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5535 S. Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637

Court Theatre

Address:
5535 S. Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637
Capacity:
251
Phone:
773-753-4472*
*For questions about a purchase, contact us.
Rating:
3.2 stars Events at this venue were rated 3.2 by 137 members who went.

Upcoming Events

Currently, there are no events available through Goldstar.

Past Events

Award-Winning Play The First Breeze of Summer from Court Theatre

Court Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Thursday, May. 15 2008 @ 7:30pm (Preview)
Sunday, May. 18 2008 @ 7:30pm (Preview)
and 11 more dates.
Full Price: $32.00 - $38.00   Our Price: $10.00 - $19.00*
Rated: 3.1 stars
Playwright Leslie Lee's rarely-seen drama reveals a turbulent time in three generations of an African-American family. One hot June weekend, the family matriarch reflects on the lessons of her own youth and the three lost love affairs that shaped her life and her family while the conflict between her two teenage grandsons and their father comes to a head.  Learn More

Carousel: "Best Musical of the Twentieth Century" (Time Magazine) at Court Theatre

Court Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Thursday, Mar. 6 2008 @ 7:30pm (Preview)
Sunday, Mar. 9 2008 @ 7:30pm (Preview)
and 14 more dates.
Full Price: $32.00 - $38.00   Our Price: $10.00 - $19.00*
Rated: 3.3 stars
This Rodgers and Hammerstein masterpiece reinvented musical theatre in its day with its lush score and seamless integration of song, story, and dance. Now the piece Time Magazine named the "best musical of the twentieth century" will soar to new heights in Court Theatre's intimate space. Set in a small New England town, the story of an impulsive, brash carnival barker and his bride spans heaven and earth in its exploration of love, human frailty, and redemption.  Learn More

Titus Andronicus: Chilling Modern Adaptation of Shakespeare's Tragedy

Court Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Thursday, Jan. 10 2008 @ 7:30pm (Preview)
Sunday, Jan. 13 2008 @ 7:30pm (Preview)
and 11 more dates.
Full Price: $32.00 - $38.00   Our Price: $10.00 - $19.00*
Rated: 2.8 stars
Court Theatre's Artistic Director Charles Newell adapts and directs Titus Andronicus, Shakespeare's riveting tale of jealousy and revenge, creating a contemporary setting that lends depth and emotional significance to the play's horrific cycle of violence.  Learn More

Wild, Risqué Farce What the Butler Saw at Court Theatre

Court Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Sunday, Nov. 11 2007 @ 7:30pm (Preview Special)
Wednesday, Nov. 14 2007 @ 7:30pm (Preview Special)
and 9 more dates.
Full Price: $32.00 - $38.00   Our Price: $10.00 - $19.00*
Rated: 2.5 stars
Wild, risqué and ferociously playful, Joe Orton's classic farce has become one of the seminal works of modern comedy. When a psychiatrist invents a series of increasingly outrageous lies to cover up his attempts to seduce his young secretary, all manner of pandemonium breaks out in the ward. Chicago's own rising star Sean Graney directs, making his Court Theatre debut.  Learn More

Thyestes, A Tragedy About Feuding Brothers at Court Theatre

Court Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Thursday, Sep. 20 2007 @ 7:30pm (Preview)
Sunday, Sep. 23 2007 @ 7:30pm (Preview)
and 10 more dates.
Full Price: $32.00 - $38.00   Our Price: $10.00 - $19.00*
Rated: 1.3 stars
Thyestes is a powerful examination of vengeful brutality. Seneca's tragedy depicts feuding brothers doomed by arrogance and an unbridled desire for revenge that echoes through the centuries. The work of this eloquent philosopher-poet is revived by Caryl Churchill's gripping verse and director JoAnne Akalaitis's bold style.  Learn More

Laws of Attraction in Tom Stoppard's Arcadia at Court Theatre

Court Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Thursday, May. 3 2007 @ 7:30pm
Sunday, May. 6 2007 @ 7:30pm
and 15 more dates.
Full Price: $28.00 - $36.00   Our Price: $10.00 - $18.00*
Rated: 3.5 stars
This elegant, time-jumping play harnesses the power of "the law of attraction that Newton left out": s*x. Merging science with human concerns and ideals, Tom Stoppard's masterpiece is part detective story, part love story and part farce, with mathematics, literature, gardening and chaos theory thrown into the mix.  Learn More

Portrait of an Artist Hotel Cassiopeia at the Court Theatre

Court Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Sunday, Nov. 12 2006 @ 7:30pm
Saturday, Nov. 18 2006 @ 3:00pm
and 8 more dates.
Full Price: $30.00 - $48.00   Our Price: $5.00 - $18.00*
Rated: 3.0 stars
American collage artist Joseph Cornell made wooden boxes filled with pocket watches, coiled springs, thimbles, maps of the stars, parrots, seashells, broken glass, alphabet blocks, soap bubbles, whale teeth, starfish and more. The play frames the artist as he observes Manhattan, overhears—and fabricates—parts of conversations, is inspired by movies and becomes overwhelmed by the glorious bustle of the city streets.  Learn More

Musical Sensation Raisin at the Court Theatre

Court Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Wednesday, Sep. 20 2006 @ 7:30pm (Preview)
Thursday, Sep. 21 2006 @ 7:30pm (Preview)
and 17 more dates.
Full Price: $28.00 - $54.00   Our Price: $14.00 - $27.00*
Rated: 3.6 stars
The Tony Award-winning musical adaptation of Lorraine Hansberry's classic play, A Raisin in the Sun, comes home to the South Side. Artistic Director Charles Newell and Music Director Doug Peck reunite for the first time since last season's hit revisionist Man of La Mancha to bring this exuberant and powerful musical to the Court stage.  Learn More

Tony Award Winning British Comedy Lettice and Lovage

Court Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Sunday, May. 14 2006 @ 7:30pm
Thursday, May. 18 2006 @ 7:30pm
and 11 more dates.
Full Price: $26.00 - $35.00   Our Price: FREE - $17.50*
Rated: 3.4 stars
Court Theatre presents British comedy Lettice and Lovage, winner of two Tony Awards. Lettice Douffet, an expert on medieval cuisine and weaponry, is a tour guide of Fustian House, the most boring stately home in Britain—until she begins to embellish her tours, which become more interesting as they stray further from the facts. Charlotte Schoen, sent by to investigate, is not amused and fires her. But Charlotte's passion for history draws her to Lettice's romantic world-view and the two women forge an unlikely friendship in the face of their dreary modern lives.  Learn More

Venue Description

The Court Theatre, designed by Harry Weese, was specifically conceived to accommodate large productions of classic repertory. The space is very intimate, with 3/4 round seating and no seat farther than seven rows from the stage.

The Court Theatre formally had its beginning in 1955. In the early 1970s, the Court Theatre set out to create a professional classical theatre with a permanent resident ensemble. A major campaign conducted jointly by the Court Theatre and the University of Chicago in 1979 raised the necessary funds to construct a permanent theatre facility for the Court Theatre.

The Court Theatre is one of the best settings in the Chicago area to view great classical theatre. Due to the theatre's size and its intimate design, every seat has an excellent view, and the sound quality is superb.

Map/Directions

Ample free garage parking is available after 4pm on weekdays and all day on weekends. There is street parking as well.

Handicap Info

Contact the Box Office at 773-753-4472.

Handicap seating is not available at this venue through Goldstar.