We’re thrilled to announce our next big project — The Full Circle Festival!
In collaboration with @whispertheatrecollective, we’re bringing you 9 incredible performances (30–60 mins each) from 8 different theatre & dance companies — not just for one weekend, but for TWO!
🎭 Two weekends.
💃 Nine performances.
🌟 Endless creativity.
📲 Grab your tickets now! Click this link and you’re in!
Performances Include
Josephine by HGBIC Productions
A dance show based on the early days of Singer and Actress Josephine Baker. Set before her historic debut at The Folies Bergere, Josephine recounts her childhood and early career starts, which led her to become the most famous black woman in the world.
Fri. Sept. 19th & 26th @ 7:30pm
Well-Balanced Dads by Whisper Theatre
Well-Balanced Dads is a family-friendly physical comedy about two dads navigating life after their kids have left the nest. Through partner acrobatics, classic rock, and an abundance of audience interaction, Dick and Dale take the audience on a camping adventure complete with a beloved minivan, dance numbers, a cheese stick fight, movie references, and a spooky ghost story. Bring your finger guns and your best dad moves, and brace yourselves for the Well-Balanced Dads!
Sat. Sept. 20th & 27th @ 4:00pm
Every Brilliant Thing by CIRCA Pintig
Every Brilliant Thing is a heartwarming, interactive play that celebrates life’s joys and struggles. Starring Mari Joy, the show invites audiences to laugh, reflect, and participate in a unique theatrical experience.
Sat. Sept. 20th & 27th @ 530
Chicago: MemoryScape by RE|dance group
Chicago MemoryScape is a public art and dance installation that creates a moving memory map throughout the city of Chicago. Lucy Vurusic Riner turns Chicago’s diverse neighborhoods into stages for spontaneous, crowdsourced dance performances, using public art as a backdrop to spark connection with dance and community members. Together they experience, participate and create their own MemoryScape.
Sat. Sept. 20th & 27th @ 7pm
The Storage Closet by Emma Jean Eastland
The Storage Closet is a new play by Emma Jean Eastlund that peels back the curtain on GoGo dancing to reveal a raw, femme-driven story of survival, sisterhood, and reclamation. Set in the storage closet of a nightclub, the play follows a group of women as they navigate the chaos of nightlife, clinging to their power and dreams. Both gritty and poetic, The Storage Closet is a tribute to the women of GoGo—and to all femme artists who continue to make art by any means necessary.
Sat. Sept. 20th & 27th @ 8pm
Broken Planet Show by Broken Planet Show
Broken Planet Show is an absurd, interactive cabaret of apocalyptic proportions where clown, music, and chaos collide in a nightly riot of world-saving mischief. Featuring characters like Clown God, Mothman, and Fart Monkey, the show dares audiences to laugh at our flaws, misbehave joyfully, and unite through ridiculousness. It’s a rebellious celebration of imperfection, set to a live-looped cosmic soundtrack.
Sat. Sept. 27th @ 9:30pm
Always, Sometimes, Maybe by Michele Stine
Michele Stine’s Always, Sometimes, Maybe follows a janitor who unexpectedly finds herself onstage. With nothing but her rubbish and a lot of imagination, she tries to find a connection. Using physical comedy, puppetry, dance, and non-verbal storytelling, this is a warm, accessible experience suitable for all ages and backgrounds. A funny, tender journey directed by Sean Garratt into what it means to be alone – and how we find our way back to each other.
Sun. Sept. 21st & 28th @ 3pm
Destination: Wedding by Fat Theatre Project
“Destination: Wedding” by Scott C Sickles comprises of 13 very short plays set at a destination wedding in Iceland.
Sun. Sept. 21st & 28th @ 6pm
Arachne by Britt Anderson, Whisper Theatre
Greek mythology meets Steel Magnolias in Arachne, a bold, hilarious solo show about the very first spider. Athena, the Goddess of Justice and Handicrafts, is hosting a launch party for her memoir… until a mysterious force demands she tell the WHOLE truth about her past. If she doesn’t, she’ll be coughing up webs for all eternity. Athena’s story dives into issues like justice, accountability, and the complexities of women’s friendships. Britt Anderson uses music, multiple characters and audience interaction to weave this tale about two former best friends.
Sun. Sept. 21st & 28th @ 7:30pm