CHICAGO THEATRES TO GIVE FREE PERFORMANCES AT CHISTKINDLMARKET DECEMBER 2, 2014

CHICAGO THEATRES TO GIVE FREE PERFORMANCES AT CHISTKINDLMARKET DECEMBER 2, 2014 1 In conjunction with The League of Chicago Theatres, companies from Chicago will be performing a Tag (“day” in German) of theatre performances at the Christkindlmarket on Tuesday, December 2, 2014.  Free performances will take place from 12:30pm-7:00pm in Daley Plaza, 50 W. Washington in Chicago.

unnamed (1)In conjunction with The League of Chicago Theatres, companies from Chicago will be performing a Tag (“day” in German) of theatre performances at the Christkindlmarket on Tuesday, December 2, 2014.  Free performances will take place from 12:30pm-7:00pm in Daley Plaza, 50 W. Washington in Chicago.

The lunchtime Theatre Tag performance schedule is:
12:30 pm          Broadway in Chicago: carolers & more
1:00 pm            Theater Wit: Santaland Diaries
1:30 pm            Chicago Opera Theater: “Opera in the Plaza”

The evening performance schedule is:
4:30 pm            Waltzing Mechanics: EL Stories-Holiday Train
5:00 pm            About Face Theatre: Big Red & the Boys
5:30 pm            20% Theatre: Little Women
6:00 pm            Mercury Theater: The Christmas Schooner
6:30 pm            Strangeloop Theatre: Christmas Clueseau

 

For a comprehensive list of Chicago productions including a Holiday Theatre Guide, visit the League of Chicago website, www.chicagoplays.com.   The Facebook page for Theatre Tag is http://bit.ly/TheatreTag14FB.  For more information about the Christkindlmarket Theatre Tag, visit www.christkindlmarket.com/events/theatre-tag/.
In conjunction with The League of Chicago Theatres, companies from Chicago will be performing a Tag (“day” in German) of theatre performances at the Christkindlmarket on Tuesday, December 2, 2014. Free performances will take place from 12:30pm-7:00pm in Daley Plaza, 50 W. Washington in Chicago.

The lunchtime Theatre Tag performance schedule is:
12:30 pm Broadway in Chicago: carolers & more
1:00 pm Theater Wit: Santaland Diaries
1:30 pm Chicago Opera Theater: “Opera in the Plaza”

The evening performance schedule is:
4:30 pm Waltzing Mechanics: EL Stories-Holiday Train
5:00 pm About Face Theatre: Big Red & the Boys
5:30 pm 20% Theatre: Little Women
6:00 pm Mercury Theater: The Christmas Schooner
6:30 pm Strangeloop Theatre: Christmas Clueseau

For a comprehensive list of Chicago productions including a Holiday Theatre Guide, visit the League of Chicago website, www.chicagoplays.com. The Facebook page for Theatre Tag is http://bit.ly/TheatreTag14FB. For more information about the Christkindlmarket Theatre Tag, visit www.christkindlmarket.com/events/theatre-tag/.

Hot Tix offers half-price tickets to more than 200 Chicago area theaters, full price tickets to all Ticketmaster events including concerts and sports, and Play Money gift certificates. Hot Tix tickets are always half-price and may be purchased for the current week’s performances as well as future dates. Hot Tix ticket centers are located in Expo 72 at 72 E. Randolph Street, on North Michigan Ave. in the Water Works building at 163 E. Pearson, and Block Thirty Seven, located at 108 N. State St. Hot Tix half-price tickets are also available for purchase online at HotTix.org.

About Chicago theater
Chicago theatre is a leader in the U.S. with more than 250 theatres throughout Chicagoland, comprising a rich and varied community ranging from storefront, non-union theaters to the most renowned resident theatres in the country, including 5 that have been honored with Regional Tony Awards, and the largest touring Broadway organization in the nation. Chicago’s theatres serve 5 million audience members annually and have a combined budget of more than $250 million. Chicago produces and/or presents more world premieres annually than any other city in the nation. In 2012-13 alone, Chicago theatre companies produced more than 130 world premiere productions and adaptations. Each year, Chicago theatres send new work to resident theatres across the country, to Broadway, and around the world.

The League of Chicago Theatres’ Mission Statement
The League of Chicago Theatres is an alliance of theaters which leverages its collective strength to promote, support and advocate for Chicago’s theater industry locally, nationally and internationally. The League of Chicago Theatres Foundation is dedicated to enhancing the art of theater in the Chicago area through audience development and support services for theaters and theater professionals.

Hot Tix offers half-price tickets to more than 200 Chicago area theaters, full price tickets to all Ticketmaster events including concerts and sports, and Play Money gift certificates. Hot Tix tickets are always half-price and may be purchased for the current week’s performances as well as future dates.  Hot Tix ticket centers are located in Expo 72 at 72 E. Randolph Street, on North Michigan Ave. in the Water Works building at 163 E. Pearson, and Block Thirty Seven, located at 108 N. State St.  Hot Tix half-price tickets are also available for purchase online at HotTix.org.

About Chicago theater

Chicago theatre is a leader in the U.S. with more than 250 theatres throughout Chicagoland, comprising a rich and varied community ranging from storefront, non-union theaters to the most renowned resident theatres in the country, including 5 that have been honored with Regional Tony Awards, and the largest touring Broadway organization in the nation. Chicago’s theatres serve 5 million audience members annually and have a combined budget of more than $250 million. Chicago produces and/or presents more world premieres annually than any other city in the nation. In 2012-13 alone, Chicago theatre companies produced more than 130 world premiere productions and adaptations. Each year, Chicago theatres send new work to resident theatres across the country, to Broadway, and around the world.

The League of Chicago Theatres’ Mission Statement

The League of Chicago Theatres is an alliance of theaters which leverages its collective strength to promote, support and advocate for Chicago’s theater industry locally, nationally and internationally. The League of Chicago Theatres Foundation is dedicated to enhancing the art of theater in the Chicago area through audience development and support services for theaters and theater professionals.

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