Nothing Special Productions
Fight Night: Valkyries

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Description:

his September, FIGHT NIGHT is back and bigger than ever! Nothing Special Productions is currently accepting submissions from Chicago companies and fight choreographers for FIGHT NIGHT: VALKYRIES, the latest installment of the sensational stage combat event, "Fight Night". Fight Night is a prime-time, violent cabaret celebrating the art of stage combat through original storytelling and violence design. NSP is excited to announce that this Fight Night will be the first at its new home the EDGE Theater in the Edgewater/Andersonville neighborhood. This time around, the theme is VALKYRIES. We challenge you to create a 10-minute scene that includes stage violence in celebration of the feminine warrior spirit. The scene need not be related in any way to the original Valkyries of Norse mythology, but should feature kick-ass women and non-binary persons in the forefront. Valhalla's the limit! Whatever your scene may be, it must fit within the following parameters: br (1) The Fight Choreographer must be a woman. AND/OR
(2) The scene must pass the Bechdel Test: (a)Feature two named female (or non-binary) characters who- (b)Talk to (and also fight) each other about something other than a man. Fight Night favorite Gaby Labotka will be directing and curating this event, while NSP Producing Director Scott Sawa be taking on producing duties. Because of recent events exposing abuse in our theatre community, we felt it would be cathartic to do a Fight Night celebrating powerful and complicated women. That is also why, for the first time, we will be donating 50% of our profits to a local charity (tbd) that benefits women. Want to join the fun? Fill out the submission form, linked below, no later than July 31st.

Contact Info:

Deadline for submissions is 11:59pm on Sunday July 31st, and we will make offers within the next few days.

Reply To Email: nspfightnight@gmail.com
Website: goo.gl/forms/wQ3aXb2zC6Ux8pC42