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PAST PRODUCTIONS AND EVENTS

PAST PRODUCTIONS AND EVENTS

PAST PRODUCTIONS AND EVENTS

PAST PRODUCTIONS AND EVENTS

PAST PRODUCTIONS AND EVENTS

PAST PRODUCTIONS AND EVENTS

THE BEN HECHT SHOW JUNE-JULY 2016


    CONFESSSIONS OF A P.I.M.P. AUGUST 2016

    Photo: Lia Chang

      THE GOD OF ISAAC JULY-AUGUST 2017

        WORLD PREMIERE CHAGALL IN SCHOOL SEPT. - OCT. 2022


          WORLD PREMIERE SHAW VS. TUNNEY MAY- JULY 2023


            WHAT IS VICTORY HARVEST?

            Dramatists and people who love them are invited to take part in one or more events at the inaugural Victory Harvest week at City Lit, June 19 - 25. Workshops, readings, and brainstorming sessions about how to improve the creation of new plays. Oh, and all of the events are FREE, except the concluding reception on Sunday, June 25, which will take place at a nearby restaurant TBA  and will be order off the menu  and pay your own tab.  



            VICTORY HARVEST SCHEDULE JUNE 19 -25 , 2023

            SELF PRODUCTION - FREE EVENT

            DRAMATISTS GUILD CHICAGO REGION - FREE EVENT

            DRAMATISTS GUILD CHICAGO REGION - FREE EVENT

            Entertainment attorney,  playwright  and  producer Charles Grippo presents this seminar on the ins and outs  of playwrights and other artists producing their own projects. 

            Monday, June 19, 7 pm

            DRAMATISTS GUILD CHICAGO REGION - FREE EVENT

            DRAMATISTS GUILD CHICAGO REGION - FREE EVENT

            DRAMATISTS GUILD CHICAGO REGION - FREE EVENT

            Members and potential members can attend this meeting of the Dramatists Guild Chicago Region.

            Conducted by Dramatists Guild Council Member, Jeffrey Sweet, this event will focus on what writers can do to be more proactive in getting their works up. Playwrights will be welcome to contribute their thoughts from experience. 

            Tuesday, June 20   7 pm.

            IMPROV WORKSHOP - FREE EVENT

            DRAMATISTS GUILD CHICAGO REGION - FREE EVENT

            PLAYWRIGHT-DIRECTOR MEET-UP - FREE EVENT

            Join Jeffrey Sweet , David Pasquesi, T.J. Jagodowski,  Mick Napier, and  Susan Messing  as they  explore how playwrights can use improv to create plays. You'll learn techniques you can apply to your own works.

            Wednesday, June 21, 7 pm. 

            PLAYWRIGHT-DIRECTOR MEET-UP - FREE EVENT

            "STROLLING IN THE DARK" - PLAY READING - FREE EVENT

            PLAYWRIGHT-DIRECTOR MEET-UP - FREE EVENT

            Fantastic opportunity for playwrights and directors to connect.  Directors can tell playwrights what kinds of scripts they are looking for. And playwrights can meet potential directors who might be interested in their works.  Special Guest: Austin Tichenor. 

            Thursday  June 22   7 pm

            "STROLLING IN THE DARK" - PLAY READING - FREE EVENT

            "STROLLING IN THE DARK" - PLAY READING - FREE EVENT

            "STROLLING IN THE DARK" - PLAY READING - FREE EVENT

            "Kathrina D. RiChard's play asks the question: When does the American Dream become a nightmare? Set against the backdrop of 1950's Cold War Era Chicago, Willie, newly arrived as a result of the Great Migration, sets out on a journey to get an elusive piece of the American Pie, willing to risk everything for just a taste."

            Friday, June 23, 7 pm.

            "RAPPACCINI'S PIZZA" - PLAY READING - FREE EVENT

            "STROLLING IN THE DARK" - PLAY READING - FREE EVENT

            "STROLLING IN THE DARK" - PLAY READING - FREE EVENT

            Join us for a reading of Jeffrey Sweet's  play RAPPACCINI'S PIZZA, directed by Terry McCabe. " A young woman is torn between an aunt who behaves like a mother and a mother who behaves like the aunt a good mother wishes you wouldn't spend too much time with. "

            Saturday, June 24 at 7 pm.

            PITCHFEST

            RECEPTION *

            RECEPTION *

            Playwrights will have the opportunity to present 5 minute pitches of a single work to potential supporters in the audience. If you love playwrights and want to help them get their plays up, this is an opportunity you won't want to miss

            Sunday, July 25, 2 pm. 

            RECEPTION *

            RECEPTION *

            RECEPTION *

            Immediately following "Pitchfest"  we'll adjourn to a nearby restaurant  TBA for some nourishment , drink, and further networking. All who have attended any of the events will be welcome. *Reception will be off the menu and revelers will pay their own tab. 

            Sunday July 25, 4 pm. 

            IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HERSHEY FELDER

            HERSHEY FELDER AS CLAUDE DEBUSSY IN A PARIS LOVE STORY


              HERSHEY FELDER AS TCHAIKOVSKY


                HERSHEY FELDER AS SHOLEM ALEICHEM BEFORE FIDDLER


                  HERSHEY FELDER PUCCINI

                  Cast "Family" photo in home where Puccini was born at the piano upon which Puccini composed TURNADOT.  Giana Corbisiero (TOSCA), Charles Castronovo (CALAF), Ekaturiana Siuriana (LIU), Nathan Gunn (SCARPIA), and Hershey Felder (PUCCINI)

                    HERSHEY FELDER NICHOLAS ANNA & SERGEI

                      DANTE AND BEATRICE IN FLORENCE

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