Announcing season 23-24

Join us on a journey that defies expectations, challenges norms, and explores the unbreakable bonds of love and self-discovery. We welcome our audiences to our 2023/2024 season IRREVOCABLE

NOW PLAYING

NOW PLAYING

Our 23/24 Season: IRREVOCABLE finishes with the Chicago Premiere of SHAKESPEARE’S R&J by Joe Calarco.

This modern adaptation on the beloved classics centers on four young students who stow away into the night to recite the passionate text. Though initially intended for an all male cast, our final production will feature an all female-identifying cast and highlight the feminine queerness within the story.

Don’t miss this Chicago premiere featuring Chicago’s brightest up-and-coming talent.

direction by Amber Mandley

Playing February 22 - March 24, 2024

Quote Source

Short, sapphic, and stirring

Chicago Shakespeare’s Short Shakespeare! Romeo & Juliet and a gender-flipped Shakespeare’s R & J at PrideArts

by Kimzyn Campbell

February 28, 2024

“PrideArts’s production of Shakespeare’s R & J is on a humbler storefront scale, but with an equal amount of heart and talent.”

SOMETHING NEW IS COMING!

We’re cooking something NEW for SPRING 2024!

Meet the cast

Announcing the Cast of R &J

Madelyn Strasma (Student #1), Luz Espinoza (Student #2), Hannah Eisendrath (Student #3), Isabel Roden (Student #4), Ava Pirie (u/s Student #1), Annemarie Andaleon (u/s Student #2), Elise Blanchard (u/s Student #3), Fran Bixby (u/s Student #4), Shawn Quinlan (Costume Design), Brett Baleskie (Scenic Design), Val Gardner (Sound Design), August Tiemeyer (Lighting Design), Cecilia Chen (Props Design), James Stone (Fight Choreographer), Grace Goodyear (Intimacy Director), Elijah McTiernan (Stage Manager), Elissa Wolf (Dramaturg and Co-Assistant Director), and Magdiel Carmona (Co-Assistant Director)

Through visual and performance art:

We exhibit, promote, and champion

LGBTQ artists through all media and art forms

Celebrate the colorful intersectionality of LGBTQ lives and experiences

Advocate for inclusion and representation

Preserve the rich contribution queer lives make to society and culture for future generations

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By supporting our theatre, you are not just helping us to bring LGBTQIA+ stories to life, but you are also supporting marginalized voices and promoting acceptance and understanding within our community.

We thank you for your consideration and for your support. Please click the donate button to make a contribution today. Together, we can make a difference.