Theatre News

Seven New Members Join Court’s Board of Trustees

New appointees include John Culbert, Felicia Davis, Andre Guichard, Frances Guichard, Tracie Hall, Nicole Robinson, and Lise Spacapan. The addition is the largest expansion of Court Theatre’s Board of Trustees to date.

Revised Events for Winter/Spring 2021

Announcing further revisions to the 2020/21 Season in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and continuing restrictions on public gatherings.

Creativity through Connection

Discover how Court's collaboration with For You and the University of Chicago's Experimental Performance Initiative sparked creativity and connection among artists and elders.

Race Matters — A Conversation Between Charles Newell and Angel Ysaguirre

Race Matters

Race Matters was created in response to the resurgence of national and global attention on the matter of civil rights in America and around the world across the Black Diaspora.

Theatre & Thought: Euripides’ THE BACCHAE + Contemporary Adaptation

Court Receives 11 Jeff Award Nominations for 2019/20 Season

Court Theatre received 11 Jeff Award nominations for the shortened 2019/20 Season.

Kelvin Roston, Jr. Receives Rudall Classic Artist Award

Established in 2018 to honor Founding Artistic Director Nicholas Rudall, this award acknowledges an artist with a passion for and dedication to classic plays. Roston, Jr. joins previous recipients Kate Fry and Allen Gilmore as a shining example of an artist upholding Rudall’s vision for classic theatre’s capacity to pose enduring and provocative questions that define the human experience.

2020/21 Season Programming FAQ

Check out these frequently asked questions about our virtual offerings as part of our re-imagined 2020/21 Season.

The 2020/21 Season Reimagined

From our Theatre & Thought Series, which connects audiences to expert insights from University of Chicago faculty about classic texts, to our Deep Dive events exploring Tom Stoppard's newest play Leopoldstadt, and productions like Titanic (Scenes from the British Wreck Commissioner's Inquiry, 1912), Othello, and August Wilson's Two Trains Running, our updated season is thematically rich, intellectually rigorous, and formally ambitious.