Chicago: The Boys in the Band
Windy City Playhouse kicks off 2020 with a new immersive show
When: January 29 — April 19
Where: Windy City Playhouse, 3014 W. Irving Park Rd., Chicago, IL
Price: $75–95; 13+
Tags: #immersivetheatre, #retro, #voyeur, #sitespecific, #ContentAdvisory, #MobilityAdvisory (see below)
It’s 1968 and Harold is turning thirty-two. Luckily, friend-enemy Michael is there with six mutual friends to help him ease into this next year. The party is all jokes and quips until the host proposes a harmless game of truth or dare. Suddenly, each must reckon with his sexual identity — out, closeted, flamboyant, or “passing” — in an oppressive world where self-love is a luxury. Fresh from its hit Broadway revival, this landmark play comes to Chicago for the first time in 20 years. Join us as the Playhouse hosts our next immersive birthday party. Sit inches from the characters who “helped spark a revolution by putting gay men’s lives onstage” during the pre-Pride era. At this party, the cake tastes like truth, and everyone gets a slice.
At this exclusive birthday party, audiences will experience the action up close and personal. With only 40 partygoers per performance, one may feel content to sit still throughout the two-hour drama. Meanwhile, the voyeurist among us may get up, move around, and find herself an even better seat to the debauchery. Enjoy the same beverages and party snacks as the characters around you; but beware — the treats may be sweet, but the banter is on fire.
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Contact Level: None
Content Advisories: Content is rated PG-13, due to some mature themes including sexual content, racial content, and violence.
Alcohol and snacks will be served. If you’d like to be served non-alcoholic versions of our cocktails during the show, please just let our House Manager know at check-in.
Playhouse guests will be invited to sit in the various couches / chairs / love seats that make up the quintessentially mid-Century, sunken living room. You will be welcome to move from seat to seat as you wish, but will be otherwise seated throughout the show. All entrances and exits throughout the venue are accessible to wheelchairs, walkers, and mobility assisting devices. We also have flexibility with the theater seating to accommodate any guest’s needs. We highly recommend any patron with special needs contact our friendly box office team for more specifics so that we can provide you the best evening of entertainment possible.