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SUMMARY:Othello
DESCRIPTION:Shakespeare’s timeless and timely tragedy comes to The Gift in a landmark production where very little is simply black and white.
URL:https://thegifttheatre.org/event/othello/
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SUMMARY:Bethany
DESCRIPTION:Caught in the middle of the Great Recession\, cash-strapped Crystal navigates the worlds of motivational speaking\, survivalism\, and a Saturn dealership to make a home in this shocking drama which reteams the playwright and director of last season’s Mine.
URL:https://thegifttheatre.org/event/bethany/
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SUMMARY:The Gift Gala 2014
DESCRIPTION:The Gala\, chaired by Laura Gale of The Gift Theatre Board of Directors\, and President of Crossmedia451\, Inc.\, will honor Chef Art Smith with an extraordinary culinary and theatrical experience. \nJoin The Gift Theatre in celebrating its 13th year as Chicago’s smallest professional theater company. The GIFT Gala is being held at the Chicago Cultural Center (77 East Randolph) on Thursday\, November 20\, 2014 from 6:00 – 10:00 p.m. \nSmith\, the former personal chef to Oprah Winfrey and current co-owner of the upscale Southern comfort food restaurant Table fifty-two\, founded the non-profit charity Common Threads\, which focuses on teaching children about diverse cultures through food and art\, for which he was awarded the 2007 James Beard Foundation Humanitarian Award. Chef Art Smith is also a proud subscriber to The Gift Theatre Company. \nThe “business attire” event will begin with cocktails and culinary tastings from well-known Chicago Chefs inspired by Art Smith’s signature dishes and southern cooking. The evening will continue with a program of theater and music from The Gift Ensemble honoring Smith.
URL:https://thegifttheatre.org/event/the-gift-gala-2014/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20141204
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20141205
DTSTAMP:20260405T080630
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220704T152137Z
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SUMMARY:A Holiday Special
DESCRIPTION:This sketch comedy show takes the audience on a humorous exploration of the history and traditions of Christmas. \nIf you missed the first five Natural Gas holiday shows\, you can make up for it this year. \nIf you saw the first five Natural Gas holiday shows\, you’re gonna continue to be wowed.
URL:https://thegifttheatre.org/event/a-holiday-special/
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150303
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SUMMARY:The Royal Society of Antarctica
DESCRIPTION:Dee returns to her birthplace at the blindingly bright McMurdo Station in Antarctica to work as a janitor and seek answers to her mother’s disappearance in this wonderfully weird and touching new play perfectly suited to The Gift’s intimate space. \n“I went to the bottom of the world to find this play—working as a janitor for three months at McMurdo Station in Antarctica. It’s perfect that it will premiere in my hometown at The Gift.” – Mat Smart
URL:https://thegifttheatre.org/event/the-royal-society-of-antarctica/
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CATEGORIES:Production
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150615
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150616
DTSTAMP:20260405T080630
CREATED:20220704T152535Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220930T013531Z
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SUMMARY:Body + Blood
DESCRIPTION:Dan finally finds his calling in life – and it sends all of his loved ones spiraling into a spiritual crisis in this smart\, searching\, and hilarious new play. The Gift Co-Founder and playwright of Northwest Highway strikes again with another great local story about overcoming obstacles and following your heart. \nFeaturing: Ensemble Members Cyd Blakewell\, Gabriel Franken\, and Lynda Newton. \nWith Guest Artists: Stephen Spencer and Nicholas Harazin.
URL:https://thegifttheatre.org/event/body-blood/
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20151006
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SUMMARY:GOOD FOR OTTO
DESCRIPTION:Haunted by his own childhood\, a psychologist tries to minister to the distressed souls who find their way to the doors of the health center he runs in rural Connecticut. \n“What every playwright wants to know is that the people doing their play will love it and care for it. I watched The Gift do a cold read of Good For Otto and was thrilled by what they did and revealed; the level of their acting is exceptional. Given their previous productions of my work as well as their strong reputation of supporting new plays\, I’m excited by this opportunity to work with The Gift on the world premiere of Good For Otto. It needs a true ensemble with heart and smart\, humor and hurt\, and that is precisely what The Gift is.”—David Rabe
URL:https://thegifttheatre.org/event/good-for-otto/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20151109
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20151110
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SUMMARY:A Legendary Reception: David Rabe
DESCRIPTION:Cocktails & Conversation with David Rabe: Tony Award-winning playwright of The Gift Theatre’s hit GOOD FOR OTTO\nMichael Patrick Thornton: Co-Founding Artistic Director of The Gift and director of GOOD FOR OTTO and Hedy Weiss: Theatre and Dance critic of the Chicago Sun-Times \n“Good for Otto” is an altogether breathtaking piece of theater.” Hedy Weiss\, Chicago Sun-Times \nMonday\, November 9\, 2015\n6:30 – 9:00pm \nHosted by the National Veterans Art Museum\n4041 North Milwaukee Avenue\, Chicago \nJoin us for a rare and intimate conversation with American theater legend David Rabe about his work\, and an exploration behind the scenes of The Gift’s acclaimed world premiere of GOOD FOR OTTO. Tour NVAM exhibits in observance of Veteran’s Day 2015. \nIndividual Tickets $100\nPlease note\, capacity is extremely limited.
URL:https://thegifttheatre.org/event/a-legendary-reception-david-rabe/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160101
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160102
DTSTAMP:20260405T080630
CREATED:20220704T143208Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220704T143208Z
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SUMMARY:TEN 2016
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy world premiere ten minute pieces by The Gift and guests. \nAs members of the National New Play Network\, we feel it is our duty to present new works and world premieres on our stage. This festival allows us to work with talented artists who help us overcome obstacles to uphold our mission of telling great stories. \nThis free festival is for the fans of theatre\, performance\, and creativity. Thank you for keeping the arts alive.
URL:https://thegifttheatre.org/event/ten-2016/
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CATEGORIES:Production
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160307
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160308
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SUMMARY:RICHARD III
DESCRIPTION:In collaboration with lead production sponsor The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago\, The Gift’s RICHARD III re-defines what (dis)ability and Shakespeare’s great villain look like by utilizing both a disabled actor in the title role as well as assistive devices past and present as articulations of Richard’s protean identity\, character\, and self-perception. \nIn partnership with The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.
URL:https://thegifttheatre.org/event/richard-iii/
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CATEGORIES:Production
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160616
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160617
DTSTAMP:20260405T080630
CREATED:20220704T143812Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220928T233806Z
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SUMMARY:THE GRAPES OF WRATH
DESCRIPTION:When an American family is forced off of their land during the Great Depression\, they begin an epic journey west to California. \nCome Closer on Sunday\, August 7th for a talk-back with the cast\, drinks\, and a couple of themed appetizers! Tickets to this special event are $50 and sell out quickly. Reserve your spot today!
URL:https://thegifttheatre.org/event/the-grapes-of-wrath/
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CATEGORIES:Production
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161003
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161004
DTSTAMP:20260405T080630
CREATED:20220704T144021Z
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SUMMARY:A LIFE EXTRA ORDINARY
DESCRIPTION:Annabel Anderson McCafferty is an expectant mother who vanishes from her small Ohio town on Christmas Eve. Both mystery and memory play\, “A Life Extra Ordinary’ untangles and re-assembles the moments that make a life.
URL:https://thegifttheatre.org/event/a-life-extra-ordinary/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161110
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161111
DTSTAMP:20260405T080630
CREATED:20220704T144257Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220928T233429Z
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SUMMARY:The Gift Gala 2016
DESCRIPTION:The Gift Theatre Ensemble will gather with their devoted community of supporters to celebrate The Gift Theatre’s 15th year of telling remarkable stories on stage with honesty and simplicity. The Gift and has been recognized by Mayor Rahm Emmanuel and the Illinois State Legislature as the cultural anchor of the Jefferson Park neighborhood. The Gift’s Ensemble of actors\, playwrights and directors has garnered a loyal following that extends from its northwest side neighborhood throughout the city\, country and abroad. \nThe Gift believes a play never closes until everyone who saw it stops thinking about it and that art is\, at its best\, a sacred conversation between actor and audience\, revealing the joy and pain of being human. In other words\, a gift. Our hope is that guests will leave talking about our anniversary celebration with affection for years to come.
URL:https://thegifttheatre.org/event/the-gift-gala-2016/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161115
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161116
DTSTAMP:20260405T080630
CREATED:20220704T144406Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220928T233333Z
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SUMMARY:giftLIT. November 2016
DESCRIPTION:Curated by ensemble member Maggie Andersen\, giftLIT is the literary extension and iteration of The Gift Theatre. The salon will feature celebrated writers from Chicago reading original work based on the themes in “A Life Extra Ordinary.” $10 for entrance to this rustic-chic room\, exquisite storytelling\, $5 glasses of rosé and specialty appetizers.
URL:https://thegifttheatre.org/event/giftlit-salon-at-community-tavern/
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CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170105
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170106
DTSTAMP:20260405T080630
CREATED:20220704T144757Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220704T144757Z
UID:10000130-1483574400-1483660799@thegifttheatre.org
SUMMARY:TEN 2017
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy world premiere ten minute pieces by The Gift and guests. \nThis festival allows us to work with many talented artists who help us uphold our mission of telling great stories. \nThis festival is just $10 and free for 2017 subscribers. Thank you for keeping the arts alive.
URL:https://thegifttheatre.org/event/ten-2017/
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CATEGORIES:Production
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170216
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170217
DTSTAMP:20260405T080630
CREATED:20220704T145050Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220928T233142Z
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SUMMARY:UNSEEN
DESCRIPTION:Conflict photographer Mia wakes up in the Istanbul apartment of her on-again\, off-again girlfriend after being found unconscious at the scene of a massacre she was photographing. Mia can’t even remember being there\, but she wired photos of the site hours before being found. The two women resume their volatile push-pull when Mia’s well-meaning Californian mother arrives from the United States\, trying to help unravel the mystery of what happened to her daughter. \nCome Closer on Sunday\, April 2nd for a talkback with the cast\, drinks\, and a couple of themed appetizers! Tickets to this special event are $55 and sell out quickly. Reserve your spot today!
URL:https://thegifttheatre.org/event/unseen/
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CATEGORIES:Production
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170502
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170503
DTSTAMP:20260405T080630
CREATED:20220704T021026Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220928T233049Z
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SUMMARY:giftLIT. May 2017
DESCRIPTION:May 2 Stories by: \nJose Blanco and Raul Vasquez\nJane Hseu\nJasminum McMullen\nDiana Sykes \nLive Music by the Winnemac 3! \nAppetizers and cocktails by your friends at Community Tavern
URL:https://thegifttheatre.org/event/giftlit-may2017/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170608
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170609
DTSTAMP:20260405T080630
CREATED:20220704T021447Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220928T233023Z
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SUMMARY:PILGRIMS
DESCRIPTION:On a spacecraft on its way to colonize a newly discovered planet\, a soldier and a teenage girl live together in one of the ship’s cabins with only an outdated robot and each other for company. When they are quarantined in their close quarters due to a potential outbreak\, they’re forced to explore their own traumatic pasts in a dying society. What does it mean to create a new society? What does it mean to be a Pilgrim today?
URL:https://thegifttheatre.org/event/pilgrims/
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CATEGORIES:Production
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170716
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170717
DTSTAMP:20260405T080630
CREATED:20220704T021657Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220928T232940Z
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SUMMARY:Season Release Bash 2017
DESCRIPTION:THE GIFT THEATRE SEASON RELEASE BASH!\nDrink! Dance! Release the season! \nSunday\, July 16th from 4pm-8 p.m. at Old Irving Brewery Co.\nwww.oldirvingbrewing.com \nOur annual summer fundraiser features live music and all you can drink Old Irving craft beer. Come hang with The Gift ensemble and be the first in the world to hear about our new season. \nBash Single tickets are $25. VIP Table near the music and beer for eight is $400. Bash single ticket plus 2018 Season Subscription is $120.
URL:https://thegifttheatre.org/event/season-release-bash-2017/
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CATEGORIES:Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170912
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170913
DTSTAMP:20260405T080630
CREATED:20220704T021833Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220928T232852Z
UID:10000115-1505174400-1505260799@thegifttheatre.org
SUMMARY:giftLIT. September 2017
DESCRIPTION:You are cordially invited to join local writers\, actors and musicians on Tuesday\, September 12 at Community Tavern for an evening of stories\, wine and entertainment in the grand tradition of a Parisian salon. $10. Tickets available online and at the door. Music begins at 8 PM and the stories start at 8:30 PM. We highly recommend buying tickets in advance in order to ensure a seat-communitytavern.org.
URL:https://thegifttheatre.org/event/giftlit-september2017/
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CATEGORIES:Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170917
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170918
DTSTAMP:20260405T080630
CREATED:20220704T022105Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220928T232806Z
UID:10000116-1505606400-1505692799@thegifttheatre.org
SUMMARY:OPEN SEASON
DESCRIPTION:The Gift Theatre is proud to announce Adithi Chandrashekar’s OPEN SEASON as the first play chosen to pilot 4802—the new play research and development wing of The Gift named after its storefront address located on North Milwaukee Avenue in Jefferson Park. \nOPEN SEASON\nWhat do an Illinois State Sheriff and a white-tailed deer have in common? Love\, anger\, hunger\, fear\, joy\, community\, isolation and everything in between. OPEN SEASON tracks the universality of being alive and explores the nature of power and loneliness.
URL:https://thegifttheatre.org/event/open-season/
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CATEGORIES:Production
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171019
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171020
DTSTAMP:20260405T080630
CREATED:20220704T022409Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220928T232730Z
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SUMMARY:A SWELL IN THE GROUND
DESCRIPTION:In intimate rooms throughout New York\, four friends from college fight through 17 years of love affairs\, shattered dreams and compromised lives. Flipping back and forth through time like a photobook\, this play—whose title is from a line of Emily Dickinson poetry— is equally breathtaking and heartbreakingly spare as Olivia\, Nate\, Abagail\, and Charles try to reconcile the lives they imagined with the lives they live. \nCome Closer on Sunday\, December 3 for a talkback with the cast\, drinks\, and a couple of themed appetizers! Tickets to this special event are $55 and sell out quickly. Reserve your spot today!
URL:https://thegifttheatre.org/event/a-swell-in-the-ground/
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CATEGORIES:Production
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171201
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171202
DTSTAMP:20260405T080630
CREATED:20220704T022743Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220928T232657Z
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SUMMARY:The Gift Gala 2017
DESCRIPTION:Since 2001 and over seventy productions\, The Gift Theatre has pioneered the frontiers of the American theatre via the most intimate professional theatre in the country\, leading to national acclaim and a cultural revolution on Chicago’s northwest side. \nPlease join us for a celebratory evening at The Copernicus Center\, named after the astronomer whose theory about revolutions changed everything. \nGuests will enjoy cocktails\, hors d’oeuvres\, irresistible auction items and delectable desserts. \nThe evening will also feature live jazz and classical music\, the presentation of the Total Gift Award\, and a short performance charting our evolving place in the cosmos from Copernicus to NASA\, SpaceX and beyond.
URL:https://thegifttheatre.org/event/gift-gala-2017/
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CATEGORIES:Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180105
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180106
DTSTAMP:20260405T080630
CREATED:20220704T142523Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220928T232417Z
UID:10000119-1515110400-1515196799@thegifttheatre.org
SUMMARY:TEN 2018
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy world premiere ten-minute pieces by The Gift and guests. This festival allows us to work with many talented artists who help us uphold our mission of telling great original stories – and tickets are just $10!
URL:https://thegifttheatre.org/event/ten-2018/
LOCATION:IL
CATEGORIES:Production
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180227
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180228
DTSTAMP:20260405T080630
CREATED:20220704T142758Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220928T232605Z
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SUMMARY:giftLIT. February 2018
DESCRIPTION:The giftLIT. salons happen several times a year at Community Tavern. A salon has historically been defined as “a gathering of people under the roof of an inspiring host\, held partly to amuse one another and partly to refine the taste and increase the knowledge of participants through conversation.” What does that mean to the Gift? It means we round up a diverse group of writers and performers—some experienced\, some rookies\, some comedians\, some poets. We give them all the same prompt and ask them to tell their stories while we drink good wine and eat good food. In between stories\, we enjoy live music. At The Gift\, we strongly believe that these story-sharing experiences create meaningful connections among individuals and within our community.
URL:https://thegifttheatre.org/event/giftlit-february2018-2/
LOCATION:IL
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180308T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180308T213000
DTSTAMP:20260405T080630
CREATED:20220703T170627Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220928T232525Z
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SUMMARY:Hang Man
DESCRIPTION:The community of a backwoods Southern town grapples with the murder of a Black man who is found hanging in a tree. As events unfold\, the hanging mystifies the people of the community\, forcing them to confront their complicity in this man’s horrific demise. Osei-Kuffour’s darkly comical\, heartbreaking play\, which recently made the prestigious 2017 Kilroy’s List\, uses absurdity to explore racism\, sexuality\, and the parts of American history we would all like to forget.
URL:https://thegifttheatre.org/event/hang-man/
LOCATION:IL
CATEGORIES:Production
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180501
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180502
DTSTAMP:20260405T080630
CREATED:20220703T174554Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220928T232331Z
UID:10000096-1525132800-1525219199@thegifttheatre.org
SUMMARY:giftLIT. May 2018
DESCRIPTION:The giftLIT. salons happen several times a year at Community Tavern. A salon has historically been defined as “a gathering of people under the roof of an inspiring host\, held partly to amuse one another and partly to refine the taste and increase the knowledge of participants through conversation.” What does that mean to the Gift? It means we round up a diverse group of writers and performers—some experienced\, some rookies\, some comedians\, some poets. We give them all the same prompt and ask them to tell their stories while we drink good wine and eat good food. In between stories\, we enjoy live music. At The Gift\, we strongly believe that these story-sharing experiences create meaningful connections among individuals and within our community. \nWriters: Ensemble Member Maggie Andersen\, Katherine Bourne\, Sherman Edwards\, and Shaina Warfield
URL:https://thegifttheatre.org/event/giftlit-may2018/
LOCATION:IL
CATEGORIES:Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180607
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180730
DTSTAMP:20260405T080630
CREATED:20220703T174920Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220928T232252Z
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SUMMARY:Hamlet
DESCRIPTION:After the death of his dad\, a young black man named Hamlet returns home to grieve and seek revenge. Fighting against the injustice of his father’s murder and the powers that want him out of the picture\, Hamlet quickly loses power and sanity. Directed by guest artist Monty Cole\, The Gift’s retelling of Shakespeare’s great tragedy will crack open the mind of one of western drama’s most fascinating and entertaining characters. Running Time: 3 Hours.
URL:https://thegifttheatre.org/event/hamlet/
LOCATION:IL
CATEGORIES:Production
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180911
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180912
DTSTAMP:20260405T080630
CREATED:20220703T182752Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220928T232227Z
UID:10000098-1536624000-1536710399@thegifttheatre.org
SUMMARY:giftLIT. September 2018
DESCRIPTION:The giftLIT. salons happen several times a year at Community Tavern. A salon has historically been defined as “a gathering of people under the roof of an inspiring host\, held partly to amuse one another and partly to refine the taste and increase the knowledge of participants through conversation.” What does that mean to the Gift? It means we round up a diverse group of writers and performers—some experienced\, some rookies\, some comedians\, some poets. We give them all the same prompt and ask them to tell their stories while we drink good wine and eat good food. In between stories\, we enjoy live music. At the Gift\, we strongly believe that these story-sharing experiences create meaningful connections among individuals and within our community. \nWriters include: Ada Cheng\, Ensemble Member Jennifer Glasse\, Nestor Gomez\, Katherine Keberlein\, and Jennifer Rumberger.
URL:https://thegifttheatre.org/event/giftlit-september2018/
LOCATION:IL
CATEGORIES:Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180916
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180917
DTSTAMP:20260405T080630
CREATED:20220703T183613Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220928T225642Z
UID:10000099-1537056000-1537142399@thegifttheatre.org
SUMMARY:Season Release Bash 2018
DESCRIPTION:THE GIFT THEATRE SEASON RELEASE BASH! \nSunday\, September 16\, 4-8 p.m. @ Filament Theater Company-4041 N. Milwaukee Ave \nOur annual summer fundraiser features live music and all you can drink Old Irving craft beer. Come hang with The Gift ensemble and be the first in the world to hear about our new season. \nBash Single tickets are $25. VIP Table near the music and beer for eight is $400.
URL:https://thegifttheatre.org/event/season-release-bash-2018/
LOCATION:IL
CATEGORIES:Event
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