In a city by the river, society divides along the lines of imperfect DNA, trashy bestsellers and downloadable babies. Macy O. Blonsky, author of “the last print published novel ever,” must decide how far she will go to bring her creation to the world. The Sara Lee Foundation is the exclusive corporate sponsor of What Once We Felt.
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Directed by Dan Stermer Friday-Monday, December 11-14
Photo by Cheryl Mann Welcome homo for the holidays! About Face Theatre presents a rootin’ tootin’ retellin’ of your old favorite western musical. Lady Aunt Eller hosts this tale of gay love triangles in the pioneer days. Full of flair and with a hint of winter, this is the range like you’ve never seen it before.
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xyz headliner: THE FLOWERS
By Adam Bock, Directed by Trip Cullman
October 16 – November 7
Thurs – Sun, 7:30pm, plus Monday, Nov 2 at 7:30pm
Stage Left Theatre, 3408 N. Sheffield
$20 Tickets
Obie Award-winning playwright Adam Bock returns to Chicago with this witty love letter to the theatre. The gay couple that runs The Flowers acting troupe is as star-crossed as the forty-year-old actors they have playing Romeo and Juliet. For one of them, the world has become too small. The other can’t imagine another life. Wry and real, this is a play about parting’s sweet sorrow.
FLOAT
By Patricia Kane; Directed by Jessica Thebus
October 2 & 3, 7:30pm
The Wild Pug, 4810 N. Broadway
$10 Tickets
Director Jessica Thebus and playwright Patricia Kane, who brought us the smash-hit Pulp, now give us a glimpse of small-town life and the group of women building a float for a winter parade.
LET THEM EAT CAKE
Created by Holly Hughes & Megan Carney
October 30 – November 1, 7:30pm
XYZ Festival Headquarters, 4707 N. Broadway
$15 Tickets
Legendary performance artist Holly Hughes collaborates with AFT Artistic Associate Megan Carney on this high-energy, interactive exploration of weddings and gay marriage. Marriage Equality is on the front burner for the LGBT community. Everyone’s got an opinion and maybe more than one. The debate amongst people of the rainbow is almost as heated and divisive as that which is unfolding on the national political scene. Is marriage good for the gays? Are gays good for marriage? Is it a step forward, backward, sideways or all of the above, set to a disco beat?
Also in XYZ …
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IN LOCO PARENTIS |
MAN IN LOVE |
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SEASON CAKE-OFF PARTY Bring a homemade cake to be judged, |
PAVEMENT GROUP presents |
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PRECIOUS LITTLE |
COUGAR BLIND |
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XYZ FESTIVAL HEADQUARTERS Help us cover an entire wall with the city as we see and experience it. Add a bit of yourself by drawing, writing and otherwise sharing your stories on |
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Join us for the 2009-2010 Season:
xyz festival of new work
Sept 21 – Nov 7
xyz headliner: THE FLOWERS
By Adam Bock, Directed by Trip Cullman
October 16 – November 7
Stage Left Theatre, 3408 N. Sheffield
On Sale Now! Click here or call 866-811-4111
Obie Award-winning playwright Adam Bock returns to Chicago with this witty love letter to the theatre. The gay couple that runs The Flowers acting troupe is as star-crossed as the forty-year-old actors they have playing Romeo and Juliet. For one of them, the world has become too small. The other can’t imagine another life. Wry and real, this is a play about parting’s sweet sorrow.
what once we felt
February 3 – March 7
The long anticipated futuristic thriller by Ann Marie Healy. The Sara Lee Foundation is the exclusive corporate sponsor of What Once We Felt.
sweet tea: black gay men of the south
April 29 – May 23
E. Patrick Johnson brings his acclaimed book to life in a co-production with Jane M. Saks and the Ellen Stone Belic Institute for the Study of Women and Gender in the Arts and Media, Columbia College Chicago.
queertopia
July 2010
This new work by About Face Youth Theatre portrays true stories of LGBTQ youth in Chicago.
Become a 2009-2010 member and see it all!
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WHAT’S HAPPENED LATELY AT ABOUT FACE?
FLIP FLOP POP: The 70s
Monday August 24, 2009
Now in its third year, Flip Flop is back! Chicago’s grooviest cabaret and musical theatre stars dazzle in a gender-bent night of music from the 70s. Produced by Amy Matheny and directed by Scott Ferguson.
THE HOMO SHOW
Monday July 27, 2009
Celebrity rapper/crafter Leslie Hall brings her sass and her songs to the Subterranean for this eclectic queer variety show and dance party, featuring come of Chicago’s best and boldest performers. Local DJ legends Reaganomix (of Formerly Known As) and Stinky Pinky (of Think Pink Radio) round our the evening by spinning dance tunes until close.
POPPINS: A LOVIN’ SPOONFUL
Monday June 15, 2009
The cast of Broadway in Chicago’s Mary Poppins helps the Monday medicine go down at this syrupy-sweet cabaret. This is your chance to hear your love-fueled favorites sung by the pros. Go ahead. Indulge.
Wonka Ball 2009
We hope you didn’t miss this year’s fabulous Wonka Ball. If you did, you can catch a glimpse of the highlights here. If you didn’t, you can relive the magic.
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The cast of Broadway in Chicago’s Mary Poppins helps the Monday medicine go down at this syrupy-sweet cabaret. This is your chance to hear your love-fueled favorites sung by the pros. Go ahead. Indulge.
Chicago’s queer worlds collide at this unique event, featuring provocative performers and a dance party to boot. The Homo Show brazenly deconstructs Vaudeville, bringing you a variety show you won’t soon forget.
Now in its third year, Flip Flop is back! Chicago’s brightest theatre and cabaret artists will delight and entertain in this gender-bending night of music from the 70s. |
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