Curious Theatre Branch to Present BACK AT THE HOUSE... WITH OR WITHOUT ROOMMATES at Jimmy Beans Cabaret
Back at the House... With or Without Roommates includes: Benny and Margaret Say Goodbye, The Personal, and Fandom.
By: Chloe Rabinowitz Jul. 21, 2022
Curious Theatre Branch will present Back at the House... With or Without Roommates, three two-person plays written by Jenny Magnus, Myle Yan Tay and Beau O'Reilly, playing Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm from August 12 - 20, 2022 at Jimmy Beans Cabaret, 2553 W. Fullerton Ave. in Chicago. Tickets ($15) are available at brownpapertickets.com/event/5518183.
An added accessible performance will be held Sunday, August 21 at 3 pm at Facility Theater, 1138 N. California Ave. in Chicago. Tickets ($15) available at brownpapertickets.com/event/5518197.
Back at the House... With or Without Roommates includes:
Benny and Margaret Say Goodbye
Written by Beau O'Reilly, directed by Adam Webster
Featuring Barry Lohman and Kristy Lockhart
The end is in the beginning? After several decades, Benny and Margaret fess up and face off.
The Personal
Written and directed by Jenny Magnus
Featuring Lena Brün and Stefan Brün
Two people are in a room together, talking. They know each other well. Like coterminous spheres, they float around each other, overlapping.
Fandom
Written and directed by Myle Yan Tay
Featuring Nate Schwartz and Marz
Two nerds play a game every year. Win or lose, they don't care. It's just about playing the game.
Curious will also present three special showings of Jimmy and the Nickels, the last work by the beloved and abruptly departed Curious playwright and Managing Director Matt Rieger. Directed by Stefan Brün with Charlotte Lastra, Jimmy and the Nickels will play Thursday, August at 4 at 8 pm and Saturday, August 6 at 5 pm & 7 pm at Pride Arts Center, 4139 N. Broadway Ave. in Chicago.
Three guys named Jimmy run a shop where the value of things and of friendships come into question in this chamber comedy featuring Mike McKune, Don Schroeder, Nick Leininger and Paul Brennan.
Tickets (pay-what-you-can) are available at the door or in advance by emailing jimmyandthenickels@gmail.com. Ticket sales will be donated to Swim Across America, in Matt Rieger's memory.
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