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Living Newspaper Festival at Jackalope Theatre Company
Dates: 8/21/2025 - 8/25/2025
📍 Theatre: Jackalope Theatre Company
5917 N Broadway St.
Chicago, IL 60660
Phone: 773-340-2543
Tickets: $15 - $30
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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.
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Where is Jackalope Theatre Company located?
Jackalope Theatre Company is at 5917 N Broadway St., Chicago, IL.
What shows have played recently at Jackalope Theatre Company?
The 17th Annual Newspaper Living Festival (08/20/26-08/24/26)
Andy Warhol presents: The Cocaine Play (05/28/26-07/06/26)
The Dress-Up Play (03/07/26-03/22/26)
Dummy in Diaspora (02/26/25-03/23/25)
The Smuggler (01/14/25-01/25/25)
15th Annual Living Newspaper Festival (09/13/24-09/16/24)
Neighborhood Narratives (09/25/21-10/09/21)
Andy Warhol presents: The Cocaine Play (05/28/26-07/06/26)
The Dress-Up Play (03/07/26-03/22/26)
Dummy in Diaspora (02/26/25-03/23/25)
The Smuggler (01/14/25-01/25/25)
15th Annual Living Newspaper Festival (09/13/24-09/16/24)
Neighborhood Narratives (09/25/21-10/09/21)
What shows are coming up next at Jackalope Theatre Company?
The 17th Annual Newspaper Living Festival (08/20/26-08/24/26)
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