SAVE THE DATES: THE NEO-FUTURISTS UPCOMING 2016-17 PROGRAMMING ANNOUNCED

THE NEO-FUTURISTS 

OPEN THE DOOR 

FOR A SEASON OF 

THOUSANDS OF NEW WORKS IN UPCOMING 2016-17 PROGRAMMING

Neo-Futurists Announce a Slew of Summer Programming and Launch Next Years’ Premiere-Packed Season with a 24-hour Party

I first saw The Neo-Futurists back in 1990, on a weekly basis at Live Bait Theatre, which was walking distance from my first Chicago apartment in Uptown. Back then we cued up outside early to get a coveted spot in the tiny theatre, and they passed out playing cards that equaled their audience capacity. When they sold out (which was every show), they ordered out -- pizza, which generally arrived just as the 60 minute show ended. Admission was the roll of a die, so an affordable $1-$6. Those were fun times and fond memories. The Neo-Futurists pioneered this wacky new form of theater in 1988, launching what became Chicago’s longest running show, Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind, now in its 28^th year.

From humble beginnings as the first late-night theater production in Chicago, The Neo-Futurists have grown to become one of the most highly regarded experimental theater companies in America. More than 70 Ensemble-alumni have added thousands of new works to the American theatre canon and today branches bring Neo-Futurism to both coasts in New York City and San Francisco.

Their 2016-17 Season, which includes three world premieres, multiple in-process initiatives and a 24-hour party. Can’t Stop//Won’t Stop: A 24-Hour Fundraiser with The Neo-Futurists launches the 28^th season with local bands and pop-up performances, all benefitting the company’s 2016-17 season and programs. 

The 28th season includes three full-length Prime Time productions: Saturn Returns created by Tif Harrison; The? Unicorn? Hour? created by Leah Urzendowski and Anthony Courser and The Food Show created by Dan Kerr-Hobert and Caitlin Stainken. The company continues its Neo-Lab residency, presenting Kirsten Riiber’s Tangles and Plaques. In addition to beginning the 28^th year of Chicago’s longest running show, Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind, The Neo-Futurists expand their recurring storytelling performances with The Arrow, created by Kurt Chiang and Lily Mooney and explore a new Neo-structure through Nick Hart’s The Infinite Whale. All season events are held at The Neo-Futurarium, 5153 N. Ashland (at Foster) in Andersonville, unless otherwise noted.

The 2016-17 Neo-Futurists Season includes: 

NeoFuturists_Tangles: (L to R) Kirsten Riiber and Jan de Goede. Photo by Will Sonheim.

2016-17 Neo-Lab presents: Tangles & Plaques

Created by Neo-Futurist Ensemble member Kirsten Riiber

Workshop presentations: Wednesday, Dec. 14 and Saturday, March 11, 2017 at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets: $8

Tangles & Plaques is a play about the life and death of memories; the ways they persist, the ways they depart and the various ways they distort over time. Driven by live memory games, improvisation and scene deconstruction, the show functions as a machine that creates, warps and loses memories, with the input and participation of the audience. Interviews with a local artist who is currently living with dementia will inform what it means to have a memory taken from us without warning and what remains after a memory is lost. Tangles & Plaques attempts to demystify the experience of dementia in the language of theatre— offering a vivid, poignant, participatory experience that is unique to each audience and different every night.

2016-17 SEASON LAUNCHES THREE WORLD PREMIERES WITH A 24-HOUR PARTY

Can’t Stop//Won’t Stop: A 24-Hour Fundraiser with The Neo-Futurists

Saturday, Sept. 17 to Sunday, Sept. 18 from 8 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Full line-up, tickets and information at www.neofuturists.org/cantstop

Crowdrise fundraising page at  https://www.crowdrise.com/cantstop

Team 24 – Full Night Tickets: $150

4-Hour segment tickets: $25 

The Neo-Futurists launch their 28^th Season with their benefit Can’t Stop//Won’t Stop: a 24-hour fundraiser jam packed with pop-up performances, local bands and DJs and a Neo-Futurist ensemble creating a brand-new Too Much Light throughout the night. The sun-down to sun-up to sun-down marathon invites audiences to stay up all night by joining Team 24 or to purchase tickets for just their favorite acts. Team 24 tickets for the full 24-hour event include entry to the final performance of Too Much Light: 30 Plays in 60 Minutes MADE IN 24 HOURS.  In addition to sponsorships and single tickets on sale, the entry fee can be raised via the peer-to-peer fundraising website Crowdrise, the world’s largest and fastest growing fundraising platform, allowing everyone to access the event and fundraise with the Neos.

PRIME TIME SERIES

Saturn Returns

October 13 – November 19

Created by Neo-Futurist Ensemble member Tif Harrison

Previews: Thursday, Oct. 13 -  Saturday, Oct. 15 at 7:30 p.m.

Opening Night: Monday, Oct. 17 at 7:30 p.m.

Run: Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.,

Tickets: Previews Pay-What-You-Can, Run: $10-$25  

Neo-Lab’s inaugural commission during the 2015-16 Season, Saturn Returns is a two-year Neo-Futuristic exploration that asks larger existential questions about time, patience and the vast expanse of an unknowable universe. Not content simply with looking inward, Tif Harrison and ensemble look upward and outward, offering observations on the silence and solitude of space, on the uncrossable distances between celestial bodies and the intimacy of standing next to somebody you love.

The? Unicorn? Hour?

April 6 – May 13, 2017

Created by Neo-Futurist Ensemble member Leah Urzendowski and Artistic Associate Anthony Courser

Previews:  Thursday, Apr. 6 – Saturday, Apr. 8 at 7:30 p.m.

Opening Night: Monday, April 10, 2017 at 7:30 p.m.

Run: Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets: Previews: Pay-What-You-Can, Run: $10-$25 

In a world where hate and anger prevail. Where lines between the dark and light can be broken, where night lights are needed to sleep. Where closet doors are shut. Where monsters lurk under the bed. In a world of death and destruction, one creature, and one creature alone can bring joy and adventure. One creature can light the dark corners and glow in the deepest of fogs. One creature, whose single horn can heal sickness and cure disease, whose majestic body glides through the woods, uncaught, spreading laughter to all who seek him. One creature who will save the world. One hour? at a time. Come and see what it is to fight against the no, to find your inner rumpus, to remove the film and seek the beauty that is saying yes to an unbridled lifting of spirit.

NeoFuturists_FoodShow: (L to R) Daniel Kerr-Hobert and Caitlin Stainken. Photo by Will Sonheim.

The Food Show

July 27 – September 2, 2017

Created by Neo-Futurist Ensemble member Dan Kerr-Hobert and Caitlin Stainken

Previews:  Thursday, July 27 – Saturday, July 29 at 7:30 p.m.

Opening Night: Monday, July 31 at 7:30 p.m.

Run: Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets: Previews Pay-What-You-Can, Run: $10-$25  

The Food Show asks what it means to change a family recipe. Created by Kerr-Hobert and his cousin Caitlin Stainken, a Neo-Futurist alum, the performance explores how food brings us together and sets us apart, amidst a backdrop of their family's culinary inheritance and an ensemble of six writer-performers' own stories. Using the structure of a nine-course fine Italian meal, The Food Show honors the traditions of our past and acknowledges our impact on the environment as each generation decides what parts to keep and what parts to throw away. Farmers, restaurateurs, writers, musicians, and audiences come together to experience the common thread of food and memory in American culture.

More information at: http://neofuturists.org/events/2016-17season/

ONGOING EVENTS AND PERFORMANCES

Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind: 30 Plays in 60 Minutes

Created by Greg Allen, Written by The Neo-Futurist Ensemble

Fridays and Saturdays at 11:30 p.m.; Sundays at 7 p.m.

Every weekend except December 16-18 and 23-25

Best of performances December 2-4 and 9-11

Tickets at the door: Cash only, $9 plus the roll of one six-sided die ($10-15)

Advance tickets: $20 with a $1-6 cash rollback; tickets online at www.neofuturists.org

Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind is The Neo-Futurists’ never-ending, ever-changing attempt to perform 30 plays in 60 minutes. The Neo-Futurists' signature show, now in its 28th year, is the longest-running production in Chicago history. 

NeoFuturists_TheArrow: (L to R) Kurt Chiang and Lily Mooney. Photo by Will Sonheim.

The Arrow

Created by Kurt Chiang and Lily Mooney

November 13; February 5 – 26, 2017; May 21 – June 11, 2017 and August 6 – 27, 2017

Sundays at 3 p.m.

Tickets: $15

Moving into its second year, The Arrow is an innovative storytelling show that subjects written essays to spontaneous interventions. Combining elements of Neo-Futurism, essay reading, improvisation, live lit, and theatrical experiment, The Arrow is a continuing attempt to show dynamic, honest interactions between the people on stage before a live audience. The shows will always be different, and performers will be featured from a variety of disciplines in writing and performance. 

The Infinite Whale

Workshop presentation

Created by Nick Hart

Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2017 and Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017 at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets: $8

Using The Neo-Futurists aesthetic, an ensemble writes an infinite number of experimental plays, each one infinitely long and performs them simultaneously in encroaching darkness. 

The Neo-Futurists

The Neo-Futurists, performers of Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind and creators of over 65 original, full-length productions, are a collective of wildly productive writer-director-performers who are committed to creating immediate, non-illusory, irreproducible events at head-slappingly affordable prices. The Neo-Futurists pioneered a new form of theater in 1988, launching what became Chicago’s longest running show, Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind, now in its 28^th year. From humble beginnings as the first late-night theater production in Chicago, The Neo-Futurists have grown to become one of the most highly regarded experimental theater companies in America. More than 70 Ensemble-alumni have added thousands of new works to the American theatre canon and today branches bring Neo-Futurism to both coasts in New York City and San Francisco.

The Neo-Futurists are partially supported by grants from Alphawood Foundation Chicago, Bloomberg Philanthropies, The Chicago Community Trust, a CityArts Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events, The Field Foundation of Illinois, Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, The MacArthur Fund for Arts and Culture at The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, and The National Endowment for the Arts.

SAVE THE DATES: CHICAGO CHILDREN'S THEATRE'S 2016-17 SEASON ANNOUNCED

CHICAGO CHILDREN'S THEATRE ANNOUNCES  2016-17 SEASON AT  THE RUTH PAGE Center for The Arts Offerings include (top, from left) Thodos Dance Chicago's A Light in the Dark: The Story of Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan, Another Snowy Day with Beatrix Potter, the world premiere of Moon Shot with Theatre Unspeakable, (bottom, from left) the return of the CCT hit musical The Hundred Dresses, the world premiere of  Heidi Stillman's circus-infused adaptation of  The Year I Didn't Go To School and Mermaid's Brown Bear, Brown Bear & Other Treasured Stories. Chicago Children's Theatre, the largest professional theater company devoted exclusively to children and young families in Chicago, has announced its 2016-17 mainstage season line-up at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts. Chicago Children's Theatre's 11th season kicks off with the company's first collaboration with a local dance company, Thodos Dance Chicago, to present its family-friendly dance story A Light in the Dark: The Story of Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan. Performances are October 11-23, 2016. Two productions - a Youngers Stages show for children 2 to 6, and a Later Stages show for kids 10 and up - will run "in rep" in November. First, for the little ones, CCT will present Another Snowy Day with Beatrix Potter, Will Bishop's clever sequel to his 2015 CCT world premiere based on the stories of Beatrix Potter.  Meanwhile, older kids will enjoy the world premiere of Theatre Unspeakable's Moon Shot, in which seven actors squeeze onto a 21-square foot table to recreate the story of America's Apollo 11 lunar landing. Another Snowy Day and Moon Shot will rotate performances, November 1-20, 2016 on the Ruth Page stage. With the New Year comes a new take on an all-time favorite with the return of CCT's smash hit musical The Hundred Dresses. Adapted and created by Ralph "Ralph's World" Covert and G. Riley Mills, the original 2009 world premiere became one of the company's biggest hits ever. Sean Graney, artistic director of The Hypocrites, returns to direct this highly engaging and enlightening musical about a young girl who struggles to fit in with her new home and classmates, and what it takes to stand up to others-even when you're standing alone. Performances are January 17-February 19, 2017. Next, if your child has ever asked to take a year off of school, let them find out what it's like with CCT's world premiere of The Year I Didn't Go to School: A Homemade Circus. Created and directed by Lookingglass Artistic Director Heidi Stillman and based on the popular picture book by Giselle Potter, this all-new production will be a thrilling experience for all ages, complete with circus arts. Performances are February 28-March 26, 2017. Chicago Children's Theatre will culminate its 11th season with Brown Bear, Brown Bear & Other Treasured Stories by Eric Carle, presented by Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia, May 2-28, 2017.  Enjoy a whimsical menagerie drawn from the pages of the Eric Carle classic Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, told through the internationally acclaimed company's imaginative blend of innovative puppetry and striking scenic effects, on this, the 50th anniversary of the beloved book. A wide variety of Chicago Children's Theatre 2016-17 multi-show Membership Passes went on sale today. Top options include a 3-show Younger Stages Pass for ages 2 to 6, including Another Snowy Day with Beatrix Potter, The Year I Didn't Go to School: A Homemade Circus and Brown Bear, Brown Bear...  A 3-show Later Stages Pass for kids 6 and up includes A Light in the Dark, Moon Shot and The Hundred Dresses.  Both packages start with early bird pricing of $57 for renewing CCT members (50% off single tickets), and $69 per person for new members (40% off single tickets.)  In addition, CCT offers deeply-discounted, "First Look" preview subscription packages, including a 6-plays-for-$60 series offering maximum savings of 75% off single tickets, or just $10 a ticket.  Benefits for all packages include reserved seating, flexible ticketing dates, discounts on CCT classes and camps, no processing fees and exclusive member invitations to CCT special events.  CCT also offers a Flex Pass with eight admissions to use however you want, for $280.  To buy memberships, subscriptions or passes, visit chicagochildrenstheatre.org or call (872) 222-9555.   Single tickets to CCT productions will range from $10 to $39, and will go on sale 10 weeks before the opening date of each show.  CCT also offers deeply discounted group rates for schools, playgroups, birthday parties and scouting groups. Email GroupSales@chicagochildrenstheatre.org or call  (773) 227-0180 x 13 to learn more. Chicago Children's Theatre continues to grow its commitment to serving all Chicago children by expanding its array of services for patrons with disabilities. Each 2016-17 production at the Ruth Page will include an Access Weekend, during which all performances will be presented with access services for children on the autism spectrum, children who are blind or have low vision, or children who are deaf or hard of hearing. For Access Weekend dates and more information, visit chicagochildrenstheatre.org/access. All shows will be presented at Chicago Children's Theatre's current performance home, the Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N. Dearborn St. in Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood. The Ruth Page is convenient to public transportation, surrounded by family-friendly restaurants, and is just steps from Chicago's Magnificent Mile. But wait, there's more! New home for Chicago Children's Theatre to open in January 2017 In addition to presenting its 2016-17 mainstage season at the Ruth Page, behind the scenes, Chicago Children's Theatre is busy renovating the former, 12th District Police Station at 100 S. Racine Avenue in Chicago's West Loop into a beautiful, mixed-use performing arts and education facility designed to serve all Chicago families. Slated to open in January, 2017, Phase One of the new Chicago Children's Theatre will be anchored by a flexible, 149-seat studio theater ready to host professional performances, student shows and Red Kite interactive theater experiences for students with autism. The new building, which also houses classrooms and support space, will be CCT's headquarters for all educational programming, which will start up immediately. Phase Two of the new Chicago Children's Theatre boasts a second, state-of-the-art, 299-seat mainstage theater, scheduled for completion in 2020. Stay tuned for more exciting news in the coming months about Grand Opening festivities for the company's first-ever permanent home, plus two, must-see live family productions set to premiere in the new Chicago Children's Theatre studio theater in 2017. FINAL SEASON AT THE RUTH PAGE: A Light in the Dark: The Story of Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan By Thodos Dance Chicago Co-choreographed by Melissa Thodos and Ann Reinking October 11-23, 2016 Later Stages - for ages 6 and up Chicago Children's Theatre presents a fall run, just for kids, of Thodos Dance Chicago's A Light in the Dark: The Story of Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan, the critically acclaimed dance story about a caring teacher who helped guide a blind and deaf girl into a life as an internationally acclaimed writer and political activist. Choreographed by Melissa Thodos and Broadway legend Ann Reinking, A Light in the Dark uses movement and music to tell the true story of Helen Keller and her teacher Anne Sullivan. Thodos Dance Chicago is a dynamic contemporary dance company praised for its athleticism and distinctive choreographic voice. The Chicago Tribune called A Light in the Dark "a warm evocation of the past, an old fashioned storytelling art not often seen in choreography today." Dance Magazine noted A Light in the Dark offers "new insight into Helen Keller's world." The Chicago Sun-Times called it "a powerful portrait of the meaning of communication, movement, independence, freedom and love." Chicago Children's Theatre's first-ever collaboration with a dance company dovetails CCT's mission of making access and inclusion for all Chicago children core to its programming, particularly with this tale of a young blind and deaf girl who became an American icon. Post-show talks about disability awareness will be offered. This collaboration is funded by the Chicago Community Trust.   Theater Unspeakable's Moon Shot Commissioned by Palo Alto Children's Theatre Developed and Presented in Association with Chicago Children's Theatre November 1-20, 2016 Later Stages - for ages 10 and up       Big story. Small stage. Back by popular demand! Seven actors squeeze onto a 21-square foot table nearly as tight as NASA's original Mercury capsules to recreate the story of America's Apollo 11 lunar landing. Using only their bodies and their voices, this astounding troupe of Chicago actors brings to life one of the most daring times in the history of human exploration: the Space Race. From the Cold War to Sputnik, from Yuri Gagarin to Neil Armstrong, this action-packed show brings the company's tongue-in-cheek humor to a whole new atmosphere - one where the rules of gravity no longer apply. This is the second collaboration between Theater Unspeakable and Chicago Children's Theatre, where Theater Unspeakable's SuperMan 2050, an epic Superman story with similarly pocket proportions, ran to audience acclaim in 2014.    Another Snowy Day with Beatrix Potter Devised by Will Bishop - an original CCT production Based on the stories of Beatrix Potter December 1-20, 2016 Younger Stages - for ages 2 - 6 The Chicago Reader called Chicago Children's Theatre's world premiere this season of Will Bishop's A Snowy Day with Beatrix Party "exquisite...and the performers are too." Hot on the heels of that highly successful run, this interactive show is back, but with a brand new tail (pun intended). Featuring iconic animal characters like Peter Rabbit and celebrating British country life, Beatrix Potter's beloved stories are told through a series of mechanical suitcase sculptures, which invite visitors to pull levers and turn cranks, revealing images that surprise and delight.    The Hundred Dresses Adapted and created by Ralph Covert and G. Riley Mills Music by Ralph "Ralph's World" Covert Directed by Sean Graney From the book by Eleanor Estes January 17-February 19, 2017 Later Stages - Ideal for ages 6 & up One of Chicago Children's Theatre's all-time audience favorites, and the same show that prompted the Chicago Tribune to proclaim CCT had "delivered on its promise to elevate the experience of children's theater in this city" is back, ready to entertain and enlighten a whole new generation of Chicago kids.                                                                             Based on the book by Eleanor Estes, The Hundred Dresses tells the story of Wanda Petronski, an imaginative young Polish girl who struggles to fit in with her new American home - and harder yet, her new classmates. With a rockin' musical score by Ralph "Ralph's World" Covert, The Hundred Dresses is a timeless tale that explores the bonds of friendship, the willingness to be yourself, and the courage that it takes to stand up to others-even when you're standing alone. The Year I Didn't Go to School: A Homemade Circus Created and directed by Lookingglass Artistic Director Heidi Stillman Based on the book by Giselle Potter February 28-March 26, 2017 All Ages Parents, here's that rare chance to let your kids experience what it is like to be able to take a year off of school. And at Chicago Children's Theatre, it will only take about an hour.  Created by Lookingglass Theatre's Heidi Stillman and based on the children's book by Giselle Potter, The Year I Didn't Go to School: A Wee Family Circus is an all-new production sure to thrill all ages. This new work combines circus arts with the story of seven-year-old Giselle, who shares some of the best things that happened to her the year she didn't go to school. For instance, she traveled around Italy with her family's theater troupe. She performed in an outdoor theater as a monkey, a panda and a lion. She ate spaghetti with fried egg on top. She slept in a truck. And wore cowboy boots. She spoke Italian ("Ciao!"), and kept a journal to remember everything that happened to her and her little sister,Chloë. Don't miss this inspiring, autobiographical glimpse into a beloved children's writer's unusual childhood that no doubt helped foster her development as an artist and author. Brown Bear, Brown Bear & Other Treasured Stories by Eric Carle A Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia production Based on the stories by Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle May 2-28, 2017 Younger Stages - for ages 1-5 Brown Bear, Brown Bear and other Treasured Stories by Eric Carle bring together old favorites and new friends. This hour-long production showcases the imaginative blend of innovative puppetry and striking scenic effects that has won international acclaim for the Nova Scotia-based theatre. Enjoy a whimsical menagerie drawn from the pages of Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?   Celebrating its fiftieth anniversary, this story has introduced generations of toddlers to the delights of identifying colors and objects. Time Out Chicago called Brown Bear, Brown Bear "sweet-as-can-be doses of narrated fantasy, made more so by a whimsical score. Even kids unfamiliar with Carle's canon remain rapt, thanks in large part to the dramatic lighting, those glowing sets and the handiwork of (just) two puppeteers."  About Chicago Children's Theatre Since its launch in 2005, Chicago Children's Theatre has cemented its reputation as the city's largest professional theater company devoted exclusively to children and young families.  The company evolved out of Chicago's need for high-quality, professional year-round children's programming to match the quality and significance of theatrical powerhouses such as Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Goodman Theatre and Lookingglass Theatre.  Likewise, CCT has always believed children should be treated as the sophisticated audiences that they are with high-profile and award-winning talent, inventive production values and compelling stories that challenge, educate and entertain. Audiences have embraced Chicago Children's Theatre since its inaugural production, A Year with Frog and Toad, at the Goodman Theatre in 2006. Since then, the company's productions have featured everything from black-light scenery to live music to interactive four-dimensional sets to life-size puppets, with performances showcasing the heart of Motown to Vaudeville to contemporary, current and modern styles. Chicago Children's Theatre also has built a national reputation due to its strong focus on new work, producing 12 world premieres in just the last 10 years including The Selfish Giant, The Hundred Dresses, Jackie and Me, Dot and Ziggy, The Houdini Box, The Elephant and The Whale (in association with Redmoon), Mr. Chickee's Funny Money, Leo Lionni's Frederick, Wonderland, Alice's Rock & Roll Adventure, A Snowy Day with Beatrix Potter and Jabari Dreams of Freedom. These enjoyed highly successful inaugural runs in Chicago, followed by new productions at family theaters across the U.S.  CCT has always honored a strong commitment to low-income families and children with special needs. In partnership with Chicago Public Schools and Target, the company offers free tickets and transportation to more than 5,000 Chicago-area low-income students each season. Meanwhile, the company has pioneered immersive theater designed for children on the autism spectrum via its Red Kite Project, and recently expanded programming for children with impaired vision or hearing and Down's syndrome. Chicago Children's Theatre also offers a full roster of after school theater classes and summer camps. Led by Artistic Director Jacqueline Russell, Board Chair Todd Leland and Community Programs Artistic Director Frank Maugeri, Chicago Children's Theatre is supported by a dynamic Board of Directors comprised of dedicated individuals from the fields of entertainment, philanthropy and business. Officers include Jeff Hughes, President; Lynn Lockwood Murphy, Vice Chair and Secretary; David Saltiel, Vice Chair; and David Chung, Treasurer. Chicago Children's Theatre is sponsored in part by ComEd, Goldman Sachs Gives and Target.  For more information visit chicagochildrenstheatre.org, or call (773) 227-0180.