Lipstick Lobotomy
Lipstick Lobotomy
Chicago, IL
“Lipstick Lobotomy” imagines a friendship between John F. Kennedy’s little sister, Rosemary Kennedy, and the playwright’s Great Aunt Ginny at an exclusive high-end sanitarium for women in the fall of 1941. The women undergo the peculiar cutting-edge treatments on offer by a society desperate to f...
Thu, Feb 13 2020
8:00 PM
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Sat, Mar 28 2020
9:30 PM
Subscriptions
Subscriptions
Chicago, IL
Don’t miss a moment of another incredible year with Trap Door Theatre! Become a Season Subscriber Today! Subscribers now get priority seating!! Trap Door Theatre is once again offering our popular discounted multi-show pass! Use these passes in any combination for any Trap Door Theatre product...
Monday, March 23 2020
3:30 PM
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4:00 PM
Reality Theatre
Reality Theatre
Chicago, IL
"Reality Theatre" is a fast-moving collection that explores our anxieties about change, the acceleration of technology, and maintaining human relationships in a world quickly becoming less and less human. “It's All in the Timing” meets “Black Mirror.” Reality and fantasy blur for a woman playing ...
Sun, Feb 23 2020
8:00 PM
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Mon, Mar 9 2020
9:00 PM
The White Plague
The White Plague
Chicago, IL
On the brink of a world war, a mysterious plague starts killing off everyone over 45. When a young doctor finds the cure and withholds it from the rich, what will they risk to change his mind? Written by: Karel Čapek Translated by: Peter Majer and Cathy Porter Directed by: Nicole Wiesner
Thu, Dec 5 2019
8:00 PM
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Sat, Jan 25 2020
9:30 PM
Love and Information
Love and Information
Chicago, IL
Through a kaleidoscopic lens of over 100 characters in fifty-seven different scenes, Churchill's exhilarating play Love and Information explores how our incessant consumption of information and virtual connectivity penetrates and frames our sense of ourselves and our relationships with others.
Thu, Sep 12 2019
8:00 PM
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Sat, Oct 19 2019
9:30 PM
The Great Big Invisible Invisible
The Great Big Invisible Invisible
Chicago, IL
A poetically challenged character driven science fiction two-act that follows characters fated to the safeguarding of a bionic baby.
Sun, Sep 29 2019
8:00 PM
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Mon, Oct 14 2019
9:00 PM
The Killer
The Killer
Chicago, IL
A conscientious citizen finds himself in a radiantly beautiful city. There is only one problem in Utopia - it is marred by the presence of an unknown and relentless killer. This dark absurdist comedy is a study of pure evil and an indifferent society that allows it to flourish.
Thu, May 30 2019
8:00 PM
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Sat, Jul 13 2019
9:30 PM
25/25
25/25
Chicago, IL
Celebrate Trap Door Theatre’s 25th anniversary showcase event. Enjoy moments of Trap Door’s history and support the future of the company! A celebration of 25 years of Trap Door Theatre and a showcase to benefit Trap Door’s move into the future! Featuring work from Directors: Kate Hendrickson...
Thu, Apr 11 2019
8:00 PM
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Sat, Apr 20 2019
10:00 PM
Tango
Tango
Chicago, IL
In this hilarious satire, the dangers inherent in contemporary society are inscribed in a universal story of how conformity, anarchy and formalism can come into conflict between generations.
Thu, Feb 21 2019
8:00 PM
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Sat, Mar 30 2019
10:00 PM
Childhood Beauty
Childhood Beauty
Chicago, IL
Using the forms of theatre, performance art, and dance, Childhood Beauty is about reluctantly participating in Jane Fonda’s dance aerobics videos way-back-when. It is about monopolizing the thoughts that people think about your body. It is about awkward emotions and stool movements. Welcome to th...
Sun, Mar 3 2019
8:00 PM
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Mon, Mar 25 2019
9:00 PM
