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“**** captivating…perfect directing”
"Woods (Shane) gives one of the best performances I’ve seen on a Chicago stage this year-phenomenal performance."
“Woods is outstanding.”
World-premiere production of
SHANE
by Jack Schaefer, Adapted & Directed by Mark Pracht.
21 August - 4 October, 2026
ON NEXT
August Wilson’s
King Hedley II
Directed by Artistic Associate Manny Buckley
October 16—November 29, 2026
Kick off event:
Monday Oct 5th, 7:30pm, City Lit
City Lit Theater
City Lit Theater, in Edgewater is the longest continuously producing storefront theater in Chicago. We were founded in 1979, with $210, and are now about to start our 46th season. City Lit Theater was the first in the nation devoted to stage adaptations of literary material. At City Lit’s launch event, our founders were able to read a congratulatory letter we had received from Tennessee Williams. We have been associated with many great theater folk from Chicago and beyond.
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