More details coming soon! June 9–12, 2022 Performances are Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2:00 p.m. Single ticket sales are available later this season! Tickets: https://saintsebastianplayers.org/2021-2022-season/2022-10-minute-play-festival/
Artist Descending A Staircase, a story full of sparkling wit, heart-wrenching romance and modern art, begins with the mysterious death of one of three very old men, all artists and friends since their schooldays.
Based on the true story of Leone Baxter and Clem Whitaker, who formed the first political consulting firm in U.S. history, Campaigns, Inc. is a hysterical and jaw-dropping inside look at the underbelly of politics through the lens of two of the undeniable founders of “fake news.”.”
Chagall in School, a new comedy by James Sherman, relates the story of famed artist, Marc Chagall. After the Russian Revolution, Chagall creates a school for artists. He gathers together other noted artists of the time and the clash of personalities generates timeless questions about artistic freedom.
Based on the iconic 1985 Paramount movie which was inspired by the classic Hasbro board game, Clue is a hilarious farce-meets-murder mystery. The tale begins at a remote mansion, where six mysterious guests assemble for an unusual dinner party where murder and blackmail are on the menu.
Join us for a journey through the Divine Comedy, from Inferno to Paradiso.
This is the sensational drama about Troy Maxson, a former star of the Negro Baseball League, who now works as a garbage man in Pittsburgh.
An evening of six 10-min scenes from unfinished plays currently in development! Bramble Theatre Company invites you to join us for our first annual Festival of Unfinished Work.
This FIRST DRAFT: Playwrights Collective Festival, is the culmination of our latest two-year new-play incubator program offering residency to Chicago-based emerging and established writers, taking place December 3 – 12, 2021, at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Avenue in Chicago, with FREE public readings of new plays by Playwrights Collective members Dolores Díaz, Kristin Idaszak, Osiris Khepera and David Rhee.
When a group of young artists from diverse home environments get an opportunity to join their TimeLine South High support group, together they dive deeper into each others’ stories, sharing layers of themselves normally hidden, and healing internal conflicts. This [...]
Hurricane Diane, winner of the 2019 Best Play Obie Award, comes to Theater Wit.
The story of the life and early passing of one of the most legendary comedians of all time, produced in partnership with Lenny Bruce’s daughter Kitty Bruce, “I’m Not A Comedian… I’m Lenny Bruce” was written by and stars Ronnie Marmo.
Eclectic Full Contact Theatre is proud to be one of several theatres across the US presenting the streaming production of Sir Ian McKellan's one-man show, "Ian McKellan On Stage" through October 2, 2021 via On The Stage's streaming platform. With [...]
Closing the Saint Sebastian Player's 2022-2023 season is a comedy by the late Tony Award-winning playwright Terrence McNally, It’s Only A Play.
Simon Stephens’ Light Falls is a haunting tale of resilience, hope, and the impossibly strong bonds of family.
An intense personal journey and autobiographical, this solo show weaves tales of breaking rules and broken hearts across borders.
A post-apocalyptic tale of survival. . . passion. . . and the enduring power of Bart Simpson. This unique and prescient theatrical experience is one of the most popular shows in Theater Wit's history.
Summer is here and that means one thing: the return of our GARDEN MOVIES! This year we are bringing you a new and improved Garden Movie experience, with an extended space, a brand new projector and screen, and an improved audio system. [...]
Seven students face the pressures and costs of embarking upon an intense PSAT prep program as they seek to become National Merit Scholars.
Huggable Riot’s 26th revue celebrates our complicated, messy lives. With an all-queer cast whose writing swings from intimate to bombastic, Oh What a Beautiful Gay joyfully explores our relationships – to our loved ones, our bodies, and the world. *Proof [...]
A serio-comic play that jumps between past and present, On the Greenbelt, explores family, love, memory, and the question of “how do we process grief?”
Christopher Chen’s deeply humane, exquisitely theatrical play is a kaleidoscopic examination of colonization, inspired by E.M. Forster’s A Passage to India. Tense, fascinating, delicate, and dangerous, you’ll be on the edge of your seat as this political drama unfolds.
Developed through TimeLine’s Playwrights Collective, this world premiere is a startling and vibrant look at the secrets we keep to protect the ones we love most.
Although TimeLine’s production of The Chinese Lady has been postponed, we can still start the conversation! Inspired by the story of the first Chinese woman to arrive in the United States, The Chinese Lady unearths hidden history with humor and insight. During our live [...]
Go behind-the-scenes with TimeLine's Playwrights Collective—Dolores Díaz, Kristin Idaszak, Osiris Khepera, and David Rhee—for a first look at the creative process for their new plays!
Blue Demon Theatre presents Short and Sweet Theatre: an evening of original 10-minutes plays. These original works are written, directed, performed, and produced by DePaul students
Don’t miss our first-ever virtual gala—a celebration of all things TimeLine unlike anything you’ve seen from us before!
"Brilliant!" — Newsday
An eclectic group of mid-pubescents—joined by willing audience members—vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime.
The comedy/drama The Book of Will by Lauren Gunderson, one of the most produced playwrights in the U.S., reveals what many don’t know about the man behind such literary masterpieces as Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet