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American Theater Company transforms its theatrical warehouse into an underground nightclub for an imaginative new production of John Cameron Mitchell's hit rock musical. Hedwig and the Angry Inch tells the story of a young East German who discovers that the only way to escape communism and come to America is to give up -- surgically -- a little part of himself. Learn more...

Suzan-Lori Parks' Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece explores two brothers: Lincoln, ex-"3-card" player, now legitimate entertainer, and Booth, a petty thief who wants to learn his brother's game, struggle to make a new life that will finally lead them out of poverty. Learn more...

Sam Shepard's most produced play tells the story of two brothers: Austin, an ambitious Hollywood screenwriter working on a potential million-dollar deal and Lee, a vagabond thief with a compulsion for six-packs and toasters, face off for control while venting demons from their dysfunctional past. Learn more...

Be part of a Chicago holiday tradition when American Theater Company presents their version of It's a Wonderful Life. This classic story based on the Frank Capra masterpiece is lovingly performed as a period radio play, complete with commercial breaks and live Foley sound effects. ATC's celebrated ensemble brings the town of Bedford Falls to life. Learn more...

When a young lawyer defends the civil liberties of one of the country's most notorious criminals, her idealism stands face to face with a criminal genius who, along with his neighbors, has a plan of his own. Playwright Itamar Moses explores issues of homeland security and individual freedoms in this suspenseful political thriller. Learn more...

Jonestown, Guyana, 1978: An interracial religious group, led by their charismatic leader Jim Jones, have fled America to the remote jungles of South America to build a utopian community. From the creators of The Laramie Project comes a play combining actual interviews with survivors and family members and live gospel music to tell the untold stories of a community that dreamed of a better life -- and its shocking demise. Learn more...

This quick-witted and timely comedy tells the story of three misfits who team up to expose their teacher's online secrets while forming their high school's first Speech and Debate club. Speech and Debate is the hysterical yet touching tale of three teens' quest for fame and free speech. Learn more...

American Theater Company presents the Chicago premiere of Richard Dresser's Augusta, directed by Saturday Night Live alum Nora Dunn. This searing dark comedy puts the clash between working people and corporate America under the microscope. Two women and their boss scheme with and against each other as they strive to make a housekeeping service their ticket to success, or at least stability. As the trio's desperation moves them to test ethical limits, Augusta confronts the real meaning of getting ahead. Learn more...

American Theater Company presents Half of Plenty, a hilarious up-to-the-minute satire on the anxieties of modern living. A young woman tries to balance working at home with caring for her increasingly senile father-in-law. When her husband is seduced into the local neighborhood watch, she worries how far he will go to "protect" their new home. Learn more...

The greatest American musical as you've never seen it before: bristling, sexy, dark and human. Ranchers and farmers clash as they try to carve out a piece of the American dream, forming the backdrop for a romance between a headstrong cowboy and a farmer's daughter. A once-in-a-lifetime chance to hear such classic songs as "Oh What a Beautiful Morning" and "People Will Say We're in Love" in American Theater Company's intimate 107-seat theater. Learn more...

This classic drama from William Inge (Bus Stop, Picnic), the master of repressed passions and simmering tension, is set in the Southwest during the oil boom of the 1920s. After an explosive fight with her husband, a young housewife must comfort her fragile son and get her wallflower daughter ready for a the school dance. An undiscovered gem about decent people yearning for a better life. Learn more...

Electronic Baby, a '60s Rock Musical takes the stage at the American Theater Company. This fun-filled production tells the story of a teenage girl who discovers love through her obsession with cars. And she falls in love with lots of cars...among them: a '63 Cadillac, a '65 Chevy Corvette and a '68 Pontiac GTO. Learn more...

From the team that brought you the celebrated American Dead comes this powerful drama of race and class relations. A combustible group of African-American and white prisoners are assigned to refurbish a slave plantation house as part of a work detail. The tension builds as each day's work is discovered destroyed the next morning. Learn more...

American Theater Company presents the Chicago premiere of Julia Jordan's St. Scarlet. Set on St. Patrick's Day, the play tells the story of an Irish-American family contending with simmering tensions and hot romance in the frozen landscape of Minnesota. Acclaimed director Rick Snyder will helm this offbeat comedy by the author the New York Post calls, "the playwright of the moment." Learn more...

Picked by the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun-Times as the "best holiday show around," the family classic returns to ATC in its inventive "radio play" form. The story you know and love supported by audiograms, live Foley sounds, festive carols, and holiday cheer. Learn more...

An overlooked masterpiece by Tenessee Williams, esteemed playwright of A Streetcar Named Desire, Orpheus Descending is sensual, lyrical and haunting. It's the story of a shopkeeper trapped in a deadly marriage who is reborn as she takes up with a young musician in a small southern town. Learn more...

In the tradition of TV's The Wonder Years, comes this nostalgic, feel good comedy hit about family vacations. Leaving Iowa is an old-fashioned family comedy that will tickle your funny bone, while tugging at your heart strings. A Chicago Tribune Critic's Choice! Learn more...