This annual festival of solo performance, now in its fourth year, features more than 20 pieces by local, national, and international artists. It runs 8/18-8/28 at the Breadline Theatre, 1802 W. Berenice, and Theatre Building Chicago, 1225 W. Belmont. Tickets are $20 per show; $12 for students. Tickets for Breadline shows can be purchased by calling 312-498-3369; Theatre Building Chicago tickets are available at the box office and by calling 773-327-5252. The festival also offers workshops on performance and marketing at Act One Studios, 640 N. LaSalle, suite 535. The workshop registration fee is $45; call 312-787-9384. For more information on the festival, call 312-498-3369 or see www.singlefilechicago.com. Following is the schedule through 8/25; a complete schedule is available online at www.chicagoreader.com.
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FRIDAY 19
SATURDAY 20
Cucumber Dreams
TUESDAY 23
A double bill, coproduced by Serendipity Theatre Company. Emily Churchill stars in Courtney Shaughnessy’s solo about female adolescence, directed by Adam Belcuore. Gerritt O’Neill presents his solo about life in Vegas and the struggle to get out. a Breadline, 8 PM.
