Lucid Theater
a theater that dreams
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An announcement about the future:
Lucid Theater is going to incorporate as a nonprofit in early 2026. For the first time, we will be fundraising, in order to support our next full-scale project, Hamlet: a Ghost Story, for 2027. We look forward to bringing possibility and wonder to our home of Chicago for years to come.
Welcome our board members: Susan Casanova, Pete Blatchford, and Jeff Broitman.
Buddha's Birthday summer 2025
Starring Kristie Berger (courtesy of Actors' Equity), Christopher Hainsworth, Kathleen Ruhl, Ada Grey, and Emilie Helene-Wingate. It was recommended by The Chicago Reader.
Chicago Theatre Review "Grey’s Jennifer has a sunny smile and buoyant presence that radiate peace and joy”
Third Coast Review “Berger and Hainsworth display a believable chemistry"
The Chicago Reader “The blossoming connection of Pamela and Jennifer centers the intergenerational sympathy between two women and provides a gentle emotional core for the play”
Chicago Theater and Arts “This is another intelligent and thought-provoking work by playwright Amy Crider”
An insecure professor wrestles with anxiety, raccoons, and lifelong assumptions on her journey to inner peace.
Buddha's Birthday opened August 2 and closed August 17, 2025.
Wells and Welles summer 2024
Nominated for the 2025 ATCA/Steinberg Award! It has been published by TRW.
Orson's climactic monologue will be in the 2026 Smith & Kraus anthology of best men's monologues.
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.
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.
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