Two sisters come of age listening to the simultaneously comforting and unsettling fairytales their grandmother tells them. Now adults, the sisters are living through Grandma’s stories once again–this time in a very unexpected and real way.

When Maeve moves in with their grandmother, ostensibly to care for her ailing health, her younger sister Kat learns that Maeve has become entrenched in solving the mystery at the heart of the stories they always took for fantasy. As Grandma’s health continues to deteriorate, Maeve becomes convinced that defeating the curse echoed throughout the fairytale will restore her Grandma’s vitality.

Venturing into the world hidden beneath the garden at the edges of their backyard, Kat will follow her sister down the rabbit hole to the depths of the darkest fairytale. There, they face the darkness encroaching and the darkness within.

An original musical written and composed by Dominick Vincent Alesia, Miranda: A War-Torn Fable follows a new, action-packed adventure unfurled in the spirit of journeys to Oz and Wonderland. Traversing terrains both frightening and fantastic with a kaleidoscope of colorful characters and a backdrop of music that pays homage to familiar favorites, this story promises to tether audiences to the force of song, family, and the heroine’s journey. Make the moon a map and join us.

An adaptation based on the late, great Orson Welles' live radio version, which he adapted and directed in 1938. Artistic Director Brian McKnight adapted it from Welles' version, and included some material from Bram Stoker's seminal novel from 1897. 

Miles and Gemma are Chicago neighbors and their friendship/relationship blossoms while hanging out on their separate back decks. Miles’ best friend Eli and Gemma’s sister Gloria complicate the budding romance, and a tragedy down the hall adds a dose of hard edged reality to the proceedings.

WHALLEY'S TAKE ON THE TRADITIONAL FAIRY TALE OF THE BOY WHO STEALS MAGIC BEANS FROM A GIANT ATOP A HUGE BEANSTALK ADDS SEVERAL CHARACTERS - PRINCESS JILL, WHO IS A LOVE INTEREST FOR JACK AND IS KIDNAPPED BY THE GIANT AND HIS EVIL HENCHMAN FLESHLIGHT. AN ALLY FOR JACK TROTT AND HIS MOTHER DAME TROTT IS FAIRY FLICK BEAN.

Notes & Letters follows Joe's journey from war-torn Prague to Williams Piano Shop in Chicago in 1917. He quickly befriends the owner Charlie, his girlfriend Nora, and composer Olivia. The foursome become inseparable - until World War I hits the U.S. Businesses, relationships and lives are put to the test. Based on a true story and set to a jazz-contemporary score, four young people struggle to make choices amid complete chaos.