Events

Upcoming Perfomances

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  Rome Sweet Rome

  Sept 21 — Oct 19, 2025
  The Jentes Family Courtyard Theater

  Created and Directed by Q Brothers Collective (GQ, JQ, JAX and POS)
  Based on Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar

  Q Brothers Collective (GQ, JQ, JAX & POS) is back to partner with CST to debut their satirical new “add-rap-tation” of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, after more than a decade of wildly successful collaborations including Othello: The Remix, Funk It Up About Nothin’, and Q Brothers’ Christmas Carol. Hailed by MTV as “nothing short of brilliant,” their work blends hip hop and theater—adapting classic stories with a wholly original style of performance that has amassed a cult following of fans in Chicago and beyond. Igniting Julius Caesar with the pulse of ’90s hip hop and New Jack Swing, Rome Sweet Rome infuses Shakespeare’s political intrigue with bold satire and electrifying beats. Razor-sharp wit collides with revolutionary rhythm, proving that power struggles never go out of style. This is Shakespeare that bumps, breathes, and breaks boundaries.

  Q Brothers Collective (GQ, JQ, JAX & POS) shared, “We’re excited to be back home at Chicago Shakes. Rome Sweet Rome is just us doing what we love—celebrating and satirizing Shakespeare, and the world at large.”

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Past Perfomances

• 2025

  • January

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    Illinois High School Theatre Festival

• 2024

  • November - December

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    St. Louis Shakespeare Festival

  • October

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    Austin City Limits

  • August

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    Lollapalooza - Chicago

• 2023

  • November - December

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    St. Louis Shakespeare Festival

  • October

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    Austin City Limits

  • August

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    Lollapalooza - Chicago

• 2022

  • October

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    Austin City Limits

  • August

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    Lollapalooza - Chicago

• 2021

  • December

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    Q Brothers Christmas Carol returns to Chicago Shakespeare Theater

  • October

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    Austin City Limits

  • August

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    Lollapalooza - Chicago

• 2019

  • October

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    Austin City Limits

  • August

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    Lollapalooza - Chicago

  • May

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    Dress the Part Presented by Beverly Arts Center

  • May

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    Dress the Part Presented by Steppenwolf’s LookOut Series

• 2018

  • November - December

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    Q Brothers Christmas Carol returns to Chicago Shakespeare Theater

  • October

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    Austin City Limits

  • August

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    Lollapalooza - Chicago

  • July

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    Q Gents at Shakespeare Festival at the Globe Neuss - Germany

  • June

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    Q Gents at Šekspir Shakespeare Festival - Serbia

  • May

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    Othello: The Remix tours to Romania

  • April

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    GQ and JQ premiere a workshop performance of The Madness of Love Mixtape at the Getty Villa in LA

  • April

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    ms. estrada premieres at The Flea Theatre in NYC

  • March

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    Presented by Chicago Children's Choir, Long Way Home premieres

• 2017

  • November thru December

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    Q Brothers Christmas Carol returns to Chicago Shakespeare Theater

  • October

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    Austin City Limits

  • October

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    Q Gents tours to Texas A&M University

  • September

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    Bear Music Fest

  • August

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    Lollapalooza - Chicago

  • August

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    Austin City Limits

  • July

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    I Heart Juliet at Illinois Shakespeare Festival

• 2016

  • October

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    Othello: The Remix begins five month run off-Broadway in NYC

  • October

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    Austin City Limits

  • September 14th

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    Fifth Star Awards in Chicago

  • September 9th & 10th

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    Bear Music Festival

  • August

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    Lollapalooza - Chicago

  • April thru May

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    Othello: The Remix returns to Chicago Shakespeare Theater

  • January

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    Q Brothers Christmas Carol returns to Chicago Shakespeare Theater

• 2015

  • November - December

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    Q Brothers Christmas Carol returns to Chicago Shakespeare this holiday season

  • October

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    Q Gents plays the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

  • October

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    Othello: The Remix is featured at NAMT’s Annual Festival of New Musicals

  • October

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    Austin City Limits

  • September

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    Q Gents plays Three Oaks Theater Festival

  • August

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    Lollapalooza - Chicago

  • July thru August

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    Q Gents premieres at Illinois Shakespeare Festival

  • February thru March

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    Othello: The Remix tours Melbourne, Australia – Dubai – Abu Dhabi – Auckland, NZ

• 2014

  • November - December

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    Q Brothers Christmas Carol premieres at Chicago Shakespeare Theater

  • October

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    Austin City Limits

  • August

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    Lollapalooza - Chicago

  • January

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    Othello: The Remix plays the Sydney Festival in Sydney, Australia

• 2013

  • November - December

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    Q Brothers Christmas Carol has a developmental work-in-progress run at Chicago Shakespeare Theater

  • October

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    Austin City Limits

  • September

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    Othello: The Remix plays Unicorn Theatre in London.

  • August

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    Lollapalooza - Chicago

• 2012

  • October

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    Austin City Limits

  • August

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    Othello: The Remix tours to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival

  • August

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    Lollapalooza - Chicago

  • July

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    Othello: The Remix tours to Neuss, Germany

  • May

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    Othello: The Remix premieres at The Globe Theatre in London

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