David Boyle News

"You Don't Have to Be a Whore," a new solo play written and performed by David Boyle, premieres at Studio Be, 3110 N. Sheffield, Chicago, Sun., Mar. 2, 7:30 p.m., and continues every Sunday in March, 7:30 p.m. Directed by Rob Fagin, the stories begin when a four-year-old boy gives up on anything magical when he is unable to turn his baby sister into a butterfly. Over the 20 years, this gay misfit experiences moments that are so awkward and bizarre that he begins to rethink his beliefs. Tickets are $15 and available at davidboyle.brownpapertickets.com. For more information contact David Boyle, 773-213-1250 or Facebook.com/ChicagoSoloTheatre.

Chicago Slam Works presents a whole new kind of slam with 'LitMash' on the first Monday of the month at the Haymarket Pub and Brewery, 737 W. Randolph Street. 'LitMash' combines the art forms of poetry, comedy, storytelling, music and creative non-fiction into one action-packed evening. The next 'LitMash' is Monday, February 3 at 8 p.m. The January performance was cancelled due to extreme weather so the February show boasts an expanded line up of performers. Tickets are $8 and can be purchased at the door at 7:30 p.m. For more information visit www.ChicagoSlamWorks.com.

The Side Project has announced it will present The Kindness of Strangers: A Festival of Storytelling. Forty storytellers will converge in a three-week festival featuring first-time and experienced tellers nightly, accompanied by live multi-instrumentalist, Matt Wills. The Festival, kicking off today, October 20, will run Sunday through Wednesday eves at 7:30pm through November 6.

Storytelling - part acting, part writing and part solo performance piece - is possibly the world's oldest art form. The original medium for classics like Beowulf and Homer's Odyssey, storytelling as performance will be celebrated in 21st Century style in the side project's second Festival of Storytelling, Each night, three to four different artists will take the stage to perform 5- to 12-minute pieces, prior to a full-length story offered by one of the festival's three headliners. Multi-instrumentalist Matt Wills will provide musical accompaniment. The Festival, kicking off October 20 at The Side Project, will run Sunday through Wednesday evenings at 7:30pm through November 6.

The Side Project has announced it will present The Kindness of Strangers: A Festival of Storytelling. Forty storytellers will converge in a three-week festival featuring first-time and experienced tellers nightly, accompanied by live multi-instrumentalist, Matt Wills. The Festival, kicking off October 20, will run Sunday through Wednesday eves at 7:30pm through November 6.

'LOVE IN A COFFEE SHOP' is set for a limited theatrical release today, June 27, 2013 at Clearview Parsippany Cinema 12 located at 3165 US Highway 46, Parsippany, NJ 07054.

'LOVE IN A COFFEE SHOP' is set for a limited theatrical release on June 27, 2013 at Clearview Parsippany Cinema 12 located at 3165 US Highway 46, Parsippany, NJ 07054.

Three Cat Productions is excited to announce the lineup for its inaugural presentation of the SOLO Chicago festival. SOLO Chicago will feature individual performances by vocal artists, storytellers, and more. The festival will run Wednesdays through Saturdays, June 5-15, with performances beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the Berger Park Coach House Theater, 6205 N. Sheridan Rd., Chicago, IL 60660. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at www.threecatproductions.com or at the door.

Martin Scorsese will direct THE WOLF OF WALL STREET starring Leonardo DiCraprio. The deal, which brings Scorsese and DiCaprio together for their fifth feature collaboration, was made official today.

59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) welcomes the Waterloo East Theatre to the 2010 Brits Off Broadway festival with the US premiere of BEING SELLERS, written by Carl Caulfield, directed by Simon Green and starring David Boyle as Peter Sellers.

59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) welcomes the Waterloo East Theatre to the 2010 Brits Off Broadway festival with the US premiere of BEING SELLERS, written by Carl Caulfield, directed by Simon Green and starring David Boyle as Peter Sellers.

Gary Naylor spends an intense hour in the company of an intense man.

59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) welcomes the Waterloo East Theatre to the 2010 Brits Off Broadway festival with the US premiere of BEING SELLERS, written by Carl Caulfield, directed by Simon Green and starring David Boyle as Peter Sellers.

The critically acclaimed Brits Off Broadway festival, host to the UK's most innovative and provocative theater in New York City, returns this year with a line up of nine sensational productions.

59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) welcomes the Waterloo East Theatre to the 2010 Brits Off Broadway festival with the US premiere of BEING SELLERS, written by Carl Caulfield, directed by Simon Green and starring David Boyle as Peter Sellers.

The critically acclaimed Brits Off Broadway festival, host to the UK's most innovative and provocative theater in New York City, returns this year with a line up of nine sensational productions.