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Rhino in Winter Offered as an adjunct to the annual summer Rhinoceros Theater Festival, this showcase of fringe entertainment features mostly new work by the Curious Theatre Branch, Theater for the Age of Gold, and other ensembles and individuals. The fest runs through March 15 at the Lunar Cabaret, 2827 N. Lincoln; for reservations and […]

Around the Coyote Running September 4 through 7, the eighth annual edition of this Wicker Park/Bucktown weekend festival showcases emerging artists in all media–including theater and performance, as reflected in the following schedule. (For information on dance, music, and visual art attractions, see listings elsewhere in this issue.) Theater coordinator Jonathan Pitts has organized more […]

Chicago Jazz Festival offers free musical performances on two stages in Grant Park: the Jackson Stage (Jackson and Lake Shore Dr.) and the Petrillo Music Shell (Columbus and Jackson). For information call 312-744-3315. FRIDAY Petrillo Music Shell 5:00 Juli Wood Quintet featuring Mel Rhyne 5:55 Myra Melford Quintet 6:55 Ferre Brothers Quartet 7:50 Jackie McLean […]

This annual summer showcase of experimental theater, performance, and music used to be presented at multiple locations, but now all activities take place at a single venue: the Lunar Cabaret in Lincoln Park, home base of the Curious Theatre Branch, whose artistic director Beau O’Reilly is the event’s coordinator. But though the Rhino’s roaming grounds […]

Bailiwick Directors’ Festival Bailiwick Repertory’s annual showcase of generally unknown pro, semipro, and student directors concludes this weekend with “Festival in Review,” featuring encore performances of three productions seen during the fest. Bailiwick Repertory, Bailiwick Arts Center, 1229 W. Belmont, 773-883-1090. Through August 24: Thursday and Saturday, 7:30 PM; Sunday, 2:30 PM. $10 per night. […]

What are you doing the rest of your life? How about this weekend? If you’re interested in the state of the musical theater, you might want to check out some or all of this weekend-long event, which showcases a slew of new musicals in various stages of development. The performances range from short presentations of […]

Offered as an adjunct to the annual summer Rhinoceros Theater and Performance Festival, this monthlong showcase of fringe entertainment features mostly new work by such ensembles and individuals as the Curious Theatre Branch, Dolphinback Theatre Company, Ira Glass, Frank Melcori, Theater Oobleck, Jamie O’Reilly, Michael Smith, the Saint Ed Theatre Company, and John Starrs, among […]