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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. 

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 Zishuk 
Original Lighting Design by Carley Walker 
Facilitation Design by Andrew Marikis 

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.org 

  • Run time

    45 minutes with no intermission

  • Best enjoyed by

    All Ages!

  • Stage

    Cargill Stage

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The 2025-2026 Season


Treasure Island


September 9October 19, 2025 

Best Enjoyed by Everyone 8 and Up!

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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! 

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Roald Dahl’s The Enormous Crocodile The Musical


October 1November 23, 2025 

Best for All Ages! 

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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.  

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Dr. Seuss’s How The Grinch Stole Christmas!


November 4, 2025January 4, 2026 

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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!  

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Go, Dog. Go! • Ve Perro ¡Ve!


January 20February 22, 2026  

Best for younger audiences!

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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! 

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Dinosaur World Live


March 3April 5, 2026 

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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… 

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The Wizard of Oz


April 21June 14, 2026

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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. 

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Forts! An Interactive Experience


February 13April 5, 2026 

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. 

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