Strawdog Theatre Company

Strawdog Theatre Company On stage and off, we CHALLENGE ourselves to create a GENUINE CONNECTION between our artists and our

On stage and off, we CHALLENGE ourselves to create a GENUINE CONNECTION between our artists and our COMMUNITY through a transformative shared experience that is rooted in the ENSEMBLE ethic of collaboration.

Hello Strawdog Friends!We’re inviting you to join us for Hit Factory 2026, Strawdog Theatre Company’s annual fundraising...
06/05/2026

Hello Strawdog Friends!

We’re inviting you to join us for Hit Factory 2026, Strawdog Theatre Company’s annual fundraising event, on Wednesday, June 24th at Rogers Park Taproom.

This isn’t your typical fundraiser. It’s a chance to gather with artists, audiences, and supporters who believe in adventurous, accessible theatre and the community that makes it possible.

Your $40 ticket includes:

A live performance
Two complimentary drinks
Hors d’oeuvres
A silent auction
Plenty of time to connect with fellow theatre lovers
June 24, 2026
Doors open at 6:00 PM | Performance begins at 7:00 PM

Rogers Park Taproom
1615 W Howard Street
Chicago, IL 60626

Every ticket helps support Strawdog’s productions, artists, and the work we have planned for the seasons ahead.

We hope you’ll join us as we celebrate where we’ve been and help us build what’s next.

Come for the memories. Stay for the future.

Ticket link in bio! 🛸

LAST WEEKEND TO SEE THE WHOLE STORY!!12 Ophelias and Hamlet close THIS SUNDAY. Be sure to snag your tickets for both sho...
05/21/2026

LAST WEEKEND TO SEE THE WHOLE STORY!!

12 Ophelias and Hamlet close THIS SUNDAY. Be sure to snag your tickets for both shows including special BACK-TO-BACK performances on Saturday and Sunday 🌟

12 Ophelias (a play with broken songs)
Written by Caridad Svich
Directed by Kamille Dawkins

🎭 Running NOW through May 24, 2026 with performances at The Factory Theater, 1623 W. Howard St. Chicago, IL 60626.

Tickets available at strawdog.org. Tickets are sliding scale between $10-$80. 🎟️

FINAL CALL for 12 Ophelias!!This is your LAST week to get tickets for our final show of the season — this week with a sp...
05/19/2026

FINAL CALL for 12 Ophelias!!

This is your LAST week to get tickets for our final show of the season — this week with a special Thursday performance!

Don’t miss your chance to join us on this breathtaking adventure through Appalachia 🤩🩵

12 Ophelias (a play with broken songs)
Written by Caridad Svich
Directed by Kamille Dawkins

🎭 Running NOW through May 24, 2026 with performances at The Factory Theater, 1623 W. Howard St. Chicago, IL 60626.

Tickets available at strawdog.org. Tickets are sliding scale between $10-$80. 🎟️

📷: Melissa Dawkins

SURPRISE! We’re happy to announce an ADDITIONAL showing of 12 Ophelias on Thursday, May 21! 🤩🤩 Now you have SEVEN chance...
05/14/2026

SURPRISE! We’re happy to announce an ADDITIONAL showing of 12 Ophelias on Thursday, May 21! 🤩🤩 Now you have SEVEN chances to catch this incredible show before it closes. Plus, catch special Saturday and Sunday performances of Hamlet during closing weekend.

Get your tickets NOW! 🏃‍♀️

12 Ophelias (a play with broken songs)
Written by Caridad Svich
Directed by Kamille Dawkins

🎭 Running NOW through May 24, 2026 with performances at The Factory Theater, 1623 W. Howard St. Chicago, IL 60626.

Tickets available at strawdog.org. Tickets are sliding scale between $10-$80. 🎟️

📷: Melissa Dawkins

Strawdog’s accepting video submissions for the first show of our upcoming season!Advance Man: Part One of The Honeycomb ...
05/11/2026

Strawdog’s accepting video submissions for the first show of our upcoming season!

Advance Man: Part One of The Honeycomb Trilogy
Written by Mac Rogers
Directed by Noah Elman

Deadline to Submit: Saturday May 23, 2026 - 11:59 PM

Description:
Astronaut Bill Cooke returns from the first manned mission to Mars bearing secrets and illicit cargo. Now his wife and teenage children are all that stand between Bill and a shocking action that will alter not only their lives, but also all of humanity. Advance Man is the first part of Mac Rogers’ science fiction epic The Honeycomb Trilogy, three stand-alone plays set in the same universe chronicling a primal conflict – at once intimate and global – that will redefine the nature of the human race.

Production Dates:
Rehearsals: July 13 - August 5, 2026 (Sat - Wed, weekday evenings, weekend daytime)
Tech: August 7 - 13, 2026
Previews: August 14 - 16, 2026
Press Opening: August 21, 2026
Performances: August 14 - September 27, 2026

More details at Link in Bio or auditions.leagueofchicagotheatres.org.

🌟 You have THREE MORE WEEKS to see 12 Ophelias! Come see this compelling story and go on an enigmatic journey full of mu...
05/07/2026

🌟 You have THREE MORE WEEKS to see 12 Ophelias! Come see this compelling story and go on an enigmatic journey full of music and self-reflection 🌟

12 Ophelias (a play with broken songs)
Written by Caridad Svich
Directed by Kamille Dawkins

🎭 Running NOW through May 24, 2026 with performances at The Factory Theater, 1623 W. Howard St. Chicago, IL 60626.

Tickets available at strawdog.org. Tickets are sliding scale between $10-$80. 🎟️

📷: Melissa Dawkins

Strawdog Theatre Company presents its 39th season: CONSEQUENCESFinally,the World Premiere ofmochaunicorn.93by Vu Richard...
05/05/2026

Strawdog Theatre Company presents its 39th season: CONSEQUENCES

Finally,

the World Premiere of
mochaunicorn.93
by Vu Richards
directed by Maureen Azzun
Apr 9-May 23, 2027 at the Factory Theater

Strawdog Theatre Company is proud to present the world premiere of mochaunicorn.93, a chilling retro thriller by Vu Richards. George has a good life. He has a good job and a loving wife, but he can’t help but feel a little…unsatisfied. When he decides to buy a program that allows him to connect with women he would never otherwise approach in person, he is overjoyed to live inside his virtual world without consequence. But happens when his dark fantasies start affecting him IRL? This harrowing play challenges us to face our prejudices head on and explores the dangers of fetishizing Black culture and people.

Strawdog Theatre Company presents its 39th season: CONSEQUENCESSecond,Strawdog’s 9th Annual Hershel and the Hanukkah Gob...
05/04/2026

Strawdog Theatre Company presents its 39th season: CONSEQUENCES

Second,

Strawdog’s 9th Annual Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins
adapted by Mike Dailey
with Music and Lyrics by Jacob Combs
from the book by Eric Kimmel
directed by Ellie Levine
Nov 28-Dec 27, 2026 at Raven Theater

Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins returns for its 9th year by returning to our new home for Hershel at Raven Theater. Hershel and their troupe are exhausted. They’ve been traveling for weeks, they’re cold and tired AND it’s the first night of Hanukkah! What better way to warm up than by telling the story of Hershel’s grandfather and how he saved Hanukkah by outwitting the great Goblin King. Based on the award winning book by Eric Kimmel, Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins is an hour long family holiday show with live music, puppets, and lots and lots of goblins!

School and community groups can reach out to [email protected] for group sales or private performances

Strawdog Theatre Company presents its 39th season: CONSEQUENCESFirst,Advance ManPart One of the Honeycomb Trilogyby Mac ...
05/04/2026

Strawdog Theatre Company presents its 39th season: CONSEQUENCES

First,

Advance Man
Part One of the Honeycomb Trilogy
by Mac Rogers
directed by Noah Elman
Aug 14-Sept. 27, 2026 at the Factory Theater

Strawdog embarks on a story of epic proportions this fall with the first part of The Honeycomb Trilogy, Advance Man by Mac Rogers. When Astronaut Bill Cooke and his team arrive back from Mars, they come with secrets that will forever change Earth and humanity’s place on it. What will his family have to say about it? We kick off a trilogy of plays, both intimate and global in nature, that ask us: Have humans gone too far and is it someone else’s turn?

ADVANCE MAN: PART ONE OF THE HONEYCOMB TRILOGY is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.
www.concordtheatricals.com

Wanna know what Strawdog is doing next year? Stay tuned...Strawdog Theatre Company is proud to announce our Season 39 th...
05/01/2026

Wanna know what Strawdog is doing next year? Stay tuned...

Strawdog Theatre Company is proud to announce our Season 39 theme:

CONSEQUENCES

After tackling Adolescence in Season 38, we’re growing up and learning that actions have CONSEQUENCES.

A planet too far gone...
A culture that won’t confront itself...
and goblins that won’t take no for an answer...

Find out more when we announce our season THIS MONDAY, MAY 4TH

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