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The tiny Michigan town of Radio Falls has been trapped in perpetual winter for a generation. Snow and ice coat every tree branch and telephone wire, and the constant blizzard surrounding the town means there's no way in or out. The last moment of heated passion brought the town its only remaining youth: a young girl named Rose. It is up to her to save Radio Falls from the vicious curse of the Rime Witch. Learn more...

When Paul, a young victim of a knife attack, seeks assistance at a family's upper-class New York home, Ouisa Kittredge discovers how true the statement "everybody on this planet is separated by only six other people" really is. But Paul may not be all he says he is, and his aggressive, far-reaching search for meaningful human contact creates a web of confusion and pain that -- as Ouisa discovers -- didn't start, nor end, within her family's walls. Learn more...

The creative team that captivated audiences in 2007 with The Sparrow re-imagines their 2005 hit Dave DaVinci Saves the Universe. Dave DaVinci Saves the Universe tells the story of the world's most famous scientist working against the clock to invent the only thing that can save his daughter's life and his marriage: a time machine. Learn more...

Set during a "hot as hell" summer in Philadelphia, 1776 is the Tony Award-winning musical about the seminal act in American history: the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Sectional differences, pride and fear threaten the Declaration and the fledgling nation. The score features hits such as "Sit Down, John," "He Plays the Violin" and "Momma Look Sharp." Learn more...

Catch the final performances! As part of Chopin Theatre's I-Fest, Pip Utton, one of England's greatest solo performers and a favorite at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, presents Adolf, a portrait of Hitler and an examination of how crowds can be manipulated into unimaginable madness, and Bacon, a portrayal of a day in the life of the troubled painter Francis Bacon. (Each show features only one of the two works.) Learn more...

Following the death of his father, Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his uncle now occupies the throne and the queen's bed. Spurred by the ghost of his father and surrounded by spies, Hamlet must avenge his father's murder. An incisive portrait of a thinking man forced to act under chilling circumstances, Shakespeare's greatest revenge tragedy is perhaps the most widely read play in Western literature. Learn more...

Bohemian Nights is a risque romp that peers into the intimate lives of a married couple, Cathy and Donald Cervenka. Ever the loving wife, Cathy indulges her husband's voyeuristic fetish by allowing him to watch as she sleeps with other men. Hilarious antics, physical comedy, a girl with a cello and a dog make this ribald show appropriate for adult audiences only. Learn more...

In the heat and repression of rural Spain before the Spanish Civil War, five sisters are stunned by the death of their father. Forced into eight years of mourning by their mother Bernarda, in the stifling heat, desires, dark secrets and jealousy escalate. Meanwhile, their love-starved 80 year-old grandmother, Maria Josefa, is in love with the mysterious and forbidden Pepe el Romano. In an attempt to find happiness with her lover, she entices her youngest granddaughter, Adela, to plot their escape from Bernarda's tyranny. Learn more...

Soul Theatre presents Neil Simon's Last of the Red Hot Lovers, a comedy about Barney Cashman's escapades with three wildly different women after 23 years of marriage. Barney wants out of his safety zone and into the sexual revolution before it is too late. Learn more...

In Oliver Goldsmith's 1773 "laughing comedy," schemes and wits abound during the course of an evening at a crumbling country estate. Two fashionable young urbanites, lost in the country, find themselves the targets of trickery at the hands of a mischievous ne'er-do-well and a barmaid who is more than she seems. Mistaking the estate for an inn, the two bachelors are shocked to encounter their would-be loves on the premises. In classic farce style, this breakneck comedy skewers social mores, families and old-fashioned courtship. Learn more...

Teatr Cogitatur's La Luna combines light, sound, and music to create dreamlike scenes that have drawn comparisons to the works of David Lynch and Salvador Dali. La Luna is the story of four artists living in a tenement, struggling with life, love, and the pursuit of their art. Teatr Cogitatur's last two shows were both listed among the year's 10 best by the Chicago Tribune. Learn more...

Sketchbook 5 Collaboraction is a live, multimedia art festival, featuring 18 world premiere short plays (each under 7 minutes) set amidst visual art curated especially for the festival, plus live musical guests every night. Learn more...