Events List

After losing her fireman husband, “Widow” must decide to hold on to the past or start dating. But her husband’s Soul in the box next to her bed and his body running through the house might make this tricky. Whimsically romantic - Vigils is a love story about living, losing, and learning to let go.

A first-time mother about to have a home birth, Mari is certain of one thing: she wants her baby. The next morning, Mari is certain of something different: this baby is not her baby. Thrilling, haunting, and terrifying - Mine births a world of new motherhood, where doubt and certainty blur, and where faith and…

The downtrodden members of the failed New Jersey metal band BROADSWORD reunite for the wake of their visionary band member who’s disappeared. When a mysterious stranger arrives, resentments hit a fever pitch and Broadsword must play together as if their lives depend on it. An amplified “heavy metal drama” from a writer for FX’S Sons…

H.G. Wells’ War of the Worlds, A Radio Drama Oct. 30-Nov. 2 at 7:30 PM at Jefferson Memorial Park, 4822 North Long Avenue. Nov. 7-8 at 7:30 PM; Nov. 9 at 3 and 7:30 PM, Lincoln Park Cultural Center, 2045 North Lincoln Park West. Advance reservations are recommended. Call The Gift at (773) 283-7071. This…

(October 15, 2013) – The Gift Theatre announces its annual Christmas production, titled Merry Christmas! (Stranger Things Have Happened). The sketch comedy revue is written and performed by Natural Gas, the house improv team of The Gift Theatre, and directed by Ensemble member Jim Kozyra.  Fellow Natural Gas Ensemble members Eric Muller, Carly Olson,  John…

Our annual season kick-off celebration returns with world premiere ten minute pieces by The Gift and guests. Tickets are only available to our 2014 season subscribers until January 1st.

Three estranged half-siblings reunite upon their father’s illness in this blood-raw, and wicked comedy-drama about fighting through the thick-and-thin of family.

Shakespeare’s timeless and timely tragedy comes to The Gift in a landmark production where very little is simply black and white.

Caught in the middle of the Great Recession, cash-strapped Crystal navigates the worlds of motivational speaking, survivalism, and a Saturn dealership to make a home in this shocking drama which reteams the playwright and director of last season’s Mine.