The 7th Annual CHICAGO ONE-MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL: America Is...

The CHICAGO ONE-MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL (#1MPF) returns to The Den Theatre for its seventh year – this time exploring America and Chicago in 2017 in the wake of the Presidential election. The marathon evening of one-minute plays by more than 60 of Chicago’s established and emerging playwrights and directors is presented two nights only, Tuesday, February 21 and Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at The Den Theatre, 1333 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. Tickets, priced at $18, are currently available at brownpapertickets.com.

The 2017 CHICAGO ONE-MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL: America Is…. will feature brand new one-minute plays by Axel Arth, Andrew Bailes, Manny Buckley, Rachel Claff, Whitney LaMora Currier, EJC Calvert, Dan Caffrey, MT Cozzola, Randall Colbrun, Lonnie Carter, Spenser Davis, Bilal Dardai, Reginald Edmond, Kimberly D. Furganson, Genevra Gallo-Bayaites, Addison Heimann, Nick Hart, Skye Robinson Hillis, Kate Healy, Reeny Hofrichter, Scott Hermes, Jeewon Kim, David Kodeski, Genevieve Locksley, Jenni Lamb, Patrick McLean, Arlene Malinowski, Mark Mason, Jonathan Mastro, Laura Nessler, Coya Paz, Kristi Parker-Barnhart, Tania Richard, Tanise Robnett, Elaine Romero, Cassandra Rose, Jennifer Rumberger, Edgar Sanchez, Jessy Lauren Smith, Jenny Seidelman, Sheridan Singleton, Jon Steinhagen, Steve Spencer, Tiffani Swalley, Leean Kim Torske, Robert Tenges, Eileen Tull, Aaron Weissman, Tony Werner, Adam Webster, Larissa Zageris and Joe Zarrow.

Directors include Wardell Clark, Spenser Davis, Rose Freeman, Jess Hutchinson, Charlie McGrath, Andrew Peters, Samuel Roberson, Alyssa Vera Ramos, Lee Stark, Lexi Saunders, Anna Trachtman and Jacob Watson

“We are thrilled to celebrate seven years of #1MPF in Chicago and we are proud to see our programing and the reach of our work diversifying – between the festival of women-identified artists, The Every 28 Hours Plays and the traditional 1MPF work that we are using to investigate what America and Chicago in 2017 post-election America looks like, comments Artists Director Dominic D’Andrea. “The opportunity to gather the community of artists, activists and citizens and focus on ways that we might begin to design the world we want to live in is a beautiful and necessary action. I'm proud of the community, our partners at the Den and the stunning nuance of the work we've generated together.”

EVENT DETAILS

Title: CHICAGO ONE-MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL: America Is…

Dates: Tuesday, February 21 and Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Times: 8 pm

Tickets: $18. Tickets are currently available at brownpapertickets.com.

About THE ONE-MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL

THE ONE-MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL (#1MPF) is America’s largest and longest running grass roots theatre company, founded by Producing Artistic Director, Dominic D’Andrea . #1MPF is a social barometer project, which investigates the zeitgeist of different communities through dialogue, consensus building and a performance of 50-100 short moments generated by each community. #1MPF works in partnership with theatres and/or social organizations sharing playwright, educational or community-specific missions across the country. The aim is to create locally sourced playwright-focused community events, with the goal of promoting the spirit of radical inclusion. #1MPF represents playwrights of different age, gender, race, cultures, and points of career. The work attempts to reflect the theatrical landscape of local artistic communities by creating a dialogue between the collective conscious and the individual voice.

For more information visit: www.oneminuteplayfestival.com.

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