Chi, IL LIVE Shows On Our Radar:
CHICAGO PREMIERE
SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE
April 15–June 11, 2017
at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
based on the screenplay by Marc Norman + Tom Stoppard
adapted for the stage by Lee Hall
directed by Rachel Rockwell
The Oscar-winning romantic comedy about Shakespeare and his Chamberlain’s Men returns to its rightful home—the stage. Imagine a young playwright on the make struggling to write his new tragic love story, “Romeo and Ethel, The Pirate’s Daughter.” The title just doesn’t have the right ring—and young Will Shakespeare knows it. He’s got writer’s block and must do something quickly. Will needs a muse, and he finds one in Viola, a vivacious beauty who will do anything—even disguise herself as a man—to audition for the stage where no women are permitted to perform. Once revealed, the torrid affair begins inspiring the completion of the most romantic tragedy ever penned. Backstage maneuverings jostle hilariously with onstage dramas in this love letter to Theater itself, directed by multiple Jeff Award winner and Chicago Shakespeare favorite Rachel Rockwell.
Riotously funny
The Sunday Times (UK)
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
Previews
Saturday, April 15 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 16 at 2:00 p.m.
Tuesday, April 18 at 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 19 at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 20 at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, April 21 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 22 at 7:30 p.m.
Weekday Performances
Tuesdays
May 16, 23 – 7:30 p.m.
Wednesdays
May 3, 17, 24, 31; June 7 – 1:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
May 10 – 1:00 p.m.
Thursdays
May 4, 18, 25; June 1, 8 – 7:30 p.m.
May 11 – 1:00 p.m.
Fridays
April 28; May 5, 12, 19, 26; June 2 – 7:30 p.m.
Weekend Performances
Saturdays
April 29; May 6, 13, 20, 27; June 3, 10 – 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
Sunday
April 30; May 14; June 4, 11 – 2:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
May 7, 21, 28 – 2:00 p.m.
Tickets: $48-$88
Box Office: 312.595.5600
Group Sales: 312.595.5678 (groups of 10 or more)
