Otherworld Theatre Archives

A character with large prosthetic ears wearing short denim overalls and a sweater is standing in the front. A character in striped minidress and boots stands behind them. The room looks like a medieval chapel with stone arches and wooden beams.

Puffs of Potter

by Kayla Pulley June 23, 2023July 13, 2023

Otherworld Theatre’s latest production offers a unique experience for Harry Potter enthusiasts and theater lovers alike, delving into the captivating journey of seven years at a particular school of magic and focusing not on the main wizard but on the Puffs who just happened to be there at the time. One of the strengths of […]

Eight actors, some in Star Wars costumes and the three in the middle holding light sabers, stand in a line onstage.

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Storefront Star Wars

by Jack Helbig May 4, 2023

Pay no attention to the show’s baggy, forgettable, mildly pompous title. This smart, tightly written play is at once a very funny satire of the Star Wars saga—and Star Wars fans—a heartfelt homage, and fabulous fan fiction. Set not so long ago in a galaxy not so far away (OK, the setting is contemporary Hollywood), […]

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Tales From the Wandering Wyvern Inn offers a magical experience

by Kayla Pulley December 16, 2022January 9, 2023

Otherworld Theatre, known for its sci-fi and fantasy works, takes us into the winter solstice with Tales From the Wandering Wyvern Inn: A One-Shot Immersive LARP. If you are a fan of escape rooms, mystery, and/or theater, this show is a LARP dream and a wonderful introduction to the world of live-action role-playing. LARPING is […]

Four actors in a row onstage. Two are seated center in purple jumpsuits and cat ears. They are bookended by two characters in brown furry bodysuits, holding firearms.

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Galaxy cats

by Emily McClanathan August 10, 2022August 17, 2022

Nerds of many stripes will feel at home entering the magical portal that is Otherworld Theatre, a Wrigleyville-based theater company that specializes in science fiction and fantasy. Fancy a butterbeer before the show? A cozy reading nook inside the TARDIS? Eclectic lobby decor ranging from classic sci-fi book covers to modern fantasy artists? This theater […]

A man in a dark coat and hat sits at a cabaret table in dim light next to a woman in black gloves and hat, who is smoking a cigarette.

Theater Review

Space mystery

by Katie Powers March 31, 2022March 31, 2022

In Otherworld Theatre Company’s Murder on Horizon: An Immersive Sci-Fi Noir, the cast and crew have devised an immaculate hyperspace straight out of a video game. The story begins when audiences step inside the theater, and the ensemble welcomes them into a new world. They’ve been transported onto the space station Horizon, situated in a […]

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Winter in the Wildwood is an earnest low-stakes fairy tale

by Irene Hsiao December 14, 2021December 14, 2021

Beyond a curiosity shop in a forest of Christmas trees, the lights of Wildwood have grown dim. The Winter Queen (Diane Berrios) is locked in a cursed sleep, and it’s up to intrepid quest adventurers new to this land (you!), led by intern/faun Juniper (Tiffany Keane Schaefer)—who also tends the apothecary/bar managed by Wilhelm the […]