Packing
Written and Performed by Scott Bradley
Directed by Chay Yew
October 31 - December 7, 2019
Tickets
Tickets $15-32
Open Caption Performance
C2 Inc will provide open captioning for the February 9th 3:00pm performance. Open captioning features a text display of the words and sounds heard during a play synced live with the action onstage by an in-house captioner.
Blue Star Theatre Program
About Face Theatre offers $20 tickets for qualifying U.S. military personnel, veterans, and first responders and their families. Use code BLUESTAR online or call our box office to claim your discount. Please note that discounted tickets are limited by availability on any given date.
Location
Theater Wit
1229 W Belmont Ave
Chicago, IL 60657
About The Show
Learning who you are means knowing where you come from, and where you belong.
From writer/performer Scott Bradley (Scooty & JoJo’s Alien Queen and Carpenters Halloween; AFT’s We Three Lizas and The Homosexuals) comes a three-decade odyssey of reinvention and self-discovery. From small-town Iowa to England, New York City, and Chicago, Bradley’s story navigates relationships, assaults, addictions, the plague years of the AIDS crisis, and the fight for marriage equality. This personal snapshot of recent queer history is told with Bradley’s signature blend of humor, pop music, and disarming honesty. Don’t miss this world premiere solo show!
Media
Teaser Trailer
Review Trailer
Reviews & Awards
“A brave story of growing up queer… Bradley’s vulnerability is on full display”
-Chicago Tribune
“A heart-wrenching journey of a gay man searching for a sense of self and of home… a personally brave and fulfilling story that deserves to be seen”
-Windy City Times
“an important document of queer life… the warmth expressed in his acceptance and love for his midwestern home is undeniable.”
Recommended” RECOMMENDED
-Chicago Reader
“Skillfully directed with sensitivity and artistry… Touching, heartfelt, honest and often humorous… Scott Bradley is wonderful in this solo performance” HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
-Chicago Theatre Review
“Both funny and deeply refreshing… Packing is Bradley’s solo tale of surviving and thriving as a genderqueer artist”
-Stage & Cinema
“Bradley, a writer, actor, and director, delivers an engaging, utterly raw performance… Packing is the kind of piece that will linger long after the audience leaves the theatre.”
-Chicago OnStage
Artists
Cast
- Himself Scott Bradley
Crew
- Director Chay Yew
- Scenic Design Chay Yew
- Lighting Design Lee Fiskness
- Projections Design Stephen Mazurek
- Composer & Sound Design Eric Backus
- Technical Director Will Hughes
- Master Electrician Raphael Grimes
- Projections Assistant Jenn Sharp
- Production Manager Jenna Meyers
- Stage Manager Logan Boyd Jones