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Metea Valley Theater puts on Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’Oct 31, 2025 1:49 am - Metea Valley Theater presents Shakespeare's "Macbeth" from Nov. 6-8, exploring ambition, power, and guilt through the story of a Scottish general who becomes king through murder and treachery.
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Commanding performance: Janus Theatre’s streamlined ‘Merchant’ packs a punch and so does its leading ladyOct 29, 2025 3:12 pm - Janus Theatre delivers a streamlined “Merchant of Venice” defined by a ferocious performance from Susan P. Anderson as the much-abused, vindictive Shylock.
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Barrington’s Parker Players presents the surreal comedy ‘Dead Man’s Cell Phone’Oct 29, 2025 1:47 pm - Parker Players Theater Company continues its production of Sarah Ruhl's "Dead Man's Cell Phone" through Nov. 9 at The Barrington. The play explores the ripple effects when a woman answers a dead stranger's ringing cell phone, leading her on a surreal journey.
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Lake Park High theater to put on ‘Six: The Musical — Teen Edition’Oct 29, 2025 10:48 am - Lake Park Theatre’s production of “Six: The Musical-Teen Edition” rewrites history through the lens of Henry VIII's six wives. Performances will be Oct. 30 and Nov. 1-2.
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Things to do Oct. 31 to Nov. 6: Halloween and Dia de Muertos events, the 312 Comedy Festival and moreOct 28, 2025 12:16 pm - Make plans for Halloween events and trick-or-treating throughout the suburbs; Dia de Muertos events in Highland Park, Waukegan and Naperville; the 312 Comedy Fest in Chicago and more.
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Spotlight: ‘Amadeus’ at Steppenwolf, ‘Million Dollar Quartet Christmas’ at MarriottOct 28, 2025 10:10 am - Steppenwolf Theatre revives Peter Shaffer’s “Amadeus,” Marriott Theatre jump-starts the holiday theater season with “Million Dollar Quartet Christmas,” and Chicago’s Artistic Home revives Tracy Letts’ “Superior Donuts” this week.
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‘Clue’ whodunit comes to Aurora Central Catholic Nov. 7-8Oct 27, 2025 11:47 am - Aurora Central Catholic High School's fall drama is an adaptation of the 1985 hit film “Clue,” a comedy mystery based on the board game.
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‘We don’t all have to be the same’: BrightSide Theatre revival of ‘Rocky Horror’ comes at the right timeOct 22, 2025 1:55 pm - BrightSide Theatre artistic director Jeffrey Cass fulfills his longtime ambition to stage the cult classic “The Rocky Horror Show,” a campy 1973 tuner that celebrates living one’s truth and living it fearlessly.
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Shakespeare in the ’burbs: ‘Merchant of Venice’ at Janus Theatre, ‘As You Like It’ at WritersOct 21, 2025 2:37 pm - Janus Theatre concludes its long tenure at the Elgin Art Showcase with a 90-minute adaptation of William Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice” and Writers Theatre stages “As You Like It.”
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Things to do Oct. 24-30: Nightmare on Chicago Street, Taste of the Town, Halloween events and moreOct 21, 2025 1:18 pm - Make plans now for Nightmare on Chicago Street in Elgin, Wheeling’s Taste of the Town, the last weekend of Night of 1,000 Jack-o’-Lanterns, Penn and Teller at the Chicago Theatre, Halloween events and trick-or-treating throughout the suburbs and more.
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