This annual showcase of experimental theater, performance, and music from Chicago’s fringe, coproduced by Curious Theatre Branch and Prop Thtr, runs 8/24-11/4. This year’s schedule features two full-length trilogies, “The Madelyn Trilogy” by Beau O’Reilly and the “Danger Face Trilogy” by Idris Goodwin. Admission is $15 or “pay what you can,” except where noted. Performances take place at the Prop Thtr, 3502 N. Elston, the Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 N. Southport, and elsewhere as noted. An installation by Jamie Rey, Reconciliation, will be up in the Prop’s lobby for the course of the festival. For information and reservations, call 773-539-7838 or visit rhinofest.com. Following is a schedule of shows opening through 8/30; a complete schedule is available at chicagoreader.com.
Danger Face Idris Goodwin’s “Danger Face Trilogy” kicks off with this tale of two outlaws storming into a coffeehouse. a Opens Fri 8/24, 10 PM. Through 10/5: Fri 10 PM. Then Fri 10/12, 8 PM. Prop Thtr, south theater, $15; $20 for the full trilogy.
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The Unauthorized “On the Road” The 50th anniversary of the publication of Jack Kerouac’s beat classic is marked with this “word jazz celebration” directed by Stefan Brun. a Opens Sat 8/25, 7 PM. Through 9/30: Sat-Sun 7 PM, Prop Thtr, south theater.
Hitting the Bricks “The Madelyn Trilogy” concludes. a Opens Sun 8/26, 7 PM. Through 10/7: Sun 7 PM, Prop Thtr, north theater. Then Sun 10/21 and 10/28, 7 PM, Athenaeum Theatre. $15; $20 for the full trilogy.
Une Baye Lithuanian actress Une Babickaite-Baye is the subject of this play written and directed by Audre Budrys. a Opens Wed 8/29, 9 PM. Through 9/20: Wed 9 PM, Thu 7 PM, Thu 8/30, 9 PM only, Prop Thtr, north theater.
We Were the World Brian Torrey Scott directs this collaboratively written play combining structured plots with improv, “fear, comedy, teamwork, and live music.” a Opens Sat 9/1, 11 PM. Through 9/29: Sat 11 PM, Prop Thtr, north theater.
The Uncertainty Principle: Dances Inspired by the Work of Werner Heisenberg and the Birth of Quantum Physics The title of this piece from the Space/Movement Project pretty much says it all. a 9/8-9/22: Sat 3 PM, Prop Thtr, north theater.
