Free Street Theater joins up with Plant Chicago for a winter market and storytelling event at Plant Chicago’s building (4459 S. Marshfield). From 11 AM-3 PM, you can enjoy stories (1-2 PM), songs from Orcas Are Dolphins (playing 11:30 AM-1 PM), a clothing swap, and the chance to purchase wares from local vendors, including Zeitlin’s […]
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Free Street celebrates Radical Love
Free Street Theater was founded in 1969 by Patrick Henry, an alum of the Goodman School of Drama whose vision was to create a multiracial ensemble that could tour neighborhoods and break down “the artificial barriers that divide us.” That mission has remained intact through many changes of leadership over the past 53 years and […]
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Fiesta del Sol, Free Street, and more
Upcoming events and recommendations for the next seven days
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In Good Grief, Melissa DuPrey does more than just talk about loss
Her latest solo for Free Street about her mother’s death brings alternative healers to the audience.
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We can all learn a lot about water politics from the young artists who created Parched
Plus there’s an excellent joke about thirst traps.
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Meet Juan(ito) Doe chronicles the lives and loves of Chicago Mexican-Americans
Playwright Ricardo Gamboa and the cast have created interesting, flawed human beings.
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Rest offers a simple yet radical premise: let’s all take a nap outside together
Free Street Theater’s summer performance argues that sleep can be a powerful and political act of self-care.
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The One-Minute Festival offers a takedown of the entire Trump administration in just 60 seconds
After a messy presidential election, the performances in this year’s edition target the political realm.
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Albany Park Theater Project’s immersive Learning Curve and eight more new theater reviews
Tickets for this heavily sold-out production go back on sale August 3.
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Bite: A Pucking Queer Cabaret, Squeeze My Cans, and ten more new stage shows
‘Tis the season for the Bard and the bawdy.
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Mayor Rahmye (that’s Rahm + Kanye) takes the stage
What do you get when you marry Mayor Rahm to Kanye West? See Cold Summer, a new play at the Free Street Theater, and find out.
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People Issue 2012: Jackie Taylor, the dramatist
Black Ensemble Theater founder: “I put my life into this and I don’t want it to go when my life goes.”
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Forced Out After 26 Years at Free Street Theater, Artistic Director Ron Bieganski Starts a New “Family”
Earlier this month, Free Street Theater, that venerable hub of peace, love, and self-actualization, posted a set of “FAQ’s About Our Transition” on its Facebook page, including an all-caps assurance that “OUR DOORS ARE OPEN.” It looked more than a little desperate. The “transition” in question was the abrupt request for artistic director Ron Bieganski’s […]
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Ron Bieganski Out at Free Street Theater
Artistic Director Ron Bieganski out at Free Street
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Free Street Theater offers 40th-anniversary “Flashback”
Free Street Thater celebrates its 40th anniversary with a show at the Garage.