The Curious Theatre Branch’s ambitious yearly showcase of experimental theater, performance, and music from Chicago’s fringe began as part of the Bucktown Arts Fest. Over the years it’s mushroomed from a neighborhood happening to an event of citywide significance–especially now that it’s been taken under the wing of the Department of Cultural Affairs as part of a laudable effort to bring an off-off-Loop sensibility into Chicago’s downtown theater district.
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Taking its name from surrealist painter Salvador Dali’s use of the term “rhino-cerontic” (it means real big), the 14th annual Rhinoceros Theater Festival runs through October 26. Performances take place at the Curious Theatre Branch, 7001 N. Glenwood; No Exit Cafe, 6970 N. Glenwood; and the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington. Admission is $12 or “pay what you can”; for information and reservations, call 773-274-6660.
The Casual Family
The Jazzterpiece
The group performs an evening of experimental chamber music. No Exit Cafe, 9:30 PM.
This Prop Thtr production about a Latino safecracker is adapted from the memoirs of Johnny “Bubbles” Gallegos by Gallegos’s nephews Raoul and Scott Vehill (Scott Vehill codirects with Stefan Brun). No Exit Cafe, 7:30 PM.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7
