Lifeline Theatre is thrilled to support new BIPOC playwrights/writers in adapting literary works for the stage this year. The selected writers have undergone a comprehensive process, including up to six developmental/feedback sessions, regular readings with experienced Lifeline ensemble members, administrative support, and a final reading Showcase for an invited audience. We cannot wait to share […]
January 12-21, 2024 Live Lit (n): A fast-growing genre of live performance that involves a microphone, a story and an audience, typically performed in a bar or bookstore. Chicago’s premiere storytelling and Live Lit festival returns for its 27th year! Lifeline Theatre presents a vibrant celebration featuring a diverse array of performers, including a dozen […]
Set in Chicago’s South Side during the 1930’s, the play follows 20-year-old Bigger Thomas struggling to realize his dreams in a world that has shut him out. After taking a job in a wealthy white man’s house, Bigger unwittingly unleashes a series of events that violently and irrevocably seal his fate. Adapted with theatrical ingenuity […]
Badger loves nothing more than studying his rock collection in peace and quiet in his brownstone home. Or rather his Aunt Lula’s brownstone, he is reminded, when she sends her new friend Skunk to share her town home. Doesn’t she understand? Not everyone wants a skunk! But like a book and its cover, or a […]
Join the famed Hoenikker family on the Caribbean Island of San Lorenzo for a satirical tale of how “pure” scientific research, banana republic politics, and an organized religion based on lies bring about the end of the world. You’re invited to convert yourself, learn a new way to make love, and make a supreme gesture […]