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SUMMARY:Post-Show TALKBACK: BWBTC Shakespeare Richard III
DESCRIPTION:BWBTC Shakespeare: Richard III\nFri Aug 26\, 2022 – Sat Oct 15\, 2022 \n\nWritten by William Shakespeare\nDirected by Richard Costes\nFight & Intimacy Direction by Maureen Yasko* \n\nIn partnership with University of Illinois Chicago’s Disability Cultural Center\nBabes With Blades Theatre Company brings the tale of Shakespeare’s most complex\, cruel and fascinating protagonist to life this summer in a new version that accounts for previously disregarded perspectives. BWBTC Shakespeare’s Richard III tells the story of Richard of Gloucester\, who uses intelligence\, deception and political manipulation towards his ultimate goal: England’s crown. Babes With Blades’ production is a partnership with a project called “Making Inclusive Theatre: Richard III as Disability Art\,” a collaboration with the University of Illinois Chicago’s Disability Cultural Center\, the UIC Department of Theatre and Bodies of Work\, a network of disability arts and culture. \nCasting both non-disabled and disabled actors\, this production will not only examine stage combat as a storytelling tool\, but interrogate the divide between “regular” theatre and “theatre for the disabled”. \nPlease note: Live captions will be available for all performances. \nBUY TICKETS HERE\n\n  \n\n  \nImportant Accessibility Dates:\n\nSeptember 11th & 17th – There will be adjustments for sensory needs audience members \nSeptember 24th – There will be ASL interpreters at this performance \nOctober 1st – We will offer a touch tour and audio description of the show \nOctober 9th – Multi Accessibility/Talkback Day. ASL interpreters and audio description/touch tour will be provided as well as a talkback after the show with representatives from the UIC Disability Cultural Center. \nAudience members who are blind and or have low vision will receive a headset that allows them to listen to a trained audio describer. Descriptions of key visual elements of the show will be inserted into natural pauses in the performance. 30 minutes prior to the show\, patrons who are blind or have low vision are invited to attend a touch tour and audio description involving a table of props and costume elements in the lobby that can be explored with touch\, as well as a brief presentation in the theatre detailing the set and introducing patrons to the voices of the actors. \n\n\n\nPre-Show Touch Tour at 2:30 PM.\nAudio Described & ASL Performance at 3PM\nPost-Show Talkback at 5:30PM\n\n\n\n\n\n**Tickets: Previews $20; student and senior tickets are $28 and general admission are $35. \n***Ticket sales end 3 hours before curtain. Seats may still be available even if it says no longer available. You can reserve a seat by calling our Box Office Line at 773-217-8406.***\n \n\nCOVID POLICY\nFor the safety of our cast\, crew\, staff\, volunteers\, and patrons\, all in-person attendees will be required to show proof of vaccination at the door. We reserve the right to refund pre-purchased tickets if proof of vaccination is not provided. Edge Theatre and BWBTC also require that all audience members are masked in the theater and lobby at all times. If you do not wish to or are unable to meet these requirements\, we suggest you attend one of our live-streamed performances on September 23rd\, 25th and October 8th. \n\nClick here for more show details
URL:https://babeswithblades.org/event/post-show-talkback-bwbtc-shakespeare-richard-iii/
LOCATION:The Edge Theater\, 5451 N Broadway St\, Chicago\, IL\, 60640
CATEGORIES:2022,Outreach,Performances,Sensory Friendly,Shakespeare,Talkback,Touch tour
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SUMMARY:Fundamentals of Stage Combat Workshop for Folx of Color
DESCRIPTION:This workshop will teach the basic fundamentals of unarmed and single rapier techniques in stage combat to industry folx of color with little to no training in stage combat. \n*Capacity is limited to 12-14 participants (first-come-first-served basis). We will have a waiting list. \n  \nFill out and submit the form below to apply for participation in the workshop:\n  \n[contact-form-7 id=”4154″ title=”September 2019 Workshop for Folx of Color”] \n  \nCopy of the photo-waiver & indemnity-release below:\n  \n\n  \n\nInstructor: BWBTC emeritus member Katherine Herrera Coyl\n  \n\n  \nKatherine Herrera Coyl is a fight director and actress from Chicago. She is one of the three fight directors on season contract at Lyric Opera Chicago\, the first woman hired to fight direct at Dallas Opera Company\, and the first female fight director in AGMA (American Guide of Musical Artists). Her credits include Hero’s Wife and Beauty Shop at Chicago Dramatists\, Turandot\, Idomeneo\, and La Boheme at Lyric Opera\, Don Giovanni at Dallas Opera\, and Nightrunner at DePaul University. She is a proud associate member of SDC (Stage Directors and Choreographers Union) and the ILFDC (International League of Fight Directors and Choreographers).
URL:https://babeswithblades.org/event/fundamentals-of-stage-combat-workshop-for-folx-of-color/
LOCATION:Voice of the City\, 3429 W Diversey Ave\, Chicago\, IL\, 60647
CATEGORIES:2019,Community,Outreach,Workshops
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SUMMARY:June\, 2019 - Fighting Words Festival
DESCRIPTION:Three new works that place women at the center of the story and the action!\nThe second annual Fighting Words Festival! \nEach year BWBTC selects three scripts for development.  Each must have the potential to grow into the kinds of plays that fit BWBTC’s mission.  Several of the Fighting Words selections have been seen as full productions with BWBTC\, as well as other theatre companies: most recently 180 Degree Rule\, Patchwork Drifter\, L’Imbecile and Bo Thomas and the Case of the Sky Pirates. \nEach 2018-19 script has undergone two reading-and-feedback sessions with the ensemble and invited guests prior to being introduced to the public (and given the BWBTC treatment of including one staged fight) at the Festival in June 2019. \n  \nTickets: FREE ADMISSION! Refreshments and a talkback follow each reading. \nRSVP Here \n  \nFIGHTING WORDS 2018-2019 SELECTIONS: \nSaturday\, June 1\, 2019 – 3:00pm \nLife In A Sandcastle \nby Jayme McGhan \nDirector: Kelsey Kovacevich*\nFight Choreography: Kim Fukawa* \nTwo getaway weekends on the shore of Lake Michigan collide when childhood friends and family from separate worlds find themselves doing battle for the same beachside fire pit. Political persuasions\, economic privilege\, religious beliefs\, regional proclivities\, educational barriers\, and a mess of cheap beer\, expensive wine\, and dill pickles chips quickly become both shields and weapons as the women do battle for the sandy square footage they feel is rightly theirs. Life in a Sandcastle is a hilarious and touching exploration of the fates that bring us together and the tax brackets that keep us apart. \n  \nSaturday\, June 1\, 2019 – 7:00pm \nSummer Nights and Fireflies \nby Bianca Sams \nDirector: Kanomé Jones\nFight Choreography: Chloe Baldwin* \nSummer Nights and Fireflies\, follows Zandra Richards\, the owner of a small eastern Texas bar which has been in her family for generations. On the surface Zandra’s finally moving forward in life\, but secretly everything is falling apart at the seams. Her bar is struggling financially\, younger brother Tyrone is involved in a tumultuous relationship and her boyfriend Sean wants more from her than she’s capable of giving. To make matters worse\, Zandra is literally haunted by ghosts from her past which force her to confront a lifetime of abuse that she’d rather leave dead and buried. Summer Nights and Fireflies explores issues of modern femininity\, the cycle of violence\, and the power of self love. \n  \nSunday\, June 2\, 2019 – 3:00pm \nJenga \nby Deborah Yarchun \nDirector: Alexis Randolph*\nFight Choreography: Maureen Yasko* \nYelena returns to her childhood home for the first time in twelve years only to discover that her older sister Simone has transformed it into a “Burning Man-inspired” (and booby-trapped) game-room of fairy wings and glitter. As monstrous noises filter in from an offstage room\, the two sisters battle in a series of escalating games over whether or not to finally confront a violent incident from their past. \n  \n* Denotes BWBTC ensemble member \nLearn more about Fighting Words or submit your own script.
URL:https://babeswithblades.org/event/june-2019-fighting-words-festival/
LOCATION:Otherworld Theatre Company\, 3914 N Clark St\, Chicago\, IL\, 60613
CATEGORIES:Community,Fighting Words,Outreach,Performances,Play Development,Readings
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SUMMARY:Rooftop Pop-Up Dance Party
DESCRIPTION:Babes’ Rooftop Pop-Up Dance Party\nDate:  Friday\, June 29th\, 2018  – 7PM – 10PM \nCost: $20 at the door (wine\, beer – 2 tickets) \nFind the secret code. Enter the building and meet the secret Babe at the elevator. Once you say the word\, we will take you up to the rooftop location with view of the city skyline. Grab a drink from out of a selection of beers and wines\, wear your dancing shoes and dance to DJ Becky’s pre-made dance favorites. Let’s dance!
URL:https://babeswithblades.org/event/rooftop-dance-party/
LOCATION:111 W Washington St\, Chicago\, IL\, 60602
CATEGORIES:Dance Party,Fundraiser,Outreach,Social Drinking
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SUMMARY:Pre-Game Pride Parade Fundraiser
DESCRIPTION:Drink with Babes With Blades Theatre Company and Celebrate Pre-Pride Parade\nJoin Babes at Sidetrack for a pre-parade fundraiser. Bring your old beads\, rainbow gear\, and fabulous face. It’s time to drink\, celebrate\, and raise a glass to pride. Raffle prizes\, snacks\, and more. \n  \nPurchase Tickets Here\n  \nDate: Monday\, June 18\, 2018  – 7PM – 9PM \nCost: $25 = 2 drinks + 5 raffle tickets and appetizers from Saigon Sisters and Bang Chop. \n\nAdditional drink tickets are $20 for 2 drinks and you get 2 raffle tickets. Each raffle ticket $1
URL:https://babeswithblades.org/event/pre-game-pride-parade-fundraiser/
LOCATION:Sidetrack\, 3349 N Halsted\, Chicago\, IL\, 60657
CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Outreach,Social Drinking
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SUMMARY:The Andersonville Farmer’s Market
DESCRIPTION:Babes With Blades Theater Representatives at The Andersonville Farmer’s Market on June 13th\, 2018 from 3PM to 8PM. \nDrop by and say hello.
URL:https://babeswithblades.org/event/the-andersonville-farmers-market/
LOCATION:IL
CATEGORIES:Community,Farmer's Market,Outreach,Street Festival
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SUMMARY:Midsommarfest - Friday Night
DESCRIPTION:On Friday\, June 8th\, 2018\, Babes With Blades Theatre Company ensemble and board members will be volunteering their time to serve drinks at the following beverage stations on Clark Street:  \n\nBalmoral (Non-Stage Side) 5-7pm only\nBalmoral (Stage Side) 5-10PM\n\nCome on out and support local theatre and the community of Andersonville! \nGeneral festival details below. \nJune 8 from 5-10PM | June 9 & 10 from 11AM-10PM \nMidsommarfest is the annual street festival along Clark Street between Foster and Catalpa for two days and three nights of music\, dancing\, kids’ entertainment\, and delicious food. Vendors from around the region sell their wares to passersby\, local shops and restaurants welcome the warm season with specials and sales\, and dance troupes\, DJs\, and longtime favorite bands keep the party going. \nThe festival suggests a $10 donation at the gates (kids under 12 and seniors are free) that support all of the innovative programming\, events\, and services that keep our community vibrant. \nClick here for more festival details.
URL:https://babeswithblades.org/event/midsommarfest-2018/
LOCATION:Andersonville Midsommarfest\, 5200 N Clark St\, Chicago\, IL\, 60640
CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Outreach,Social Drinking,Street Festival
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