The New Colony Sets Spring SIDE STAGE Lineup

The New Colony has announced its spring line-up of Side Stage programming, a collection of free events and readings presented throughout March, April and May at its new home, The Den Theatre, 1333 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood. For reservations and additional information on Side Stage, visit www.thenewcolony.org.

The Spring 2015 Side Stage Line-Up Includes:

Friday, March 20 at 7:30 pm
SHOW & TELL
Curated by Kate Carson-Groner
Featuring: Bryan Duff, Brad Einstein, Spencer Ham, Kayla Newman, Andy O, Tyler Paterson, Top Shelf, Sarah Shockey and John Taflan

Join the fun in an all-grown-up version of a childhood favorite: SHOW & TELL! This cabaret/open mic hybrid promises to be a night to remember so circle up! It's time to share.

Wednesday, April 8 at 7:30pm
SCAPEGOAT - Staged Reading
Written by Connor McNamara
Directed by Co-Artistic Director Andrew Hobgood

Featuring Alex Grelle, Susan Monts-Bologna, Liz Sharpe, Stephanie Shum, Cole Simon and Norm Woodel

The Porter family have made good lives for themselves: Anse is a revered United States Senator, his loyal wife Ellie and he have three adopted children, and his son-in-law has become his closest political advisor. They've also managed to hide the fact that they happen to be Satanists. When news begins to trickle out that the Senator is not all that he claims to be, the family must decide if it's best to stick together, or destroy itself in order to survive. Gathering at the family's secret lake house, the Porter's history and unique sense of right and wrong weigh out against their choices between loyalty and self-preservation. Scapegoat strives to ask who controls our own stories, and what are the fictions we choose to believe?

Wednesday, April 29 at 7:30 pm
THE TERRIBLE - Staged Reading
Written by Morgan McNaught
Directed by Jesse Roth

Featuring Daeshawna Cook, Chris Fowler, Andrew Hobgood and Jessica London-Shields

A sneak peek at The New Colony's Fall 2015 mainstage production! Controversial performance artist Woolfe wakes up dead in a weird room with a therapist, a magician and a grifter. Together, they must come to terms with the terrible or else.

Wednesday, May 6 at 7:30 pm
PSYCHONAUT LIBRARIANS - Staged Reading
Written and directed by Sean Kelly

Featuring Johnny Arena, David Cerda, Ryan Jarosch, Marika Mashburn, Aileen May and Jack McCabe

The library is closed. The windows are black. Deep in the stacks, a Bunsen burner flicks on in the dark. The librarians sip their boiling concoction while the room whirls color and light. Just another night on the midnight shift maintaining the barrier of reality. Originally devised for Collaboraction's Sketchbook 12, the Psychonaut Librarians saga has been reimagined and will be presented as a new epic adventure.