Photo Flash: First Look at Barrel of Monkeys' 2016 Edition of THAT'S WEIRD, GRANDMA: THE HOLIDAY SPECIAL RETURNS

Barrel of Monkeys celebrates the season with THAT'S WEIRD, GRANDMA: The Holiday Special Returns, a line-up of student-written stories inspired by the holidays, winter, elves, gift-giving and more, playing now through January 2, 2017 (Sunday at 2 pm & Mondays at 8 pm) at the Neo-Futurist Theater, 5153 N. Ashland Ave. in Chicago. BroadwayWorld has a first look at this year's show below!

Directed by Artistic Director Joseph Schupbach, THAT'S WEIRD, GRANDMA: The Holiday Special Returns features stories conceived and written by Chicago Public School students and adapted for the stage and performed by Barrel of Monkeys Company Members.

The cast of THAT'S WEIRD, GRANDMA: The Holiday Special Returns includes ELisa Carlson, Brandon Cloyd, Linsey Falls, Nick Hart, Spencer Meeks, Deanna Myers, Kate Staiger and Mary Tilden.

Clever and funny - touching and poignant - the collection of short sketches featured in THAT'S WEIRD, GRANDMA is equally entertaining for adults and children. The line-up of the long running, critically acclaimed revue changes each week by audience vote, so no two shows are ever the same.

Barrel of Monkeys, a Chicago-based arts education theater ensemble now in its 20th season, conducts creative writing workshops with 3rd through 5th grade students in underserved Chicago Public Schools. The ensemble of actor-educators then turns their stories and words into professionally performed theater, presented both in-school and for the general public through its revues. Barrel of Monkeys annually performs more than 300 student-written stories for the students in their schools and 175 stories on the stage for the general public.

For tickets, reservations and information visit www.barrelofmonkeys.org or call (773) 506-7140.