Out Here

Life happens outside of your comfort zone. Out Here is a courageous new musical, developed through a dynamic collaboration with the University of Chicago. Audiences will have the rare opportunity to be the first to experience this fresh and intimate look at a family reconfiguring itself and rediscovering joy.

Dawn has a house, a husband, and a family, but she wants more. She wants her ex-girlfriend, Robin. She wants nothing to change and she wants everything to change, and she wants to control all the terms. As she’s caught between what’s been and what’s next, Dawn must learn to reimagine her expectations, harmonize with loved ones, and trust the process. If she can do all that, she might just learn a new song. Strikingly original, Out Here explores the unexpected freedom in relinquishing control, and how, sometimes, you have to break something apart to create something better.

Led by acclaimed director Chay Yew, making his Court debut, Out Here arrives as a bold, innovative work that invites Chicago audiences to be among the very first to witness its evolution—bringing the 2025/26 season to a joyous conclusion.

Approximate running time: 100 minutes; presented without intermission.

Accessible Performances:

• Touch Tour: Saturday, May 2 at 12:30pm
• Audio Description and ASL Interpretation: Saturday, May 2 at 2:00pm
• Open Captioning: Sunday, May 3 at 2:00pm

Developed in partnership with

Supported by The Charles Newell Production Fund Gustavo Bamberger and Martha Van Haitsma

Photo of Cliff Chamberlain, Amanda Pulcini, Z Mowry, Ellie Duffey, Alex Goodrich, and Becca Ayers by Michael Brosilow.