Celebrate the magic of local arts and literacy at Library Days at The Company OnStage, happening alongside the morning performance of our family show, Lions in Illyria! Event Details: Saturday, February 7, 2026 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM Please arrive by 10:30 AM to participate in the craft activity. Join us for a fun-filled morning [...]
Looking for a fun, low-commitment way to get involved at Company OnStage? Play Club is a relaxed, welcoming space where theatre lovers and curious newcomers alike can come together to explore scripts. Every month, we’ll announce a new play to read aloud as a group. Participants will rotate roles, so everyone who wants to read [...]
The Company OnStage is excited to announce that we are hosting auditions for "The Last of the Dragons” by Kristin Walter, adapted from the story by Edith Nesbit and “Describe the Night" by Rajiv Joseph. Auditions will take place on Sunday, March 15th, and Monday, March 16th, 2026, beginning at 7:00 p.m. at 5720 Bellaire [...]
When Henrietta Leavitt begins work at the Harvard Observatory in the early 1900s, she isn’t allowed to touch a telescope or express an original idea. Instead, she joins a group of women “computers,” charting the stars for a renowned astronomer who calculates projects in “girl hours” and has no time for the women’s probing theories. [...]
Junie B. Jones is having a rough day – no, scratch that, a rough week! First off, she is about to lose her first tooth. What will she even look like once it comes out? And what does the Tooth Fairy want all those teeth for anyway? Even worse, everyone in her class except for [...]
Celebrate the magic of local arts and literacy at Library Days at The Company OnStage, happening alongside the morning performance of our family show, Junie B. Jones: Toothless Wonder! Event Details: Saturday, February 7, 2026 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM Please arrive by 10:30 AM to participate in the craft activity. Join us for a [...]
Company OnStage is seeking directors, actors, and production assistants to support our upcoming summer fundraiser production of Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind by Greg Allen. Opening in 1988 and still playing today as the longest-running show in Chicago history, Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind is an ensemble experiment in presenting “30 Plays in [...]
In 1920, the Russian writer Isaac Babel is a war correspondent with the Red Cavalry. Seventy years later, a mysterious Stasi agent spies on a woman in Dresden and falls in love. In 2010, an aircraft carrying most of the Polish government crashes in the Russian city of Smolensk. Set in Russia and East Germany [...]
In the kingdom of Middlefield, there is a tradition. On a princess’ sixteenth birthday, she is tied to a rock, kidnapped by a dragon, rescued by a prince, and lives happily ever after. But what happens when the prince is too afraid to fight, the princess wants to do the rescuing herself, and the dragon [...]
Interested in getting involved behind the scenes at Company OnStage? Stop by our Production Volunteer Event on Sunday, July 19 between 1:00–4:00 PM! Whether you're an experienced theatre artist or looking to get involved for the first time, this is a great opportunity to explore the many ways you can be part of our production [...]
Forget everything you know about traditional theater! We have 60 minutes to perform 30 short plays. When the audience shouts a number, the clock ticks, and a brand-new story begins. Raw, fast, funny, and deeply honest, no two shows are ever the same. Grab your tickets and help us shape the show! Please note, some [...]
A Taste of the Season is set to be Company OnStage’s most exciting event of the year—an inaugural celebration of theatre, creativity, and culinary artistry bringing together families, local businesses, culinary enthusiasts and theatre lovers to kick off our 2026–2027 Season. At the heart of the event is a baking competition, where local bakers and [...]
