The Gala, chaired by Laura Gale of The Gift Theatre Board of Directors, and President of Crossmedia451, Inc., will honor Chef Art Smith with an extraordinary culinary and theatrical experience. Join The Gift Theatre in celebrating its 13th year as Chicago’s smallest professional theater company. The GIFT Gala is being held at the Chicago Cultural…
This sketch comedy show takes the audience on a humorous exploration of the history and traditions of Christmas. If you missed the first five Natural Gas holiday shows, you can make up for it this year. If you saw the first five Natural Gas holiday shows, you’re gonna continue to be wowed.
Dee returns to her birthplace at the blindingly bright McMurdo Station in Antarctica to work as a janitor and seek answers to her mother’s disappearance in this wonderfully weird and touching new play perfectly suited to The Gift’s intimate space. "I went to the bottom of the world to find this play—working as a janitor…
Dan finally finds his calling in life – and it sends all of his loved ones spiraling into a spiritual crisis in this smart, searching, and hilarious new play. The Gift Co-Founder and playwright of Northwest Highway strikes again with another great local story about overcoming obstacles and following your heart. Featuring: Ensemble Members Cyd…
Haunted by his own childhood, a psychologist tries to minister to the distressed souls who find their way to the doors of the health center he runs in rural Connecticut. “What every playwright wants to know is that the people doing their play will love it and care for it. I watched The Gift do…
Cocktails & Conversation with David Rabe: Tony Award-winning playwright of The Gift Theatre’s hit GOOD FOR OTTO Michael Patrick Thornton: Co-Founding Artistic Director of The Gift and director of GOOD FOR OTTO and Hedy Weiss: Theatre and Dance critic of the Chicago Sun-Times “Good for Otto” is an altogether breathtaking piece of theater.” Hedy Weiss,…
Enjoy world premiere ten minute pieces by The Gift and guests. As members of the National New Play Network, we feel it is our duty to present new works and world premieres on our stage. This festival allows us to work with talented artists who help us overcome obstacles to uphold our mission of telling…
In collaboration with lead production sponsor The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, The Gift’s RICHARD III re-defines what (dis)ability and Shakespeare’s great villain look like by utilizing both a disabled actor in the title role as well as assistive devices past and present as articulations of Richard’s protean identity, character, and self-perception. In partnership with The…
When an American family is forced off of their land during the Great Depression, they begin an epic journey west to California. Come Closer on Sunday, August 7th for a talk-back with the cast, drinks, and a couple of themed appetizers! Tickets to this special event are $50 and sell out quickly. Reserve your spot…
Annabel Anderson McCafferty is an expectant mother who vanishes from her small Ohio town on Christmas Eve. Both mystery and memory play, “A Life Extra Ordinary’ untangles and re-assembles the moments that make a life.
The Gift Theatre Ensemble will gather with their devoted community of supporters to celebrate The Gift Theatre’s 15th year of telling remarkable stories on stage with honesty and simplicity. The Gift and has been recognized by Mayor Rahm Emmanuel and the Illinois State Legislature as the cultural anchor of the Jefferson Park neighborhood. The Gift’s…
Curated by ensemble member Maggie Andersen, giftLIT is the literary extension and iteration of The Gift Theatre. The salon will feature celebrated writers from Chicago reading original work based on the themes in “A Life Extra Ordinary.” $10 for entrance to this rustic-chic room, exquisite storytelling, $5 glasses of rosé and specialty appetizers.
