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By Brynne Frauenhoffer, Directed by Lexi Saunders
Broken Nose Theatre will present BECHDEL FEST 8: REALIGN, the company's annual festival of new short plays featuring an ensemble of femme, female-identifying, non-binary, trans and queer actors talking about things other than men. This year's festival showcases eight stories that center around characters who find themselves at pivotal moments, as new circumstances push each of them to reconsider both their identity and their place in the world. BECHDEL FEST 8 will stream for free from JANUARY 29 - MARCH 26, 2021 on BNT's YouTube channel, with a new play released each Friday for an entire week before it's removed and a new play is broadcast.
All the works in BNT's perennial feminist festival are inspired by the famous Bechdel-Wallace Test. Created by cartoonist Alison Bechdel, the test asks whether a work of entertainment features at least two non-male identifying characters in conversation about something other than a man. Since the fest's first iteration in 2013, Broken Nose has worked with some of the most exciting voices in the Chicago theater landscape on over 50 stories that, by design, do not revolve around men. For additional information, visit brokennosetheatre.com.
Comments BNT Artistic Director Elise Marie Davis: "Many of the immensely talented artists involved in this season's festival have been signed on since last spring, back when we were expecting to host the event in-person during the summer. The fact that they graciously and enthusiastically stayed onboard as this year's lineup was pushed back, and ultimately pivoted to becoming digital, is enormously exciting to the Broken Nose family and myself. This week-by-week release structure is brand-new to us, but we're thrilled to bring the magic of the fest into audiences' homes, virtually and entirely free-of-charge. We look forward to sharing these stories with you!"
News About The High at Broken Nose Theatre
American Blues Theater Launches The Commons Series With UHURU
January 16, 2024American Blues Theater launches The Commons, a new, monthly community event initiative, with a reading of Gloria Majule’s Uhuru, directed by Ensemble Member Manny Buckley.
Adam Burke, Jeannie Doogan & More to Perform at SHAMROCK SHENANIGANS at The Den Theatre
February 24, 2023Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with Chicago’s best Irish stand-up comedians at The Den Theatre’s “Shamrock Shenanigans,” playing three performances March 17 & 18, 2023.
Comedian Janeane Garofalo to Perform at The Den Theatre in March
February 08, 2023The Den Theatre will welcome back comedian Janeane Garofalo for four stand-up performances on March 10 & 11, 2023 on The Heath Mainstage.
Casting Announced for Hell In A Handbag's I PROMISED MYSELF TO LIVE FASTER
January 18, 2023Hell in a Handbag Productions will continue its 21st season with the Chicago premiere of I Promised Myself to Live Faster, an intergalactic queer extravaganza featuring closeted extraterrestrials, high stakes pursuits and nuns from outer space, created and conceived by Pig Iron Theatre Company, with text by Greg Moss and Pig Iron and directed by JD Caudill*. I Promised Myself to Live Faster will play March 23 – April 16, 2023 at The Chopin Upstairs Theatre.
Comedian Janeane Garofalo to Perform at The Den Theatre in March 2023
December 15, 2022The Den Theatre will welcome back comedian Janeane Garofalo for four stand-up performances on March 10 & 11, 2023 on The Heath Mainstage
Comedian Brad Williams to Perform at The Den Theatre in December
November 17, 2022The Den Theatre will present comedian Brad Williams, performing four stand-up shows December 16 & 17, 2022 on The Heath Mainstage.
American Blues Theater to Present 21st Annual Production of IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: LIVE IN CHICAGO!
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The Den Theatre to Present Comedian Brad Williams in December on The Heath Mainstage
September 14, 2022The Den Theatre will present comedian Brad Williams, performing four stand-up shows December 16 & 17, 2022 on The Heath Mainstage.
The Den Theatre to Present Comedian Randy Feltface in September
August 17, 2022The Den Theatre will present comedian Randy Feltface for three stand-up performances on September 15 – 17, 2022 on The Heath Mainstage.
Comedian Randy Feltface to Perform at The Den Theatre
June 02, 2022The Den Theatre has announced comedian Randy Feltface for three stand-up performances on September 15 – 17, 2022 on The Heath Mainstage, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood.
The Den Theatre to Present Comedian Hari Kondabolu on The Heath Mainstage
May 23, 2022The Den Theatre will present comedian, writer and podcaster Hari Kondabolu, performing five stand-up performances June 23 – 25, 2022 on The Heath Mainstage, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood.
Photos: Get A First Look At THIS IS ONLY A TEST at Broken Nose Theatre
February 15, 2022Broken Nose Theatre, one of Chicago’s premier Pay-What-You-Can theatre companies, is pleased to welcome back live audiences this winter with the world premiere of Eric Reyes Loo’s drama This Is Only a Test, directed by Toma Tavares Langston.
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Chicago Cabaret Week 3rd Annual, 10-day Festival
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Disney's Freaky Friday
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Jump
Shattered Globe Theatre (4/19 - 6/1) | |
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The Gloria Bond Clunie Playwright's Festival
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Ross Johnson: A Funny Thing Happened...Tomorrow!
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Hershey Felder as Monsieur Chopin
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