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Play Reading Club: Cardboard Piano

July 29 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Join our monthly play reading club! Each month, we gather to discuss a new, exciting or confounding play that has caught our attention. This month, we’re reading CARDBOARD PIANO by […]

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Play Reading Club: Cardboard Piano

July 29 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

DIE, MOMMIE, DIE! by Charles Busch

August 5 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Join Hell In A Handbag and The Understudy for a reading celebrating the work of Charles Busch, featuring a fabulous lineup of Chicago talent Join Hell In A Handbag and […]

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DIE, MOMMIE, DIE! by Charles Busch

August 5 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

A Taste of RED with A Red Orchid Theatre

August 6 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Hang out with our friends from A Red Orchid Theatre on Aug 6th for the latest installment of their series A Taste of Red. A Red Orchid Theatre invites you […]

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A Taste of RED with A Red Orchid Theatre

August 6 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Midsommer Flight presents The Favourite

August 12 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

The Favourite by Marie-Catherine Desjardins de Villedieu New translation by James Hyett In partnership with Hedgepig Ensemble Theatre’s Expand the Canon series Directed by LaKecia Harris Featuring Chad Bay, Amy […]

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