Paying Homage to Ntozake Shange

Looking back at 2018, many may argue that it was a year of and about women. Women broke their silence, and spoke out about… Read More

beyond the rainbow: Court Community Conversations

In conjunction with our production of Ntozake Shange’s For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow is Enuf, Court Theatre… Read More

Resident Artist Ron OJ Parson Earns Prestigious Diversity Award from University

Resident Artist Ron OJ Parson was honored by the University of Chicago on January 15, 2019 with one of three prestigious Diversity… Read More

It’s not hypothetical — PHOTOGRAPH 51 is a hit!

Critics across Chicagoland highly recommend Anna Ziegler’s Photograph 51. Chris Jones of the Chicago Tribune… Read More

Double Helix, Double Standard

Anna Ziegler’s play Photograph 51 participates in a vital lineage of storytelling that revisits the people and events… Read More

Engendered Bias: Female Undergrads Share STEM Experiences

We asked several female University of Chicago undergraduate science students to reflect on Rosalind Franklin and their own experiences in overcoming gender-related obstacles in… Read More

Court’s Spotlight Reading Series is Redefining the American Stage

We spoke with Resident Artist Ron OJ Parson and Community Programs Manager Aaron Mays about their Spotlight Reading Series, a yearlong… Read More

Behind the Design: The Set of PHOTOGRAPH 51

In preparation for our upcoming production of Photograph 51, we spoke with scenic designer Arnel Sancianco to learn more about his process,… Read More

Manual Cinema’s FRANKENSTEIN captures lightning in a bottle

Press throughout Chicago are praising Manual Cinema’s Frankenstein, with many critics Highly Recommending the production. Audiences and… Read More

Court Theatre Honored With Three Jeff Awards at 50th Ceremony

Court Theatre is excited to announce that we were honored with three awards from Monday night’s 50th Annual Joseph Jefferson Awards. Read More