The catalog for Shakespeare 400 Chicago is officially out now, both online and in print. As festival producer Doreen Sayegh promised when I talked to her the other day, it is, indeed, possible to experience Shakespeare in some form every day from now until December.
Puck: The Beer. Enjoy this limited edition release by North Coast Brewing after your Culinary Complete Works meal. It’s described as “a sharp and spritzy petite saison, with a delicious flowery, spicy dry-hop aroma,” which is just how you’d imagine a beer inspired by A Midsummer Night’s Dream to be, right?
(In) Complete Works: Table Top Shakespeare. UK theater company Forced Entertainment stages Shakespeare’s plays with everyday objects, such as spoons, salt and pepper shakers, and a cheese grater. 2/25-2/27, MCA Stage, 220 E. Chicago, 312-397-4010, mcachicago.org, tickets start at $30.
Gary Busey’s One-Man Hamlet. But not with Gary Busey himself. Instead David Carl plays Gary Busey playing Hamlet, Gertude, Ophelia, Claudius, et al. Some people think it is the greatest Gary Busey impression of all time. There will also be puppets. 7/12-7/17, Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare, 800 E. Grand, 312-595-5600, chicagoshakes.com, tickets start at $35.
Piya Beharupiya. How is this Twelfth Night different from all other Twelfth Nights? It’s in Hindi, performed by India’s Company Theatre Mumbai. 9/27 and 9/29, 7:30 PM, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, 800 E. Grand, 312-595-5600, chicagoshakes.com, tickets start at $48.
