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Vortigern

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An online reading of a new comedy by Joshua Fardon about Shakespeare, forgery, deceit, and the value of art. William Ireland wants his Bardophile father's admiration so much, he writes a "lost" Shakespeare play then pretends to have discovered it. The play is performed at Drury Lane. But does it succeed? Based on one of...

The Arlo File

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In Amy Crider's new play, a young detective trains her new partner, a humanlike experimental robot.

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Kirby

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Ubiquitous Players presents a Zoom reading of the new musical Kirby, by Richard Gustin, adapted from the novel Kirby's Dilemma, by Iris Iglarsh, with music by Greg Becker. Kirby has met an untimely death and is searching for his mother in the afterlife.

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Is, Was, Isn’t

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Art is hard. But wondering if you're the reincarnation of one of the biggest Nazis of the Third Reich? Well, that can really mess with your head.

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The Yellow Room Murders

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Ubiquitous Players presents Hope Hommersand's murder mystery comedy The Yellow Room Murders. According to the playwright: The play opens with a rehearsal of Oscar Wilde’s An Ideal Husband in a room that has recently been painted yellow. During the rehearsal the lead actor collapses and it is discovered that she has been poisoned with ricin....

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The Comedy of Errors

Newberry Library 60 W Walton St, Chicago, IL, United States

In this theatrical reading, professional actors from the Shakespeare Project of Chicago will bring The Comedy of Errors to funny, farcical life in a performance directed by Peter Garino. Founded in 1993, the Shakespeare Project of Chicago has performed at the Newberry since 2003. This reading will be preceded by an informative talk by a dramaturg and followed by...

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The Comedy of Errors

Niles-Maine District Library 6960 W Oakton St, Niles, IL, United States

The Shakespeare Project of Chicago celebrates its return of Shakespeare performances at NMDL with William Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors, directed by artistic director Peter Garino.

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