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SUMMARY:CYGNUS by Susan Soon He Stanton
DESCRIPTION:CYGNUS -World Premiere Production\nWritten by Susan Soon He Stanton Multi Award Winner\, Writer\, and Producer of HBO’s Succession\nDirected by Co-Artistic Director\, Brittany Burch\n\nCydney believes an angel rescued her from an ineffable trauma\, and the truth may prove stranger than she imagines. In this mythic\, hilarious\, and poetic new play\, a burnt feather may illuminate the possibility of a divine intervention.\n\nFebruary 6 – March 16\, 2025\nPerforming at the Filament Theatre\n4041 N. Milwaukee Ave\n\nPreview Performances: February 6-February 15th. Thursday-Saturday at 7:30pm and Sunday at 3pm.\nOpening Night Performance February 16th at 6pm\n\nCYGNUS runs 1 hour and 45 mins with no intermission\nPlease note there will be NO LATE SEATING for this production\nClick here for tickets\nFeaturing\nAngela Morris\, Jeff Rodriguez\, and Rengin Altay
URL:https://thegifttheatre.org/event/cygnus-by-susan-soon-he-stanton/2025-02-06/
LOCATION:Filament Theater\, 4041 N. Milwaukee\, Chicago\, IL\, 60641
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SUMMARY:In the Works: ADIRONDACK CHAIR CIRCLE
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our next In the Works staged reading! \nADIRONDACK CHAIR CIRCLE \nWritten by Stephanie Alison Walker \nDirected by ensemble member Marti Lyons \nFeaturing Ensemble Members : \nCyd Blakewell\, Paul D’Addario\, and Jennifer Glasse \nwith guest artists Erinn Fredin\, Krystal Ortiz\, and Emma Norville \nTuesday\, December 3rd at 7:30pm \nFilament Theatre- 4041 N. Milwaukee Ave \n“Banna is a perfection-seeking\, suburban mom who finds meaning in leading a group of like-minded moms fighting the school district’s indoctrination of children. But behind the impressive facade\, her marriage is in trouble\, her relationship with her teenager is strained\, and she is being tormented by an ever-present crow defiling her backyard. As Banna’s group gains notoriety and some sinister allies\, she is faced with a choice: to open up and evolve or to double down and become isolated.” \nIn the Works is a staged reading series focused on plays in development by local playwrights at all stages of their careers. Curated by Co-Artistic Director Brittany Burch\, performances are hosted on the city’s Northwest side and are free of admission \nStephanie Alison Walker is an award winning playwright committed to radical truth-telling in her work. Her plays are known for mining humor in darkness\, the personalization of the political\, the complexity of human emotions\, and the exploration and dramatization of the strength of women. \n 
URL:https://thegifttheatre.org/event/in-the-works-adirondack-chair-circle/
LOCATION:Filament Theater\, 4041 N. Milwaukee\, Chicago\, IL\, 60641
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SUMMARY:TOPDOG/UNDERDOG by Suzan-Lori Parks
DESCRIPTION:This darkly comic fable of brotherly love and family identity tells the story of two brothers\, Lincoln (Manning) and Booth (Fenner)\, names given to them as a joke by their father. Haunted by the past and their obsession with the street con game\, three-card monte\, the brothers come to learn the true nature of their history. \nThe Gift Theatre’s Topdog/Underdog opens at Filament Theatre. \nTopdog/Underdog\nWritten by Suzan-Lori Parks\nDirected by Shanésia Davis\nSeptember 13- October 20\, 2024 | Filament Theatre \nPlease note that while all evening performances are 7:30pm\, the exception will be OPENING NIGHT\, Sunday\, September 22nd\, which opens at 6:00pm. \nAll Sunday matinee performances will have a 3:00pm start. \nACCESSIBLE PERFORMANCES \n\nFriday October 11\, 2024: Open-Captioned\, Assistive Listening Devices Available by Request\nSaturday\, October 12\, 2024: Open Captioned and Audio Described\, Assistive Listening Devices Available by Request\nThursday performances are masked!\n\nCAST\nMartel Manning (Lincoln)\, Gregory Fenner (Booth) \nCarlos Washington (U/S Lincoln)\, Jermaine Jenkins (U/S Booth) \nSTAGE MANAGER\nSarah Luse \nPRODUCTION MANAGER\nJennifer Aparicio \nTECHNICAL DIRECTOR\nDavid Preis \nCASTING\nCyd Blakewell
URL:https://thegifttheatre.org/event/topdog-underdog-by-suzan-lori-parks-2-2/2024-10-20/
LOCATION:Filament Theater\, 4041 N. Milwaukee\, Chicago\, IL\, 60641
CATEGORIES:Production
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SUMMARY:TOPDOG/UNDERDOG by Suzan-Lori Parks
DESCRIPTION:This darkly comic fable of brotherly love and family identity tells the story of two brothers\, Lincoln (Manning) and Booth (Fenner)\, names given to them as a joke by their father. Haunted by the past and their obsession with the street con game\, three-card monte\, the brothers come to learn the true nature of their history. \nThe Gift Theatre’s Topdog/Underdog opens at Filament Theatre. \nTopdog/Underdog\nWritten by Suzan-Lori Parks\nDirected by Shanésia Davis\nSeptember 13- October 20\, 2024 | Filament Theatre \nPlease note that while all evening performances are 7:30pm\, the exception will be OPENING NIGHT\, Sunday\, September 22nd\, which opens at 6:00pm. \nAll Sunday matinee performances will have a 3:00pm start. \nACCESSIBLE PERFORMANCES \n\nFriday October 11\, 2024: Open-Captioned\, Assistive Listening Devices Available by Request\nSaturday\, October 12\, 2024: Open Captioned and Audio Described\, Assistive Listening Devices Available by Request\nThursday performances are masked!\n\nCAST\nMartel Manning (Lincoln)\, Gregory Fenner (Booth) \nCarlos Washington (U/S Lincoln)\, Jermaine Jenkins (U/S Booth) \nSTAGE MANAGER\nSarah Luse \nPRODUCTION MANAGER\nJennifer Aparicio \nTECHNICAL DIRECTOR\nDavid Preis \nCASTING\nCyd Blakewell
URL:https://thegifttheatre.org/event/topdog-underdog-by-suzan-lori-parks-2-2/2024-10-19/
LOCATION:Filament Theater\, 4041 N. Milwaukee\, Chicago\, IL\, 60641
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SUMMARY:TOPDOG/UNDERDOG by Suzan-Lori Parks
DESCRIPTION:This darkly comic fable of brotherly love and family identity tells the story of two brothers\, Lincoln (Manning) and Booth (Fenner)\, names given to them as a joke by their father. Haunted by the past and their obsession with the street con game\, three-card monte\, the brothers come to learn the true nature of their history. \nThe Gift Theatre’s Topdog/Underdog opens at Filament Theatre. \nTopdog/Underdog\nWritten by Suzan-Lori Parks\nDirected by Shanésia Davis\nSeptember 13- October 20\, 2024 | Filament Theatre \nPlease note that while all evening performances are 7:30pm\, the exception will be OPENING NIGHT\, Sunday\, September 22nd\, which opens at 6:00pm. \nAll Sunday matinee performances will have a 3:00pm start. \nACCESSIBLE PERFORMANCES \n\nFriday October 11\, 2024: Open-Captioned\, Assistive Listening Devices Available by Request\nSaturday\, October 12\, 2024: Open Captioned and Audio Described\, Assistive Listening Devices Available by Request\nThursday performances are masked!\n\nCAST\nMartel Manning (Lincoln)\, Gregory Fenner (Booth) \nCarlos Washington (U/S Lincoln)\, Jermaine Jenkins (U/S Booth) \nSTAGE MANAGER\nSarah Luse \nPRODUCTION MANAGER\nJennifer Aparicio \nTECHNICAL DIRECTOR\nDavid Preis \nCASTING\nCyd Blakewell
URL:https://thegifttheatre.org/event/topdog-underdog-by-suzan-lori-parks-2-2/2024-10-18/
LOCATION:Filament Theater\, 4041 N. Milwaukee\, Chicago\, IL\, 60641
CATEGORIES:Production
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SUMMARY:TOPDOG/UNDERDOG by Suzan-Lori Parks
DESCRIPTION:This darkly comic fable of brotherly love and family identity tells the story of two brothers\, Lincoln (Manning) and Booth (Fenner)\, names given to them as a joke by their father. Haunted by the past and their obsession with the street con game\, three-card monte\, the brothers come to learn the true nature of their history. \nThe Gift Theatre’s Topdog/Underdog opens at Filament Theatre. \nTopdog/Underdog\nWritten by Suzan-Lori Parks\nDirected by Shanésia Davis\nSeptember 13- October 20\, 2024 | Filament Theatre \nPlease note that while all evening performances are 7:30pm\, the exception will be OPENING NIGHT\, Sunday\, September 22nd\, which opens at 6:00pm. \nAll Sunday matinee performances will have a 3:00pm start. \nACCESSIBLE PERFORMANCES \n\nFriday October 11\, 2024: Open-Captioned\, Assistive Listening Devices Available by Request\nSaturday\, October 12\, 2024: Open Captioned and Audio Described\, Assistive Listening Devices Available by Request\nThursday performances are masked!\n\nCAST\nMartel Manning (Lincoln)\, Gregory Fenner (Booth) \nCarlos Washington (U/S Lincoln)\, Jermaine Jenkins (U/S Booth) \nSTAGE MANAGER\nSarah Luse \nPRODUCTION MANAGER\nJennifer Aparicio \nTECHNICAL DIRECTOR\nDavid Preis \nCASTING\nCyd Blakewell
URL:https://thegifttheatre.org/event/topdog-underdog-by-suzan-lori-parks-2-2/2024-10-17/
LOCATION:Filament Theater\, 4041 N. Milwaukee\, Chicago\, IL\, 60641
CATEGORIES:Production
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SUMMARY:TOPDOG/UNDERDOG by Suzan-Lori Parks
DESCRIPTION:This darkly comic fable of brotherly love and family identity tells the story of two brothers\, Lincoln (Manning) and Booth (Fenner)\, names given to them as a joke by their father. Haunted by the past and their obsession with the street con game\, three-card monte\, the brothers come to learn the true nature of their history. \nThe Gift Theatre’s Topdog/Underdog opens at Filament Theatre. \nTopdog/Underdog\nWritten by Suzan-Lori Parks\nDirected by Shanésia Davis\nSeptember 13- October 20\, 2024 | Filament Theatre \nPlease note that while all evening performances are 7:30pm\, the exception will be OPENING NIGHT\, Sunday\, September 22nd\, which opens at 6:00pm. \nAll Sunday matinee performances will have a 3:00pm start. \nACCESSIBLE PERFORMANCES \n\nFriday October 11\, 2024: Open-Captioned\, Assistive Listening Devices Available by Request\nSaturday\, October 12\, 2024: Open Captioned and Audio Described\, Assistive Listening Devices Available by Request\nThursday performances are masked!\n\nCAST\nMartel Manning (Lincoln)\, Gregory Fenner (Booth) \nCarlos Washington (U/S Lincoln)\, Jermaine Jenkins (U/S Booth) \nSTAGE MANAGER\nSarah Luse \nPRODUCTION MANAGER\nJennifer Aparicio \nTECHNICAL DIRECTOR\nDavid Preis \nCASTING\nCyd Blakewell
URL:https://thegifttheatre.org/event/topdog-underdog-by-suzan-lori-parks-2-2/2024-10-13/
LOCATION:Filament Theater\, 4041 N. Milwaukee\, Chicago\, IL\, 60641
CATEGORIES:Production
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SUMMARY:TOPDOG/UNDERDOG by Suzan-Lori Parks
DESCRIPTION:This darkly comic fable of brotherly love and family identity tells the story of two brothers\, Lincoln (Manning) and Booth (Fenner)\, names given to them as a joke by their father. Haunted by the past and their obsession with the street con game\, three-card monte\, the brothers come to learn the true nature of their history. \nThe Gift Theatre’s Topdog/Underdog opens at Filament Theatre. \nTopdog/Underdog\nWritten by Suzan-Lori Parks\nDirected by Shanésia Davis\nSeptember 13- October 20\, 2024 | Filament Theatre \nPlease note that while all evening performances are 7:30pm\, the exception will be OPENING NIGHT\, Sunday\, September 22nd\, which opens at 6:00pm. \nAll Sunday matinee performances will have a 3:00pm start. \nACCESSIBLE PERFORMANCES \n\nFriday October 11\, 2024: Open-Captioned\, Assistive Listening Devices Available by Request\nSaturday\, October 12\, 2024: Open Captioned and Audio Described\, Assistive Listening Devices Available by Request\nThursday performances are masked!\n\nCAST\nMartel Manning (Lincoln)\, Gregory Fenner (Booth) \nCarlos Washington (U/S Lincoln)\, Jermaine Jenkins (U/S Booth) \nSTAGE MANAGER\nSarah Luse \nPRODUCTION MANAGER\nJennifer Aparicio \nTECHNICAL DIRECTOR\nDavid Preis \nCASTING\nCyd Blakewell
URL:https://thegifttheatre.org/event/topdog-underdog-by-suzan-lori-parks-2-2/2024-10-12/
LOCATION:Filament Theater\, 4041 N. Milwaukee\, Chicago\, IL\, 60641
CATEGORIES:Production
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SUMMARY:TOPDOG/UNDERDOG by Suzan-Lori Parks
DESCRIPTION:This darkly comic fable of brotherly love and family identity tells the story of two brothers\, Lincoln (Manning) and Booth (Fenner)\, names given to them as a joke by their father. Haunted by the past and their obsession with the street con game\, three-card monte\, the brothers come to learn the true nature of their history. \nThe Gift Theatre’s Topdog/Underdog opens at Filament Theatre. \nTopdog/Underdog\nWritten by Suzan-Lori Parks\nDirected by Shanésia Davis\nSeptember 13- October 20\, 2024 | Filament Theatre \nPlease note that while all evening performances are 7:30pm\, the exception will be OPENING NIGHT\, Sunday\, September 22nd\, which opens at 6:00pm. \nAll Sunday matinee performances will have a 3:00pm start. \nACCESSIBLE PERFORMANCES \n\nFriday October 11\, 2024: Open-Captioned\, Assistive Listening Devices Available by Request\nSaturday\, October 12\, 2024: Open Captioned and Audio Described\, Assistive Listening Devices Available by Request\nThursday performances are masked!\n\nCAST\nMartel Manning (Lincoln)\, Gregory Fenner (Booth) \nCarlos Washington (U/S Lincoln)\, Jermaine Jenkins (U/S Booth) \nSTAGE MANAGER\nSarah Luse \nPRODUCTION MANAGER\nJennifer Aparicio \nTECHNICAL DIRECTOR\nDavid Preis \nCASTING\nCyd Blakewell
URL:https://thegifttheatre.org/event/topdog-underdog-by-suzan-lori-parks-2-2/2024-10-11/
LOCATION:Filament Theater\, 4041 N. Milwaukee\, Chicago\, IL\, 60641
CATEGORIES:Production
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SUMMARY:TOPDOG/UNDERDOG by Suzan-Lori Parks
DESCRIPTION:This darkly comic fable of brotherly love and family identity tells the story of two brothers\, Lincoln (Manning) and Booth (Fenner)\, names given to them as a joke by their father. Haunted by the past and their obsession with the street con game\, three-card monte\, the brothers come to learn the true nature of their history. \nThe Gift Theatre’s Topdog/Underdog opens at Filament Theatre. \nTopdog/Underdog\nWritten by Suzan-Lori Parks\nDirected by Shanésia Davis\nSeptember 13- October 20\, 2024 | Filament Theatre \nPlease note that while all evening performances are 7:30pm\, the exception will be OPENING NIGHT\, Sunday\, September 22nd\, which opens at 6:00pm. \nAll Sunday matinee performances will have a 3:00pm start. \nACCESSIBLE PERFORMANCES \n\nFriday October 11\, 2024: Open-Captioned\, Assistive Listening Devices Available by Request\nSaturday\, October 12\, 2024: Open Captioned and Audio Described\, Assistive Listening Devices Available by Request\nThursday performances are masked!\n\nCAST\nMartel Manning (Lincoln)\, Gregory Fenner (Booth) \nCarlos Washington (U/S Lincoln)\, Jermaine Jenkins (U/S Booth) \nSTAGE MANAGER\nSarah Luse \nPRODUCTION MANAGER\nJennifer Aparicio \nTECHNICAL DIRECTOR\nDavid Preis \nCASTING\nCyd Blakewell
URL:https://thegifttheatre.org/event/topdog-underdog-by-suzan-lori-parks-2-2/2024-10-10/
LOCATION:Filament Theater\, 4041 N. Milwaukee\, Chicago\, IL\, 60641
CATEGORIES:Production
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SUMMARY:In the Works: Equal & Terrifying by Kimberly Dixon-Mays
DESCRIPTION:Join us for The Gift Theatre’s next In The Works Staged Reading! \n\n\nEqual & Terrifying \nby Kimberly Dixon-Mays \nDirected by AmBer Montgomery \n\n\n\nPerformed by Shanésia Davis and Netta Walker\nMonday\, October 7 at 7:00 pm\nFilament Theatre\, 4041 N Milwaukee Ave.\n  \nAndrea\, a reclusive middle-aged visual artist\, has her work and life interrupted when Sophie\, a late friend’s twenty-something daughter\, comes looking for answers about her mother’s past. Andrea has no patience\, and Sophie has no filter. Worse\, the two get stuck in Andrea’s studio and a supernatural vicious cycle. They fight this unseen force to define what connection they owe each other\, and what escape looks like. This play is inspired by the “history repeating” nature not only of America’s 21st C. racial upheaval\, but also the timeless tensions between generations. \n  \nIn The Works is presented at no cost to audiences. Please RSVP to boxoffice@thegifttheatre.org to guarantee a seat\, or show up the evening of!
URL:https://thegifttheatre.org/event/in-the-works-equal-terrifying-by-kimberly-dixon-mays/
LOCATION:Filament Theater\, 4041 N. Milwaukee\, Chicago\, IL\, 60641
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SUMMARY:TOPDOG/UNDERDOG by Suzan-Lori Parks
DESCRIPTION:This darkly comic fable of brotherly love and family identity tells the story of two brothers\, Lincoln (Manning) and Booth (Fenner)\, names given to them as a joke by their father. Haunted by the past and their obsession with the street con game\, three-card monte\, the brothers come to learn the true nature of their history. \nThe Gift Theatre’s Topdog/Underdog opens at Filament Theatre. \nTopdog/Underdog\nWritten by Suzan-Lori Parks\nDirected by Shanésia Davis\nSeptember 13- October 20\, 2024 | Filament Theatre \nPlease note that while all evening performances are 7:30pm\, the exception will be OPENING NIGHT\, Sunday\, September 22nd\, which opens at 6:00pm. \nAll Sunday matinee performances will have a 3:00pm start. \nACCESSIBLE PERFORMANCES \n\nFriday October 11\, 2024: Open-Captioned\, Assistive Listening Devices Available by Request\nSaturday\, October 12\, 2024: Open Captioned and Audio Described\, Assistive Listening Devices Available by Request\nThursday performances are masked!\n\nCAST\nMartel Manning (Lincoln)\, Gregory Fenner (Booth) \nCarlos Washington (U/S Lincoln)\, Jermaine Jenkins (U/S Booth) \nSTAGE MANAGER\nSarah Luse \nPRODUCTION MANAGER\nJennifer Aparicio \nTECHNICAL DIRECTOR\nDavid Preis \nCASTING\nCyd Blakewell
URL:https://thegifttheatre.org/event/topdog-underdog-by-suzan-lori-parks-2-2/2024-10-06/
LOCATION:Filament Theater\, 4041 N. Milwaukee\, Chicago\, IL\, 60641
CATEGORIES:Production
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SUMMARY:TOPDOG/UNDERDOG by Suzan-Lori Parks
DESCRIPTION:This darkly comic fable of brotherly love and family identity tells the story of two brothers\, Lincoln (Manning) and Booth (Fenner)\, names given to them as a joke by their father. Haunted by the past and their obsession with the street con game\, three-card monte\, the brothers come to learn the true nature of their history. \nThe Gift Theatre’s Topdog/Underdog opens at Filament Theatre. \nTopdog/Underdog\nWritten by Suzan-Lori Parks\nDirected by Shanésia Davis\nSeptember 13- October 20\, 2024 | Filament Theatre \nPlease note that while all evening performances are 7:30pm\, the exception will be OPENING NIGHT\, Sunday\, September 22nd\, which opens at 6:00pm. \nAll Sunday matinee performances will have a 3:00pm start. \nACCESSIBLE PERFORMANCES \n\nFriday October 11\, 2024: Open-Captioned\, Assistive Listening Devices Available by Request\nSaturday\, October 12\, 2024: Open Captioned and Audio Described\, Assistive Listening Devices Available by Request\nThursday performances are masked!\n\nCAST\nMartel Manning (Lincoln)\, Gregory Fenner (Booth) \nCarlos Washington (U/S Lincoln)\, Jermaine Jenkins (U/S Booth) \nSTAGE MANAGER\nSarah Luse \nPRODUCTION MANAGER\nJennifer Aparicio \nTECHNICAL DIRECTOR\nDavid Preis \nCASTING\nCyd Blakewell
URL:https://thegifttheatre.org/event/topdog-underdog-by-suzan-lori-parks-2-2/2024-10-05/
LOCATION:Filament Theater\, 4041 N. Milwaukee\, Chicago\, IL\, 60641
CATEGORIES:Production
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241004T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241004T220000
DTSTAMP:20260405T162801
CREATED:20240927T173750Z
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SUMMARY:TOPDOG/UNDERDOG by Suzan-Lori Parks
DESCRIPTION:This darkly comic fable of brotherly love and family identity tells the story of two brothers\, Lincoln (Manning) and Booth (Fenner)\, names given to them as a joke by their father. Haunted by the past and their obsession with the street con game\, three-card monte\, the brothers come to learn the true nature of their history. \nThe Gift Theatre’s Topdog/Underdog opens at Filament Theatre. \nTopdog/Underdog\nWritten by Suzan-Lori Parks\nDirected by Shanésia Davis\nSeptember 13- October 20\, 2024 | Filament Theatre \nPlease note that while all evening performances are 7:30pm\, the exception will be OPENING NIGHT\, Sunday\, September 22nd\, which opens at 6:00pm. \nAll Sunday matinee performances will have a 3:00pm start. \nACCESSIBLE PERFORMANCES \n\nFriday October 11\, 2024: Open-Captioned\, Assistive Listening Devices Available by Request\nSaturday\, October 12\, 2024: Open Captioned and Audio Described\, Assistive Listening Devices Available by Request\nThursday performances are masked!\n\nCAST\nMartel Manning (Lincoln)\, Gregory Fenner (Booth) \nCarlos Washington (U/S Lincoln)\, Jermaine Jenkins (U/S Booth) \nSTAGE MANAGER\nSarah Luse \nPRODUCTION MANAGER\nJennifer Aparicio \nTECHNICAL DIRECTOR\nDavid Preis \nCASTING\nCyd Blakewell
URL:https://thegifttheatre.org/event/topdog-underdog-by-suzan-lori-parks-2-2/2024-10-04/
LOCATION:Filament Theater\, 4041 N. Milwaukee\, Chicago\, IL\, 60641
CATEGORIES:Production
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241003T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241003T220000
DTSTAMP:20260405T162801
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240927T173750Z
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SUMMARY:TOPDOG/UNDERDOG by Suzan-Lori Parks
DESCRIPTION:This darkly comic fable of brotherly love and family identity tells the story of two brothers\, Lincoln (Manning) and Booth (Fenner)\, names given to them as a joke by their father. Haunted by the past and their obsession with the street con game\, three-card monte\, the brothers come to learn the true nature of their history. \nThe Gift Theatre’s Topdog/Underdog opens at Filament Theatre. \nTopdog/Underdog\nWritten by Suzan-Lori Parks\nDirected by Shanésia Davis\nSeptember 13- October 20\, 2024 | Filament Theatre \nPlease note that while all evening performances are 7:30pm\, the exception will be OPENING NIGHT\, Sunday\, September 22nd\, which opens at 6:00pm. \nAll Sunday matinee performances will have a 3:00pm start. \nACCESSIBLE PERFORMANCES \n\nFriday October 11\, 2024: Open-Captioned\, Assistive Listening Devices Available by Request\nSaturday\, October 12\, 2024: Open Captioned and Audio Described\, Assistive Listening Devices Available by Request\nThursday performances are masked!\n\nCAST\nMartel Manning (Lincoln)\, Gregory Fenner (Booth) \nCarlos Washington (U/S Lincoln)\, Jermaine Jenkins (U/S Booth) \nSTAGE MANAGER\nSarah Luse \nPRODUCTION MANAGER\nJennifer Aparicio \nTECHNICAL DIRECTOR\nDavid Preis \nCASTING\nCyd Blakewell
URL:https://thegifttheatre.org/event/topdog-underdog-by-suzan-lori-parks-2-2/2024-10-03/
LOCATION:Filament Theater\, 4041 N. Milwaukee\, Chicago\, IL\, 60641
CATEGORIES:Production
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241002T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241002T220000
DTSTAMP:20260405T162801
CREATED:20240927T173750Z
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SUMMARY:TOPDOG/UNDERDOG by Suzan-Lori Parks
DESCRIPTION:This darkly comic fable of brotherly love and family identity tells the story of two brothers\, Lincoln (Manning) and Booth (Fenner)\, names given to them as a joke by their father. Haunted by the past and their obsession with the street con game\, three-card monte\, the brothers come to learn the true nature of their history. \nThe Gift Theatre’s Topdog/Underdog opens at Filament Theatre. \nTopdog/Underdog\nWritten by Suzan-Lori Parks\nDirected by Shanésia Davis\nSeptember 13- October 20\, 2024 | Filament Theatre \nPlease note that while all evening performances are 7:30pm\, the exception will be OPENING NIGHT\, Sunday\, September 22nd\, which opens at 6:00pm. \nAll Sunday matinee performances will have a 3:00pm start. \nACCESSIBLE PERFORMANCES \n\nFriday October 11\, 2024: Open-Captioned\, Assistive Listening Devices Available by Request\nSaturday\, October 12\, 2024: Open Captioned and Audio Described\, Assistive Listening Devices Available by Request\nThursday performances are masked!\n\nCAST\nMartel Manning (Lincoln)\, Gregory Fenner (Booth) \nCarlos Washington (U/S Lincoln)\, Jermaine Jenkins (U/S Booth) \nSTAGE MANAGER\nSarah Luse \nPRODUCTION MANAGER\nJennifer Aparicio \nTECHNICAL DIRECTOR\nDavid Preis \nCASTING\nCyd Blakewell
URL:https://thegifttheatre.org/event/topdog-underdog-by-suzan-lori-parks-2-2/2024-10-02/
LOCATION:Filament Theater\, 4041 N. Milwaukee\, Chicago\, IL\, 60641
CATEGORIES:Production
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240929T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240929T173000
DTSTAMP:20260405T162801
CREATED:20240927T173750Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240927T173750Z
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SUMMARY:TOPDOG/UNDERDOG by Suzan-Lori Parks
DESCRIPTION:This darkly comic fable of brotherly love and family identity tells the story of two brothers\, Lincoln (Manning) and Booth (Fenner)\, names given to them as a joke by their father. Haunted by the past and their obsession with the street con game\, three-card monte\, the brothers come to learn the true nature of their history. \nThe Gift Theatre’s Topdog/Underdog opens at Filament Theatre. \nTopdog/Underdog\nWritten by Suzan-Lori Parks\nDirected by Shanésia Davis\nSeptember 13- October 20\, 2024 | Filament Theatre \nPlease note that while all evening performances are 7:30pm\, the exception will be OPENING NIGHT\, Sunday\, September 22nd\, which opens at 6:00pm. \nAll Sunday matinee performances will have a 3:00pm start. \nACCESSIBLE PERFORMANCES \n\nFriday October 11\, 2024: Open-Captioned\, Assistive Listening Devices Available by Request\nSaturday\, October 12\, 2024: Open Captioned and Audio Described\, Assistive Listening Devices Available by Request\nThursday performances are masked!\n\nCAST\nMartel Manning (Lincoln)\, Gregory Fenner (Booth) \nCarlos Washington (U/S Lincoln)\, Jermaine Jenkins (U/S Booth) \nSTAGE MANAGER\nSarah Luse \nPRODUCTION MANAGER\nJennifer Aparicio \nTECHNICAL DIRECTOR\nDavid Preis \nCASTING\nCyd Blakewell
URL:https://thegifttheatre.org/event/topdog-underdog-by-suzan-lori-parks-2-2/2024-09-29/
LOCATION:Filament Theater\, 4041 N. Milwaukee\, Chicago\, IL\, 60641
CATEGORIES:Production
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240928T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240928T220000
DTSTAMP:20260405T162801
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SUMMARY:TOPDOG/UNDERDOG by Suzan-Lori Parks
DESCRIPTION:This darkly comic fable of brotherly love and family identity tells the story of two brothers\, Lincoln (Manning) and Booth (Fenner)\, names given to them as a joke by their father. Haunted by the past and their obsession with the street con game\, three-card monte\, the brothers come to learn the true nature of their history. \nThe Gift Theatre’s Topdog/Underdog opens at Filament Theatre. \nTopdog/Underdog\nWritten by Suzan-Lori Parks\nDirected by Shanésia Davis\nSeptember 13- October 20\, 2024 | Filament Theatre \nPlease note that while all evening performances are 7:30pm\, the exception will be OPENING NIGHT\, Sunday\, September 22nd\, which opens at 6:00pm. \nAll Sunday matinee performances will have a 3:00pm start. \nACCESSIBLE PERFORMANCES \n\nFriday October 11\, 2024: Open-Captioned\, Assistive Listening Devices Available by Request\nSaturday\, October 12\, 2024: Open Captioned and Audio Described\, Assistive Listening Devices Available by Request\nThursday performances are masked!\n\nCAST\nMartel Manning (Lincoln)\, Gregory Fenner (Booth) \nCarlos Washington (U/S Lincoln)\, Jermaine Jenkins (U/S Booth) \nSTAGE MANAGER\nSarah Luse \nPRODUCTION MANAGER\nJennifer Aparicio \nTECHNICAL DIRECTOR\nDavid Preis \nCASTING\nCyd Blakewell
URL:https://thegifttheatre.org/event/topdog-underdog-by-suzan-lori-parks-2-2/2024-09-28/
LOCATION:Filament Theater\, 4041 N. Milwaukee\, Chicago\, IL\, 60641
CATEGORIES:Production
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240927T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240927T220000
DTSTAMP:20260405T162801
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SUMMARY:TOPDOG/UNDERDOG by Suzan-Lori Parks
DESCRIPTION:This darkly comic fable of brotherly love and family identity tells the story of two brothers\, Lincoln (Manning) and Booth (Fenner)\, names given to them as a joke by their father. Haunted by the past and their obsession with the street con game\, three-card monte\, the brothers come to learn the true nature of their history. \nThe Gift Theatre’s Topdog/Underdog opens at Filament Theatre. \nTopdog/Underdog\nWritten by Suzan-Lori Parks\nDirected by Shanésia Davis\nSeptember 13- October 20\, 2024 | Filament Theatre \nPlease note that while all evening performances are 7:30pm\, the exception will be OPENING NIGHT\, Sunday\, September 22nd\, which opens at 6:00pm. \nAll Sunday matinee performances will have a 3:00pm start. \nACCESSIBLE PERFORMANCES \n\nFriday October 11\, 2024: Open-Captioned\, Assistive Listening Devices Available by Request\nSaturday\, October 12\, 2024: Open Captioned and Audio Described\, Assistive Listening Devices Available by Request\nThursday performances are masked!\n\nCAST\nMartel Manning (Lincoln)\, Gregory Fenner (Booth) \nCarlos Washington (U/S Lincoln)\, Jermaine Jenkins (U/S Booth) \nSTAGE MANAGER\nSarah Luse \nPRODUCTION MANAGER\nJennifer Aparicio \nTECHNICAL DIRECTOR\nDavid Preis \nCASTING\nCyd Blakewell
URL:https://thegifttheatre.org/event/topdog-underdog-by-suzan-lori-parks-2-2/2024-09-27/
LOCATION:Filament Theater\, 4041 N. Milwaukee\, Chicago\, IL\, 60641
CATEGORIES:Production
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240926T220000
DTSTAMP:20260405T162801
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SUMMARY:TOPDOG/UNDERDOG by Suzan-Lori Parks
DESCRIPTION:This darkly comic fable of brotherly love and family identity tells the story of two brothers\, Lincoln (Manning) and Booth (Fenner)\, names given to them as a joke by their father. Haunted by the past and their obsession with the street con game\, three-card monte\, the brothers come to learn the true nature of their history. \nThe Gift Theatre’s Topdog/Underdog opens at Filament Theatre. \nTopdog/Underdog\nWritten by Suzan-Lori Parks\nDirected by Shanésia Davis\nSeptember 13- October 20\, 2024 | Filament Theatre \nPlease note that while all evening performances are 7:30pm\, the exception will be OPENING NIGHT\, Sunday\, September 22nd\, which opens at 6:00pm. \nAll Sunday matinee performances will have a 3:00pm start. \nACCESSIBLE PERFORMANCES \n\nFriday October 11\, 2024: Open-Captioned\, Assistive Listening Devices Available by Request\nSaturday\, October 12\, 2024: Open Captioned and Audio Described\, Assistive Listening Devices Available by Request\nThursday performances are masked!\n\nCAST\nMartel Manning (Lincoln)\, Gregory Fenner (Booth) \nCarlos Washington (U/S Lincoln)\, Jermaine Jenkins (U/S Booth) \nSTAGE MANAGER\nSarah Luse \nPRODUCTION MANAGER\nJennifer Aparicio \nTECHNICAL DIRECTOR\nDavid Preis \nCASTING\nCyd Blakewell
URL:https://thegifttheatre.org/event/topdog-underdog-by-suzan-lori-parks-2/2024-09-26/
LOCATION:Filament Theater\, 4041 N. Milwaukee\, Chicago\, IL\, 60641
CATEGORIES:Production
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240922T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240922T173000
DTSTAMP:20260405T162801
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SUMMARY:TOPDOG/UNDERDOG by Suzan-Lori Parks
DESCRIPTION:This darkly comic fable of brotherly love and family identity tells the story of two brothers\, Lincoln (Manning) and Booth (Fenner)\, names given to them as a joke by their father. Haunted by the past and their obsession with the street con game\, three-card monte\, the brothers come to learn the true nature of their history. \nThe Gift Theatre’s Topdog/Underdog opens at Filament Theatre. \nTopdog/Underdog\nWritten by Suzan-Lori Parks\nDirected by Shanésia Davis\nSeptember 13- October 20\, 2024 | Filament Theatre \nPlease note that while all evening performances are 7:30pm\, the exception will be OPENING NIGHT\, Sunday\, September 22nd\, which opens at 6:00pm. \nAll Sunday matinee performances will have a 3:00pm start. \nACCESSIBLE PERFORMANCES \n\nFriday October 11\, 2024: Open-Captioned\, Assistive Listening Devices Available by Request\nSaturday\, October 12\, 2024: Open Captioned and Audio Described\, Assistive Listening Devices Available by Request\nThursday performances are masked!\n\nCAST\nMartel Manning (Lincoln)\, Gregory Fenner (Booth) \nCarlos Washington (U/S Lincoln)\, Jermaine Jenkins (U/S Booth) \nSTAGE MANAGER\nSarah Luse \nPRODUCTION MANAGER\nJennifer Aparicio \nTECHNICAL DIRECTOR\nDavid Preis \nCASTING\nCyd Blakewell
URL:https://thegifttheatre.org/event/topdog-underdog-by-suzan-lori-parks-2/2024-09-22/
LOCATION:Filament Theater\, 4041 N. Milwaukee\, Chicago\, IL\, 60641
CATEGORIES:Production
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240921T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240921T220000
DTSTAMP:20260405T162801
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SUMMARY:TOPDOG/UNDERDOG by Suzan-Lori Parks
DESCRIPTION:This darkly comic fable of brotherly love and family identity tells the story of two brothers\, Lincoln (Manning) and Booth (Fenner)\, names given to them as a joke by their father. Haunted by the past and their obsession with the street con game\, three-card monte\, the brothers come to learn the true nature of their history. \nThe Gift Theatre’s Topdog/Underdog opens at Filament Theatre. \nTopdog/Underdog\nWritten by Suzan-Lori Parks\nDirected by Shanésia Davis\nSeptember 13- October 20\, 2024 | Filament Theatre \nPlease note that while all evening performances are 7:30pm\, the exception will be OPENING NIGHT\, Sunday\, September 22nd\, which opens at 6:00pm. \nAll Sunday matinee performances will have a 3:00pm start. \nACCESSIBLE PERFORMANCES \n\nFriday October 11\, 2024: Open-Captioned\, Assistive Listening Devices Available by Request\nSaturday\, October 12\, 2024: Open Captioned and Audio Described\, Assistive Listening Devices Available by Request\nThursday performances are masked!\n\nCAST\nMartel Manning (Lincoln)\, Gregory Fenner (Booth) \nCarlos Washington (U/S Lincoln)\, Jermaine Jenkins (U/S Booth) \nSTAGE MANAGER\nSarah Luse \nPRODUCTION MANAGER\nJennifer Aparicio \nTECHNICAL DIRECTOR\nDavid Preis \nCASTING\nCyd Blakewell
URL:https://thegifttheatre.org/event/topdog-underdog-by-suzan-lori-parks-2/2024-09-21/
LOCATION:Filament Theater\, 4041 N. Milwaukee\, Chicago\, IL\, 60641
CATEGORIES:Production
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240920T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240920T220000
DTSTAMP:20260405T162801
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SUMMARY:TOPDOG/UNDERDOG by Suzan-Lori Parks
DESCRIPTION:This darkly comic fable of brotherly love and family identity tells the story of two brothers\, Lincoln (Manning) and Booth (Fenner)\, names given to them as a joke by their father. Haunted by the past and their obsession with the street con game\, three-card monte\, the brothers come to learn the true nature of their history. \nThe Gift Theatre’s Topdog/Underdog opens at Filament Theatre. \nTopdog/Underdog\nWritten by Suzan-Lori Parks\nDirected by Shanésia Davis\nSeptember 13- October 20\, 2024 | Filament Theatre \nPlease note that while all evening performances are 7:30pm\, the exception will be OPENING NIGHT\, Sunday\, September 22nd\, which opens at 6:00pm. \nAll Sunday matinee performances will have a 3:00pm start. \nACCESSIBLE PERFORMANCES \n\nFriday October 11\, 2024: Open-Captioned\, Assistive Listening Devices Available by Request\nSaturday\, October 12\, 2024: Open Captioned and Audio Described\, Assistive Listening Devices Available by Request\nThursday performances are masked!\n\nCAST\nMartel Manning (Lincoln)\, Gregory Fenner (Booth) \nCarlos Washington (U/S Lincoln)\, Jermaine Jenkins (U/S Booth) \nSTAGE MANAGER\nSarah Luse \nPRODUCTION MANAGER\nJennifer Aparicio \nTECHNICAL DIRECTOR\nDavid Preis \nCASTING\nCyd Blakewell
URL:https://thegifttheatre.org/event/topdog-underdog-by-suzan-lori-parks-2/2024-09-20/
LOCATION:Filament Theater\, 4041 N. Milwaukee\, Chicago\, IL\, 60641
CATEGORIES:Production
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240919T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240919T220000
DTSTAMP:20260405T162801
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SUMMARY:TOPDOG/UNDERDOG by Suzan-Lori Parks
DESCRIPTION:This darkly comic fable of brotherly love and family identity tells the story of two brothers\, Lincoln (Manning) and Booth (Fenner)\, names given to them as a joke by their father. Haunted by the past and their obsession with the street con game\, three-card monte\, the brothers come to learn the true nature of their history. \nThe Gift Theatre’s Topdog/Underdog opens at Filament Theatre. \nTopdog/Underdog\nWritten by Suzan-Lori Parks\nDirected by Shanésia Davis\nSeptember 13- October 20\, 2024 | Filament Theatre \nPlease note that while all evening performances are 7:30pm\, the exception will be OPENING NIGHT\, Sunday\, September 22nd\, which opens at 6:00pm. \nAll Sunday matinee performances will have a 3:00pm start. \nACCESSIBLE PERFORMANCES \n\nFriday October 11\, 2024: Open-Captioned\, Assistive Listening Devices Available by Request\nSaturday\, October 12\, 2024: Open Captioned and Audio Described\, Assistive Listening Devices Available by Request\nThursday performances are masked!\n\nCAST\nMartel Manning (Lincoln)\, Gregory Fenner (Booth) \nCarlos Washington (U/S Lincoln)\, Jermaine Jenkins (U/S Booth) \nSTAGE MANAGER\nSarah Luse \nPRODUCTION MANAGER\nJennifer Aparicio \nTECHNICAL DIRECTOR\nDavid Preis \nCASTING\nCyd Blakewell
URL:https://thegifttheatre.org/event/topdog-underdog-by-suzan-lori-parks-2/2024-09-19/
LOCATION:Filament Theater\, 4041 N. Milwaukee\, Chicago\, IL\, 60641
CATEGORIES:Production
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240915T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240915T173000
DTSTAMP:20260405T162802
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SUMMARY:TOPDOG/UNDERDOG by Suzan-Lori Parks
DESCRIPTION:This darkly comic fable of brotherly love and family identity tells the story of two brothers\, Lincoln (Manning) and Booth (Fenner)\, names given to them as a joke by their father. Haunted by the past and their obsession with the street con game\, three-card monte\, the brothers come to learn the true nature of their history. \nThe Gift Theatre’s Topdog/Underdog opens at Filament Theatre. \nTopdog/Underdog\nWritten by Suzan-Lori Parks\nDirected by Shanésia Davis\nSeptember 13- October 20\, 2024 | Filament Theatre \nPlease note that while all evening performances are 7:30pm\, the exception will be OPENING NIGHT\, Sunday\, September 22nd\, which opens at 6:00pm. \nAll Sunday matinee performances will have a 3:00pm start. \nACCESSIBLE PERFORMANCES \n\nFriday October 11\, 2024: Open-Captioned\, Assistive Listening Devices Available by Request\nSaturday\, October 12\, 2024: Open Captioned and Audio Described\, Assistive Listening Devices Available by Request\nThursday performances are masked!\n\nCAST\nMartel Manning (Lincoln)\, Gregory Fenner (Booth) \nCarlos Washington (U/S Lincoln)\, Jermaine Jenkins (U/S Booth) \nSTAGE MANAGER\nSarah Luse \nPRODUCTION MANAGER\nJennifer Aparicio \nTECHNICAL DIRECTOR\nDavid Preis \nCASTING\nCyd Blakewell
URL:https://thegifttheatre.org/event/topdog-underdog-by-suzan-lori-parks-2/2024-09-15/
LOCATION:Filament Theater\, 4041 N. Milwaukee\, Chicago\, IL\, 60641
CATEGORIES:Production
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240914T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240914T220000
DTSTAMP:20260405T162802
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SUMMARY:TOPDOG/UNDERDOG by Suzan-Lori Parks
DESCRIPTION:This darkly comic fable of brotherly love and family identity tells the story of two brothers\, Lincoln (Manning) and Booth (Fenner)\, names given to them as a joke by their father. Haunted by the past and their obsession with the street con game\, three-card monte\, the brothers come to learn the true nature of their history. \nThe Gift Theatre’s Topdog/Underdog opens at Filament Theatre. \nTopdog/Underdog\nWritten by Suzan-Lori Parks\nDirected by Shanésia Davis\nSeptember 13- October 20\, 2024 | Filament Theatre \nPlease note that while all evening performances are 7:30pm\, the exception will be OPENING NIGHT\, Sunday\, September 22nd\, which opens at 6:00pm. \nAll Sunday matinee performances will have a 3:00pm start. \nACCESSIBLE PERFORMANCES \n\nFriday October 11\, 2024: Open-Captioned\, Assistive Listening Devices Available by Request\nSaturday\, October 12\, 2024: Open Captioned and Audio Described\, Assistive Listening Devices Available by Request\nThursday performances are masked!\n\nCAST\nMartel Manning (Lincoln)\, Gregory Fenner (Booth) \nCarlos Washington (U/S Lincoln)\, Jermaine Jenkins (U/S Booth) \nSTAGE MANAGER\nSarah Luse \nPRODUCTION MANAGER\nJennifer Aparicio \nTECHNICAL DIRECTOR\nDavid Preis \nCASTING\nCyd Blakewell
URL:https://thegifttheatre.org/event/topdog-underdog-by-suzan-lori-parks-2/2024-09-14/
LOCATION:Filament Theater\, 4041 N. Milwaukee\, Chicago\, IL\, 60641
CATEGORIES:Production
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240913T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240913T220000
DTSTAMP:20260405T162802
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SUMMARY:TOPDOG/UNDERDOG by Suzan-Lori Parks
DESCRIPTION:This darkly comic fable of brotherly love and family identity tells the story of two brothers\, Lincoln (Manning) and Booth (Fenner)\, names given to them as a joke by their father. Haunted by the past and their obsession with the street con game\, three-card monte\, the brothers come to learn the true nature of their history. \nThe Gift Theatre’s Topdog/Underdog opens at Filament Theatre. \nTopdog/Underdog\nWritten by Suzan-Lori Parks\nDirected by Shanésia Davis\nSeptember 13- October 20\, 2024 | Filament Theatre \nPlease note that while all evening performances are 7:30pm\, the exception will be OPENING NIGHT\, Sunday\, September 22nd\, which opens at 6:00pm. \nAll Sunday matinee performances will have a 3:00pm start. \nACCESSIBLE PERFORMANCES \n\nFriday October 11\, 2024: Open-Captioned\, Assistive Listening Devices Available by Request\nSaturday\, October 12\, 2024: Open Captioned and Audio Described\, Assistive Listening Devices Available by Request\nThursday performances are masked!\n\nCAST\nMartel Manning (Lincoln)\, Gregory Fenner (Booth) \nCarlos Washington (U/S Lincoln)\, Jermaine Jenkins (U/S Booth) \nSTAGE MANAGER\nSarah Luse \nPRODUCTION MANAGER\nJennifer Aparicio \nTECHNICAL DIRECTOR\nDavid Preis \nCASTING\nCyd Blakewell
URL:https://thegifttheatre.org/event/topdog-underdog-by-suzan-lori-parks-2/2024-09-13/
LOCATION:Filament Theater\, 4041 N. Milwaukee\, Chicago\, IL\, 60641
CATEGORIES:Production
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SUMMARY:The Fires- In The Works
DESCRIPTION:The Fires by Jennifer Rumberger \nPresented as part of The Gift Theatre’s In The Works series\, curated by Co-Artistic Director Brittany Burch. \nJennifer Rumberger (The Locusts) is returning to The Gift for a one-time reading of her latest play\, THE FIRES. \nTwo men sit outside a 7/11 in downtown Los Angeles\, watching a wildfire come closer and closer\, the latest in a series of natural catastrophes that have caused massive casualties all over the United States. Other than a traveling newsman bringing stories of the fates of other Americans\, they are the last people alive.  As the fire gets closer\, they are forced to contend with the end of not only their relationship\, but their lives as well. \n  \nCast: \nJohn Gawlik (Meatball)\, Paul D’Addario (Arthur)\, Michael Turrentine (Reginald) \n  \nThe Fires will be performed at Filament Theatre \n4041 N Milwaukee Ave. \nChicago\, IL 60641
URL:https://thegifttheatre.org/event/the-fires-in-the-works/
LOCATION:Filament Theater\, 4041 N. Milwaukee\, Chicago\, IL\, 60641
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SUMMARY:TEN 2024
DESCRIPTION:The Gift Theatre is pleased to welcome back TEN 2024\, the company’s annual festival of ten world premiere ten-minute pieces by The Gift and guest artists\, curated by Co-Artistic Directors Brittany Burch and Jennifer Glasse.  \nTEN will play May 9 – 20\, 2024 at Filament Theatre\, 4041 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago.  \nThe TEN 2024 line-up includes: \n  \nCASS by Karissa Murrell Meyers \nDirected by ensemble member Erica Weiss \nFeaturing ensemble member Alex Main with Stephanie Shum \n  \nTHE UNBROKEN LINE by Matt Yee \nDirected by ensemble member Gabe Franken \nFeaturing ensemble members Gregory Fenner and Kenny Mihlfried with Preeti Thaker and Claire Kaplan \n  \nPREGNANT PAUSE by  Jerluane “Jae” Jenkins  \nDirected by Myesha-Tiara  \nFeaturing:  A’Keisha Lee\, Genesis Beecham\, Rita Wicks\, and Renee Lockett   \n  \nREMNANTS by co-founder and ensemble member Michael Patrick Thornton  \nDirected by ensemble member Paul D’Addario \nFeaturing ensemble member Jay Worthington with Jack Bronis and Chris Acevedo \n  \nIMPROV \nDirected by ensemble member Hannah Toriumi \nFeaturing Dr. Coke Team \n  \nSTANDUP (5/13 and 5/20) \nFeaturing Montrez Hawkins \n  \nGiftLit  \nCurator by ensemble member Maggie Andersen \n  \nSHAKING HANDS REALLY MEANS I LOVE YOU by Alexandria Bressette \nDirected by co-artistic director and ensemble member Jennifer Glasse \nFeaturing  Alexandria Bressette and Ellie Desmond \n  \nTHIRST by Terry Guest \nDirected by Mignon Stewart \nFeaturing Jalyn Greene and Scottie Caldwell    \n  \nTHE IMAGINARY FRIEND by Silent Marvin  \nDirected by Jordan Reinwald \nFeaturing ensemble member Martel Manning with Harrison Hapin \n  \nBOLOGNA by ensemble member Gregory Fenner \nDirected by ensemble member Martel Manning \nFeaturing ensemble member John Gawlik with Caroline Kidwell\,  Mickey Dolan\,  Caroline Heffernan\, and  Rita Wicks \n  \nThe TEN 2025 production team includes  Josh Fitch (Stage Management)\,  Alexandria Bressette (Assistant Stage Manager)\, Dan Friedman (Lighting)\, and Tyler Hughes (Sound)
URL:https://thegifttheatre.org/event/ten-2024/2024-05-20/
LOCATION:Filament Theater\, 4041 N. Milwaukee\, Chicago\, IL\, 60641
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SUMMARY:TEN 2024
DESCRIPTION:The Gift Theatre is pleased to welcome back TEN 2024\, the company’s annual festival of ten world premiere ten-minute pieces by The Gift and guest artists\, curated by Co-Artistic Directors Brittany Burch and Jennifer Glasse.  \nTEN will play May 9 – 20\, 2024 at Filament Theatre\, 4041 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago.  \nThe TEN 2024 line-up includes: \n  \nCASS by Karissa Murrell Meyers \nDirected by ensemble member Erica Weiss \nFeaturing ensemble member Alex Main with Stephanie Shum \n  \nTHE UNBROKEN LINE by Matt Yee \nDirected by ensemble member Gabe Franken \nFeaturing ensemble members Gregory Fenner and Kenny Mihlfried with Preeti Thaker and Claire Kaplan \n  \nPREGNANT PAUSE by  Jerluane “Jae” Jenkins  \nDirected by Myesha-Tiara  \nFeaturing:  A’Keisha Lee\, Genesis Beecham\, Rita Wicks\, and Renee Lockett   \n  \nREMNANTS by co-founder and ensemble member Michael Patrick Thornton  \nDirected by ensemble member Paul D’Addario \nFeaturing ensemble member Jay Worthington with Jack Bronis and Chris Acevedo \n  \nIMPROV \nDirected by ensemble member Hannah Toriumi \nFeaturing Dr. Coke Team \n  \nSTANDUP (5/13 and 5/20) \nFeaturing Montrez Hawkins \n  \nGiftLit  \nCurator by ensemble member Maggie Andersen \n  \nSHAKING HANDS REALLY MEANS I LOVE YOU by Alexandria Bressette \nDirected by co-artistic director and ensemble member Jennifer Glasse \nFeaturing  Alexandria Bressette and Ellie Desmond \n  \nTHIRST by Terry Guest \nDirected by Mignon Stewart \nFeaturing Jalyn Greene and Scottie Caldwell    \n  \nTHE IMAGINARY FRIEND by Silent Marvin  \nDirected by Jordan Reinwald \nFeaturing ensemble member Martel Manning with Harrison Hapin \n  \nBOLOGNA by ensemble member Gregory Fenner \nDirected by ensemble member Martel Manning \nFeaturing ensemble member John Gawlik with Caroline Kidwell\,  Mickey Dolan\,  Caroline Heffernan\, and  Rita Wicks \n  \nThe TEN 2025 production team includes  Josh Fitch (Stage Management)\,  Alexandria Bressette (Assistant Stage Manager)\, Dan Friedman (Lighting)\, and Tyler Hughes (Sound)
URL:https://thegifttheatre.org/event/ten-2024/2024-05-19/
LOCATION:Filament Theater\, 4041 N. Milwaukee\, Chicago\, IL\, 60641
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