Be a part of the process with our Industry Night Readings, where theater enthusiasts and professionals unite to hear a play, enjoy a drink, and participate in lively conversation. Join us for these captivating staged readings, where actors bring stories to life while holding their scripts, leaving room for your imagination and ideas to flourish. The Frost Lobby bar opens at 6pm, the readings are at 7pm, and all are welcome to stay for the drinks and conversation.
Members and Subscriber Pre-sale: May 8
Single Ticket Public On-sale: May 20
THE HUMANS,Stephen Karam
Monday, August 12, 2024
At Thanksgiving, the Blake family gathers at the run-down Manhattan apartment in Chinatown of Brigid Blake and her boyfriend Richard. Brigid's parents, Erik Blake and Deirdre Blake, arrive from their home in Scranton, Pennsylvania, to have dinner with Brigid, Richard and Aimee, their other adult daughter. Brigid is a musician and Aimee is a lawyer living in Philadelphia. Aimee has recently broken up with her girlfriend and has developed an intestinal ailment. Also present is Erik's mother Fiona "Momo", who has Alzheimer's disease. The parents are unhappy that their daughters have left home and have abandoned their religion. The family members must deal with "aging, illness, and a changing economy"
THE LONG CHRISTMAS DINNER, Thornton Wilder
Monday, December 16, 2024
The Long Christmas Dinner – nine decades long – showcases the lives of several generations of the Bayard family. Wilder breaks the boundaries of time as we measure it, and invites us to partake of “one long, happy Christmas dinner” – past, present and future. As generations appear, have children, wither, and depart, only the audience appreciates what changes and what remains the same. “Every last twig is wrapped around with ice. You almost never see that,” young Genevieve marvels, not realizing that her mother made this observation years earlier, or that her daughter-in-law will one day do the same.
THE SHAPE OF THINGS, Neil LaBute
Monday, January 27, 2025
How far would you go for love? For art? What would you be willing to change? What price might you pay? Such are the painful questions explored by Neil LaBute in THE SHAPE OF THINGS. A young student drifts into an ever-changing relationship with an art major while his best friends' engagement crumbles, so unleashing a drama that peels back the skin of two modern-day relationships.
LA RUTA, Isaac Gómez
Monday, March 17, 2025
To the U.S.-owned factories in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, La Ruta is just a bus. But to the women who live, work and often disappear along the route, it's so much more than that. Inspired by real testimonies, and using live music to evoke factory work and protest marches, La Ruta is a visceral unearthing of secrets buried in the desert and a celebration of the Mexican women who stand resiliently in the wake of loss. Isaac Gómez is an award-winning Chicago-based playwright, originally from El Paso, Texas/Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.
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The Lifespan of a Fact, Tally’s Folly, and The Revolutionists.
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The Humans, The Long Christmas Dinner, The Shape of Things, La Ruta, and The Violet Hour
