Presented by A Short Leap Theatre Company Recommended for ages 16+ 4000 Miles is running at 105 minutes with no intermission How do we stay connected when the air gets thin? That's the question at the heart of Amy Herzog's Pulitzer Prize finalist, 4000 Miles. After a cross-country bike trip ends in devastating loss, 21-year-old Leo arrives unexpectedly at the Manhattan apartment of his outspoken 91-year-old grandmother, Vera. They couldn't be more different—separated by seventy years, politics, perspective, and pain. Yet over the course of one month, the two discover that healing doesn't always come from having the right words. Sometimes it begins simply by staying. With humor as sharp as it is gentle, and honesty that never flinches, Herzog crafts a deeply moving portrait of grief, family, and the unlikely people who help us carry what feels impossible to bear. 4000 Miles reminds us that connection isn't found in perfect agreement, but in the courage to remain present for one another. As part of A Short Leap Theatre Company's Breathe season, 4000 Miles asks what becomes possible when we choose compassion over certainty, listening over fixing, and presence over distance. In a world that encourages us to retreat from one another, this quietly extraordinary play offers something more radical: the belief that sharing our breath—and our burdens—can still change us. Tickets → The Den Theatre and comedy club is pleased to host 4000 Miles on October 8-24, 2026 at 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. Tickets are currently available at thedentheatre.com or by calling (773) 697-3830. MORE SHOWS https://tickets.thedentheatre.com/event/blood-of-the-lamb-x4t5rc Blood of the Lamb October 2-3 BUY TICKETS Read more → I'm Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire October 2-31 BUY TICKETS Read more → Sir Thomas Madden Jr. October 2-3 BUY TICKETS Read more → Noel Miller: Special Taping October 2-3 SOLD OUT Read more → https://tickets.thedentheatre.com/event/comedy-you-deserve-chi-lights-lxp3pl Comedy You Deserve: Chi-Lights October 3 BUY TICKETS Read more → Jenny Tian: RIPE October 4 BUY TICKETS Read more → ALIZA KELLY’S HAUNTED TEA PARTY: The Spooky Season Astrology Tour October 6 BUY TICKETS Read more → 4000 Miles October 8-24 BUY TICKETS Read more → Barstool Philosophers 25th Anniversary Improv Show October 9-10 BUY TICKETS Read more → Eric Oren October 10 | ADDED SHOW! BUY TICKETS Read more → Craigslist Playdate Presents "Fresh Blood" October 11 & 25 BUY TICKETS Read more → https://tickets.thedentheatre.com/event/the-moth-chicago-storyslam-magic-ne3u2c The Moth Chicago StorySLAM: MAGIC October 12 BUY TICKETS Read more → Poly Diaz October 13 BUY TICKETS Read more → Funny, But Make it Fashion October 14 BUY TICKETS Read more → Chrissa Sparkles: “DELULU” October 15 BUY TICKETS Read more → Randomness at a Moment in Time October 16-18 BUY TICKETS Read more → Oh Great, They're Gonna Sing. October 16-24 BUY TICKETS Read more → TEAM ASTANA October 19 BUY TICKETS Read more → LMAOF October 20 BUY TICKETS Read more → Teton Gravity Research presents 'Actually, It Is Rocket Science' October 21 BUY TICKETS Read more → Stone and Stone on the Road October 22 BUY TICKETS Read more → Vinny Guadagnino October 22-24 BUY TICKETS Read more → My Cousin Vlad October 24 BUY TICKETS Read more → Taylor Tomlinson: Tries Out New Ideas October 27-30 SOLD OUT Read more → Ricci Armani: Laid Off October 29 BUY TICKETS Read more → JOSH THOMAS: JIGGLE, JIGGLE October 29 BUY TICKETS Read more → MURRAY HILL: Showbiz! Show & Talkback November 1 BUY TICKETS Read more → https://tickets.thedentheatre.com/event/mc-hammersmith-9bpcvu MC Hammersmith Live! November 4 BUY TICKETS Read more → Bathsheba the Musical November 5-7 BUY TICKETS Read more → Comedy is Dead with Marcella Arguello November 5 BUY TICKETS Read more →