Experience three days in Chicago with New Albany High School, featuring immersive theater workshops, live performances, guided city tours, and visits to iconic attractions like Millennium Park and the Shedd Aquarium. Enjoy the vibrant culture, history, and architecture of Chicago while traveling with classmates and expert guides.

Depart via deluxe air-conditioned motor coach with seatbelts from New Albany High School to Chicago. 6 hour drive time with one 30 minute break. Pack a brown bag lunch to eat enroute to the workshop.

Arrive at Giordano Dance Chicago for a 90-minute Jazz Dance Masterclass.

Load bus and depart for the Congress Plaza Hotel.

Check-in to the Congress Plaza Hotel. Eric Kauffman will meet you here. Private Security Guard on duty 11:00 PM - 5:00 AM.

Depart for dinner and live jazz at Andy’s Jazz Club (or similar).

Dinner at Andy’s Jazz Club – one of Chicago’s best known & most respected jazz venues featuring full dining creating a truly unique cultural experience.

Depart for your Broadway Chicago Production.

Enjoy Monty Python’s SPAMALOT! (2hr 20m run time) at CIBC Theater. The musical comedy lovingly ripped off from the film classic, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, has everything that makes a great knight at the theatre.

Breakfast – Included at the hotel.

Load bus and depart for LookingGlass Theater Company.

Arrive for your Educational Theater Workshop (90-minutes) developed around the show Untitled Vampire Play.

Workshop with New Albany HS Theater (pending scheduling).

Lunch & shopping at the Water Tower Mall (on your own).

Board the coach along with our step-on guide for a 90-minute Chicago Crime Tour.

Explore true crime history in notorious neighborhoods with stops on and off the bus. Investigate criminals, mobsters and gangsters like Al Capone and John Dillinger.

Board the coach and head to the hotel to freshen up for dinner and a show.

Board the coach and transfer to Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria.

Group dinner at Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria (included). Considered the oldest family name in Chicago pizza, Lou Malnati's is as rich in history as its deep dish pizza is in flavor.

Attend the Untitled Vampire Play (invited dress). Hilarity (and tragedy) ensue in the world premiere of Untitled Vampire Play when Val, a vampire, is in a new relationship with a mortal, Dom, each having different ideas about where their relationship should go. Rose, Val’s progeny, wants Val to consider leaving the country, and on top of that, Val’s estranged brother has returned, coincidentally, as a serial killer terrorizes the streets of Chicago. Untitled Vampire Play explores love, codependency, unwavering convictions and vampires.

Meet the cast & crew in a sit-down talkback (pending scheduling).

Depart for Hotel for the night.

Arrive – Congress Plaza Hotel. Private Security Guard on duty – 11:00 PM - 5:00 AM.

Breakfast at the hotel (included).

Hotel check-out and load luggage on the bus.

The Loop & Millennium Park tour takes you through the heart of downtown, where historic landmarks, modern architecture, and vibrant public spaces come together to create a unique urban experience. Your adventure begins on State Street, a historic thoroughfare known for its iconic landmarks. Appreciate gems like the iconic Chicago Theatre marquee or the Louis C. Tiffany mosaic that is hidden in plain sight! You'll stand in Daley Plaza, where the avant-garde Chicago Picasso sculpture stands out with its abstract form. Your guide will show you where to admire the Art Institute and the iconic lion statues from outside. Did you know the lions have names? The tour ends in Millennium Park where you'll be greeted by a space that seamlessly blends art, architecture, and nature. Take a selfie with Cloud Gate a.k.a. 'The Bean' or take a selfie IN Cloud Gate. Sights and topics we cover on the North Loop and Millennium Park Tour: Marshall Fields, The Picasso/Daley Plaza, Millennium Park, Crown Fountain, The Great Fire, The L (elevated trains), Start of Route 66, The Art Institute of Chicago, Cloud Gate (a.k.a. the Bean).

Lunch and shopping on the Magnificent Mile (on your own in chaperone groups).

Bus to the Shedd Aquarium. Shedd Aquarium Mission - Sparking compassion, curiosity and conservation for the aquatic animal world. 3rd Largest in the World!

Visit Shedd Aquarium, the 3rd largest in the world, with a mission to spark compassion, curiosity and conservation for the aquatic animal world.

Depart for home. 7 1/2 hours has been allotted including 1 1/2 hours for dinner on your own and restroom breaks.