Live Bait Theater’s seventh annual showcase of one-person performances features old and new work by a slew of fringe artists. The fest 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 at www.TicketWeb.com); check www.livebaittheater.org for more information.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 23
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This tribute to the late performance artist James Grigsby–whose 1988 solo show Terminal Madness was Live Bait’s first production–features music, readings from Grigsby’s work, and a screening of his film Trust Me. Main stage, 6:30 PM.
Battle Scars
James Grigsby Memorial
Kristin Garrison offers her piece about being a teenager in the 1970s. “Garrison is…a major-league performer [who] shows she can claim a room. Whether holding forth onstage or dashing through the theater’s aisles, she seems to be with her audience rather than performing at us or even to us….Although at times her methodical approach results in rather labored pacing, for the most part Garrison captivates by the sheer ingenuity of her wit. Now she needs to make more sense of her disjointed musings…. For her material to be as memorable as she is, [she] needs to rely more on structure than on quirks,” says Reader critic Justin Hayford. Bucket, 8:30 PM.
See listing for Friday, August 23. Main stage, 3 PM.
