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The Center at GovState
Celebrating 30 Years of Music, Dance, and Theatre in Chicago's Southland
Up Next at The Center!
A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare
Presented by GovState's Theatre and Performance Studies
Thursday, November 12 at 7:30 PM
Friday, November 13 at 7:30 PM
Saturday, November 14 at 7:30 PM
Sunday, November 15 at 3 PM
This fresh, playful take on one of William Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies reimagines the story on the campus of Governors State University—where administration, athletes, theatre kids, and counterculture kids collide in a whirlwind of mischief, magic, and mistaken identity.
Upcoming Events
J is for Jazz
A Celebration of Oscar Brown, Jr.
Presented by MPAACT
Friday, November 20, 2026 at 7 PM
Ruth Page's The Nutcracker
Saturday, December 5, 2026 at 2 PM
Sunday, December 6, 2026 at 3 PM
It's a Wonderful Life
A Live Radio Play
Saturday, December 12, 2026 at 2 & 7:30 PM
Sunday, December 13, 2026 at 3 PM
The Greatest Love of All
A Tribute to Whitney Houston Starring Belinda Davids
Friday, February 12, 2027 at 7:30 PM
*not affiliated with the Estate of Whitney Houston
Robert Townsend's Living the Shuffle
Saturday, March 6, 2027, at 7:30 PM
Carmina Burana
Presented by Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra
Saturday, March 13, 2027 at 3 PM
Once On This Island
Presented by Theatre and Performance Studies at Governors State University
Thursday-Saturday, April 8-10, 2027 at 7:30 PM
Sunday, April 11, 2027 at 3 PM
The Doo Wop Project
Echoes of the Street
Friday, May 1, 2027 at 2 PM
The Southland Creative Spotlight
Saturday, June 26, 2027, at 7:30 PM
The Center
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University Park, IL 60484
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