Lucid Theater
a theater that dreams
Breaking news: We are putting on the very first play to be produced as a response to the election of 2024!
Written within days of November 5, it stars founding ensemble member Jeff Broitman.
We open December 27. Here's the ticket link with info: The Day After
Welcome to our site.
That's a wrap! Thank you for coming to Wells and Welles, and for the rave reviews.
The Chicago Reader: "crisp writing and fine performances" Highly Recommended
Buzz Center Stage "performed by two incredible Chicago actors" Highly Recommended
Chicago Theater and Arts "has national, indeed worldwide appeal" Highly Recommended
Wells and Welles opened July 20 and closed August 11, 2024.
See you next summer for Buddha's Birthday at The Edge Theatre.
Wells and Welles was inspired by a true bit of history: in 1940, Orson Welles met HG Wells at a hotel in San Antonio, when they both happened to be in town on lecture tours. It's two years after the infamous "War of the Worlds" radio broadcast. On this stormy night, Orson has come to HG with a favor to ask.
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Lucid Theater has a history of lauded productions in Chicago since 2017, including: Leda, Lean Scenes, Charlie Johnson Reads All of Proust, and Metadata. We also have a podcast and YouTube channel. Originally called Continuous Dream, we were inspired to adopt the new identity of Lucid Theater, with the idea that a play is a lucid dream. Continuous Dream remains the name of our podcast, while our stage production wing is now Lucid Theater.
In the meantime, check out our podcast here on Spotify, with further info about the podcast on its own website here. Feel free to reach out to us at continuousdreamtheatre@gmail.com. Thank you for your support.