Loosely inspired by Dostoevsky’s Crime And Punishment, the play In Pursuit Of follows
Theo, a young man navigating life while balancing the pressures of college & a dead-end
data entry job. As his world intensifies, Theo becomes fixated on a promotion, even if it
means compromising his own ethical boundaries. He encounters people who challenge
his notions, ultimately leading him on a journey of atonement.

How to defend yourself. How to not be a victim. How to ask for what you want. How to make friends. How to have sex. How to keep your body from betraying you. 

A one-man show where therapy, acting, and comedy intertwine. Asked to role-play his late mother in Gestalt Therapy’s “Empty Chair Technique,” Nate resists—until a journey through acting training and his mother’s journals draws him into her voice, her memories, and their shared, unspoken wounds. What begins in hesitation and humor becomes embodiment—a tender exploration of grief, inheritance, and identity.

Mickey Lodovico is a sought-after artist in one of the largest cities in the country. His workshop is filled with commissions and the recognitions of the wealthy and powerful – truly he has been blessed, in the words of his life-long friend, Monsignor Auguste Humbolt … if only he believed it himself. In addition to the work and the well-intentioned ministrations of the monsignor, Mickey joyfully accepts the steamroller-like bearing of his young assistant, Thomas Cavallo. Thomas holds the palette on which Mickey can touch his past but would prefer to leave encased in stone. His commitment to Art and to Thomas, his fidelity to the Church and to the Monsignor, his love of himself for who he is, are kept in delicate balance. Mickey has succeeded in the juggling act for decades until they all meet in his studio and threaten to render him as a pile of rubble and marble dust. If only he could know that a broken rock reveals hidden beauty.

Adapted and Directed by: Lauren Wells-Mann

Shirley Carney is a celebrated writer. Her short stories have twice been adapted in critically acclaimed productions (Relevant Hearsay & Radical Hearsay). “Her stories unspool like a winding highway, traveling from crowded urban barrooms to the front parlors of small towns. These are not stories of violence and powerlessness, but those of hope and bravery.

When two moon janitors clock in for their shift, it seems just like any other

night. Only tonight, the moon has been stolen by the most dastardly criminal in the whole galaxy! Join us as our heroes encounter cows, comets, and

werewolves. Prepare to be moo-ved! Inspired comic clowning, live music,

and all manner of lunar lunacy abound in this sci-fi vaudeville show about two “moon janitors” that was a runaway hit of the 2022 MN Fringe Festival.

Family, friendship, community—the whole neighborhood has the HULA HOOPIN' itch!

Evanston playwright Gloria Bond Clunie’s sweet, funny, and energetic adaptation follows three Harlem girls as they vie for the crown of Hula-Hoopin’ Queen! 

Championed by Oprah Winfrey, this Chicago Public Library’s “Best of the Best” award-winner is a joyful reminder of the essentials that bind our communities.

When Eden and Michael become accessories to murder, they face a crisis that is compounded by the fact that the murderer is their pet Rottweiler, and the victim is their neighbor’s Toy Poodle. As they try to reckon with the bloodshed, this act of violence threatens to maim their relationship in the process. 

A play about instincts, commitment, and what happens when unconditional love stops being unconditional.

Content warning: depictions of violence