Live Bait Theater’s showcase of one-person performances features old and new work by a slew of fringe artists, among them Stephanie Shaw, Lotti Pharriss, David Kodeski, Mark Gagne, Judith Harding, Karin McKie, and Kristin Garrison. The festival climaxes with a salute to the late James Grigsby, whose solo show Terminal Madness was Live Bait’s first production in 1988.
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The seventh annual Fillet of Solo Festival runs through August 25 at Live Bait Theater, 3914 N. Clark; performances take place in the theater’s main-stage and Bucket spaces. Tickets are $10 per show; a festival pass to all shows costs $30, and a pass to the two “Live Bait Bucket Solo Sampler” shows is $15. Call 773-871-1212 for reservations (tickets are also available on-line
Following is the schedule for August 8 through 15; a complete schedule is available on-line at www.chicagoreader.com.
Live Bait Bucket Solo Sampler #2: Image, Bodies and Risk
Jonathan Pereira’s comic monologue addresses “race, prejudice, youth, and advertising.” Bucket, 11 PM.
Kristin Garrison performs her piece about being a teenager in the 1970s. Bucket, 8:30 PM.
See listing for Thursday, August 8; Lotti Pharriss and Beth Ann Bryant-Richards replace Stephanie Shaw at this show. Bucket, 7:30 PM.
