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PARAGON - World's Largest Sci-Fi/Fantasy Play Festival Returns

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Otherworld Theatre Company is proud to present the 3rd annual Paragon - a Sci-Fi/Fantasy Play Festival.

Paragon is performed at The Public House Theater 3914 N Clark St., Chicago. Paragon is the largest Science Fiction and Fantasy play festival in the world and features 40 Science-Fiction and Fantasy plays performed over 2 days. Collaborating with hundreds of Theatre Artists, locally and internationally to increase exposure for an underserved theatre genre, Paragon has become an annual festival and a unique part of Chicago's diverse cultural landscape.

The Paragon Play Festival is curated by Otherworld Theatre Company's Literary Manager Elliott Sowards and Otherworld's Artistic Director, Tiffany Keane Schaefer for the third year running. The 40 plays chosen are a small sample of the hundreds that were submitted from all over the world

Ticket prices for PARAGON are $10 per block, $20 for a single day pass, or $30 for a full weekend pass. Tickets may be purchased at the door, or by visiting OtherworldTheatre.org/Paragon2017.

Street parking is available and The Public House Theatre is ADA and CTA accessible by Red Line Sheridan/ #22 Clark Bus and #9 Ashland bus.

Otherworld Theatre Company's Science Fiction and Fantasy Play Festival, performing 40 short plays in 2 days.

Performances Saturday, November 11th, 11AM - 5:30PM / Sunday, November 12th, 11AM - 10PM

The Public House Theater (3914 N. Clark St. Chicago, IL 60613)

FULL SCHEDULE AVAILABLE HERE

About Otherworld Theatre

Otherworld Theatre Company was founded in June 2012 with the mission to bring a theatrical experience to the science fiction and fantasy genre. Our work celebrates the depth of human imagination by engaging our spectators with high quality storytelling. Otherworld Theatre also curates events to create dialogue between patrons and artists, furthering our connection to the Chicago community. Otherworld has been featured in several newspapers, magazines, and broadcast networks including: American Theatre Magazine, The Lark, and WGN Radio.

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