Mary Zimmerman returns to Leonard Bernstein with Wonderful Town at the Goodman September 10-October 16
Rarely performed plays by Amiri Baraka, Sam Shepard, and more
Catching the latest work from Chicago’s notable playwrights should keep you busy this fall. Seems like each of them has something new to show us, including The Happiest Place on Earth (Sideshow Theatre Company, 9/17-10/23; reviewed here), an autobiographical solo show written and performed by Philip Dawkins; Skooby Don’t (Hell in a Handbag Productions, 9/29-11/4; reviewed here), David Cerda’s spoof of the animated mystery solvers; Andrew Hinderaker’s The Magic Play (Goodman Theatre, 10/21-11/20), about an illusionist in crisis; and Calamity West’s Give It All Back (Sideshow again, 11/20-12/18), about an artist holed up in a French hotel room. How We Got On (Haven Theatre Company, 9/29-11/12; reviewed here), a hip-hop coming-of-age tale by Idris Goodwin, and Octagon (Jackalope Theatre, 11/20-12/11; reviewed here), Kristiana Rae Colón‘s behind-the-scenes look at a poetry slam, will be making their first local appearances as well. —Zac Thompson
Suburbia in the sights of a Jeff Award-winning playwright Now through October 16
