The 17th Annual Living Newspaper Festival runs August 20-24, 2026 at The Broadway Armory in Chicago. Inspired by the 1930s Living Newspapers of the Federal Theatre Project, the festival presents world premieres of short works drawn from recent news headlines. Performances are scheduled Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Sunday at 3 p.m., and Monday at 7:30 p.m.
Cast and Creative Team for 17th Annual Living Newspaper Festival at The Broadway Armory
Cast
Jasmine "Jazzy" Cheri Rush
Edie Sedgwick
Alexis Ward
Marilyn Monroe
David Michael Dowd
Michael Brown
William Anthony Sebastian Rose II
Andy Warhol
Creative Team
AJ Links
casting director
Sydney Lynne Thomas
scenic designer
Ayanna Bria Bakari
associate director and wigs designer
Terry Guest
playwright and director
Madeleine Shows
costume designer
Spencer Diaz Tootle
props designer
Levi Wilkins
lighting designer
Ethan Korvne
composer and sound designer
E Tylkowski
technical director
Stephanie Mattos
fight and firearms coordinator
Sam Burkett
stage manager
Corey Bradberry
production manager
Monét Felton
artistic producer
Hudson Therriault
accessibility manager
Amira Danan
development director
Karina Patel
new works manager
Kaiser Ahmed
artistic director
Kirsten Baity
intimacy coordinator
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