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Iraq, But Funny

Join us for this hilariously chaotic new satire, written by Ensemble Member Atra Asdou and directed by Forbes 30 Under 30 recipient, Dalia Ashurina. Iraq, But Funny follows five generations of Assyrian women attempting to reclaim their story as it’s being narrated by some British guy. Marching through time and space, this journey from the Ottoman Empire to modern-day U.S.A. is filled with history, family, dysfunction, razor-sharp wit, and off-the-wall humor, culminating in a riotous reckoning you won’t want to miss!

Footholds Vol. 6

The Impostors Theatre Co. concludes their sixth season with Footholds Vol. 6, an anthology play written by the Chicagoland community and directed by Executive Director Rachel Borgo! Ensemble members conceived the idea in reaction to one of the most frustrating and intimidating villains an artist can face: a blank page. By introducing a single, ambiguous constraint, a crack in the block of marble, we ask our writers and collaborators to start with the same limitation and branch off wherever their imaginations take them.

The End of Reality

The End of Reality “The End of Reality” is [Richard Maxwell’s] most eloquent statement to date on the blurring of despair and apathy in American lives. – Ben Brantley, … Read more