A Red Orchid’s 31st season begins in October 2023 and runs through June 2024. For more information, please contact our PR representatives, Acacia Consulting, at (312) 282-4407. Any additional questions can be emailed to our Marketing & Communications Coordinator, Hope Campbell Gundlah here.

“This is A Red Orchid, a Chicago company renowned for producing theatre on the edge.” -Chicago Sun-Times

“There are other ferociously loyal ensembles in town, but only A Red Orchid has the ability to rip open the emotional jugular at point-blank range.” -Chicago Magazine

“The kind of punch to the brain – and the funny bone – that defines the best of Chicago’s mighty store front theater scene.” Chicago Theatre Examiner

“Giving work to some of Chicago’s up-and-coming directors, [A Red Orchid] is equally actor-oriented; the strength of its shows is often the pile-driving ensemble.” -Chicago Metromix

“A Red Orchid Theatre habitually offers authoritative acting and ingenious set design in the service of socially engaged plays…” -Chicago Reader

“No one does thriller or horror like A Red Orchid Theatre, truly. As a fan of both genres, even the most disturbing films can’t get under my skin. But a show in these genres at Red Orchid? You better believe I’m squirming.” -NewCity Stage

“Committed, razor-sharp ensemble members capable of wresting profundity (and a whole lot of laughter) from absurdity, or rather, what initially sounds like absurdity.” -Chicago Sun-Times

“A Red Orchid Theatre has always been one of my favorite places to see a play. Their ensemble is composed of some of Chicago’s finest.” -Around the Town Chicago

“This longtime Chicago theater specializ[es] in sweet, funny, weird plays.” -Chicago Tribune

“There’s just something absolutely hypnotic about being this close to this kind of stage action.” -The Dueling Critics on The Arts Section, 90.9 FM WDCB