Boxing. Beethoven. Siblings. Lovers. Testy Triangles. Every play has arrived in its own unique way – with the common thread that they moved us. We invite you to GET CLOSE to the different characters, places and points in time that we are committed to making extraordinary.
Join us for our 35th season!
“WRITERS HAS REALLY AMPED UP ITS ABILITY TO USE THE ASSETS OF ITS MAIN THEATER TO IMMERSE ITS AUDIENCE IN THE ENVIRONMENTS OF THE SHOWS...”
– CHICAGO TRIBUNE, BEST THEATER OF 2025
Part of what makes a full season at Writers exciting is encountering plays in our distinctive immersive spaces – where every seat is a great one. The 2026/27 season features two productions in our ultra intimate 99-seat Gillian Theatre. You can’t get any closer than this to some of the best actors in Chicago.
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Written by Matthew Libby
Directed by Jessica Thebus
Written by Marco Ramirez
Directed by Tyrone Phillips
Adapted for the stage by Emma Rice
Adapted from the play Still Life and the screenplay Brief Encounter, both by Noël Coward
Directed by Shana Cooper
Choreographed by William Carlos Angulo
Music Direction by Matt Deitchman
Brief Encounter
Written by August Strindberg
Adapted by Jen Silverman
Directed by Braden Abraham
Book by Hershey Felder
With music by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Bartok, Liszt, Rachmaninoff, Gershwin and Williams
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