Irwin’s play follows four busboys from varying backgrounds to explore the American immigrant-worker experience. Teatro Vista at Victory Gardens Biograph Theater, 2433 N Lincoln Ave (773-871-3000,
victorygardens.org). $25–$30. Oct 3–Nov 8.
I Route 66 Theatre Company
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Discounted tickets are available for same-day and advance
performances at Hot Tix booths at 72 E Randolph St and 163 E
Pearson St, Tue–Sat 10am–6pm and Sun 11am–4pm. Hot Tix are also
available at Block 37, 108 N State St, Mon–Sat 10am–6pm and Sun 11am–5pm, and online every day by visiting
hottix.org.
Check with theaters for rush tickets— discounted tickets are available at the box office one hour before the performance. Student and senior discounts are often available as well.
The Play About My DadRaven Theatre stages the Chicago premiere of actor-playwright Boo Killebrew’s 2011 meta-theatrical piece about Hurricane Katrina and her own relationship with her father, a Gulfport, Mississippi, doctor who stayed behind to help the storm’s victims rather than evacuate. Raven Theatre, 6157 N Clark St (773-338- 2177,
raventheatre.com). $42. Oct 21–Nov 28.
Dance
AYAAerial Dance Chicago and Elements Contemporary Ballet collaborate on an evening-length aerial ballet, expanding upon their 2014 project, Surge. Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 N Southport Ave (773- 935-6875, athenaeumtheatre .org). $22–$48. Oct 10–17.
Royal George Theatre 1641 N Halsted St
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Stripped and Two Room Apartment Same Planet Different World Dance Theatre presents a program with Israeli choreographers Niv Sheinfeld and Oren Laor. Stripped, by SPDR artistic director Joanna Rosenthal, examines technology’s changing role in human interaction, while Sheinfeld and Laor perform Two Room Apartment, a playful duet about their relationship as life partners. MCA Stage, 220 E Chicago Ave (312-397-4010,
mcachicago.org). $10–$30. Oct 22–25.
Sylvia The Joffrey Ballet presents the North American premiere of John Neumeier’s 1997 reimagining of the 19th-century opera featuring a headstrong female lead. Auditorium Theatre, 50 E Congress Pkwy (312- 386-8905,
joffrey.org). $32–$155. Oct 14–25.
Varna—Colors of White Natya Dance Theatre marks its 40th year with this new piece based on ancient Indian texts and poems conceived by artistic director Hema Rajagopalan. Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago, 1306 S Michigan Ave (312-212-1240, natya .com). $30. Oct 22–24.
November
Theater Pilgrim’s Progress Between his turns in the Julianne Moore Oscar bait Freeheld and next spring’s Broadway revival of A Long Day’s Journey Into Night with Jessica Lange, Michael Shannon stars in Brett Neveu’s new Thanksgiving comedy about a family steeped in tension and deceit. A Red Orchid Theatre, 1531 N Wells St (312-943- 8722,
aredorchidtheatre.org). $25–$30. Nov 4–Dec 13.
The Raid Jackalope Theatre’s Kaiser Ahmed stages a new play by Idris Goodwin about white abolitionist John Brown’s failed 1859 attempt to start a slave revolt in Harpers Ferry, Virginia. Broadway Armory Park, 5917 N Broadway (773-340-2543,
jackalopetheatre.org). $TBA. Nov 4–Dec 12.
You Can’t Take It with You Director Devon de Mayo takes on Kaufman and Hart’s 1936 comedy about a family of eccentrics, fresh off its well-received Broadway revival last season and featuring a stellar cast of 17 Chicago actors including John Judd,HollisResnik and Joanne Dubach. Northlight Theatre, 9501 Skokie Blvd, Skokie (847-673-6300,
northlight.org). $25–$78. Nov 6–Dec 13.
Dance
FREE New Blood IX: SAIC Festival of Live ArtGraduate and undergrad students of the School of the Art Institute present performances combining dance, theater and visual art in this Links Hall show. Constellation, 3111 N Western Ave (773-281-0824,
linkshall.org). Nov 21.
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