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THE READ THROUGH SERIES: littlespace, or the daddy play by Marjorie Muller

On a scale of 1 to 10, Bea’s pain is a 10, but she’ll tell you it’s an 8. After putting plans of a family on hold indefinitely, Bea pushes her doctor to test for endometriosis. But normalcy fractures when her husband reveals he’s been contacted by a daughter he didn’t know he had. littlespace, or the daddy play, exposes a system that discredits women’s bodily knowledge, both in their pain and in owning their desires.

Embodied: A Pride x Juneteenth Variety Show

Join us for Brave Space Alliance’s first annual “Embodied,” a Juneteenth x Pride Celebration held at Thalia Hall! Brave Space Alliance strives to empower, embolden, and educate each other through mutual aid, knowledge-sharing, and the creation of community-sourced resources as we build a world of dignity for all. We are leading a movement for the rights and liberation of the entire trans and LGBQ+ community.
This performance will feature the talents of Chicago’s finest Black Trans, Gender-nonconforming, and Queer artists! We envision a city where Black and Brown trans and LGBQ+ lives are fully valued, fiercely protected, and powerfully equipped to thrive. Celebrate Pride Month and Juneteenth with a fierce lineup of drag, burlesque, music, and dance artists.

The School of Memory

The School of Memory is a family biography turned murder mystery, a new multimedia work where director-performer Héctor Alvarez explores his family’s complex relationship with Spanish fascism. Weaving documentary theater with critical fabulation, Alvarez reconstructs the circumstances surrounding his great-grandfather’s death at the hands of Fascist troops during the Spanish Civil War, and excavates buried truths about family, memory, and historical violence.

Transilience: A Trans Pride Festival

Transilience: A Trans Pride Festival Transilience: A Trans Pride Festival arrived in parks on the North, South, and West sides of Chicago on August 13-15, 2026, marking our … Read more