Events for August 21st, 2008
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Thursday - August 21st
Theater / Theater Event
Fake Lake
Welles Park - 2333 W. Sunnyside Ave. - Chicago (Lincoln Square)
In this site-specific dramedy based on true events, a group of strangers get more than they bargain for when they take a trip to an ecologically suspect man-made beach. Performed in and around the pool.
Theater / Theater Event
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Bailiwick Arts Center - 1229 W. Belmont Ave. - Chicago (Lakeview)
Rock musician Dennis DeYoung's musical adaptation of Victor Hugo's classic novel of the same title portrays the love triangle between the gypsy Esmeralda, the priest Frollo, and the deformed bell-ringer Quasimodo.
Bars & Clubs / Community Event
Cabaret for Life
3160 N. Clark - 3160 N. Clark St. - Chicago (Lakeview)
7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Drag artist Honey West hosts performances by 18 local singers.
Theater / Theater Event
A Night of Burlesque featuring 'Desdemona: A Play About a Handkerchief'
Stage Left Theatre - 3408 N. Sheffield Ave. - Chicago (Wrigleyville)
Actors perform orginal songs and skits which poke fun at Shakespeare's "Othello" and gender politics in the early burlesque style. Then, see a dark comedy by Paula Vogel ("How I Learned to Drive") which reimagines Desdemona as a tramp who's slept with everyone in Othello's army except for Cassio.
Theater / Theater Event
Tommy's Place
The Annoyance Theatre - 4830 N. Broadway - Chicago (Uptown)
A comedic play about the events that unfold in the wake of a chance encounter at a Hoboken garden apartment between a female neighborhood advocate, a pizza delivery boy and an ex-dock worker.
Theater / Things To Do
Be the Groove: Embrace the Fire
Theatre Building Chicago - 1225 W. Belmont Ave. - Chicago (Lakeview)
Local performance ensemble Be the Groove fuses percussion, video, spoken word and dance in a new show which explores the world's changing rhythms.
Theater / Comedy
The Improv Match Game
ComedySportz Theatre - 929 W. Belmont Ave. - Chicago (Lakeview)
In this live version of the '70s TV game show, host Rich Prouty poses questions to a panel of improv comics and audience contestants attempt to predict their answers.
Bars & Clubs / Bar/Club Event
Cubs Home Game Day Specials
Trader Todd's - 3216 N. Sheffield Ave. - Chicago (Lakeview)
Before the game, show your ticket or rooftop pass to get 20 percent off all regularly priced food. Deal available until the first pitch.
Theater / Comedy
The Harold
I.O. - 3541 N. Clark St. - Chicago (Wrigleyville)
Improv teams explore an audience suggestion using scenes, games and monologues. The 8 p.m. Saturday shows also feature "The Del Tones," an improv musical. The 8 p.m. Friday shows include "The Movie," experimental improv.
Theater / Comedy
ComedySportz
ComedySportz Theatre - 929 W. Belmont Ave. - Chicago (Lakeview)
Two teams of professional comedians compete in this improv show. Includes live musical accompaniment.
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