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 www.rhinofest.com. Following is the schedule through 9/21; a complete schedule is available at www.chicagoreader.com.
Factory Theater reprises its 2004 production of Michael Meredith’s comedy. Meredith’s affectionate parody of support groups is not quite sharp or dark enough for a full-length play. What’s missing is a cohesive narrative. (JV) a Through 10/9: Mon 7 PM.
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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.
Danger Face: The Slow Burn
Beckett’s existential masterpiece about a blind man stuck in a room with his servant features Beau O’Reilly, Guy Massey, Matthew Wilson, and Teresa Weed. Reviewed this week in Section 1. a Through 10/14: Sat 3 and 7 PM. Then 10/21-10/29: Sat-Sun 7 PM.
I Left My Birth Control in Baltimore
This bill from Clove Productions pairs Beckett’s monologue about a decrepit old man listening to a tape he made of himself 30 years earlier (played by Michael Martin under Beau O’Reilly’s direction) with a new play by Martin about two women who “navigate the boat of their life through shallows and storms.” Krapp’s Last Tape reviewed this week in Section 1. a Through 9/27: Wed 7 PM.
