February 13-April 5, 2026
Best enjoyed by All Ages!
Forts! can currently be purchased as an add-on to any subscription package.
An interactive experience! Pull back the curtains and there you are—surrounded by old sofas, crazy lampshades, piles of blankets, and towering towers of cardboard boxes! It’s like the coolest attic you’ve ever seen, where everything’s up for grabs. Use whatever you want to build…whatever you want—the tallest fort, the longest fort, tons of cozy little forts… Quick, someone hands you a flashlight—what will you do? In Forts! you make it all happen.Â
Conceived and Directed by Julie Ritchey
Created in Collaboration with Eleanor Kahn, Jeffrey Levin, Christian Libonati, Andrew Marikis, and Carley Walker
Set Design by Eleanor Kahn
Sound Design by Jeffrey Levin
Lighting Design by Joel ZishukÂ
Original Lighting Design by Carley WalkerÂ
Facilitation Design by Andrew MarikisÂ
Originally produced by Filament Theatre at 4041 N. Milwaukee, Chicago, IL under Founding Artistic Director Julie Ritchey and Founding Managing Director Christian Libonati. www.filamenttheatre.orgÂ
Our 2025-2026 Season is Here!
Ready to explore the most legendary, award-winningest, soul-searchingest, super eye-popping, terrifically jaw-dropping, blow-your-socks-off theatre experiences for young people and families in all the land?
Your adventure starts here!
The 2025-2026 Season
Treasure Island
September 9–October 19, 2025Â
Best Enjoyed by Everyone 8 and Up!
UnitedHealth Group Stage
The sea is calling! Join this swashbuckling adventure to sail the open seas alongside young Jim and search for buried treasure in between sword fights and rounds of live music!Â
Roald Dahl’s The Enormous Crocodile The Musical
October 1–November 23, 2025Â
Best for All Ages!Â
Cargill Stage
The Enormous Crocodile is weaving his way through the jungle with his tummy rumbling… Get to know all of the creatively puppeted creatures in the U.S. premiere of this smash U.K. hit. Â
Dr. Seuss’s How The Grinch Stole Christmas!
November 4, 2025–January 4, 2026Â
Best for All Ages!Â
UnitedHealth Group Stage
In this CTC holiday favorite, filled with music and Seussian rhymes, everyone’s favorite grouchy, green Grinch plots the greatest heist imaginable—stealing the very thing the joyful Whos love the most! Â
Go, Dog. Go! • Ve Perro ¡Ve!
January 20–February 22, 2026Â Â
Best for younger audiences!
UnitedHealth Group Stage
Dogs are everywhere! Roller-skating, playing baseball, driving race cars, and speaking—in Spanish and English! Sing along with this bilingual spectacle that makes no sense (and TOTAL sense) at the same time!Â
Dinosaur World Live
March 3–April 5, 2026Â
Best for All Ages!
UnitedHealth Group Stage
Dinosaurs take over CTC! This extraordinary experience has wowed kids and adults all over the world. Careful: you never know who (or what!) you’ll run into after the show…Â
The Wizard of Oz
April 21–June 14, 2026
Best for All Ages!
UnitedHealth Group Stage
It’s not every day that a wild tornado whizzes over your head, or the world magically shifts from black and white to technicolor! Don’t miss this grand spectacle, featuring songs from the classic film.Â
Forts! An Interactive Experience
February 13–April 5, 2026Â
Best for All Ages!
Cargill Stage
An interactive experience! Imagine you’re surrounded by towering towers of cardboard boxes in the coolest attic you’ve ever seen. What will you build? In Forts! you make it all happen.Â
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