This annual showcase of experimental theater, performance, and music from Chicago’s fringe, coproduced by Curious Theatre Branch and Prop Thtr, runs through 11/12. This year’s festival includes an emphasis on work by, or inspired by, Samuel Beckett. All performances are at the Prop Thtr, 3502-4 N. Elston, unless otherwise noted. Several performances will be at Roots, an offshoot of Curious Theatre Branch located in a private home; the address will be provided when reservations are made. Admission is $15 or “pay what you can,” except where noted. For information and reservations, call 773-539-7838 or visit rhinofest.com. Following is the schedule through 10/19: a complete schedule is available online at chicagoreader.com.
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Classic Shorts: Beckett/Albee Greasy Joan & Co. present a trio of one-acts: Footfalls and Come and Go by Beckett, both directed by Julieanne Ehre, and Counting the Ways by Edward Albee, directed by Libby Ford. a Through 10/15: Sun 7 PM.
The Climb Up Mount Chimborazo Nonsense Company from Madison, Wisconsin, presents Rick Burkhardt’s fanciful meditation on South American liberator Simon Bolivar and his tutor Simon Robinson, inspired in part by the historical collage novels of Eduardo Galeano.
R Endgame Samuel Beckett’s existential masterpiece, about a blind man stuck in a room with his servant, is an exquisitely static portrait of mankind’s last gasp. Director Jeffrey Bivens steers the cast away from the script’s overt humor, and Beau O’Reilly and Guy Massey focus on its dark subtext to create 90 minutes of engaging bleakness. (JHa) a Through 10/14: Sat 3 and 7 PM. Then 10/21-10/29: Sat-Sun 7 PM.
My TV Movie of the Week Three short films that “explore the strange side of pop culture,” presented by We’re So Screwed Productions. a 10/19-10/27: Thu 9 PM, Fri 11 PM.
What Where, The Jesus Fields, and Green Science Bloody Done Hate A trio of short plays, presented by Ooftish Theatre. In addition to Beckett’s meditation on torture, the evening includes Matthew Test’s exploration of “Jesus as an agricultural product” and Jayita Bhattacharya’s play about murder and revenge. a Through 10/23: Mon 7 PM.
