6th annual Big Shoulders Festival at American Theater Company
Event Type:
Festival
Tuesday, May 13, 2008 7:30pm - 10:00pm
The BIG SHOULDERS short play festival celebrates the spirit of our great city of Chicago. The evening is filled with original stories about Chicago written, directed, and acted by Chicago artists. Plays for Chicagoans by Chicagoans. You’ll only find this experience in Chicago, and only at ATC!
Here’s Da Line-Up:
FAIR WARNING written by Ashley Bishop, directed by Karin McKie
Its ten degrees out there with two feet of snow on the ground and you've just spent 45 minutes shoveling out a parking space... How do YOU feel about "dibs”?
HOPE ON THE BROWN LINE written by Ryan Patrick Dolan, directed by Jaclyn Holsey
A young man and woman meet on the Chicago El and discuss personal responsibility, video games, and the strength and whimsy of hope.
A SHORT CONVERSATION BETWEEN MR. STEVE BARTMAN AND THE CITY OF CHICAGO ON THE EVE OF THE CUBS' HUNDRETH ANNIVERSARY WORLD SERIES WIN written by Mark Young, directed by Anna C. Bahow
Steve Bartman has a little talk with the City about that day when he caught the foul ball during the playoffs.
JEMEZ SPRINGS written by Michael Rychlewski, directed by Richard Shavzin
How much should anyone know about the life of their parent before they were born?
ROOFTOPS written by Gwendolyn Whiteside, directed by Heather Meyers
An elementary school teacher questions American freedom while bartending homestands from Wrigleyville rooftops.
SWOOP written, filmed & performed by Martie Sanders
In the chaos of the city, the strongest don't always survive. “Swoop” is a meditation on the grace of pigeons, people and power.
VIENNA written by Emma Stanton, directed by Jessa Carlstrom
In the depths of a Chicago winter, a young lady ventures out of her apartment to find warmth at a Vienna hot dog stand.
A FINE PLACE written by Margaret Lewis, directed by Jason Gerace
A first date in a graveyard finds love among the lost souls.
THE ARMOUR BINGE written by Jon Steinhagen, directed by Lila M. Stromer
In 1920, while his meatpacking firm loses a million dollars a day, J. Ogden Armour disappears on a drunken jag.
TRAIN SHORT written by Jessa Carlstrom, directed by Greg Werstler
Two strangers on one morning commute seek the answer to a question Chicagoans from every neighborhood ask themselves every day.
Tireswing, Photo Credit: Johnny Knight (johnny@johnnyknightphoto.com)
