NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE | Saturday, February 24 and Sunday, March 3 | Andrew Scott (Fleabag, All Of Us Strangers) brings multiple characters to life in Simon Stephens’ (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time) radical new version of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya, filmed live during its sold-out run in London’s West End. Hopes, dreams, and regrets are thrust into sharp focus in this one-man adaptation which explores the complexities of human emotions.
STAFF PICKS | Monday, March 4 at 7:30pm | Frank Capua (Paul Newman) is a rising star on the race circuit who dreams of winning the big one–the Indianapolis 500. Picked by Jim!
ONE TAKE DOC SERIES | Thursday, March 7 at 7pm & Saturday, March 9 at 3pm | Five incredible women from around the world, who are boldly breaking glass ceilings in the male-dominated world of orchestral conducting, take center stage.
BLACK CINEMA SERIES | Thursday, March 14 at 7:30pm | Harold Washington takes on a city rife with corruption and discrimination to be elected Chicago’s first African-American mayor in 1983.
INDIE LENS POP-UP | Monday, March 18 | Three people—a political cartoonist, a mother turned boxing coach, and an optician—navigate their lives with resourcefulness and determination in the face of a degenerative illness, Parkinson’s disease.
SATHURSDAY NIGHT REWIND | Thursday, April 20 at 8pm | Saturday Night Rewind on a Thursday! Join The Little on 4/20 for the 30th anniversary of this stoner classic comedy (cue the “Alright Alright Alright”).
BLACK CINEMA SERIS + WXXI CLASSICAL PRESENTS | Wednesday, April 26 at 7:30pm | Inspired by the incredible true story of composer Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, who rose to improbable heights in French society as a celebrated violinist-composer and fencer, complete with a love affair and falling out with Marie Antoinette.
A half-vampire, half-mortal man becomes a protector of the mortal race, while slaying evil vampires.
INDIE LENS POPUP | Monday, February 27 | Theatre 5 | Activist Ruby Duncan kick-started the grassroots movement that reshaped America’s perception of mothers on welfare. Followed by a panel discussion.
BLACK CINEMA SERIES | Wednesday, March 1 at 7:30pm | Theatre 1 | A novelist attends a murder trial, but things don’t go as expected.
SATURDAY NIGHT REWIND | Saturday, April 20 and Sunday, April 21 | As hordes of zombies swarm over the U.S., the terrified populace tries everything in their power to escape the attack of the undead, but neither cities nor the countryside prove safe. A group of survivors retreats to an enclosed shopping center to make what could be humanity’s last stand, in George Romero’s 1978 zombie horror classic.
At Westerburg High where cliques rule, jocks dominate and all the popular girls are named Heather, it’s going to take a Veronica and mysterious new kid to give teen angst a body count.
STAFF PICKS | Monday, April 22 at 7:30pm | Picked by Sam, a.k.a Ducky | On another planet in the distant past, a Gelfling embarks on a quest to find the missing shard of a magical crystal, and to restore order to his world.
ONE TAKE DOC | 7pm Thursday April 25 & 3pm Saturday, April 27 | The Arc of Oblivion explores a quirk of humankind: in a universe that erases its tracks, we humans are hellbent on leaving a trace.
NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE | Saturday, April 20 and Sunday, April 28 | Richard Burton, newly married to Elizabeth Taylor, is to play the title role in an experimental new Broadway production of Hamlet under John Gielgud’s exacting direction. But as rehearsals progress, two ages of theatre collide and the collaboration between actor and director soon threatens to unravel.