About Bold
About Bold
INSPIRING. PROVOCATIVE. COURAGEOUS.
it’s what makes theater unforgettable.
IF YOU LOVE OUR BROADWAY SERIES, TAKE A LOOK AT OUR BOLD SERIES!
Waiting for you in Paramount’s Copley Theatre is a series full of classic and contemporary works that will connect with you in fresh new ways. Experience this three-show series you won’t see anywhere else and is redefining Downtown Aurora’s theater district. Get ready to go BOLD.
THE COPLEY THEATRE and LOUNGE
Paramount’s 165-seat Copley Theatre is a setting where you’re practically part of the action. With its recent renovation and newly added bar and lounge, the space is intimate, immersive, deeply-engaging and state-of-the-art. Prepare to be rapt and spellbound by some of the most thrilling and courageous storytelling.
AWARD-WINNING THEATRE
For over 50 years, the Joseph Jefferson Awards has celebrated the vitality of Chicago area theater, recognizing theater excellence. Over the last 11 years, the Paramount Theatre has been honored to be part of the Jeff Awards with 97 nominations and 27 wins, most recently taking home six awards in 2022 for our production of Kinky Boots! You can expect that same production quality in the BOLD Series.
“The world of theatre is vast. Writers and directors raise our humanity like prisms to the light reflecting a spectrum of comedies, dramas, and music in ways you never knew existed. Paramount’s BOLD Series offers adventures to edify, entertain, and gather us together in this latest addition to the artistic hub burgeoning in Downtown Aurora. Come discover what we’ve found for you!”-Artistic Director Jim Corti
Bull (Eddie Martinez) dealt drugs, got caught, and served his time. For a decade, he’s thought about one thing: resuming life with his family in his old Chicago neighborhood, Lakeview. What will it take to get home? Paramount’s BOLD Series world premiere, BULL: a love story by Nancy García Loza debuts October 5-November 20, 2022 at Paramount’s Copley Theatre, 8 E. Galena Blvd. in Aurora. It’s also the first suburban production to be part of Destinos, the 5th Chicago International Latino Theater Festival. Tickets: paramountaurora.com or (630) 896-6666. Credit: Liz Lauren
A view of the set from Sweat
August Forman is Jason, seen here puppeteering Tyrone, in Paramount Theatre’s BOLD Series production of Hand to God, the Tony-nominated, darkly humorous horror shocker, puppets included. Credit: Liz Lauren
(from left) Linda Gillum plays Tracey, Randy Steinmeyer is the bartender, Stan, and Shariba Rivers plays Cynthia in Sweat. Lynn Nottage’s 2017 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama is set in a bar in the American Rust Belt, where factory workers gather to laugh, talk, and drink their cares away, despite the constant threat of company shutdowns. It’s the first play in Paramount Theatre’s new BOLD Series, and the inaugural production in downtown Aurora’s newly renovated Copley Theatre. Performances are March 9-April 24, 2022. Andrea J. Dymond directs. For tickets and information, visit ParamountAurora.com, or call the Paramount box office, (630) 896-6666. Credit: Liz Lauren
Alexandra Casillas (left) plays Sadie and Eddie Martinez is Bull in BULL: a love story by Nancy García Loza. Performances are October 5-November 20, 2022 at Paramount’s Copley Theatre, 8 E. Galena Blvd. in downtown Aurora. BULL: a love story, a Paramount BOLD Series world premiere, is also the first suburban production to be part of Destinos, the 5th Chicago International Latino Theater Festival. Tickets: paramountaurora.com or (630) 896-6666. Credit: Liz Lauren
Sammy A. Publes (left) plays Tio and Eddie Martinez is Bull in BULL: a love story by Nancy García Loza. Performances are October 5-November 20, 2022 at Paramount’s Copley Theatre, 8 E. Galena Blvd. in downtown Aurora. BULL: a love story, a Paramount BOLD Series world premiere, is also the first suburban production to be part of Destinos, the 5th Chicago International Latino Theater Festival. Tickets: paramountaurora.com or (630) 896-6666. Credit: Liz Lauren
Jessica (Felicia Oduh, left) and Jason (August Forman) are members of a church puppetry club in Paramount Theatre’s BOLD Series production of Hand to God, the Tony-nominated, darkly humorous horror shocker, puppets included. Performances are May 25-July 10, 2022, at the new Copley Theatre, 8 E. Galena Blvd., in downtown Aurora. Tickets: paramountaurora.com or (630) 896-6666. Credit: Liz Lauren
Jocelyn Zamudio (left) plays Emme and Kelsey Elyse Rodriguez is Emme’s mother, Sol, in BULL: a love story by Nancy García Loza. Performances are October 5-November 20, 2022 at Paramount’s Copley Theatre, 8 E. Galena Blvd. in downtown Aurora. BULL: a love story, a Paramount BOLD Series world premiere, is also the first suburban production to be part of Destinos, the 5th Chicago International Latino Theater Festival. Tickets: paramountaurora.com or (630) 896-6666. Credit: Liz Lauren
August Forman (left) as Jason, Jason’s potentially satanic puppet, Tyrone, and Monica West in the driver’s seat as Margery in Paramount Theatre’s BOLD Series production of Hand to God, Performances of the Tony-nominated, darkly humorous horror shocker, puppets included, run May 25-July 10, 2022, at the new Copley Theatre, 8 E. Galena Blvd., in downtown Aurora. Tickets: paramountaurora.com or (630) 896-6666. Credit: Liz Lauren
(from left) Adam Wesley Brown plays Pastor Greg, Monica West is Margery, August Forman is Jason/Tyrone, and Felicia Oduh plays Jessica in Paramount Theatre’s BOLD Series production of Hand to God, the Tony-nominated, darkly humorous horror shocker, puppets included. Performances are May 25-July 10, 2022, at the new Copley Theatre, 8 E. Galena Blvd., in downtown Aurora. Tickets: paramountaurora.com or (630) 896-6666. Credit: Liz Lauren
Emmanuel K. Jackson (foreground) plays Chris and Bryant Hayes is Evan in Sweat, Lynn Nottage’s 2017 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, the first play in Paramount Theatre’s new BOLD Series, and the inaugural production in downtown Aurora’s newly renovated Copley Theatre. Performances are March 9-April 24, 2022. Andrea J. Dymond directs. For tickets and information, visit ParamountAurora.com, or call the Paramount box office, (630) 896-6666. Credit: Liz Lauren
Emmanuel K. Jackson (standing) plays Chris, who pleads with his father, Brucie, played by Joshua L. Green (left) in Sweat, the first play in Paramount Theatre’s new BOLD Series, and the inaugural production in downtown Aurora’s newly renovated Copley Theatre. Lynn Nottage’s 2017 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama is set in a bar in the American Rust Belt, where factory workers gather to laugh, talk, and drink their cares away, despite the constant threat of company shutdowns. Performances are March 9-April 24, 2022. Andrea J. Dymond directs. For tickets and information, visit ParamountAurora.com, or call the Paramount box office, (630) 896-6666. Credit: Liz Lauren
Adam Wesley Brown (left) plays Pastor Greg and August Forman plays Jason in Paramount Theatre’s BOLD Series production of Hand to God, the Tony-nominated, darkly humorous horror shocker, puppets included. Performances are May 25-July 10, 2022, at the new Copley Theatre, 8 E. Galena Blvd., in downtown Aurora. Tickets: paramountaurora.com or (630) 896-6666. Credit: Liz Lauren
Linda Gillum (left) plays Tracey, Shariba Rivers is Cynthia and Randy Steinmeyer (behind) plays Stan in Sweat, Lynn Nottage’s 2017 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, the first play in Paramount Theatre’s new BOLD Series, and the inaugural production in downtown Aurora’s newly renovated Copley Theatre. Performances are March 9-April 24, 2022. Andrea J. Dymond directs. For tickets and information, visit ParamountAurora.com, or call the Paramount box office, (630) 896-6666. Credit: Liz Lauren
Shariba Rivers plays Cynthia in Sweat, Lynn Nottage’s 2017 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama set in a bar in the American Rust Belt, where factory workers gather to laugh, talk, and drink their cares away, despite the constant threat of company shutdowns. Sweat is the first play in Paramount Theatre’s new BOLD Series, and the inaugural production in downtown Aurora’s newly renovated Copley Theatre. Performances are March 9-April 24, 2022. Andrea J. Dymond directs. For tickets and information, visit ParamountAurora.com, or call the Paramount box office, (630) 896-6666. Credit: Liz Lauren
Joshua L. Green (left) plays Brucie and Randy Steinmeyer is the bartender, Stan, in Sweat, the first play in Paramount Theatre’s new BOLD Series, and the inaugural production in downtown Aurora’s newly renovated Copley Theatre. Lynn Nottage’s 2017 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama is set in a bar in the American Rust Belt, where factory workers gather to laugh, talk, and drink their cares away, despite the constant threat of company shutdowns. Performances are March 9-April 24, 2022. Andrea J. Dymond directs. For tickets and information, visit ParamountAurora.com, or call the Paramount box office, (630) 896-6666. Credit: Liz Lauren
Linda Gillum (foreground) plays Tracey and Shariba Rivers is Cynthia in Sweat, the first play in Paramount Theatre’s new BOLD Series, and the inaugural production in downtown Aurora’s newly renovated Copley Theatre. Lynn Nottage’s 2017 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama is set in a bar in the American Rust Belt, where factory workers gather to laugh, talk, and drink their cares away, despite the constant threat of company shutdowns. Performances are March 9-April 24, 2022. Andrea J. Dymond directs. For tickets and information, visit ParamountAurora.com, or call the Paramount box office, (630) 896-6666. Credit: Liz Lauren
Shariba Rivers (left) plays Cynthia and Randy Steinmeyer is Stan in Sweat, the first play in Paramount Theatre’s new BOLD Series, and the inaugural production in downtown Aurora’s newly renovated Copley Theatre. Lynn Nottage’s 2017 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama is set in a bar in the American Rust Belt, where factory workers gather to laugh, talk, and drink their cares away, despite the constant threat of company shutdowns. Performances are March 9-April 24, 2022. Andrea J. Dymond directs. For tickets and information, visit ParamountAurora.com, or call the Paramount box office, (630) 896-6666. Credit: Liz Lauren