{"id":713778,"date":"2026-04-08T17:04:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T17:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/713778\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T17:04:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T17:04:17","slug":"wbezs-theater-club-launches-to-see-plays-at-steppenwolf-and-more-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/713778\/","title":{"rendered":"WBEZ\u2019s Theater Club launches to see plays at Steppenwolf and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Let\u2019s go to the theater \u2014 together! Just in time for spring culture season, WBEZ\/Chicago Sun-Times is launching a Theater Club on April 18 with a trip to see \u201cWhite Rooster\u201d at Lookingglass Theater. We\u2019ll see the play, chat as a club with some members of the artistic team and socialize with each other over the arts.<\/p>\n<p>        <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"custom-form-c10000\" name=\"custom-form-c10000\" data-cms-ai=\"0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"GR-wordmark-RGB-DKgreen-Newsletter.png\"  width=\"840\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769025374_583_.png\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                    Green Room Newsletter<\/p>\n<p><b>You\u2019re subscribed!<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Please check your inbox for your confirmation.<\/p>\n<p>Stay ahead of what\u2019s hitting Chicago stages, galleries, museums and more with Green Room, WBEZ\u2019s weekly arts &amp; culture newsletter!<\/p>\n<p>Sorry, there was an error registering your email.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for our Theater Club outing to \u201cWhite Rooster\u201d will go on sale on Wednesday 4\/8 at noon. Tickets will be available through links in our social media bio on <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@wbez_chicago\" target=\"_blank\" data-cms-ai=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TikTok<\/a>. WBEZ High Fidelity Members will receive a special invite by email.<\/p>\n<p>Our idea for a Theater Club started when our arts reporters noticed how many people attend shows solo, or are arts curious but not sure where to start. We all attend plenty of shows alone, but know theater is more fun with a friend. Going with a friend \u2013 or, let\u2019s say, a club of 30 new friends! \u2013 can make trying something new less daunting. And that\u2019s our goal: We want to help more of you explore Chicago\u2019s eclectic and enterprising theater scene.<\/p>\n<p>After testing a pilot last fall, we are announcing a three-event series in April, May and June that will feature trips to three world premiere plays at three different area theaters. We\u2019ll kick off in April at Lookingglass. May will see our group headed to Steppenwolf for the world premiere of \u201cWindfall,\u201d by Academy Award-winner Tarell Alvin McCraney. And in June, we are headed to see \u201cThe Targeted,\u201d a new play being staged by A Red Orchid Theatre at the Chopin Theatre.<\/p>\n<p>Artistically, Chicago is known as a gutsy theater town where new work still happens. So it\u2019s fitting that our theater club members will be experiencing a trio of new American plays that are still being shaped even as we view them. And that\u2019s part of the excitement about our adventure: Not only do Theater Club events help stoke audience enthusiasm for the arts and foster a community of culture goers, but we get to be part of early audiences who are reacting to these works for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for \u201cWindfall\u201d and \u201cThe Targeted\u201d will be released closer to the show dates.<\/p>\n<p>Follow us on TikTok for more updates on future Theater Club outings! 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