Bailiwick Arts Center

Venue Location and Information

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1229 W. Belmont Ave. Chicago, IL 60657 773-883-1090 www.bailiwick.org About five blocks west of the Belmont el stop on the Howard.

About This Venue

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Located in Belmont, the Bailiwick building houses several shows in medium sized, cozy theaters, and feels something like a casual warehouse. However, this is not a storefront theater; the shows tend to be experimental, adventurous and creative. Many of the productions at what probably amounts to Chicago's best gay performance center are homo-thematic, including a notable annual Gay Pride festival. There are 150 seats in the house. The Maintstage season consists of one play, one musical, one classical play and two new plays.

Past Productions

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• Farewell To 1229: Fifteen Years of Great Musicals from Pope Joan to Hunchback Dec 29, 2008
• The Christmas Schooner Nov 30, 2008 - Jan 1, 2009
• The House of Blue Leaves Nov 7 - 16, 2008
• Haywire Oct 13 - Nov 15, 2008
• Gregor and the Squonk Oct 3 - Nov 1, 2008
• Tell Me On A Sunday Aug 11 - Sep 26, 2008
• Tell Me On A Sunday Aug 11 - Sep 7, 2008
• Lesbians Who Kill Jun 16 - Jul 20, 2008
• Bathhouse The Musical Jun 11 - 22, 2008
• Billy Masters: Going Out On A Limb May 21 - 25, 2008
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame May 19 - Aug 31, 2008
• Die! Mommie Die! Apr 21 - Jun 6, 2008
• A Man Of No Importance Mar 17 - Apr 20, 2008
• Sexsational with the Beast Women Mar 14 - 15, 2008
• True Life Tales Feb 22 - Apr 13, 2008
• Gladiators, Live! Feb 16 - Mar 15, 2008
• Machinal Feb 15 - 24, 2008
• Dreadful Penny's Exquisite Horrors Feb 8 - Mar 29, 2008
• Sunday on the Rocks Jan 7 - Feb 10, 2008
• The Christmas Schooner in Concert Dec 18 - 19, 2007
• Bare Dec 10, 2007 - Jan 27, 2008
• Santa Claus and Other Lies Dec 8 - 29, 2007
• Barenaked Lads Dec 7, 2007 - Jan 26, 2008
• Rudolph the Red Hosed Reindeer Nov 30 - Dec 30, 2007
• 7 Santas Nov 23 - Dec 30, 2007
• Feather Nov 7, 2007
• Confessions of a Mormon Boy Oct 17 - 21, 2007
• Zanna, Don't! Oct 1 - Nov 4, 2007
• White Rabbit Sep 24 - Oct 13, 2007
• Happy Endings are Extra Sep 23 - Oct 28, 2007
• Death and the King's Horsemen Sep 10 - 16, 2007
• The Big Funk Sep 7 - 16, 2007
• The Art of Being Aug 25, 2007
• Hogwash, an Improvised Tall Tale Aug 18 - Nov 17, 2007
• Rainbow Connection Aug 6 - 20, 2007
• Lazy Susan Jul 6 - Aug 31, 2007
• Dangerous Jun 19 - Jul 1, 2007
• Jerry Springer - The Opera May 14 - Aug 19, 2007
• Penchants and Fantasies: A Light Look at Lesbian Love May 3 - Jun 17, 2007
• Wilde About Dublin Apr 21, 2007
• Barenaked Lads Take Off Broadway! Mar 26 - Aug 31, 2007
• Why We Tell Our Story -- Broadway Musicals of Flaherty & Ahrens Mar 19, 2007
• My Favorite Year Mar 11 - Apr 8, 2007
• Caged Dames Jan 26 - Mar 3, 2007
• The Oldest Profession Jan 17 - Feb 25, 2007
• The Dreams of Laura Bush & The Passion of Terri Schiavo Jan 3 - 7, 2007
• Barenaked Lads Save Christmas Dec 7, 2006 - Jan 7, 2007
• Rudolph, The Red-Hosed Reindeer Dec 1 - 30, 2006
• The Christmas Schooner Nov 19 - Dec 29, 2006
• References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot Oct 27 - Nov 5, 2006
• Jerker Sep 13 - Oct 8, 2006
• Thrill Me Sep 6 - Nov 18, 2006
• Dorian Aug 3 - Sep 3, 2006
• Ball Jul 27 - Aug 27, 2006
• Dancing Cowboys, Acrobats, and Comics...Oh My! Jul 21, 2006
• The Tricky Part Jul 17 - Aug 27, 2006
• seduction... Jun 27 - Jul 9, 2006
• Pins Jun 18 - Jul 23, 2006
• Love Scenes May 24 - Jun 4, 2006
• Angels in America Part II: Perestroika Apr 8 - May 7, 2006
• Oh, Holy Allen Ginsburg Mar 23 - Apr 30, 2006
• 1001 Beds Mar 16 - 18, 2006
• Angels in America Part I: Millenium Approaches Mar 5 - May 7, 2006
• Bailiwick Repertory's 19th Annual Chicago Directors Festival Feb 28 - Mar 12, 2006
• The Bacchae Feb 27 - Mar 1, 2006
• The Myth of Sisyphus Feb 27 - Mar 1, 2006
• Barenaked Lads in the Great Outdoors Feb 21 - Nov 26, 2006
• Kiss of the Spider Woman Jan 16 - Feb 19, 2006
• Katrina: A State of Emergency Jan 8 - Feb 19, 2006
• It's a Fabulous Life Nov 27 - Dec 31, 2005
• The Christmas Schooner Nov 22, 2005 - Jan 2, 2006
• Hit Man: The Hack Wilson Story Sep 27 - Oct 30, 2005
• The Empire Builders Sep 9 - Oct 2, 2005
• Like a Dog on Linoleum Aug 2 - Sep 4, 2005
• The Bad Seed Musical Jul 8 - Nov 11, 2005
• A Kiss From Alexander Jul 7 - Sep 25, 2005
• Marlowe Jun 9 - Jul 17, 2005
• Harold Arlen - The Man Behind the Curtain May 9, 2005
• Bailiwick Repertory Theatre 18th Annual Directors Festival: Adaptations May 2 - 11, 2005
• First Lady Suite Apr 25 - May 29, 2005
• Art Mar 19 - Apr 17, 2005
• References To Salvador Dali Make Me Hot Mar 7 - Apr 10, 2005
• Just Wanderer Mar 1 - Apr 10, 2005
• Ophelia Thinks Harder Feb 8, 2005
• Inventing Van Gogh Jan 16 - Feb 20, 2005
• Confessions of a Mormon Boy Jan 5 - 30, 2005
• A Merry Jewish Christmas Nov 29, 2004 - Jan 2, 2005
• The Christmas Schooner Nov 22, 2004 - Jan 2, 2005
• Animal Farm Sep 27 - Nov 7, 2004
• W! Sep 2 - Oct 31, 2004
• Not the Boy Next Door: The Darker Side of the Music & Lyrics of Christopher Jackson Aug 20, 2004
• Meaningless Aug 16 - Sep 19, 2004
• Anatomy of Revenge Aug 9 - Sep 19, 2004
• Kilt Aug 2 - Sep 5, 2004
• Dyke Nytes Jul 26 - Aug 3, 2004
• Pride Directors' Festival Jul 19 - 27, 2004
• Living Inside Myself Jul 12 - Aug 1, 2004
• The Last Sunday in June Jun 21 - Jul 25, 2004
• Asian Sings the Blues May 7, 2004
• Job Opportunity Apr 23, 2004
• US Apr 9 - 10, 2004
• Cry Havoc Apr 4 - May 16, 2004
• The Irish Curse Mar 17, 2004
• R3, A Gothic Tale Mar 14 - Apr 4, 2004
• Sin: A Cardinal Deposed Mar 2 - Jun 30, 2004
• 108 Waverly Feb 10 - Mar 7, 2004
• No Sexit Jan 30 - Feb 28, 2004
• ChicagoWorks Directors Festival Jan 26 - Feb 4, 2004
• Moscow Jan 18 - Feb 22, 2004
• Misery Jan 2 - Feb 2, 2004
• Deaf Friday Night Dec 19, 2003 - Feb 20, 2004
• The Christmas Schooner Nov 24, 2003 - Jan 4, 2004
• A Merry Jewish Christmas Nov 19 - Dec 31, 2003
• Pancake Theatre Club Oct 19 - Dec 7, 2003
• Dr. Sex Sep 14 - Nov 15, 2003
• And You Sang to Me Sep 2 - Oct 12, 2003
• Tales of a Mad, Mad, Mad ASL World Jul 29, 2003
• Simon Jul 25 - Aug 17, 2003
• In One Room Jul 22 - Aug 10, 2003
• The Best of Times: Bailiwick Sings Jerry Herman Jul 20, 2003
• Slap & Tickle Jul 6 - Aug 10, 2003
• Pinafore! Jun 23 - Aug 24, 2003
• Explicit Lyrics Jun 20 - Jul 25, 2003
• Underground Love: The Poetry of Harold Norse, Erotic and Not Jun 10 - Jul 20, 2003
• Underground Love: The Poetry of Harold Norse, Erotic and Not Jun 7 - 20, 2003
• Gotta Lotta Livin' To Do: The Palm Springs Concert Jun 5 - Jul 8, 2003
• Before I Disappear Jun 5 - 15, 2003
• Dynamic Duos: Classic Duets of Broadway Jun 1, 2003
• Hamlet Dreams May 10 - Apr 13, 2003
• Dutch Love Apr 28 - Jun 1, 2003
• Breed With Me Apr 11 - May 3, 2003
• Animal of the Year Apr 2 - May 7, 2003
• Annual Director's Fest Feb 3 - Jul 9, 2003
• Georgia Tom Feb 3 - Mar 9, 2003
• Chicago Works Directors Festival Jan 27 - Feb 11, 2003
• Servicemen Jan 22 - Mar 2, 2003
• Dyke Mic Jan 17 - Apr 4, 2003
• Poseidon! Jan 15 - Mar 30, 2003
• All Girl Revue Dec 7 - 8, 2002
• The Christmas Schooner Nov 26, 2002 - Jan 5, 2003
• After Dark Nov 17 - Dec 22, 2002
• Puttin' Some Kay in Kabaret Nov 17, 2002
• Survive This!: Round 2 Nov 1 - Dec 30, 2002
• The Beauty Queen of Leenane Oct 31 - Nov 2, 2002
• Ennis Players Oct 31 - Nov 2, 2002
• Latinologues: Comedy Without Borders Oct 26 - Dec 21, 2002
• Strip/Tease Oct 18 - Dec 31, 2002
• Altered Ego Oct 18 - 27, 2002
• The Devil Vet Sep 27 - Nov 2, 2002
• Embracing the Undertoad Sep 23 - Oct 27, 2002
• Dyke Mic Sep 6 - Nov 22, 2002
• The Boy Next Door Aug 23, 2002
• 20 Aug 7 - Sep 8, 2002
• End of the World Party Jul 29 - Sep 8, 2002
• Southern Baptist Sissies Jul 15 - Sep 8, 2002
• Off the Rocks: Twenty Years with the Newtown Writers Jul 13 - 28, 2002
• Nifty Jul 7 - Aug 25, 2002
• Ice/Age Jul 3 - Aug 4, 2002
• Theater Dish: Zero to Sixty Jun 24, 2002
• Fucking Our Fathers Jun 5 - 30, 2002
• Directors' Festival Jun 4 - 19, 2002
• The Last of Mrs. Cheney Jun 3 - 30, 2002
• To Bitter and Back May 8 - Jun 2, 2002
• Cows on Stage May 4 - Jun 2, 2002
• Lesbian Arts Festival Apr 5 - May 4, 2002
• The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told Mar 24 - May 19, 2002
• Body Blows Mar 16 - 17, 2002
• A World of Whys Mar 2 - Apr 21, 2002
• The World of Whys Mar 1 - 30, 2002
• Latinologues Feb 22 - Jun 29, 2002
• Alanda Coon Feb 17, 2002
• Word Made Flesh Feb 9 - Apr 14, 2002
• Being Beautiful Jan 20 - Mar 10, 2002
• Heat 2 Jan 5 - 6, 2002
• Winter All Girl Review Dec 1 - 2, 2001
• The Christmas Schooner Nov 26 - Dec 30, 2001
• Survive the Holidays Nov 23 - Dec 28, 2001
• Incognito Oct 18 - Dec 23, 2001
• Tiny Tales of Terror Oct 14 - Nov 11, 2001
• Cinderella: a hip-hop tale of an illegal alien Oct 12 - Nov 17, 2001
• Survive This Again and Again! Oct 5 - Nov 2, 2001
• Oedipus, Who? Sep 16 - Oct 15, 2001
• Richard Knight and Becca Kaufman Sep 10, 2001
• Sondheim and Smirnoff Sep 9, 2001
• Jackie Beat: Hot Child in the City Sep 1, 2001
• Naked Boys Singing Aug 26, 2001 - Dec 31, 2005
• Survive This Again! Aug 24 - Sep 21, 2001
• Bailiwick's Directors Festival Showcases Aug 20 - 29, 2001
• Tom Michael and Beckie Menzie Aug 13, 2001
• Power Strokes Jul 29 - Aug 19, 2001
• The Deaf Gong Show Jul 25, 2001
• Strange Light Jul 22 - Aug 19, 2001
• Posing Strap Pirates Jul 18 - Sep 2, 2001
• Alexandra Billings and Suzanne Petri Jul 16, 2001
• Emotional Monogamy Jul 15 - Aug 12, 2001
• Corpus Christi Jul 8 - Oct 14, 2001
• Passing Ceremonies Jul 5 - 8, 2001
• The Second Coming of Joan of Arc Jun 17 - 18, 2001
• Go by Night Jun 13 - Jul 8, 2001
• Sappho in Love Jun 10 - Jul 1, 2001
• Prism Jun 3 - Jul 1, 2001
• MotherSon Jun 2 - Jul 1, 2001
• Santa Claus Is Coming Out Jun 1 - Jul 1, 2001
• Survive This Too! Jun 1 - 29, 2001
• This Property is Condemned/Auto-Da-Fe/Talk to Me Like the Rain and Let Me Listen May 7 - 16, 2001
• 27 Wagons Full of Cotton May 5 - 27, 2001
• Something Cloudy, Something Clear Apr 30 - May 27, 2001
• All Girl Review 2 Apr 21 - 22, 2001
• Jeff Stryker Does Hard Time Apr 19 - May 13, 2001
• Tim Miller: Glory Box Apr 13 - 14, 2001
• Adaptation/Translation Apr 7 - 23, 2001
• Bonnie and Clyde Mar 12 - Apr 14, 2001
• Saint Joan of the Stockyards Feb 13 - Apr 8, 2001
• Winterfest Feb 2 - 18, 2001
• True West Jan 7 - Feb 4, 2001
• Mrs. Coney Dec 10 - 31, 2000
• The Butch/Femme Chronicles Sep 22 - 24, 2000
• Desperately Aloof Sep 19 - 27, 2000
• Present Laughter Sep 18 - Oct 22, 2000
• The Trick Sep 16 - Oct 22, 2000
• Q Sep 15 - Nov 15, 2000
• Directors' Festival 2000 Aug 28 - Sep 30, 2000
• Party Aug 27 - Nov 12, 2000
• Q Aug 9 - Sep 3, 2000
• Patience and Sarah Aug 6 - Sep 3, 2000
• Sir Jul 30 - Sep 3, 2000
• Workout! Jul 23 - Aug 27, 2000
• A Real Read In Jeopardy Jul 13 - 16, 2000
• Brave Smiles...Another Lesbian Tragedy Jul 9 - 30, 2000
• Preaching To The Perverted Jul 6 - Jun 9, 2000
• Endless Night, Sweet Delight Jun 18 - Jul 22, 2000
• Relative Comfort Jun 11 - Jul 2, 2000
• Angels Into Dust May 29 - Jul 2, 2000
• Bare May 24 - Jul 2, 2000
• Naked Will May 21 - Jul 2, 2000
• Pride 2000 May 18 - Oct 1, 2000
• Stones Apr 10 - May 14, 2000
• Dear Friends and Gentle Hearts Mar 20 - Apr 23, 2000
• 42 Riverside Drive Feb 27 - Mar 26, 2000
• My Funny Valentine Show Feb 13, 2000
• The Icon Show Feb 6, 2000
• The Glitter and be Gay Show Feb 1, 2000
• Deep Blue Sea, The Jan 10 - Feb 6, 2000
• Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), The Sep 16 - Nov 11, 1999
• Do You Fear What I Fear? Jan 1, 1900 - Dec 17, 2005