Theatre with a side of life
The Factory Theater presents the World Premiere of LANE CALL A NIGHT OF CLOSING. Upon arrival, it’s a step back into time as The Factory Theater transforms into a Venture Store (the ‘it’ store before Target). It’s all bright and garish colors, lights and vests as the Venture crew mingle with bargain hunters. Rose Johnson (set), ...
Factory Theater presents the World Premiere of THE KELLY GIRLS. For centuries, Belfast has been a hotbed of warring factions. Catholics verses Protestants. Irish verses British rule. The Provisional Government of Ireland verses the Irish Republican Army (IRA). And later in the 1960s, the Official IRA verses the Provisional IRA. The Irish started fighting in their ...
The Factory Theater presents the World Premiere of LAST NIGHT IN KARAOKE TOWN. Upon arrival, stepping into the theatre is like stepping into a dive bar. The look is legit! The paneled walls covered with signs. The rows and rows of beer cans on display. The bar littered with bottles of liquor and framed by two ...
The Factory Theater presents the World Premiere of MAY THE ROAD RISE UP. ‘May the road rise up’ is the first line in a popular Irish blessing. Wishes for an easier life is the perfect sentiment for people struggling under the weight of hardship. The title sets the tone as Playwright Shannon O’Neill debuts her story about ...
The Factory Theater presents THE DARKNESS AFTER DAWN. Thunder… lightning… a woman covered in blood. This show startles on arrival. (Nod out to Sound Designer Sarah Espinoza for jolting me to attention with a boom.) A panicked Allison Cain (Rosemary) is in blood-soaked pajamas. She calls the police to inform them that she has killed an ...
The Factory Theater presents the first production of its 25th anniversary season, the world premiere of Captain Steve’s Caring Kingdom. Before the show begins, the lobby and theatre have snippets from 70s children's shows like H.R. Puffinstuff. The video clips create a nostalgic vibe anchored in television fantasy. Weaved throughout the montage are bits from Playwright Mike Ooi's Captain Steve's ...
The Factory Theater presents the World Premiere of THE LAST BIG MISTAKE. Factory christens its new Rogers Park theater with sweat, blood and chortling. Their first show is a high energy, combative comedy. Kim Boler (Lola) and Angela DeMarco (Roxie) play former lady wrestlers turned cocktail servers moonlighting as newbie crooks. When they don’t get paid ...