The CHICAGO ONE-MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL Returns To The Den Theatre 5/2-3

The CHICAGO ONE-MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL (#1MPF) returns to The Den Theatre for the second time this year - this time featuring the work of Chicago's women-identified artists. Inspired by the theme, "Nevertheless, We Persisted," the marathon evening of one-minute plays by 60 of Chicago's established and emerging woman-identified playwrights and directors plays two nights only, Tuesday, May 2 and Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at The Den Theatre, 1333 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood. Tickets ($18 in advance, $20 at the door) are currently available at thedentheatre.com/events.

The 2017 CHICAGO ONE-MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL: Nevertheless, We Persisted... will feature brand new one-minute plays by Erin Austin, Sarah Bowden, Dani Bryant, Whitney LaMora Currier, Amy Crider, Rachel Claff, Jazmin Corona, Barrie Cole, Jenny Lynn Christoffersen, Kamille Dawkins, Juli Del Prete, Cathy Earnst, Elena Feliz, Brynne Frauenhoffer, Kimberly D. Furganson, Corrine Glanville, Genevra Gallo-Bayiates, Reeny Hofrincher, Kate Healy, Chloe Johnston, Rachel Jackson, Beth Kander, Britteney Kapri, Lynette Li, Genevieve Locksley, Barb Lhota, Danielle R. Littman, Jenni Lamb, Fawzia Mirza, Kim Morris, Priya Mohanty, Enid Muñoz, Cathy Muskett, Arlene Malinowski, Lyndee McPeek, Kristin P. Other, Jenna Jo Pawlicki, Coya Paz, Kristi Parker-Barnhart, Jennifer Rumberger, Elaine Romero, Cassandra Rose, Savannah Reich, Elise Spoerlein, Jenny Seidelman, Tiffani Swalley, Charlette Speigner, Sheridan Singleton, Andi Sharavsky, Leean Kim Torske, Eileen Tull, Aimy Tien, Maggie Wagner, Dina Walters and Larissa Zageris.

Directors include BriAnna Buckley, Rose Freeman, Jamie Gutfeldt, Enid Muñoz, Tashina Richardson, Lexi Saunders, Anna Trachtman and Alyssa White

"We are thrilled to celebrate seven years of #1MPF in Chicago and we are proud to see our programing and the reach of our work diversifying - between our festivals of women-identified artists, The Every 28 Hours Plays and the traditional 1MPF work that we are using to investigate what America and Chicago in 2017 post-election America looks like," comments Artists Director Dominic D'Andrea. "The opportunity to gather the community of artists, activists and citizens and focus on ways that we might begin to design the world we want to live in is a beautiful and necessary action. I'm proud of the community, our partners at the Den and the stunning nuance of the work we've generated together."