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Invictus Theatre Company at
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| 'Night, Mother displays a mother and daughter relationship in a free fall crisis. Disillusioned Jessie Cates, a woman suffering from epilepsy and depression, announces to her mother Thelma, that she will be killing herself at the end of the evening. The ensuing evening is what playwright Marsha Norman describes as, "a fight for their lives" as Thelma begs, bargains, and beseeches her uncompromising daughter to change her plan. 'NIGHT, MOTHER unsparingly explores the impact of mental health on mothers and daughters in our society. This production will be an entirely virtual streamed performance. |
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| Airport 1970Something |
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Hell in a Handbag Productions at
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| Hell in a Handbag Productions once again takes on the classic 1970s disaster film genre with a totally ridiculous twist! Airport 1970SOMETHING is a parody that celebrates the popular '70s Airport disaster film series, edited and dubbed over with new dialogue by Handbag ensemble members and some of Chicago's favorite performers. Originally created as a special addition to Handbag's recent Drive-In Festival, Airport 1970SOMETHING is back by popular demand as a special Halloween treat! |
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| Artemisia: A Chicago Podcast |
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| Raw, unedited conversations about feminism with Theatre Artists, Business and Non-Profit Leaders, Activists and Advocates who all embrace feminism as an important aspect of their work and their lives. Special programming includes readings of classic and contemporary feminist plays. Enjoy free anytime. New Podcast featured every Monday. Hosted by Julie Proudfoot, Founder and Artistic Director of Artemisia, A Chicago Theatre. Let's keep the conversation going. |
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| Box And Cox |
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PrideArts at
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| A three-character one-act farce that premiered in London in 1847. BOX AND COX is a hilarious romance of real life in one act. |
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| Dracula: A Radio Play |
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| Join the hunt for the world's most infamous vampire! Inspired by master of suspense Orson Welles's innovative broadcast, this electrifying listening experience comes to bloodsucking life with the talents of Actors Theatre's creative team, in collaboration with award-winning radio professionals. Tune in for a spine-chilling trip to Transylvania that you won't soon forget! |
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| Emma: A New Jane Austen Streaming Musical |
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| Fall in love again with the language of Austen with Tony-nominated Paul Gordon's Emma. EMMA, a timeless love story from one of the most widely read writers of all time, is a musical that will entice modern audiences to fall in love again with one of Jane Austen's most adored characters. Paul Gordon's critically acclaimed stage adaptation re-imagines the Austen's classic in mid-century modern yet keeps the language intact. |
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| 45 Plays for America's First Ladies |
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The Neo-Futurists at
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| 45 Plays for America's First Ladies is a companion piece to the past Neo-Futurist production 43 Plays for 43 Presidents [originally produced in 2004, and remounted in 2012 as 44 Plays for 44 Presidents and re-published as 45 Plays for 45 Presidents in 2019]. Focusing this time on the women who served in the role of First Lady, this play follows an identical format as its predecessor, with a chronological series of 1-5 minute plays that - in typical Neo style - adopt a variety of shapes, tones, and theatrical conventions. |
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| Holy Ghost Bingo: God, Goblins, and Games |
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| This Halloween-themed performance features the talents of actress Liz Cloud as our favorite bingo caller: Mrs. Mary Margaret O'Brien, a former nun, here tonight to raise money while playing bingo and talking about Halloween traditions, scary movies, condemned board games, and haunted churches. |
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| Madmen and Prisoners: Two Tales by Poe |
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First Folio Theatre at
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| This streaming video contains two excerpts from First Folio's 2018 production of The Madness of Edgar Allan Poe: "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Pit and the Pendulum." These performances were recorded live during a 2018 performance of the full-length production of The Madness of Edgar Allan Poe. Filming was done with a live audience in various rooms of Mayslake Hall, an historic, haunted mansion on the grounds of the Peabody Estate in Oak Brook, Illinois. |
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| The Magic Parlour at Home |
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| Famed third-generation magician, Dennis Watkins, is taking his one-of-a-kind magical experience The Magic Parlour online for a completely new virtual offering dubbed "The Magic Parlour at Home." The new virtual magic show, designed for group and family viewings, will offer multiple performances every Friday and Saturday evening in July. After the roaring success of several livestreams hosted on The Magic Parlour's Facebook page, Watkins developed "The Magic Parlour at Home" to dazzle audiences with new and interactive magic and mindreading available directly on their screens. |
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| No Aids, No Maids |
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Waltzing Mechanics at
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| In this one-woman performance, actress and teacher Dee Dee Batteast crafts a darkly humorous exploration of the obstacles minority storytellers face in the American media. No AIDS, No Maids looks hard at the archetypal and two-dimensional characters women of color have played for over 50 years and disassociates gay men from the pervasive narrative of disease. As we consider the roles that race and gender play in our political and cultural lives, Batteast's work points out the poor nutrition of deficient narratives. This performance took top honors at the Capital Fringe Festival in Washington, D.C. |
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| The Pursuit of Happiness |
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BoHo Theatre at
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| BoHo Theatre's The Pursuit of Happiness is a virtual, streaming cabaret that showcases the relationships that BIPOC (Black, Indigenous & people of color) artists of color have with freedom through song, stories, and artistic expression. Whether you have been given permission to be free or you fight for freedom every waking moment, everyone has a unique perspective on this subject. |
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| Run The Beast Down |
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Strawdog Theatre Company at
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| Charlie has lost his job, his girlfriend and countless hours of sleep. Worse still, he's being haunted by a fox. Set in London after the 2008 financial crash, British playwright Titas Halder's play takes us on the rollercoaster of one man's obsession. Directed by ensemble member Elly Green and featuring Gage Wallace, Run The Beast Down is a thrilling experiment in intimate storytelling. Following the production, Strawdog will make a donation to Lakeview Pantry, an organization that works to overcome hunger, improve mental wellness, and achieve life goals. |
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| Splatter Theater |
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Annoyance Theatre at
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| An online only parody of Friday the 13th type movies, the characters in "Splatter Theater" include such archetypes as the nun, the school jock, the virgin, the class dick, and of course the bumbling old man. Laugh and watch them all die in different, horrific ways: tongue pulled out, drill to the head, intestines being ripped out, slashed throat, and the list goes on. The audience will be horrified and delighted by the end, when the victims' screens are covered in blood and their floors in guts! The show, originally directed by Mick Napier, is directed this year by Joe McDaniel. |
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| Twisted Tales of Poe |
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AstonRep Theatre Company at
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| "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Cask of Amontillado," "The Black Cat," and "The Raven," each created by the master of the mysterious and macabre. The mysterious presence of the raven, the victim's vulture eye and the catacombs of Italy all come to life in AstonRep's streaming radio broadcast. |
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| A War Of The Worlds |
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Theatre in the Dark at
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| In Bradberry and Gordon's retelling, the leading character is named H.G. Wells. This Wells is a 21st century science journalist thrust into the events of an alien invasion after a meteor from the "Red Planet" Mars crashes 70 miles outside Chicago at the start of the new decade. Separated from family, friends, and everything they have ever known, the eclectic cast of Chicagoland characters must do everything in their power to survive as our world comes crashing down around them. As the Martians reveal their deadly Heat-Ray and their true intentions, whirling our characters into hair-raising chases across Chicago, one question remains: is life on Earth doomed? |
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