BWBTC Events
CLOSING WEEKEND: BWBTC Shakespeare Richard III
The Edge Theater 5451 N Broadway St, Chicago, ILAligned with the mission of representing marginalized voices, BWBTC has partnered with UIC’s Disability Cultural Center to tell the tale of the malicious Richard of Gloucester. Casting 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”.
CLOSING NIGHT: BWBTC Shakespeare Richard III
The Edge Theater 5451 N Broadway St, Chicago, ILAligned with the mission of representing marginalized voices, BWBTC has partnered with UIC’s Disability Cultural Center to tell the tale of the malicious Richard of Gloucester. Casting 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”.
2023 – Fighting Words Festival
The Edge Off Broadway 1133 W Catalpa Ave, Chicago, ILThree new scripts that utilize stage combat to tell stories of underrepresented communities and invite audiences to contribute to the plays’ development! The fifth annual Fighting Words Festival (live and streamed online)! BWBTC’s 2023 season kicks off with the Fighting Words Festival, held on Saturday & Sunday, June 17-18 and June 24-25, 2023 at The Edge Off Broadway. (The Edge Theater’s black box), 1133 W. Catalpa in the Edgewater neighborhood, as well as streaming online. The Festival, which is free and open to the public is available online and in person, features readings of three scripts in the development process. After each reading the audience has an opportunity to provide feedback for the playwright. Tickets: FREE ADMISSION! And a talkback following each reading.
2023 Writing Violence and Intimacy for the Stage
Online EventJoin us via zoom for this writing seminar with writers and designers from Babes With Blades Theatre Company's ensemble to learn how to best write violence and intimacy for the stage. Reserve your slot now at [email protected]
Preview: The Duchess of Malfi
The Factory Theater 1623 W Howard Street, Chicago, ILWhen the widowed Duchess of Malfi chooses to love again, honestly and defiantly, the men in her family do everything in their power to break those that would dare to flout the unspoken rules of a “traditional” society.