The Gift Theatre

The Locusts
2022-11-11 19:30 - 21:30, 2022-11-12 19:30 - 21:30, 2022-11-17 19:30 - 21:30, 2022-11-18 19:30 - 21:30, 2022-11-19 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Chicago) | IL
When a serial killer frightens Ella’s small hometown of Vero Beach, Florida, she’s called down from FBI headquarters in Washington D.C. to come help. At home, she’s confronted by the life she left behind: her struggling family and the dark events of her childhood. A play that explores how lost souls manage their fear, and their desperate search for a way to survive in a world that threatens their existence.

The Locusts
2022-11-13 15:00 - 17:00 | IL
When a serial killer frightens Ella’s small hometown of Vero Beach, Florida, she’s called down from FBI headquarters in Washington D.C. to come help. At home, she’s confronted by the life she left behind: her struggling family and the dark events of her childhood. A play that explores how lost souls manage their fear, and their desperate search for a way to survive in a world that threatens their existence.
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In the Works-January
2023-01-30 18:00 - 21:00 | Filament Theater, 4041 N. Milwaukee, Chicago, IL, 60641
You are cordially invited to join us on Monday, January 30 at 7 pm for our first 2023 installment of In The Works staged reading series featuring Rammel Chan’s House of the Deaf. Curated by Co-Artistic Director Brittany Burch, this series focuses on fresh plays by local playwrights. Performances are hosted at Filament Theater. RSVP: boxoffice@thegifttheatre.org.

Monday, January 30 at 7pm
Filament Theatre
4041 N. Milwaukee

RSVP: boxoffice@thegifttheatre.org

House of the Deaf by Rammel Chan
Directed by: Lavina Jadhwani
Casting by: Emjoy Gavino

Featuring: Ensemble Members Cyd Blakewell, Paul D’Addario, John Gawlik, Jennifer Glasse, Martel Manning with guest artists Adithi Chandrashekar and Matthew Yee.

Subscribers: Free
Suggestion Donation-$5

Gift/Filament Open House
2023-02-14 08:00 - 17:00 | IL

2023 The Gift Gala
2023-04-14 18:00 - 22:30 | IL
At The Gift Theatre we believe that every great story is kind of a love story, and so we cordially invite you to celebrate ours with an intimate evening as we embrace our unique theatre and the individuals who make it all possible. Set within the contemporary-chic confines of Greenhouse Loft, guests will indulge in fine faire, libations, silent and live auctions with one-of-a-kind items, and dancing. We hope you’ll join us for a memorable evening and toast toward the future, as we strive to continue producing art with honesty and simplicity, in a manner accessible to all.
Gift Gala Raffle
First Prize-Two Premium Tickets to A DOLL’S HOUSE on Broadway starring Gift founder Michael Patrick Thornton, an opening night cast-signed poster and program, a $200 travel gift card and a meet and greet onstage post show with a champagne toast.
Second Prize-Two Gift Season Subscriptions
Third Prize-Two Tickets to any Gift Theater performance.

TEN-at Filament Theatre
2023-05-11 19:30 - 21:30, 2023-05-12 19:30 - 21:30, 2023-05-13 19:30 - 21:30, 2023-05-14 15:00 - 17:00, 2023-05-15 19:30 - 21:30, 2023-05-18 19:30 - 21:30, 2023-05-19 19:30 - 21:30, 2023-05-20 19:30 - 21:30 and 2 more dates | Filament Theater, 4041 N. Milwaukee, Chicago, IL, 60641
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!

TEN is performed at FILAMENT THEATER-4041 N. Milwaukee!

World Premiers by Gift Ensemble members including: David Rabe, Will Nedved, Andrew Hinderaker, Jenny Davis, Michael Patrick Thornton, Gabe Franken and Greg Fenner along with the return of Gift Improv and GiftLIT

The TEN 2023 line-up includes:

Untitled
By ensemble member Andrew Hinderaker
Directed by ensemble member Ed Flynn
Featuring ensemble member Cyd Blakewell

La Serenata
By co-founder and ensemble member Will Nedved
Directed by guest artist Gaby Labotka
Featuring Bradley Halverson and Ana Ortiz-Monasterio Draa,

Balmy
By ensemble member Gabriel Franken
Directed by ensemble member Alexandra Main
Featuring ensemble member James D. Farruggio with Christopher Meister and Laila Rodriques

Oblivion
By co-founder and ensemble member Michael Patrick Thornton
Directed by ensemble member Martel Manning
Featuring ensemble members Gregory Fenner and Jennifer Glasse

UnNatural Gas, The Gift’s improv
Lead by Kimberly Florian with Josh Cahn, Michael Coyne, Kim Florian, Haley Karlson, Neftali Morale, Tawny Safieddine and Thomas Toles

Take A Ten
By ensemble member Jenny Connell Davis
Directed by ensemble member Erica Weiss
Featuring ensemble member Alexandra Main with Christopher Meister, Laila Rodriques, Alice Torres and Ben Veatch

The Devil’s Roses
By ensemble member Gregory Fenner
Directed by guest artist Andrew Muwonge
Featuring ensemble members Paul D’Addarrio, James D. Farruggio, Martel Manning and Kenny Mihlfried

Untitled
By ensemble member David Rabe
Directed by co-artistic director and ensemble member Brittany Burch
Featuring Bill McGough and Dekyi Ronge

Untitled
A devised piece by guest artists Alexis Atwill
Featuring ensemble members Paul D’Addario, Greg Fenner, Jennifer Glasse and Kenny Milhfried with Alexis Atwill and Gabe Zucker

GiftLit, The Gift’s literary extension
Curated by ensemble member Maggie Andersen
Featuring readings by ensemble members Maggie Andersen and Hannah Toriumi with Jose Blanco and Raul Vasquez, Carly Olson, Jeremy Owens and Cyn Vargas
TEN GiftLit Schedule
May 11–Maggie Andersen
May 12–Carly Olson
May 13–Jeremy Owens
May 14–Carly Olsen
May 18—Maggie Andersen
May 19—Cyn Vargas
May 20—Jose Blanco and Raul Vasquez
May 21—Jose Blanco and Raul Vasquez
May 22–Hannah Toriumi

THE RISE AND FALL OF LITTLE VOICE
2023-09-14 19:30 - 22:00, 2023-09-15 19:30 - 22:00, 2023-09-16 19:30 - 22:00, 2023-09-17 15:00 - 17:00, 2023-09-18 19:30 - 22:00, 2023-09-21 19:30 - 22:00, 2023-09-22 19:30 - 22:00, 2023-09-23 19:30 - 22:00 and 3 more dates | Filament Theater, 4041 N. Milwaukee, Chicago, IL, 60641
Blown fuses, real and metaphorical, punctuate the action with flashes of pent up energy in this acclaimed play. The diminutive heroine frequently plunges the dilapidated house she shares with her alcoholic mother into darkness by playing her dead father’s records at a volume matched only by the soulful power of her vocal impressions. Little Voice has a hidden talent: she can emulate every chanteuse from Judy Garland to Edith Piaf. She hides in her room, crooning and dreaming of love, while her disheveled mother mistakes a seedy agent’s interest as affection rather than enthusiasm for the gold mine buried in her daughter’s throat. This is an engaging fairy tale of despair, love and finally hope as LV finds a voice of her own.
