by Blues | Aug 7, 2026 | News
Tuesday, November 3, 2026 Election Day in Illinois Aug. 5 First day to apply for a vote by mail ballot. Sept. 24 First day to vote early or by mail. Check with your election authority for details. Oct. 6 Last day for regular (paper)...
by Blues | Jul 28, 2026 | Blue Ink Award & Festival, News
AUGUST 15, 2026 Join us for our annual Blue Ink Festival of new plays. Celebrate the 2026 Blue Ink Award recipient Nia Akilah Robinson and featured finalists Benjamin Benne and Claire Crowley. . Suggested donation is $12 per play or $30 to see all three. Seating...
by Blues | Jul 22, 2026 | News
Congratulations and gratitude to the entire creative & production teams who made Season 40 productions possible! Things With Friends Joseph Jefferson Award nomination for Ensemble (Audrey Billings, Casey Campbell, Jon Hudson Odom, Cruz Gonzalez-Cadel, Maya Lou...
by Blues | Jul 14, 2026 | News
by Blues | Jul 10, 2026 | News, The Commons
Join us for our first Commons’ event of Season 41 – a live concert reading. It’s summer of 2011, and Ellie, an awkward 16-year-old, has written what she believes to be a groundbreaking new musical inspired by the early discography of Avril Lavigne. She has...
by Blues | Jun 19, 2026 | News, The Ripped Festival
Join us for the 2026 Ripped Festival on Zoom. Monday, June 29 @ 7:00 PM Central Back by demand and in our 18th year, we’re thrilled to celebrate short plays ripped from today’s headlines. FEATURED WRITERS – Benjamin Benne, Darren Canady*, Liz Chidester*, John...
