Preview: The Duchess of Malfi
When 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.
2023 Writing Violence and Intimacy for the Stage
Join 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 workshops@babeswithblades.org
SHARPENING THE CUTTING EDGE: BWBTC ANNOUNCES 2023 SEASON
BABES WITH BLADES THEATRE COMPANY ANNOUNCES 2023 SEASON: SHARPENING
2023 – Fighting Words Festival
Three 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.
PREVIEW: Plaid as Hell
Cass was hoping her annual camping trip would go well this year. But with her best friend Emilie sniping at Cass’s new girlfriend Jessica, not to mention the serial killer on the loose, the weekend is off to a rocky start. **Due to the graphic nature of some elements of this show, including frank descriptions of consensual sexual acts, we recommend that all attendees are 18 years or older.
LIVE STREAMING: BWBTC Shakespeare Richard III
**Live Streaming** Aligned 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
Aligned 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 WEEKEND: BWBTC Shakespeare Richard III
Aligned 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 WEEKEND: BWBTC Shakespeare Richard III
Aligned 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”.
MULTI-ACCESSIBILITY / TALKBACK DAY: BWBTC Shakespeare Richard III
**Multi-Accessibility / Talkback Day** Aligned 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”.