Lights Up, Darling

By Matt Schutz
Directed by Taylor Pasche

When life breaks, imagination hits back.

Olivia was a rising soccer star until a devastating, career ending injury stopped her life in its tracks.

Now, she is stuck in her girlfriend’s apartment with too much time, too much pain, and absolutely no backup plan. Her only escape? Watching the windows across the street and turning the strangers next door into her own personal, chaotic soap opera

Winner of PrideArts’ Queery Playwrights Lab, WINDOWS was developed with community input and selected from dozens of new scripts for this world‑premiere production, bringing a bold new queer voice to the stage.

Funny, raw, and sharply observed, this brilliant new queer comedy about identity, ambition, codependency, and the beautiful mess of starting over when the life you planned completely disappears

Dates: August 7–23, 2026
Location: Hoover-Leppen Theatre at Center on Halsted
3656 N. Halsted, Chicago, IL

Previews: Friday, August 7 at 7:00 PM; Sunday, August 9 at 3:00 PM
Press opening: Monday, August 10 at 7:00 PM

Regular performances:
Thursdays–Saturdays at 7:00 PM
Sundays at 3:00 PM

Running Time: 100 min, No Intermission

Tickets: $35 regular performances
$5 off for seniors and students