Events for December 2009
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Tuesday - December 1st
Events / Theater Event
Monodogs of War: Rebooted
Holiday Club - 4000 N. Sheridan Rd. - Chicago (Uptown)
6:30 p.m.
Actors and writers pair up backstage for 35 minutes. The result? Monologues that include prompts drawn from a hat. Works are then performed for the audience, with prizes for the winners.
Wednesday - December 2nd
Theater / Theater Event
Bear Down!
Fizz Bar & Grill - 3220 N. Lincoln Ave. - Chicago (Lakeview)
A new comedy in which a group of diehard football fans gear up for a winning year--fueled by visits from the ghosts of former Chicago Bears quarterbacks--but succumb to frustration when the season takes a turn for the worse.
Theater / Theater Event
The Dreamers
Theatre Building Chicago - 1225 W. Belmont Ave. - Chicago (Lakeview)
2 p.m.
The Time of Your Life Players (ages 55 and up) perform a musical comedy in which a band of oldster rockers are thrown into chaos when one's sister arrives in during practice for a potential record contract and tour.
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Triple Feature
The Annoyance Theatre - 4830 N. Broadway - Chicago (Uptown)
A showcase of three one-act plays and/or musicals by three emerging directors. The plays (and directors) change every two weeks.
Thursday - December 3rd
Theater / Theater Event
Graceland
National Pastime Theater - 4139 N. Broadway - Chicago (Uptown)
After three extensions to the original run, Profiles Theatre moves their production of local playwright Ellen Fairey's world premiere dramedy--the tale of four lonely Chicagoans who must face the interconnected consequences of their poor decisions during the weekend of the Air and Water Show--to...
Theater / Theater Event
Rudolph, the Red-Hosed Reindeer
Mary's Attic - 5400 N. Clark St. - Chicago (Andersonville)
A campy musical parody of the classic tale features a cross-dressing reindeer.
Theater / Theater Event
Becoming Ingrid
Stage Left Theatre - 3408 N. Sheffield Ave. - Chicago (Lakeview)
In the world premiere of a surreal dramedy by New York playwright Liza Lentini, a shy American woman journeys to the Scottish moors in a quest to locate and emulate her favorite author, Ingrid.
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The Santaland Diaries
Theatre Building Chicago - 1225 W. Belmont Ave. - Chicago (Lakeview)
Local actor Mitchell Fain recreates his role as Crumpet in this adaptation of David Sedaris' humorous and irreverent essay that details his bizarre experiences and struggle to maintain dignity as a Macy's Christmas elf.
Theater / Theater Event
The Mercy Seat
Profiles Theatre - 4147 N. Broadway - Chicago (Uptown)
In the Midwest premiere of a drama by Neil LaBute ("In a Dark Dark House"), a New York couple explores their relationship and the opportunities they perceive in the immediate aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001 tragedy.
Theater / Theater Event
Rewind
The Side Project Theatre - 1439 W. Jarvis Ave. - Chicago (Rogers Park)
The world premiere of a semi-autobiographical drama by local playwright Laura Eason ("Sex with Strangers") about the struggles of three friends attempting to succeed in the music industry.
