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Cold Basement Dramatics' Short Play Festival SECRET STASH III Set for 5/9-11

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Cold Basement Dramatics' third annual short play festival, Secret Stash III, is a showcase for local theatre artists with eight plays directed by eight Chicago directors and many Chicago actors. The festival takes place at The Frontier Theatre off the Thorndale Redline stop on May 9, 10, and 11. The festival also serves as a fundraiser for Cold Basement Dramatics; funds will support upcoming performances of The Half-Life of Memory by Jason Lindner and directed by Sophie Blumberg, opening June 6 at the DCA Storefront Theatre. The Half-Life of Memory is made possible thanks to an In The Works grant from the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events. Tickets for Secret Stash III are on sale now at secretstash.brownpapertickets.com. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased online or at the door.

FEATURING:

Burning Lines by Tori Keenan-Zelt Directed by Laura Barati

Green Sound by John Patrick Bray Directed by Jake Fruend

Insomnia by Axel Arth Directed by Mark Maxwell

Perspective by Jack Bourgeois Directed by Jeff Shields

Superhero by Mark Harvey Levine Directed by Sarah Pickett

Ten Minutes to Boston by Liz Ellison Directed by Michelle Mauer

Those of You Who Wait by Erin Austin Directed by Kate Hardiman

Wet Work by Jenny Seidelman Directed by Alex St. John

Secret Stash III Produced by Cold Basement Dramatics and runs May 9 and 10, 2014 @ 7:30 and May 11, 2014 @ 3:00 at the The Frontier Theatre, 1106 W Thorndale Chicago, Illinois 60660. Tickets for Secret Stash III are available for $10 at secretstash.brownpapertickets.com. For more information, go to ColdBasement.org.

Cold Basement Dramatics, which began in 2010, is a federally recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Cold Basement is dedicated to telling stories about the things that we hide from ourselves and others.

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