The Black Jew Dialogues
So Different. So Alike. So Who Knew?
Thursday, January 13th
7:30PM Philip Lynch Theatre

A fast-paced comedy that combines sketches, improve, interactive video and audience participation to examine some of our closest held beliefs (and misbeliefs). The show deals with sensitive and complicated issues in a unique and engaging way.

Shanta: African-American Storyteller
Stories and Songs of African People
Tuesday, February 8th
7:30PM Sancta Alberta Chapel

Shanta's performance features not only stories, but also poetry, chants and the spellbinding sounds of musical instruments of African origin. Melding the work of her own creative spirit with African folktales and contemporary African-American perspectives, Shanta's stories are about empowerment, peace, healing and self-discovery and the many ways in which people attain them. 

The Mime Company
Plays Without Words
Wednesday, February 23rd
7:30PM Philip Lynch Theatre

The ensemble presents an array of beautifully performed, often hilarious, and always impressive pieces that stay with the audience long after the houselights are restored. The Mime Company might just change your opinion of the art form!

Sones de Mexico
The Lively Mexican Folk Music Tradition
Thursday, March 10th
7:30PM Philip Lynch Theatre

Nominated for a Latin Grammy for Best Folk Music in 2007, this premier Chicago musical group specializes in Mexican “son,” Employing native instruments, Sones de Mexico brings to life a variety of regional styles, like huapango and gustos, and blends traditional Mexican music with music of other countries (like Irish) and music of different genres (like jazz).

The Voxare Quartet
One of the Most Brilliant Quartets of Its Generation.
Monday, April 18th
7:30PM Philip Lynch Theatre

These Julliard-trained classical musicians offer a spirited, high-energy program from a repertoire spanning five centuries. Voxare is unafraid to break down the boundaries of classical music; they have performed their own transcriptions of popular and rock music and often perform in alternative concert venues, presenting innovative concerts focused on unique and accessible presentations of contemporary chamber music while assimilating classical standards and popular music.

Philip Lynch Theatre Spring Season

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
February 11-13, 17-20

On the fog-bound streets of Victorian-era London, Henry Jekyll’s experiments with exotic “powders and tinctures” have brought forth his other self-Edward Hyde, a villain free to commit the sins Jekyll is too civilized to comprehend. But Hyde has other ideas, and so the two sides battle each other in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse to determine who shall be the master and who his slave. A new and shocking version of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic tale of depravity, lust, love and horror.

Shakespeare in Hollywood
April 8-10, 14-17

It’s 1934, and Shakespeare’s most famous fairies, Oberon and Puck, have magically materialized on the Warner Bros. Hollywood set of Max Reinhardt’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Instantly smitten by the glitz and glamour of show biz, the two are ushered onto the silver screen to play (who else?) themselves. With a little help from a magical flower, blonde bombshells, movie moguls, and arrogant “asses” are tossed into loopy love triangles, with raucous results. The mischievous magic of moviedom sparkles in this hilarious comic romp.