Oil Lamp Theater

06/14/2026

Save the date! Join Oil Lamp Theater Sailing Into Our Next Chapter at this year’s Gala, The Bon Voyage Ball, Saturday, Nov. 7 from 6 - 10pm at the Renaissance Glenview Ballroom. More details coming soon!

06/13/2026

Meet Kaitie Bonds, our understudy for “Cathy!” She is an incoming junior at CCPA Roosevelt University from Kokomo, Indiana. She is working toward a bachelor of fine arts in musical theater and is represented by Stewart Talent Chicago. THE LAST FIVE YEARS is her professional and Chicago debut!

Come see our Understudy Performance, Wednesday, June 17 at 7:30pm to see Kaitie make her Oil Lamp Theater debut!

THE LAST FIVE YEARS
Written and Composed By Jason Robert Brown
🗓️Now playing through July 5 - Understudy Performance June 17
📍1723 Glenview Road, Glenview
🎟️ https://www.oillamptheater.org/mainstage-productions/the-last-five-years

06/12/2026

This weekend there are four chances to catch the “ absolute powerhouse” Lili Galluzzo in THE LAST FIVE YEARS! Performances are selling out - get those tickets TODAY!

THE LAST FIVE YEARS
Written and Composed By Jason Robert Brown
🗓️Now playing through July 5
📍1723 Glenview Road, Glenview
🎟️ https://www.oillamptheater.org/mainstage-productions/the-last-five-years
📸Gosia Photography

06/12/2026

Looking to scratch that creative itch with something fun? Check out this class from Oil Lamp Academy !

Ready to find your funny? This beginner-friendly class, led by experienced comedy writer Scott Levy, is for anyone who has ever wanted to write comedy but didn't know where to start. Each week with Scottt, attendees will create a short sketch and get supportive feedback. Sessions explore different comic styles and all will jump into low-pressure writing exercises to get the imagination moving. By the end of the course, you’ll have created some original scripts and have the confidence to keep the jokes coming.

🗓️ July 26 - August 30, 4:30 - 6:30pm
📍Oil Lamp Academy, 1009 Waukegan Rd, Glenview
📝https://www.hisawyer.com/oil-lamp-theater/schedules/activity-set/1873163?source=camp

06/11/2026

This coming Wednesday, June 17 at 7:30pm is our Understudy Performance of THE LAST FIVE YEARS. Come see Eli and Kaitie in this modern musical about a rollercoaster relationship over the last five years. Get your tickets today!

THE LAST FIVE YEARS
Written and Composed By Jason Robert Brown
🗓️Now playing through July 5 - Understudy Performance is June 17
📍1723 Glenview Road, Glenview
🎟️https://www.oillamptheater.org/mainstage-productions/the-last-five-years

06/10/2026

Calling all creative performers and whodunit fans: Put down the game pieces from CLUE and join Oil Lamp Academy this summer for a theater camp full of mystery and drama! Young performers will increase their knowledge of theater, script writing, and character development while collaborating on a play. Together with Oil Lamp teaching artists, campers will devise their own mysterious whodunit play, sharing their performance on the last day of camp!

🗓️August 10 - 14, 9am - 3:30pm - 2nd - 4th grade
📍Oil Lamp Academy, 1009 Waukegan Rd, Glenview
🔍 https://www.hisawyer.com/oil-lamp-theater/schedules/activity-set/1764974?source=camps

🗓️August 10 - 14, 9am - 3:30pm - 5th - 8th grade
📍Oil Lamp Academy, 1009 Waukegan Rd, Glenview
🔍 https://www.hisawyer.com/oil-lamp-theater/schedules/activity-set/1764990?source=camps

06/10/2026

Audiences and critics agree THE LAST FIVE YEARS is a HIT! THE LAST FIVE YEARS, written and composed by Jason Robert Brown, directed by Christina Ramirez, music directed by Amy Branahl and starring Lili Galluzzo and Abraham Deitz-Green is NOT TO BE MISSED! Get your tickets today for this award-winning musical.

THE LAST FIVE YEARS
Written and Composed By Jason Robert Brown
🗓️Now playing through July 5
📍1723 Glenview Road, Glenview
🎟️ https://www.oillamptheater.org/mainstage-productions/the-last-five-years
🎥 Burlingham Productions

06/09/2026

THE LAST FIVE YEARS is back tomorrow, don’t miss the modern musical Around Town Chicago gives FIVE OUT OF FIVE STARS and calls the production a “treat” that is “NOT TO BE MISSED!”

THE LAST FIVE YEARS
Written and Composed By Jason Robert Brown
🗓️Now playing through July 5
📍1723 Glenview Road, Glenview
🎟️ https://www.oillamptheater.org/mainstagfe-productions/the-last-five-years
📸 Gosia Photography

06/07/2026

Oh what a night, we had a sold out crowd and a standing ovation for THE LAST FIVE YEARS opening! Congratulations to the whole company! Get your tickets for THE LAST FIVE YEARS, now playing through July 5.

THE LAST FIVE YEARS
Written and Composed By Jason Robert Brown
🗓️Now playing through July 5
📍1723 Glenview Road, Glenview
🎟️ https://www.oillamptheater.org/mainstage-productions/the-last-five-years