University of Chicago Faculty & Staff
- $25 tickets to Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday evening performances
- $30 tickets to Friday/Saturday evenings and Saturday/Sunday matinees
Valid ID is required at time of purchase/pick-up. Limit one (1) discounted ticket per ID. Available online or at the Box Office, (773) 753-4472.
University of Chicago Students
Court Theatre is committed to making professional theatre affordable and fun for students. Our home on campus makes us a great destination for UChicago students.
Single Tickets: 1 per student with current student ID; must present ID to receive ticket; all offers are subject to availability.
- Advance Tickets: $20–Buy online.
- Rush: $10 tickets are on sale at the box office window starting 1 hour before performances (subject to availability).
- Arts Pass:
Court offers a limited number of FREE tickets for Wed/Thur 7:30 performances available at the box office window starting 1 hour before showtime. Visit the UChicago Arts Pass website to explore the over 70 cultural organizations you can access with your pass.
Group tickets: $10 (minimum 10). Enjoy theatre with fellow UChicago students by planning a house trip or attending Court with a class. Call (773) 702-6759 for more information or to customize your group event.
Student Subscriptions: Subscribe for only $15 per play. Buy online.
Student Night: University of Chicago students are invited to enjoy FREE pizza and soda after the performance. Check out the 17/18 events below.
Where on campus is Court Theatre? We are located 1 block from Mansueto Library, across from Ratner Athletic Center, and next door to the new North Campus Residences (AND Insomnia Cookies)!
Photo by Joe Mazza.
University of Chicago Student Nights
A Musical by Clarke Peters
based on the songs of Louis Jordan
Directed by Ron OJ Parson
with Associate Director Felicia P. Fields
AND MUSIC DIRECTOR ABDUL HAMID ROYAL
Featuring hit songs by saxophonist and songwriter Louis Jordan, Five Guys Named Moe introduces Nomax: broke and newly single, he is singing the blues late into the night and needs the unexpected help of friends to ease his broken heart. University of Chicago students are invited to enjoy FREE pizza after the performance.
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By William Luce
Directed by Sean Graney
Original poems, diary entries, and letters welcome us into Emily Dickinson’s home, where she shares snippets of joy amongst the heartache of an isolated and misunderstood life. University of Chicago students are invited to enjoy FREE pizza and refreshments after the performance.
By Arthur Miller
Directed by Charles Newell
Local businessman Joe Keller developed a bitter history with his business partner, but when love blossoms between his son Chris and his partner’s daughter Ann, Joe is destined to face old demons in this electrifying family drama. University of Chicago students are invited to enjoy FREE pizza and refreshments after the performance.
By Todd Kreidler
DIRECTED BY MARTI LYONS
WITH ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR WARDELL JULIUS CLARK
Matt and Christina Drayton live a comfortable, white, upper-class lifestyle in 1960s San Francisco, but when their daughter Joey returns home intending to marry black physician John Prentice, their longtime progressive values are suddenly challenged. University of Chicago students are invited to enjoy FREE pizza and refreshments after the performance.
By John Strand
Directed by Molly Smith
with Associate Director Seema Sueko
Featuring Edward Gero as Antonin Scalia
When a liberal Harvard Law School graduate takes on a clerkship with Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, they confront one of the most polarizing Supreme Court cases in history and must prove how much passion for the law and risk it takes to defend one’s version of the truth. University of Chicago students are invited to enjoy FREE pizza and refreshments after the performance.
