Past Productions

Adventure Stage Chicago produced our first show in Nov. 2004 under the name Vittum Theater. With every passing season, our production history continues to grow more diverse and robust.

To take a walk down ASC memory lane, click on any title below for show information, production photos, and more!

WALK TWO MOONS
(Nov. 5 - Dec. 11, 2011) WORLD PREMIERE
Adapted by Tom Arvetis from the novel by Sharon Creech
Directed by Matthew Reeder

500 CLOWN TRAPPED
(May 6 - May 21, 2011) WORLD PREMIERE
A Co-Production between 500 Clown and Adventure Stage Chicago
Conceived by Adrian Danzig; Directed by Paola Coletto

SINBAD: THE UNTOLD TALE
(March 22 - April 16, 2011) AMERICAN PREMIERE
By Charles Way; Directed by Amanda Delheimer

AND A CHILD SHALL LEAD
(October 30 - December 9, 2010)
By Michael Slade; Directed by Tom Arvetis

THE GHOSTS OF TREASURE ISLAND
(April 10 - May 18, 2010) CHICAGO PREMIERE
Adapted by Eric Schmiedl from the novel Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Music and lyrics by Captain Bogg and Salty; Directed by Amanda Delheimer

GOSSAMER
(November 7 - December 17, 2009) CHICAGO PREMIERE
By Lois Lowry; Directed by Brian Bell

KATRINA; THE GIRL WHO WANTED HER NAME BACK
(April 5 - May 21, 2009) WORLD PREMIERE
By Jason Tremblay; Directed by Tom Arvetis

HOLES

(November 16 - December 18, 2008)
By Louis Sachar; Directed by Matthew Reeder

The Blue House

(April 5 - May 3, 2008) WORLD PREMIERE
By Jose Cruz Gonzalez; Directed by Tom Arvetis

The Cay

(January 23 - February 15, 2008)
By Gayle Cornelison; Directed by Amanda Delheimer

Eye of the storm

(November 1 - December 6, 2007) AMERICAN PREMIERE
By Charles Way; Directed by Kimberly Senior

The Ash Girl

(April 10 – May 12, 2007) CHICAGO PREMIERE
By Timberlake Wertenbaker; Directed by Amanda Delheimer

The Search for Odysseus

(January 23 – February 18, 2007) CHICAGO PREMIERE
By Charles Way; Directed by Nic Dimond

The Shakespeare Stealer

(November 1 – December 9, 2006) CHICAGO PREMIERE
By Gary Blackwood from his novel; Directed by Matthew Reeder

Still Life with Iris

(April 18 – May 13, 2006) CHICAGO PREMIERE
By Steven Dietz; Directed by Matthew Reeder

I Dream in Blues

(January 31 – February 25, 2006) WORLD PREMIERE
By Tom Arvetis and Katherine Davis; Directed by Tom Arvetis

And Then They Came For Me: Remembering the World of Anne Frank

(November 20 – December 11, 2005)
By James Still; Directed by Amanda Delheimer

A Thousand Cranes

(April 4 – 29, 2005)
By Kathryn Schultz Miller; Directed by Laura Forbes

A Woman Called Truth

(January 25 – February 10, 2005)
By Sandra Fenichel Asher; Directed by Tom Arvetis

Sideways Stories from the Wayside School

(November 8 – December 9, 2004)
Adapted by John Olive from the novels by Louis Sachar; Directed by Amanda Delheimer