EleKtra

Elektra, Sophokles’ powerful tale of religion, justice, revenge and the struggle between blood and law was given fresh life by the controversial poet Ezra Pound in the aftermath of World War II. This rarely seen American version of Greek Tragedy challenges us to ask hard questions about our families, our society, and ourselves.

Elektra, A tragedy by Sophokles, a version by Ezra Pound and Rudd Fleming
November 13-23, 2025

THE ILLUSION

A lawyer, desperate to find the son he drove away years before, travels in the dead of night to a mysterious cave. There, a wizard conjures up visions of the romantic, adventurous, perilous life the lawyer’s son has lived since his father expelled him from home. The Illusion, freely adapted from Pierre Corneille’s L’Illusion Comique, is Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winner Kushner’s most joyfully theatrical play, a wildly entertaining tale of passion and regret, of love, disillusionment, and magic.

The Illusion, A romance by Tony Kushner, Freely Adapted from Pierre Corneille’s L’illusion Comique
January 29-February 8, 2026
(Co-production with Madison Street Theater)

Arms And The Man

At the end of the Serbo-Bulgarian War in 1885, an idealistic, engaged young Bulgarian woman, Raina, is startled to confront a soldier in her boudoir – Captain Bluntschli, a Swiss mercenary fighting for Serbia – who confesses to her that he would rather carry chocolates than bullets. Torn between two men, Raina must decide who will capture her heart. Arms and the Man was Nobel Prize winner George Bernard Shaw’s first commercial success and remains one of his most popular plays.

Arms and the Man, a comedy by George Bernard Shaw
April 23-May 3, 2026

ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL

Shakespeare’s All’s Well That Ends Well, a thrilling tale of obsession, game-playing, and deception, is the story of Helen and the man for whose love she yearns, Bertram. Helen wins Bertram as her husband despite his lack of interest and higher social standing, but she finds little happiness in the victory as he shuns, deserts, and attempts to betray her. But Helen possesses powers beyond her husband’s knowledge and will not be dissuaded. Both a comedy and a troubling drama of sex and power, All’s Well is one of Shakespeare’s most modern masterpieces.

All’s Well That Ends Well
Free Outdoor Shakespeare at Altenheim, Forest Park
August 2026