Hello Friends,

PrideArts is looking forward to another fun Pride month and an exciting new season which marks our 15th year. We are so thrilled to be in our new home at Center on Halsted. It has re-invigorated and re-energized us to continue our mission of bringing LGBTQ+ stories to you. We hope you got to see our production of “The Vagina Monologues” and our fundraiser “Call Me Elizabeth.” Rounding out our current season will be the Queery New Works Festival where we will showcase the six scripts that were developed during our Queery Playwriting Lab.  Please join us on Friday June 20 at The Hoover-Leppen Theatre to choose which new work will be the 4th show of our 25/26 season.

We are very excited to announce the other 3 shows in our 25/26 season! Kicking off the season will be the chamber musical “A New Brain” by William Finn and James Lapine. We are sticking with a panto for the holidays and this year we will be presenting “Rapornzel” by Tom Whalley. Our third show will be “Constellations” by Nick Payne. This 2-person show is normally cast with a man and woman, but PrideArts will be casting 2 men and 2 women who will perform in repertory. 

While moving to Center on Halsted is helping us to control our spending, we are facing an uphill battle with funding. The current political climate and unrest in the stock market dramatically affects our ability to raise money. Ticket sales is a main source of revenue.  We are not raising our ticket prices so we need to sell more tickets! Please bring your friends! Donate individually and let us know if your company matches donations! Another way to help is to let us know if your company would be interested in donating and/or sponsorship. Producing a show costs anywhere between $20k-$35k depending on the show. We would love to partner with folks in the business community to bring these shows to life.

Below is the QR code for donating and if you would like to talk to us, our office number is 773.661.0770.