February 27 - April 1, 2012
Upstairs Studio
Thurs-Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2:30pm
$15-$25

A Palestinian-American woman meets a jaded vet in a fleabag Kentucky hotel. Two soldiers try to survive a war and become much more than bunkmates. A pair of spirits chase one another across the empty caverns of space and time. Written during the first Gulf War as a reflection on a generation of American imperialism, Naomi Wallace's intense and poetic 1994 classic pulls together five castoff souls to examine the shattering effects of war and creates a collage of love, pain, horror, heartbreak and hope at the pulsing heart of America.

February 20th 2012 8pm
Upstairs Mainstage
8pm
$20

Experience a tantalizing spectacle featuring Tom Hill, Ammunition, Jeffrey Pressley, Eric Green, Sultry Susan, Rosemary Maybe, Jeni & Nora. They are prodigies of physical phenomena and great presentation of marvelous living human curiosities. Experience the latest chapter in a freak show that would make P.T. Barnum proud.
Witness these attractions for yourself. The dangers are real therefore this is not for the faint of heart and it is an 18 and older show. Experience for yourself, as audience members will be given opportunities to assist the freak performers.

"Who doesn't love a bed of nails, a human pin cushion, and good old fashioned impalement?" asks "Sure, this is a freak show—but for all the right reasons. If you have an appetite for the outlandish and the unknown, this is for you," -Tom Hill.

www.artisttomhill.com
www.carnivalofcuriosity.com

York-Hill LLC Presents

Colin Kane Unzipped

Billed by Dennis Miller as "the next really big comedian" and described by fans as "acerbic and brilliant", Colin Kane nailed down the winning spot on Howard Stern's Kill or Be Killed and is a serial guest on the zenith of early morning radio, Opie and Anthony. Kane's talent and prolific vocation have allowed him the opportunity to work for everyone from the racially charged Paul Mooney to the deeply perceptive Jerry Seinfeld, playing on his ability to appeal to a diverse cross section of audiences.

Kane's unequaled defining factor is his knack for incorporating improv into his sets, maintaining a level of surprising originality in each performance.  With his sardonic banter and brazen observations, Kane has solidified his reputation as an entertainer who can enrapture the general masses and create a legion of unwavering followers.

Waltzing Mechanics Presents

EL Stories
Adapted from original interviews by Zack Florent and Keely Leonard
Directed by Zack Florent

Real life vignettes about the journey from here to there.

Anyone who has spent time riding the CTA trains and buses has collected stories from their travels. The EL, after all, is a place where Chicagoans of all backgrounds come together. In performing the words of actual riders' transit adventures, the Waltzing Mechanics seek to reflect how we move as a community through this dynamic city.

March 16 – April 15, 2012
Upstairs Main Stage
Thu-Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2:30pm
$25

Featuring Josh Zagoren and Jovan King
Honor. Betrayal. Foot rubs. Shakespeare and Tarantino collide in this Elizabethan retelling of Pulp Fiction. The story follows the seedy characters of Tarantino's opus, now part of London's underworld, in seemingly disparate plotlines that merge in unexpected ways.

Hubris Productions Presents

A hurricane during Thanksgiving is just the beginning for the Pascal Family. Eldest son Marty arrives with a surprise-his fiancée, Lesley. This doesn't sit well with mother, Brother Anthony and least of all his twin sister Jackie-O (recently released from a mental hospital) You think your family is crazy during the holidays? You ain't seen nothing yet!

MPAACT Presents

The church is a place of faith and refuge, salvation and hope, support and nurturing. The religion oils the machine, but it's the people—the Reverend, his wife, the deacons and the sisters--who makes sure that it runs. But, the New Light Missionary Baptist Church with church heads the Rev. Joseph Black and his wife Corena Black are different. When it comes to dealing with family, well it's a bit more complicated. The reverend's brother Calvin has encountered a few troubles. Ten Years ago his marriage ended abruptly leaving him to raise his young daughter alone. As questions of his sexuality begin to surface, Rev. Joseph thinks the answer is for his brother to marry a woman from the church, but Corena, begins to think there are other questions to be asked and she finds herself confronting the lengths she'll go to maintain her niece's well-being.

Hubris Productions Presents

Butley is a brilliant soul in crisis. Dissipated, boozing, terminal cynic and always jealous university professor, Ben Butley is facing both the breakup of his marriage and the dissolution of a longtime affair with Joey, former student now a fellow faculty member. When he runs aground of the petty University hierarchy, Butley's ultimate fate is sealed. This guy just can't catch a break!