The Storefront Theater
The Storefront Theater
First Floor of the Gallery 37 Building 66 East Randolph Street Chicago IL 60602- Phone:
- 312-742-8497
- Website:
- http://www.dcatheater.org/
- Capacity:
- 99
For questions about a purchase, please contact Goldstar.
Current Events on Goldstar
Currently, there are no events available at this venue through Goldstar.
Past Events on Goldstar
The Improv Play Peeks Behind the Scenes at the World of Comedy
The Storefront Theater (Chicago, IL)
- Full Price:
- $25.00
- Our Price:
- FREE - $12.50
InFusion Theater Company, in association with DCA Theater, presents the premiere of Randall Colburn's The Improv Play at the Storefront Theater. A scripted play that incorporates improv, sketch comedy and... Learn More.
Explore the True Meaning of Family in Poetic Las Hermanas Padilla
The Storefront Theater (Chicago, IL)
- Full Price:
- $25.00
- Our Price:
- FREE - $12.50
Humorous, fantastical and poetic, Las Hermanas Padilla is an award-winning work by emerging New York playwright Tony Meneses. This engaging story revolves around 10 sisters-in-law who, while the world is... Learn More.
The Ghost Is Here: U.S. Premiere of Work by Japanese Playwright Abe
The Storefront Theater (Chicago, IL)
- Full Price:
- $25.00
- Our Price:
- FREE - $12.50
Revered Japanese playwright and Nobel Prize nominee Kobo Abe's rarely-produced 1957 play examines the impact of war upon a culture and a nation. Set in the ruins of post-World War II Japan, at a moment in... Learn More.
Peer Gynt: Ibsen's Epic Fantasy From Chicago DCA Theater
The Storefront Theater (Chicago, IL)
- Full Price:
- $20.00
- Our Price:
- FREE - $10.00
Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen's Peer Gynt is a fairy tale told in verse, blending poetry with social satire and realism with the surreal. Peer Gynt is the son of an impoverished farmer. Having disgraced... Learn More.
World Premiere of The Spirit Play, A Medium's Tale
The Storefront Theater (Chicago, IL)
- Full Price:
- $20.00
- Our Price:
- $10.00
The Spirit Play is a magical, mystical, musical production from The Strange Tree Group, raising the spirits of Chicago in time for the Halloween season. From the creators of the smash hit The Three Faces of... Learn More.
Corazón de Manzana: Cross-Borders Drama in World Premiere
The Storefront Theater (Chicago, IL)
- Full Price:
- $20.00
- Our Price:
- $10.00
Mixing realism, fantasy and stylized choreography, playwright Dana Lynn Formby's new drama Corazón de Manzana intertwines the lives of three mother-daughter pairs living in Canada, the United States and... Learn More.
Lighthousekeeping, a World-Premiere Adaptation by New Leaf Theatre
The Storefront Theater (Chicago, IL)
- Full Price:
- $15.00 - $25.00
- Our Price:
- FREE - $12.50
This world-premiere adaptation of Jeanette Winterson's novel tells the tale of Silver, an orphaned girl who is taken in by the blind and miraculously old keeper of a lighthouse on the Scottish coast. The... Learn More.
Precious Little: World-Premiere Play About Apes, Amnio and Language
The Storefront Theater (Chicago, IL)
- Full Price:
- $15.00 - $25.00
- Our Price:
- FREE - $12.50
In this world-premiere play, author Madeleine George weaves together humor, irony, and memorable characters into a story that explores the beauty and limits of language. When Brodie, a forty-something... Learn More.
Carmilla: The Original Female Vampire Bares Her Teeth in This Stage Adaptation of the Novel
The Storefront Theater (Chicago, IL)
- Full Price:
- $20.00
- Our Price:
- $10.00
Chicago DCA Theatre premieres a new adaptation of new adaptation of J. Sheridan Le Fanu's Victorian horror story, Carmilla. Laura, a young woman isolated in a remote castle in Austria. Her wish for a... Learn More.
Boojum! Nonsense, Truth and Lewis Carroll: A Hit Musical from Australia
The Storefront Theater (Chicago, IL)
- Full Price:
- $25.00
- Our Price:
- $12.50
The Chicago premiere of this hit Australian musical is a mash-up of fantasy, adventure and "choral nonsense theatre" based on Lewis Carroll's poem "The Hunting of the Snark." Featuring an eccentric cast of... Learn More.
An Orwellian Chicago Brought to Life in Factory Theater's 1985
The Storefront Theater (Chicago, IL)
- Full Price:
- $25.00
- Our Price:
- $12.50
Factory Theater's 1985 imagines an Orwellian Chicago where disavowing oneself from team loyalty isn't easy and might just be impossible. Winston Smith is sick of losing. The major sports teams in Chicago let... Learn More.
Hideous Progeny: A New Play About Frankenstein creator Mary Shelley and Lord Byron
The Storefront Theater (Chicago, IL)
- Full Price:
- $20.00
- Our Price:
- $10.00
On a dark and stormy night in a house by a lake, Mary Shelley took up the challenge of her host Lord Byron to write a terrifying story. That story was Frankenstein and the rest is literary history. Now Emily... Learn More.
New Thriller Dead Letter Office from Chicago DCA Theater
The Storefront Theater (Chicago, IL)
- Full Price:
- $22.00
- Our Price:
- $11.00
Examining the changing nature of language in a digital culture, Dead Letter Office follows the staff sorting the backlog of the postal system and searching for anything of value among the written letters.... Learn More.
Broadway Classic Cabaret at The Storefront Theater
The Storefront Theater (Chicago, IL)
- Full Price:
- $25.00
- Our Price:
- $12.50
Chicago theatre company The Hypocrites, with Chicago DCA Theater, present Cabaret. Known for its sexy, witty, and politically-charged numbers, this Broadway musical is also the backdrop for one of the... Learn More.
Darkly Comic Fable Beautiful City from Theater Mir
The Storefront Theater (Chicago, IL)
- Full Price:
- $25.00
- Our Price:
- $12.50
"This is the future" begins this darkly comic fable about urban developers, criminals, law enforcement, and even a witch, all fighting for the soul and vision of a city. Set in an urban landscape ripe for... Learn More.
The (edward) HOPPER Project: A Series of Theatrical Vignettes Based on Hopper's Paintings
The Storefront Theater (Chicago, IL)
- Full Price:
- $20.00
- Our Price:
- $10.00
For anyone who's ever looked at a painting and wondered about the stories of the subjects portrayed within it, here is a theater project that explores those stories. Written by members of the WNEP company,... Learn More.
Carnival Nocturne, a Dark Fable with Carnival Acts and Live Band
The Storefront Theater (Chicago, IL)
- Full Price:
- $20.00
- Our Price:
- $10.00
Silent Theatre Company welcomes visitors into the mysterious underground world of a traveling carnival. In the midst of fire breathers, fortune tellers, bestial tamers and natural freaks, a somber secret... Learn More.
Rhymes With Evil, a Suspense-Filled Tale of Love and Loss with Puppets
The Storefront Theater (Chicago, IL)
- Full Price:
- $25.00
- Our Price:
- $12.50
Rhymes With Evil brings creepy puppets and visual spectacle to a very human tale of an imaginative and inventive stay-at-home dad. In his Midwest farm house, Lathan Kane creates a beautiful yet bizarre world... Learn More.
Dylan Thomas' Quirky, Poetic Under Milk Wood at DCA Theater
The Storefront Theater (Chicago, IL)
- Full Price:
- $20.00
- Our Price:
- $10.00
Caffeine Theatre presents Dylan Thomas' dark but funny play about the dreams and waking lives of a fictional Welsh town at DCA's Storefront Theater. A popular favorite for over half a century, Thomas' play... Learn More.
Mi Familia, My Dance: An Introduction to Dance for the Whole Family
The Storefront Theater (Chicago, IL)
- Full Price:
- $10.00
- Our Price:
- $5.00
Luna Negra Dance Theater presents a special dance concert program designed as an engaging, interactive introduction to the arts for the whole family. Drawing from Luna Negra's most popular works, Mi Familia... Learn More.
Chicago Dance Crash in Movement/Gentlemen at DCA Theater
The Storefront Theater (Chicago, IL)
- Full Price:
- $22.00
- Our Price:
- $11.00
Chicago Reader's pick for Best Dance Company of 2009 returns with a new program that blends contemporary dance, hip hop, ballet, and acrobatics. Chicago Dance Crash, an all-male dance troupe, combines... Learn More.
The Arab-Israeli Cookbook: A Play About Conflict, Culture, and Cooking
The Storefront Theater (Chicago, IL)
- Full Price:
- $23.00
- Our Price:
- $11.50
DCA Theater stages the Chicago premiere of Robin Soans' critically-acclaimed drama The Arab-Israeli Cookbook, a play based upon more than 40 real-life characters from Israel and the West Bank. The characters... Learn More.
Russian Play Maria's Field at Chicago DCA Theater
The Storefront Theater (Chicago, IL)
- Full Price:
- $25.00
- Our Price:
- $12.50
TUTA Theatre looks back at a lost generation of Russian women in this English language translation of one of Russia's most exciting young playwrights, Oleg Bogaev. Through laughter and tears, three one-... Learn More.
Soiree DADA: Schmuckt der Hallen: An Absurd Christmas Spectacle
The Storefront Theater (Chicago, IL)
- Full Price:
- $20.00
- Our Price:
- $10.00
Chicago DCA Theatre welcomes the latest installment in WNEP's popular Soiree DADA series. Schmuckt der Hallen takes on the holiday season with penetrating wit and outrageous absurdity. Assisted by the... Learn More.
Musical The Adventures of Captain Marbles and His Acting Squad: Episode 1
The Storefront Theater (Chicago, IL)
- Full Price:
- $15.00
- Our Price:
- FREE - $7.50
The Marble Squad (an astronaut, a ballerina, a witch and other friends) loves to act and dance and sing. The squad is led by a captain who's always losing his fuzzy red marbles. Watch them take on the... Learn More.
Cabaret of Desire, Poetry Meets Burlesque Dancing, Puppets and Music
The Storefront Theater (Chicago, IL)
- Full Price:
- $19.00
- Our Price:
- FREE - $8.00
High art meets low as Blair Thomas and Company give voice to 20th-century poet Federico Garcia Lorca through a cabaret of dancing, amoral ruffians, wooden puppets and a player piano for an evening of highly... Learn More.
Scenes from the Big Picture -- A Medley of Contemporary Irish Stories
The Storefront Theater (Chicago, IL)
- Full Price:
- $20.00
- Our Price:
- $10.00
Continuing Seanachai Theatre's tradition of Irish storytelling, this play, written by Owen McCafferty, smashes the "big picture" into vivid snapshots of intimate groups of people. Moving from shops to pubs... Learn More.
Bloody Bess: A Tale of Piracy and Revenge at Storefront Theater
The Storefront Theater (Chicago, IL)
- Full Price:
- $20.00
- Our Price:
- FREE - $10.00
BackStage Theatre Company brings its own spin to the swashbuckling thriller that tells the story of Elizabeth Presberty, daughter to the governor of the island of Tobago, and her transformation to ruthless... Learn More.
13 Dead Husbands: New Comedy About an Oft-Widowed Woman
The Storefront Theater (Chicago, IL)
- Full Price:
- $11.00 - $22.00
- Our Price:
- $5.50 - $11.00
Sansculottes Theater Company returns to the Storefront Theater with an new comic love story about a beautiful woman and the men that go to great lengths to woo and marry her. But shortly after the wedding,... Learn More.
How I Spent My Last Night on Earth: Play Based on Best-Selling Novel
The Storefront Theater (Chicago, IL)
- Full Price:
- $15.00 - $22.00
- Our Price:
- $7.50 - $11.00
What would you do if you were told you only had 24 hours before an asteroid obliterated the planet? Based on Todd Strasser's best-selling novel, this funny, fast-paced tale will have you laughing at the end... Learn More.
Créole: Traditional Theatre Combined With African Dance
The Storefront Theater (Chicago, IL)
- Full Price:
- $20.00
- Our Price:
- $10.00
Traditional theatre and African dance are fused together in Creole, to tell the story of Cora, a young slave who convinces Lucius, the plantation owner, to teach her to read. When their relationship becomes... Learn More.
Roddy Doyle's Rollicking Irish Comedy War
The Storefront Theater (Chicago, IL)
- Full Price:
- $20.00
- Our Price:
- $10.00
In the world of the Pub Quiz, George knows the capital city of every country, while Bertie can sniff out a trick question from a hundred paces. Once a month, these two giants of the Quiz lock eyes across the... Learn More.
Map and Directions
The Storefront Theater/Chicago DCA Theater is completely wheelchair accessible and conveniently located near CTA buses and Red, Orange, Purple, Brown, Green and Blue-line trains, as well as the Metra.
Handicap Information
Handicap seating may be available.
Please contact us before buying tickets to make arrangements.