studio one
Ka-Tet Theatre Company presents
SMUDGE
by Rachel Axler
New parents Nick and Colby give birth to a ...smudge. Their expectations of parenthood are confronted with a reality they never imagined. Their baby is not at all who (or what) they believed it would be. This serio-comedy is about the disasters we don't plan for and how we overcome them.
May 25 - June 23
studio three
Eclectic Theatre Company presents
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) aims to tackle all 37 of the Bard's plays in less than two hours. A cast of three takes the audience on a wild, fast-paced romp through Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories and Tragedies.
May 31 - June 23 , 2013
studio two
Black Fox Theatre presents
Brothers Beckett
by David Michael Sirois
Kevin Beckett, Yale alumnus, is awaiting the arrival of his beloved girlfriend named Tuesday, who will be spending a perfect week with him and his roommate/brother, Brad. When Kevin divulges to Brad that he plans on proposing, Brad tries to find any way possible to keep his brother from moving out of their apartment. Brothers Beckett is a satirical portrait of slacker siblings laced with sharp banter and dark humor, written by Steinberg Award nominated playwright, David Michael Sirois.
June 6 - June 30, 2013
studio one
The Ruckus Theater presents
Facing Angela
by Scott T. Barsotti
Angela has lost her face. Acquiring a new face alters more than tissue, cutting into Angela's relationship with her husband, Wes, and mutating her sense of self. As Angela re-constructs and re-defines, she and Wes begin to question what they really know about each other-and themselves.
June 27 - July 28
studio three
Black Ribbon Theatre presents
Cowboy Mouth
Slim and Cavale fell in love one moment before the gun failed to go off. They lived 10,000 lifetimes together as man and woman, predator and prey, spacewoman and alien. They learned all they could from one another. Now, only their pet lobster can teach them to gracefully say "good-bye."
July 5 - 14, 2013
studio three
Eclipse Theatre Company presents
Bedroom Farce
The Ayckbourn season continues with his hilarious classic comedy, Bedroom Farce. Trevor and Susannah's marriage is on the rocks. They inflict their miseries on their nearest and dearest: three couples whose own relationships are tenuous at best. Taking place in the three beleaguered couples' bedrooms during one endless Saturday night of co-dependence and dysfunction--beds, tempers, and domestic order are ruffled, leading all the players to a hilariously touching epiphany.
July 25 - September 1, 2013
studio two
Interrobang Theatre Project presents
Terminus
This extravagant drama of interlocking monologues builds to create a story that is both utterly surreal and compelling. As a piece of theatre and as a piece of poetry, TERMINUS is a tour-de-force; a febrile, demonic fantasy that sweeps the audience along on a helter-skelter ride made up of the wildest part of the imagination, our greatest hopes and our darkest fears. Be warned- it's not for the faint of heart.
September 12 - October 6
studio three
Eclipse Theatre Company
Haunting Julia
Julia's father Joe has never come to terms with his daughter's death 12 years earlier. He hopes to discover what happened by meeting with a psychic and her boyfriend. The men meet and Joe reveals that he believes Julia is trying to contact him. Between the three men, the story of Julia's life and death is gradually revealed.
October 31 - December 8, 2013
studio two
Interrobang Theatre Project presents
The Pitchfork Disney
by Philip Ridley
Ten years ago, Presley and Haley's parents disappeared. Now a grownup, agoraphobic, self-medicating modern-day Hansel and Gretel, the adult-children gorge on chocolate and use fantasy as a spell to keep the post-apocalyptic world outside at bay. One night, though, their safe isolation is shattered by the arrival of bizarre nightclub entertainer, Cosmo Disney, and his mute mate Pitchfork Cavalier.
February 6 - March 2, 2014
studio two
Interrobang Theatre Project presents
Doll's House
Henrik Ibsen, reimagined and freely adapted by Calamity West
Nora enjoys a comfortable life with her family and loves her husband Torvald above all else. So much so, that she's risked a small lie in order to save his reputation and protect their cozy existence. When the truth worms its way out with a threat of blackmail, Nora begins to question her devotion and finds herself forced into making a life-altering decision. A bold, fresh new adaptation of Ibsen's perennially provocative play by one of Chicago's hottest emerging playwrights.
May 8 - June 8, 2014
studio one
Ka-Tet Theatre Company presents
SMUDGE
by Rachel Axler
New parents Nick and Colby give birth to a ...smudge. Their expectations of parenthood are confronted with a reality they never imagined. Their baby is not at all who (or what) they believed it would be. This serio-comedy is about the disasters we don't plan for and how we overcome them.
May 25 - June 23
studio three
Eclectic Theatre Company presents
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) aims to tackle all 37 of the Bard's plays in less than two hours. A cast of three takes the audience on a wild, fast-paced romp through Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories and Tragedies.
May 31 - June 23 , 2013
studio two
Black Fox Theatre presents
Brothers Beckett
by David Michael Sirois
Kevin Beckett, Yale alumnus, is awaiting the arrival of his beloved girlfriend named Tuesday, who will be spending a perfect week with him and his roommate/brother, Brad. When Kevin divulges to Brad that he plans on proposing, Brad tries to find any way possible to keep his brother from moving out of their apartment. Brothers Beckett is a satirical portrait of slacker siblings laced with sharp banter and dark humor, written by Steinberg Award nominated playwright, David Michael Sirois.
June 6 - June 30, 2013
studio one
The Ruckus Theater presents
Facing Angela
by Scott T. Barsotti
Angela has lost her face. Acquiring a new face alters more than tissue, cutting into Angela's relationship with her husband, Wes, and mutating her sense of self. As Angela re-constructs and re-defines, she and Wes begin to question what they really know about each other-and themselves.
June 27 - July 28
studio three
Black Ribbon Theatre presents
Cowboy Mouth
Slim and Cavale fell in love one moment before the gun failed to go off. They lived 10,000 lifetimes together as man and woman, predator and prey, spacewoman and alien. They learned all they could from one another. Now, only their pet lobster can teach them to gracefully say "good-bye."
July 5 - 14, 2013
studio three
Eclipse Theatre Company presents
Bedroom Farce
The Ayckbourn season continues with his hilarious classic comedy, Bedroom Farce. Trevor and Susannah's marriage is on the rocks. They inflict their miseries on their nearest and dearest: three couples whose own relationships are tenuous at best. Taking place in the three beleaguered couples' bedrooms during one endless Saturday night of co-dependence and dysfunction--beds, tempers, and domestic order are ruffled, leading all the players to a hilariously touching epiphany.
July 25 - September 1, 2013
studio two
Interrobang Theatre Project presents
Terminus
This extravagant drama of interlocking monologues builds to create a story that is both utterly surreal and compelling. As a piece of theatre and as a piece of poetry, TERMINUS is a tour-de-force; a febrile, demonic fantasy that sweeps the audience along on a helter-skelter ride made up of the wildest part of the imagination, our greatest hopes and our darkest fears. Be warned- it's not for the faint of heart.
September 12 - October 6
studio three
Eclipse Theatre Company
Haunting Julia
Julia's father Joe has never come to terms with his daughter's death 12 years earlier. He hopes to discover what happened by meeting with a psychic and her boyfriend. The men meet and Joe reveals that he believes Julia is trying to contact him. Between the three men, the story of Julia's life and death is gradually revealed.
October 31 - December 8, 2013
studio two
Interrobang Theatre Project presents
The Pitchfork Disney
by Philip Ridley
Ten years ago, Presley and Haley's parents disappeared. Now a grownup, agoraphobic, self-medicating modern-day Hansel and Gretel, the adult-children gorge on chocolate and use fantasy as a spell to keep the post-apocalyptic world outside at bay. One night, though, their safe isolation is shattered by the arrival of bizarre nightclub entertainer, Cosmo Disney, and his mute mate Pitchfork Cavalier.
February 6 - March 2, 2014
studio two
Interrobang Theatre Project presents
Doll's House
Henrik Ibsen, reimagined and freely adapted by Calamity West
Nora enjoys a comfortable life with her family and loves her husband Torvald above all else. So much so, that she's risked a small lie in order to save his reputation and protect their cozy existence. When the truth worms its way out with a threat of blackmail, Nora begins to question her devotion and finds herself forced into making a life-altering decision. A bold, fresh new adaptation of Ibsen's perennially provocative play by one of Chicago's hottest emerging playwrights.
May 8 - June 8, 2014