09/24/2026
On Sunday, September 27 at 3:00 p.m., Chopin Theatre will present the first public performance of Chopin in Winter, a theatrical and musical production based on the celebrated Chicago story by MacArthur Fellow Stuart Dybek.
This preview offers an opportunity to experience the production before Opening Night and remain afterward to speak with the artists.
Set in a working-class Chicago neighborhood after World War II, the story follows a young boy transformed by the music drifting from the apartment above his family’s flat. There, the mysterious Marcy practices Chopin late into the night while the boy’s aging grandfather, Dzia-Dzia, shares stories of exile, hardship and the unlikely wonders of Chopin.
The production features Steppenwolf Ensemble Member Yasen Peyankov performing all the story’s characters, with music by concert pianist Jana Pavlovska, under the direction of Dexter Bullard. Chopin’s music, along with touches of boogie-woogie, is woven directly into the storytelling.
Special Preview Price: $25
Sunday, September 27, 2026, at 3:00 p.m.
Chopin Theatre Mainstage
1543 W. Division Street, Chicago
Get tickets đź”— Eventbrite
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/chopin-in-winter-limited-engagement-tickets-2000524813570
