12 Ophelias
Factory Theater
1623 W Howard St Chicago
1623 W Howard St Chicago
In this play with broken songs, Shakespeare’s Ophelia rises out of the water dreaming of reclaiming her life. She finds herself in a neo-Elizabethan Appalachian setting where Gertrude runs a brothel, Hamlet is a Rude Boy and nothing is what it seems. In this mirrored world of word-scraps and cold sex, Ophelia cuts a new path for herself.
Presented by Strawdog Theatre
Apr 17 - May 24, 2026