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HAPPENING NOW: The Darkroom!

noreply@blogspirit.com () — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:44:20 -0600

Auditions!

noreply@blogspirit.com () — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:15:00 -0500

Trestle at Pope Lick Creek

By Naomi Wallace, directed by Elizabeth Schwan-Rosenwald

Auditions will be held

Saturday November 7^th & Sunday, November 8^th from 2:00-5:00PM

at Links Hall, 3435 N. Sheffield, Suite 207, Chicago, IL 60657

Callbacks will be held: Tuesday, November 10^th from 7:00-10:00 pm at Adventure Stage Chicago, (formerly Vittum Theatre) 1012 N Noble St in Burnside Hall 2nd Floor Chicago IL, 60642.

There are roles for 3 Actors and 2 Actresses

Contact Info: Please email twentypercentchicago@yahoo.com to schedule a time slot.

Walk-ins welcome time permitting

Material to Prepare: Please prepare a two to four minute contemporary monologue, and bring your headshot/resume.

Synopsis: High atop a railroad trestle that spans a bone dry creek and the small town where they live, two teenagers plan to race across the bridge against an oncoming locomotive moving towards something, anything new. A beautiful and haunting play, Trestle at Pope Lick Creek reaches into the depths of a nation during the Great Depression and asks what lies beneath when the world that a town has always known changes and its people struggle to live with the changes bearing down upon them.

Roles

Pace Creagan (Female, Ages 17-25) fearless and feared. She is irresistible.

Dalton Chance: (Male, Ages 15-25) an open book ready for the world to reach out and touch his heart.

Chas: (Male Ages 40-60) A narrator of life, unwilling to engage until tragedy touches him so personally that all his defenses are destroyed and he is forced to engage the world.

Gin Chance: (Female, Ages 35-50) forced from her home into the role of family breadwinner, is seeing the world outside her husband and family for the first time.

Dray Chance: (Male, Ages 35-60) A man defined by his work. Without it, fear has overwhelmed him and he can no longer leave the house, as he is no longer a real person to himself anymore.

Time Commitment: Rehearsals will begin January 18, 2010, Monday-Thursday evenings, with some weekend rehearsals. Shows: April 8^th-May 8^th Thursday-Sunday evenings.

SNAPSHOTS 2009!

noreply@blogspirit.com () — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 04:00:00 -0500

An evening of short pieces presented by 20% Theatre Company to celebrate the women of Chicago theatre.

Thursday, Friday & Saturday August 6th, 7th and 8th @ 8PM.

Sunday, August 9th @ 7PM.

Strawdog Theatre, 3829 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL.

Tickets: $15

To reserve your ticket call 312.326.3429

or email twentypercentchicago@yahoo.com

SEEKING CHICAGO FEMALE WRITERS

noreply@blogspirit.com () — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 08:25:53 -0500

SEEKING CHICAGO FEMALE WRITERS

20% Theatre Company is proud to announce SNAPSHOTS 2009!

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS:
20% Theatre Company Chicago, a company dedicated to producing plays by women, is now accepting submissions of original pieces for SNAPSHOTS 2009! We
are seeking short (5-10 minute) pieces written by local women with interesting female characters. This is an exciting summer event -- so we are looking for pieces that are well written, comedic, light and fun in nature. We are only accepting pieces from Chicago-area writers.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: May 21st

Please send your submissions to: twentypercentchicago@yahoo.com

The last three summers, we have gathered over 60 actors, writers, directors, designers and presented "SNAPSHOTS: an evening of short pieces" to sold out houses. We are delighted to continue this annual tradition!

SNAPSHOTS will be performed Thursday August 6th through Sunday August 9th at Strawdog Theatre.

If you have any additional questions, please feel free to contact twentypercentchicago@yahoo.com

We look forward to reading your submissions!

20% Theatre Company Chicago Presents

noreply@blogspirit.com () — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 09:11:00 -0600

20% Theatre Company Chicago presents

New Anatomies

Timberlake Wertenbaker

Directed by

Elizabeth Schwan-Rosenwald*

February 26-March 28

Thursday-Saturday at 8:00 p.m; Sunday at 7:00 p.m

The Apollo Studio

2540 N Lincoln Avenue Chicago, IL 60614 | Box Office (773) 935-6100.

Set Design: Chelsea Meyers

Light Design: Lauren Michelle Masi

Costume Design: Kristin Demanett

Sound Design: Stephanie Sherline

Assistant Director: Melody Ruder

Dialect coach: Lindsay Bartlett

Dramaturg: Martha Wade Steketee

Stage Manager: Bethany Schrader

Technical Director: Jesse Gaffney

Producer: Abigail Boucher*

Featuring:

Aimee Bello, Jane deLaubenfels, Monica Dionysiou, Ele Matelan, and Jodi Wonio Kingsley.

JOIN US TONIGHT!

noreply@blogspirit.com () — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 08:48:09 -0600


T's Bar and Grill 5025 N. Clark Chicago, IL 60640 US View Map
When:	Thursday, January 29, 8:00PM to 11:00PM

Join 20% Theatre Company Chicago in celebrating women in theatre! Wondering how you can help 20%? It's easy. Come hungry and thirsty to T's on Thursday, Jan. 29 and join us in the back room. 20% will receive a portion of the proceeds from every purchase you make between 8 amd 10 p.m. - drinks and food. There's no cover charge, so eat and drink as much (yes!) or as little (fine too!) as you want. And be sure to say hi to us. We'd love to see you.

NEW ANATOMIES AUDITIONS!

noreply@blogspirit.com () — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:08:00 -0500

NEW ANATOMIES

by Timberlake Wertenbaker

Directed by Elizabeth Schwan-Rosenwald

Auditions will be held:

Saturday, October 18 Sunday, October 19

1:00 – 4:00 pm 12:00-3:00 pm

Strawdog Theatre, 3829 N. Broadway, 2^nd Floor.

There are roles for 5 actresses.

Contact Info: Please call 773.944.5692 and leave a voicemail requesting a preferred 1/2 hour slot or email twentypercentchicago@yahoo.com to schedule an appointment. You will receive a confirmation call or email. Walk-ins are welcome, time permitting.

Material to Prepare:

Sides will be provided at the auditions.

Please bring headshot and résumé.

Show Information:

"When I'm dressed as a woman, like this, I find I am most concerned with the silky sound of my skirt rustling on the floor ... But when I dress as a man, I simply begin to think."

New Anatomies tells the story of turn-of-the-century, European-born explorer Isabelle Eberhardt, who, casting off the traditional values of her day and age, posed as an Arab man and traveled across Islamic northern Africa.

Against a backdrop of poetry and song, playwright Timberlake Wertenbaker paints an extraordinary picture of this courageous, sharp-tongued woman who died tragically in a flash flood when she was just 27 years old and the divide between the worlds she inhabited.

An ensemble of five women performs roles both male and female.

Time Commitment:

Rehearsals will begin January 2, 2008, Sunday-Thursday evenings

Shows:February 27-March 28 with performances Thursday-Saturday at 8:00 and Sundays at 7:00

TESTER

noreply@blogspirit.com () — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:29:00 -0500

Rehearsals for the first show of our 6th season have begun!!

Be on the look-out for more information regarding the world premiere of

Tester

written by company member Jennifer Dobby

and directed by company member Nicole Gilman!

CHECK OU THE TESTER BLOG!

SNAPSHOTS!

noreply@blogspirit.com () — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:35:00 -0500

Thursday, Friday and Saturday

August 14, 15 and 16 at 8PM

Sunday, August 17 at 7PM

@ Strawdog Theatre

3829 North Broadway

Chicago, IL 60613

Tickets $15

To reserve your ticket, call 773.944.5692

or email twentypercentchicago@yahoo.com

THURSDAY EVENING IS SOLD OUT!!!

BOOK YOUR TICKET NOW FOR FRIDAY, SATURDAY OR SUNDAY!

AUDITIONS FOR TESTER!

noreply@blogspirit.com () — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:10:00 -0500

Tester by Jennifer Dobby- A world premiere production!

Directed by Nicole Gilman

Auditions will be held:

Saturday, August 23 Sunday, August 24

2:00 – 5:00 pm 2:00-5:00 pm

Three Pear Studios,

5219 North Clark Street

There are roles for 2 Actresses and 2 Actors

Material to Prepare:

Sides will be provided at the auditions.

Please bring headshot and resume.

Show Information:

Dinah’s worthless husband, Hamlin, is selling wrapping paper out of the trunk of his car. And she’s going to leave him if he doesn’t sell every-single-roll by Christmas Eve. Problem is, Hamlin’s not sure the bitch would even notice if he did sell all the rolls – in between taking care of her paraplegic brother, Jimmy, and opening her in-house-spa, Dinah has zero time for him or their fading marriage. As a desperate Hamlin moves an even more desperate Lulu into the house to help him get his wife and life back, they soon learn that using love as currency is a gamble – and not everyone will walk away alive.

Dinah, 30s Studying to be a cosmetologist – she’d be good at anything that would require her finger nails to always be clipped and clean. Her marriage to Hamlin, however, is muddy and overgrown. And she’s tired of taking care of it.

Hamlin, 30s Selling wrapping paper out of the trunk of his car to make Dinah’s dreams come true. Has spent the last seven years trying to prove himself as both a husband and a man. Knows this is his last chance.

Jimmy, 20s Dinah’s albinistic brother, who (besides having suffered a motorcycle accident that has surely left him brain dead) suffers under Dinah’s scissors, razors and skin treatments on a daily basis. Seems to take up all of the light and air in a room.

Lulu, 20s A former ballerina who won’t admit that her time has come and gone. Still waiting. Still twirling. But so desperate to just stand still. You can’t take your eyes off of her. And she has no idea your eyes are even on her to begin with.

Time Commitment: Rehearsals will begin in September 2, 2008, Sunday-Thursday evenings, Shows: October 12-November 23, Thursday-Sunday evenings