Jackalope Theatre Company presents the 16th Annual Living Newspaper Festival, August 21 - 25, at the Broadway Armory Park, 5917 N. Broadway. The Living Newspaper Festival is inspired by the 1930s Living Newspapers of the Federal Theatre Project that created stories based on recent events. This year’s Festival includes five one-act plays inspired from recent news headlines. The running time is 75 minutes with no intermission. The 16th Annual Living Newspaper Festival includes plays from Ike Holter, Jesse Jae Hoon, Nora Leahy, Paloma Nozicka and Jasmine Sharma. Plays and casts are to be announced. The opening night performance, Thursday, Aug. 21 at 7:30 p.m., is FREE to attend and in partnership with the Goodman Theatre as part of the Goodman’s 100 Free Acts of Theater. The performance schedule is Friday, Aug. 22 at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 23 at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 24 at 2 p.m. and Monday, Aug. 25 at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 22’s performance is Open Captioned and Sunday, Aug. 24’s performance is audio described. Tickets for August 22 - 25 are $15 - $30 and are available at JackalopeTheatre.org or by calling 773.340.2543.
Jackalope Theatre Company is at 5917 N Broadway St., Chicago, IL.
Dummy in Diaspora (2/26/25-3/23/25)
The Smuggler (1/14/25-1/25/25)
15th Annual Living Newspaper Festival (9/13/24-9/16/24)
Neighborhood Narratives (9/25/21-10/9/21)
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Irving Berlin's White Christmas
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Hanukkah Shmanukkah
Greenhouse Theater (12/18 - 12/21) | |
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American English
Raue Center For The Arts (12/31 - 12/31) | |
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Amadeus
Steppenwolf Theatre Company (11/6 - 1/4) | |
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Elton Rohn
Raue Center For The Arts (12/27 - 12/27) | |
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Halftime High Notes
The Center for Performing Arts at Governors State University (2/7 - 2/7) | |
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Honky Tonk Angels
Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse (3/11 - 4/25) | |
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LES MISÉRABLES
Prairie Home Alliance Theater (2/10 - 2/15) | |
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Christmas with C.S. Lewis
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place (12/16 - 12/21) | |
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Greenroom Improv
Raue Center For The Arts (4/18 - 4/18) | |
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