Chester and the Unbearable Burden
2936 N. Southport Chicago
Dirkwood Wizarding Academy’s Spooksday Ball is fast approaching, and Chester would like to take a girl other than his best friend Lillian. Chester wants to ask the Dirkwood Chronicle’s lovely editor Charlie Fleckman, but first feels a need to prove he’s not just another wizard orphaned by the Dark Lord Molvak. When strange visitors Sean and Hamfast arrive at Dirkwood with a mysterious ring, Chester sees his chance to write a newspaper story that will sweep Charlie off her feet. But with the ring comes Thebook, a transcendent elf who bears ominous news of Molvak’s return. Can Chester conquer death with the help of Lillian and Headmaster Dilfor? Will Chester be thwarted by escaped convict Gene or the sinister Professor Tansy? Will Charlie say yes? See for yourself in this two-part fantasy comedy filled with death, love, protagonism, and teen angst.
Presented by Six Hours Short Productions
Thru - Mar 6, 2012