2016 - 2017 Season - TimeLine Theatre

Celebrating 20 years of history!

TimeLine’s 20th Anniversary season features four plays being seen in Chicago for the first time: A Chicago premiere featuring Janet Ulrich Brooks and Mike Nussbaum, the U.S. premiere of Kate Hennig’s fresh and feminist new play, a reunion of acclaimed playwright Dominique Morisseau and director Ron OJ Parson, and a TimeLine production of an award-winning play by the internationally renowned company Complicité.

Bakersfield Mist

The Last Wife

A Disappearing Number

Paradise Blue

by Stephen Sachs
directed by Kevin Christopher Fox

Chicago Premiere

August 19 - October 15, 2016

A provocative and hilarious look at what makes art—and people—authentic.

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by Kate Hennig
directed by Nick Bowling

U.S. Premiere

September 21 - December 18, 2016

A funny and timely examination of politics, sex, and women’s rights.

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by Complicite
originally conceived and directed by Simon McBurney
devised by the original company
directed by Nick Bowling

Chicago Premiere

Jan 11, 2017 - Apr 9, 2017

An exquisite, internationally acclaimed play about love, math, and how the past and future connect.

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by Dominique Morisseau
directed by Ron OJ Parson
original music composed by Orbert Davis

Midwest Premiere

April 26 – July 23, 2017

A dynamic and jazz-infused drama about what’s at stake when building a better future.

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