6 emerging playwrights and directors have been creating a new work for the past 2 months - time to see their work! Over the past two months, 6 emerging playwrights and directors have been making new work together, come see what they've made! December 1st Red Devil - written by Andrea Berting and directed by […]

Winner of the 2020 Judith Barlow Award 2023 Broadway World Chicago Theatre Nominee for Best New Play CAST & COMPANY: Director - Kristin L. Schoenback Design & Production Manager - Rachael Nuckles -     -     - Ky Anderson - Poppy Kelsey Busboom - Ma Streeter Viv Delgadillo - Niles West Keenan Odenkirk […]

The Andersonville Chamber of Commerce is proud to launch their first annual Hanukkah candle lighting and Drag Queen Storytime at The Understudy Coffee & Books! Drag Bubbie Merriam Levkowitz will serenade us with some musical Hanukkah performances and Hanukkah book readings for the whole family. Afterward, we'll have a menorah lighting led by Cantor Kenneth […]

Pharaoh Tarot is BACK on Wednesday, December 20th! THE GIFT: A Winter Solstice Reading is inspired by the winter solstice on Dec 21st, a time to review what we've learned, renew our intentions for the following year and get a peek at what the universe has in store! The Present - current state; what lessons […]

A Red Orchid Theatre is thrilled to partner with The Gift Theatre on a special fundraising event on: TWO MICS featuring Michael Patrick Thornton and Michael Shannon! Friday, December 29 The Understudy (5531 N Clark) Doors open at 8pm Close out 2023 with an intimate evening of improv with Michael Patrick Thornton and Michael Shannon all […]

It’s summer of 2011, and Ellie, an awkward 16-year-old, has written what she believes to be a groundbreaking new musical inspired by the early discography of Avril Lavigne. She has invited Rachel, her much cooler ex-best friend and their theatre teacher’s favorite, to her house to pitch the show in hopes that Rachel can convince […]

It’s summer of 2011, and Ellie, an awkward 16-year-old, has written what she believes to be a groundbreaking new musical inspired by the early discography of Avril Lavigne. She has invited Rachel, her much cooler ex-best friend and their theatre teacher’s favorite, to her house to pitch the show in hopes that Rachel can convince […]

Pharaoh Tarot is BACK on Monday, January 29th! Imbolc - The First Sabbat of 2024 Imbolc, A Celtic festival celebrating Brigid, the goddess of creativity, poetry, healing, and fertility. February 1st is a sabbat that recognizes new growth, and the first shoots of spring breaking through the thawing ice. FRESH START The Root - What is […]

It’s summer of 2011, and Ellie, an awkward 16-year-old, has written what she believes to be a groundbreaking new musical inspired by the early discography of Avril Lavigne. She has invited Rachel, her much cooler ex-best friend and their theatre teacher’s favorite, to her house to pitch the show in hopes that Rachel can convince […]