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The 1938 thriller where the all to familiar term "gaslighting" originated. Click the link to read the PIcture This Post preview--

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Oil Lamp Theater Presents GASLIGHT (ANGEL STREET) - Preview
WHEN: October 2 - November 2, 2025 WHERE: Oil Lamp Theater 1723 Glenview Road Glenview, IL 60025 TICKETS: $30+ For more information and
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September 4, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Taylor Mac takes on one of the Bard's goriest-- READ THE PREVIEW
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Redtwist Theatre Presents Taylor Mac's GARY: A SEQUEL TO TITUS ANDRONICUS - Preview
WHEN: April 24 - June 1, 2025 WHERE: Redtwist Theatre 1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave Chicago , IL TICKETS: $35+ For more information and tickets
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April 12, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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A musical biopic about Patsy Cline told thru the lens of a BFF she met on a tour-- inspiring so many, like Beyonce....To read the preview- click the picture--

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Drury Lane Theatre Presents Always...Patsy Cline— Preview
WHEN: June 11 - August 3, 2025 WHERE: Drury Lane Theatre 100 Drury Lane in Oakbrook Terrace IL 60181 TICKETS: $75+ For more information and ticke
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June 3, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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A theater festival that posts a writing challenge to playwrights-- "..A lamp-lit alley, fringing the noise—before, during, or after the party..." CLICK THE PICTURE TO READ THE FULL PREVIEW...

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Imposters Theatre Presents FOOTHOLDS - Preview
WHEN: June 6 – 21, 2025 WHERE: The Den Theatre 1331 N Milwaukee Ave. Chicago, IL 60622 TICKETS: $20+ For more information and tickets visit the
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June 3, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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This Tony-Award play- two parts- is not only timely for Pride Month but as a stirring reminder of Trump's devotion to his mentor-- Roy Cohn-- Click the poster to read the preview for details--

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Invictus Theatre’s ANGELS IN AMERICA, PARTS ONE AND TWO - Preview
WHEN: June 13 – September 7, 2025 WHERE: Windy City Playhouse 3014 W. Irving Park Road Chicago TICKETS: $25+ For more information and
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June 6, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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David Mamet-- as is his way-- takes us into the ethical gray zone-- READ THE PREVIEW
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Victory Gardens Theater Presents David Mamet's "Henry Johnson" — Preview
WHEN: APRIL 8 – MAY 4, 2025 WHERE: Victory Gardens Theater 2433 N. Lincoln Avenue Chicago, IL 60614 TICKETS: $64+ For more information and tick
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March 20, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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The country's first queer activist, a former slave-- check out the preview for details on this play--

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Open Space Arts Presents THE REAL BLACK SWANN: CONFESSIONS OF AMERICA’S FIRST BLACK DRAG QUEEN - Preview
WHEN: July 18 – 27, 2025 WHERE: Open Space Arts 1411 W. Wilson Ave. Chicago, IL 60646 TICKETS: $30+ For more information and tickets v
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July 12, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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College bound soon-- mental health issues-- transitions-- a new play coming to a Chicago stage soon-- Click the poster image to read the Picture This Post preview--

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Eclectic Full Contact Theatre Presents REFRACTED LIGHT - Preview
WHEN: August 29th - September 27, 2025 WHERE: The Edge Theater 5451 N Broadway Chicago TICKETS: $74+ For more information and tickets visit the E
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August 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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This novel by Stephen King was just begging for a dramatic stage adaptation-- Read the preview by clicking the picture--

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Citadel Theatre Presents MISERY - Preview
WHEN: September 12 – October 12, 2025 WHERE: Citadel Theatre 300 S. Waukegan Road Lake Forest IL TICKETS: $20+ For more information and ticket
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September 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Playbill of the evening at Invictus Theatre in Chicago! #theaterinchicago #invictustheatre #macbeth #shakespeare
November 19, 2024 at 2:17 AM
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Very excited for this beauty and the beast reimagining at City Lot Theatre!
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January 25, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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A reprise of Bertold Brecht's classic-- anti-capitalist to the core as only his pen can do-- Click the (alas, truncated) image to read the preview for more details--

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Trap Door Theatre Presents Mother Courage and her Children - Preview
WHEN: Thursday, July 10th –Sunday, July 13th, 2025 WHERE: Trap Door Theatre 1655 W. Cortland St. Chicago, IL 60622 TICKETS: $31+ For more infor
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July 7, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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The perfect murder-- gone kerfewy.. Click the poster for more details--

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Drury Lane Theatre Presents DIAL M FOR MURDER - Preview
WHEN: September 3 – October 26, 2025 WHERE: Drury Lane Theatre 100 Drury Lane Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181 TICKETS: $75+ For more information and
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July 30, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Re-imagining the Bard's MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM as a musical-- READ THE PREVIEW
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Impostors Present Helena & Hermia — Preview
WHEN: March 28 to April 12, 2025 WHERE: The Den Theatre 1331 N Milwaukee Ave. Chicago, IL 60622. TICKETS: $20+ For more information and tickets vis
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March 10, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Reminding that the pen is mightier than the sword-- Trump's first 100 Days are tackled by 100 playwrights whose short work takes on America's nightmare- READ THE PREVIEW
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Open Space Arts and Playwright Power Present 100 DAYS - Preview
WHEN: April 30 - May 4, 2025 WHERE: Open Space Arts 1411 W. Wilson Ave, Chicago TICKETS: $10+ For more information and tickets visit the Open Spa
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April 25, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Bertolt Brecht classic--- a work about greed seems so timely-- READ THE PREVIEW
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Trap Door Theatre Presents Mother Courage and her Children — Preview
WHEN: March 20th-29th, 2025 WHERE: Trap Door Theatre 1655 W. Cortland St. Chicago, IL 60622 TICKETS: $31+ For more information and tickets visit
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February 27, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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A classic musical-- escapism...

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MadKap Productions Presents Forever Plaid - Preview
WHEN: June 20 – June 29, 2025 WHERE: Skokie Theatre 7924 Lincoln Ave. Downtown Skokie, IL 60077 TICKETS: $30+ For more information and
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June 12, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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Am I the only one who thinks this remount of a musical comedy about Obama just won't be funny anymore, due to Trump et al? Read the preview--
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44 - The Obama Musical - Preview
WHEN & WHERE: May 2 – June 22, 2025 Kirk Douglas Theatre in Los Angeles August 23 – September 21, 2025 Studebaker Theater in Chicago TICKETS
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April 27, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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A timely dive into the absurd to explore what happens when soft power dissolves.. Click the image to read the preview--

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Theatre Y Presents FRONTIERES SANS FRONTIERES - Preview
WHEN: July 17 -August 24, 2025 WHERE: Theatre Y 3611 W. Cermak Chicago TICKETS: Free For more information and tickets visit the Theatre Y website
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July 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Did Thomas Edison make a competitor disappear? Factory Theater stages a mystery play based on real history- READ THE PREVIEW -CLICK THE PICTURE

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Factory Theater Presents The Curious Circumstances of Louis Le Prince - Preview
WHEN: June 6 - July 19, 2025 WHERE: Factory Theater 1623 W Howard Street Chicago, IL 60626 TICKETS: $30+ For more information and tickets visit t
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June 3, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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An imagined meeting between Tennessee Williams and Brando, his would be Stanley. Find the linked preview in the Chicago edition of Picture this Post

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Lookingglass Theatre Presents KOWALSKI — Preview
A spokesperson says--- "...Set over one pivotal evening in Provincetown in 1947, Kowalski imagines the first meeting between Tennessee Williams and a young Mar
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August 17, 2026 at 5:13 PM
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A script that promises family drama and life lessons- Click the image for more details--

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Lucid Theater Presents BUDDHA’S BIRTHDAY - Preview
WHEN: August 1 - 17, 2025 WHERE: Edge Theatre 5451 N, Broadway Chicago TICKETS: $38+ For more information and tickets visit the Lucid Theater web
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July 20, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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Steppenwolf stages a saga of one man’s illness and his unlikely caretaker - CHECK OUT THE PREVIEW

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Steppenwolf Theatre Presents YOU WILL GET SICK - Preview
WHEN: June 5 – July 13, 2025 WHERE: Steppenwolf’s Downstairs Theater 1650 N. Halsted St. Chicago TICKETS: $20+ For more information and ticke
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May 16, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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For lovers of language and all things Gertrude Stein-- READ THE PREVIEW
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Facility Theater Hosts PLAYS BY GERTRUDE STEIN — Preview
WHEN: March 14-29, 2025 WHERE: Facility Upstairs 1138 N California Ave Chicago, IL 60622 TICKETS: Pay what you can-- Suggested: $10+ For
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March 5, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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An unusual theatrical exploration of trauma- READ THE PREVIEW--
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Open Space Arts Presents ITS BEEN TEN YEARS SINCE EVERYONE DIED - Preview
WHEN: March 21 – April 6, 2025 WHERE: Open Space Arts 1411 W. Wilson Ave. Chicago TICKETS: $25+ For more information and tickets visit the Open
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March 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM