■ A Q Brothers’ Christmas Carol (January; Chicago Shakespeare Theater)
■ The Heir Apparent (January; Chicago Shakespeare Theater)
■ Marjorie Prime (January; Writers Theatre)
■ The Winter’s Tale (January; Shakespeare Project of Chicago)
■ Cymbeline (February; Shakespeare Project of Chicago)
■ Romeo and Juliet (March; Lyric Opera)
■ Arcadia (March; Writers Theatre)
■ Long Day’s Journey into Night (March; Court Theatre)
■ Othello (March; Chicago Shakespeare Theater)
■ The Life of Galileo (April; Remy Bumppo Theatre Company)
■ Cardenio (April; Shakespeare Project of Chicago)
■ Richard III (April; The Gift Theatre at The Garage: Steppenwolf Theatre)
■ Othello: The Remix (April; Chicago Shakespeare Theater)