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Recipient of the 2008 Regional Theatre Tony Award, Chicago Shakespeare Theater opened its new seven-story facility
at Navy Pier in 1999, bringing a new dimension to the Pier and creating a permanent home for Shakespeare in the
heart of Chicago.
outside view of Shakespeare Theater

The year-round theater complex is centrally located on the Pier. Inside this beautiful courtyard-style theater, the main floor, dress circle and gallery wrap gracefully around the thrust stage. In the intimate 510-seat theater, only nine rows separate the most distant seat from the actors on stage, and the gallery is suspended just 20 feet above the action. The complex also features a flexible 180-seat theater, Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare, rehearsal spaces, an English-style pub, a Shakespeare resource center for educators, and lobby and reception areas with views of Lake Michigan and Chicago's skyline.

Now Showing!

The Feast: an Intimate Tempest
co-created and co-directed by Jessica Thebus and Frank Maugeri
adaptation by Jessica Thebus
design by Frank Maugeri
based on the play by William Shakespeare

Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare
January 18 – March 11, 2012

The bold collision of text with extraordinary objects and imagery ignites this muscular, innovative retelling of Shakespeare's lyrical tale, darkly imagined in the transformative space Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare. Prospero's illusory island sets the stage for The Feast: an intimate Tempest brought to life by three actors, a menagerie of handcrafted puppets, original music and hypnotic animations. Possibilities abound as Ariel and Caliban sit down at their captor's dinner table to assert their independence and petition for freedom.

Coming Soon!

A Midsummer Night’s Dream
by William Shakespeare
directed by Gary Griffin

in Chicago Shakespeare’s Courtyard Theater
February 7 – April 8, 2012

Shakespeare's love potion-fueled comedy bursts to uproarious life in CST Associate Artistic Director Gary Griffin's must-see, all-new production. A company of Chicago's finest classical actors is joined by comedic talents from The Second City, Broadway and Saturday Night Live to weave the Bard's tale of feuding fairies, misguided passions and the vagaries of our dreams in the uniquely personal setting of CST's Courtyard Theater. Rediscover the magic that's enchanted audiences for over 400 years.

For more information or to purchase tickets, please call the Chicago Shakespeare Theater Box Office at 312.595.5600,
or go to their website at www.chicagoshakes.com.

Access Shakespeare

Chicago Shakespeare Theater is committed to bringing outstanding theater to persons with disabilities, including hearing and visual impairments. Accessible seating is available in both theaters, as are large-print programs and assistive listening devices. If disability assistance is required, please call the Box Office at 312.595.5600 or 312.595.3752(TTY).

Duo-Interpreted Sign Language Performance

A designated performance of every production is interpreted in American Sign Language. Please call the Box Office at 312.595.5600 (phone) or 312.595.3752 (TTY) to book your tickets, and ask to be seated in the sign-interpreted section, which is close to the stage.

Audio-Described Performances

A designated performance of every production is audio-described. Please contact the Box Office at 312.595.5600 to book your tickets, and ask to reserve a listening device. Audio-description begins 15 minutes before the curtain with introductory remarks.

For more information, including the dates of this season's sign-interpreted and audio-described performances, please visit chicagoshakes.com/access.

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