Dorothy Donnelly News

Presented by The Neo-Futurists and award winning Australian theater company The Last Tuesday Society, Sweet Child of Mine is a contemporary performance exploring modern perceptions of art and family in Australian society.

The women of The Neo-Futurarium get 'dirt in the skirt' with The Miss Neo Pageant. The show opens Monday, May 20 at 7:30 p.m. at The Neo-Futurarium, 5153 N. Ashland.

The women of The Neo-Futurarium get 'dirt in the skirt' with The Miss Neo Pageant. The show opens Monday, May 20 at 7:30 p.m. at The Neo-Futurarium, 5153 N. Ashland.

The Chicago Neo-Futurists get presidential in 44 Plays for 44 Presidents. The show opens tonight, October 6 at 7:30 p.m. at The Neo-Futurarium, 5153 N. Ashland.

The Chicago Neo-Futurists get presidential in 44 Plays for 44 Presidents. The show opens Saturday, October 6 at 7:30 p.m. at The Neo-Futurarium, 5153 N. Ashland.

The Neo-Futurists announce their 24th season to include 44 Plays for 44 Presidents, part of a nation-wide festival curated by Andy Bayiates, Analog by Kurt Chiang, and The Miss Neo-Futurist Pageant by Megan Mercier. Also on the books is another great year of the smash hit, Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind.

Celebrate Christmas with a tragic holiday tale turned hauntingly beautiful homage to life, inspired by the true story of the Iroquois Theatre fire of 1903.

Beer lovers: meet your artistic soulmates! Head to Andersonville for The Neoccasion: 30 Beers for 60 Minutes where local and regional micro-breweries bring their crafted beers to support The Neo-Futurists, one of Chicago's most beloved theatre companies and creators of the longest running show in Chicago, Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind.

Celebrate Christmas with a tragic holiday tale turned hauntingly beautiful homage to life, inspired by the true story of the Iroquois Theatre fire of 1903.

Beer lovers: meet your artistic soulmates! Head to Andersonville for The Neoccasion: 30 Beers for 60 Minutes where local and regional micro-breweries bring their crafted beers to support The Neo-Futurists, one of Chicago's most beloved theatre companies and creators of the longest running show in Chicago, Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind.

Teatro Vista welcomes nationally acclaimed Latino writer Cándido Tirado as the company's newest resident playwright by kicking off its 2011-2012 season with an updated version of Tirado's Momma's Boyz, a humorous, dark, but ultimately uplifting look at what happens when a young man turns back the hands of time to save the life of his friend from the violence of dealing drugs.

The off-Loop company, set to kick off its second season in its new three-theater venue at 1229 W. Belmont Avenue, announced today it has been awarded a $5,000 grant from the Chicago-based Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley Foundation to support general operations.

Chalk and Saltwater: The Ladder Project, opens Thursday, September 15, 2011 at The Neo-Futurarium, 5153 N. Ashland.

The Neo-Futurists announce their 23rd season to include Chalk and Saltwater: The Ladder Project by John Pierson, Burning Bluebeard by Jay Torrence, and The Strange and Terrible True Story of Pinocchio (the wooden boy) as Told by Frankenstein's Monster (the wretched creature) by Greg Allen. Also on the books is another great year of the smash hit, Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind.

Strap on your moon boots for LAIKA DOG IN SPACE, opening Saturday, February 5, 2011 at The Neo-Futurarium, 5153 N. Ashland.

Strap on your moon boots for LAIKA DOG IN SPACE, opening Saturday, February 5, 2011 at The Neo-Futurarium, 5153 N. Ashland.

Strap on your moon boots for LAIKA DOG IN SPACE, opening Saturday, February 5, 2011 at The Neo-Futurarium, 5153 N. Ashland.

Strap on your moon boots for LAIKA DOG IN SPACE, opening Saturday, February 5, 2011 at The Neo-Futurarium, 5153 N. Ashland.

Light Opera Works' 2011 season will begin with Lerner and Loewe's BRIGADOON (June 4-12), followed by THE STUDENT PRINCE (August 18-28), RODGERS & HART: A CELEBRATION (October 2- November 6) and conclude with THE SECRET GARDEN (December 26-January 1).

The Neo-Futurists announce their 22nd Season to include Daredevils' Hamlet by Ryan Walters, Laika Dog in Space by NY Neo-Futurists Rob Neill, Eevin Hartsough, Jill Beckman and Carl Riehl, and Performing Tonight! Liza Minnellis Daughter by Mary Fons. Also on the books is another great year of the smash hit, Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind.