The 12th annual edition of this multidisciplinary fall arts festival, which was founded by the late Jim Happy-Delpech to showcase artists in Chicago’s Wicker Park and Bucktown neighborhoods, features offbeat theatrical fare ranging from the Schadenfreude improv group to stage versions of Anne Sexton poems and Heckle & Jeckle cartoons. The following listings are based on information provided by theater coordinator Jonathan Pitts; see listings elsewhere in this issue for information on poetry, dance, film, musical attractions, and visual art. Performances take place September 6 through 9 at the main-stage and studio spaces of the Chopin Theatre, 1543 W. Division, and at other locations noted in the listings below (which are subject to change). Admission to all theater and performance events is free, but donations will be requested after each show. Daily admission to the festival’s main exhibition sites is $5; for more information call 773-342-6777 or visit the festival’s Web site at www.aroundthecoyote.org.
Going Home: My Life in a Funeral Home
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writer-performer Kerstin Caldwell’s comic solo show about growing up in her parents’ funeral home. Chopin Theatre, 7 PM.
Moving Faster by Standing Still
See Critic’s Choice. The performance starts at 10 PM; viewers should gather by 9:45 PM at the northeast corner of Leavitt and Pierce, from where they will be shepherded to the performance space.
See Critic’s Choice. The performance starts at 8 PM; viewers should gather by 7:45 PM at the northeast corner of Leavitt and Pierce, from where they will be shepherded to the performance space.
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