Upcoming events
Urban Queer Art Show & Market
Welcome to the Chicago Pride Kick-Off Urban Queer Art Show & Market! Join us at PrideArts from Wednesday, June 5th, 2024 to Sunday June 9th, 2024 for 5 nights of celebration and creativity. Discover unique artworks and handmade goods created by talented queer artists in our vibrant market. Immerse yourself in the urban queer art scene and support local LGBTQ+ creators. This event is the perfect way to kick off Pride month with a bang! Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity to connect with the community and celebrate diversity through art. See you there!
Drag Queen Bingo
Ramona Mirage returns as our supreme bingo hostess! Come join PrideArts for another evening of food, drink, prizes and non-stop laughs. Seating is limited. Get your tickets now!
SAPPHIC SHOWCASE WEEK 2
PrideArts' Sapphic Showcase is a series of 10-minute plays interspersed with standup and spoken word performers. The showcase is directed by Angeli Primlani, and will include pieces written by Olivia McDaniel, Kristina Newcomb, Jules Dreitzer, Allison Fradkin, and Ada Cheng. Performers include: The Shrews Improvisation, Sage Huston, Hannah Magy, Katie Mark, Izzy Salhani, and Deborah Hamilton.
SAPPHIC SHOWCASE WEEK 1
PrideArts' Sapphic Showcase is a series of 10-minute plays interspersed with standup and spoken word performers. The showcase is directed by Angeli Primlani, and will include pieces written by Olivia McDaniel, Kristina Newcomb, Jules Dreitzer, Allison Fradkin, and Ada Cheng. Performers include: The Shrews Improvisation, Sage Huston, Hannah Magy, Katie Mark, Izzy Salhani, and Deborah Hamilton.
SHAKESPEARE'S R & J by Joe Calarco (Copy) (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)
Four young prep school students, tired of going through the usual drill of conjugating Latin and other tedious school routines, decide to vary their very governed lives. After school, one breaks out a copy of William Shakespeare’s ROMEO AND JULIET, and they all take turns reading the play aloud. The Bard’s words and the story itself are thrilling to the girls, and they become swept away, enmeshed in the emotion so much so that they break school rules in order to continue their readings. Perceptions and understanding are turned upside-down as the fun of play-acting turns serious, and the words and meanings begin to hit home and universal truths emerge.
Madelyn Strasma (Student #1)
Luz Espinoza (Student #2)
Hannah Eisendrath (Student #3)
Isabel Roden (Student #4)
Ava Pirie (u/s Student #1)
Annemarie Andaleon (u/s Student #2)
Elise Blanchard (u/s Student #3)
Fran Bixby (u/s Student #4)
written by Joe Calarco
directed by Amber Mandley
Shawn Quinlan (Costume Design)
Brett Baleskie (Scenic Design)
Val Gardner (Sound Design)
August Tiemeyer (Lighting Design)
Cecilia Chen (Props Design)
James Stone (Fight Choreographer)
Grace Goodyear (Intimacy Director)
Elijah McTiernan (Stage Manager)
Elissa Wolf (Dramaturg and Co-Assistant Director)
and Magdiel Carmona (Co-Assistant Director).
SHAKESPEARE'S R & J by Joe Calarco (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)
Four young prep school students, tired of going through the usual drill of conjugating Latin and other tedious school routines, decide to vary their very governed lives. After school, one breaks out a copy of William Shakespeare’s ROMEO AND JULIET, and they all take turns reading the play aloud. The Bard’s words and the story itself are thrilling to the girls, and they become swept away, enmeshed in the emotion so much so that they break school rules in order to continue their readings. Perceptions and understanding are turned upside-down as the fun of play-acting turns serious, and the words and meanings begin to hit home and universal truths emerge.
Madelyn Strasma (Student #1)
Luz Espinoza (Student #2)
Hannah Eisendrath (Student #3)
Isabel Roden (Student #4)
Ava Pirie (u/s Student #1)
Annemarie Andaleon (u/s Student #2)
Elise Blanchard (u/s Student #3)
Fran Bixby (u/s Student #4)
written by Joe Calarco
directed by Amber Mandley
Shawn Quinlan (Costume Design)
Brett Baleskie (Scenic Design)
Val Gardner (Sound Design)
August Tiemeyer (Lighting Design)
Cecilia Chen (Props Design)
James Stone (Fight Choreographer)
Grace Goodyear (Intimacy Director)
Elijah McTiernan (Stage Manager)
Elissa Wolf (Dramaturg and Co-Assistant Director)
and Magdiel Carmona (Co-Assistant Director).
SHAKESPEARE'S R & J by Joe Calarco (Copy) (Copy)
Four young prep school students, tired of going through the usual drill of conjugating Latin and other tedious school routines, decide to vary their very governed lives. After school, one breaks out a copy of William Shakespeare’s ROMEO AND JULIET, and they all take turns reading the play aloud. The Bard’s words and the story itself are thrilling to the girls, and they become swept away, enmeshed in the emotion so much so that they break school rules in order to continue their readings. Perceptions and understanding are turned upside-down as the fun of play-acting turns serious, and the words and meanings begin to hit home and universal truths emerge.
Madelyn Strasma (Student #1)
Luz Espinoza (Student #2)
Hannah Eisendrath (Student #3)
Isabel Roden (Student #4)
Ava Pirie (u/s Student #1)
Annemarie Andaleon (u/s Student #2)
Elise Blanchard (u/s Student #3)
Fran Bixby (u/s Student #4)
written by Joe Calarco
directed by Amber Mandley
Shawn Quinlan (Costume Design)
Brett Baleskie (Scenic Design)
Val Gardner (Sound Design)
August Tiemeyer (Lighting Design)
Cecilia Chen (Props Design)
James Stone (Fight Choreographer)
Grace Goodyear (Intimacy Director)
Elijah McTiernan (Stage Manager)
Elissa Wolf (Dramaturg and Co-Assistant Director)
and Magdiel Carmona (Co-Assistant Director).
SHAKESPEARE'S R & J by Joe Calarco (Copy)
Four young prep school students, tired of going through the usual drill of conjugating Latin and other tedious school routines, decide to vary their very governed lives. After school, one breaks out a copy of William Shakespeare’s ROMEO AND JULIET, and they all take turns reading the play aloud. The Bard’s words and the story itself are thrilling to the girls, and they become swept away, enmeshed in the emotion so much so that they break school rules in order to continue their readings. Perceptions and understanding are turned upside-down as the fun of play-acting turns serious, and the words and meanings begin to hit home and universal truths emerge.
Madelyn Strasma (Student #1)
Luz Espinoza (Student #2)
Hannah Eisendrath (Student #3)
Isabel Roden (Student #4)
Ava Pirie (u/s Student #1)
Annemarie Andaleon (u/s Student #2)
Elise Blanchard (u/s Student #3)
Fran Bixby (u/s Student #4)
written by Joe Calarco
directed by Amber Mandley
Shawn Quinlan (Costume Design)
Brett Baleskie (Scenic Design)
Val Gardner (Sound Design)
August Tiemeyer (Lighting Design)
Cecilia Chen (Props Design)
James Stone (Fight Choreographer)
Grace Goodyear (Intimacy Director)
Elijah McTiernan (Stage Manager)
Elissa Wolf (Dramaturg and Co-Assistant Director)
and Magdiel Carmona (Co-Assistant Director).
SHAKESPEARE'S R & J by Joe Calarco
Four young prep school students, tired of going through the usual drill of conjugating Latin and other tedious school routines, decide to vary their very governed lives. After school, one breaks out a copy of William Shakespeare’s ROMEO AND JULIET, and they all take turns reading the play aloud. The Bard’s words and the story itself are thrilling to the girls, and they become swept away, enmeshed in the emotion so much so that they break school rules in order to continue their readings. Perceptions and understanding are turned upside-down as the fun of play-acting turns serious, and the words and meanings begin to hit home and universal truths emerge.
Madelyn Strasma (Student #1)
Luz Espinoza (Student #2)
Hannah Eisendrath (Student #3)
Isabel Roden (Student #4)
Ava Pirie (u/s Student #1)
Annemarie Andaleon (u/s Student #2)
Elise Blanchard (u/s Student #3)
Fran Bixby (u/s Student #4)
written by Joe Calarco
directed by Amber Mandley
Shawn Quinlan (Costume Design)
Brett Baleskie (Scenic Design)
Val Gardner (Sound Design)
August Tiemeyer (Lighting Design)
Cecilia Chen (Props Design)
James Stone (Fight Choreographer)
Grace Goodyear (Intimacy Director)
Elijah McTiernan (Stage Manager)
Elissa Wolf (Dramaturg and Co-Assistant Director)
and Magdiel Carmona (Co-Assistant Director).
DRAG QUEEN BINGO
To celebrate Valentine's Day, PrideArts proudly presents the return of Drag Queen Bingo, hosted by the always outrageous Ramon Mirage!. There will be appetizers and beverages (alcoholic and non-alcoholic) available. Winners will receive a lovely themed gift basket. Get your tickets now as seating is limited!
Drag Queen Bingo
To celebrate National Coming Out Day, PrideArts proudly presents Drag Queen Bingo featuring Ramona Mirage as your host. There will be appetizers and beverages (alcoholic and non-alcoholic) available. Winners will receive a lovely themed gift basket. Get your tickets now as seating is limited!
Gay Card
Gay Card is an uplifting and joyous new musical that follows a college freshman named Logan. He desperately wants to fit in with the gay crowd at his school. To earn his “gay card” Logan must convince his housemates that he is indeed “awesome enough to be gay!”
Gay Card
Gay Card is an uplifting and joyous new musical that follows a college freshman named Logan. He desperately wants to fit in with the gay crowd at his school. To earn his “gay card” Logan must convince his housemates that he is indeed “awesome enough to be gay!”
Gay Card
Gay Card is an uplifting and joyous new musical that follows a college freshman named Logan. He desperately wants to fit in with the gay crowd at his school. To earn his “gay card” Logan must convince his housemates that he is indeed “awesome enough to be gay!”
Gay Card
Gay Card is an uplifting and joyous new musical that follows a college freshman named Logan. He desperately wants to fit in with the gay crowd at his school. To earn his “gay card” Logan must convince his housemates that he is indeed “awesome enough to be gay!”
Gay Card
Gay Card is an uplifting and joyous new musical that follows a college freshman named Logan. He desperately wants to fit in with the gay crowd at his school. To earn his “gay card” Logan must convince his housemates that he is indeed “awesome enough to be gay!”
Screening of The pathfinders project 2022
Join us on June 11 at 2pm for a special public screening of The Pathfinders Project 2022; On Transformation
This free screening will be hosted by our newest season partner, The Goodman Theatre
Tango By joel tan
An elderly waitress at a Chinese restaurant in Singapore refuses to serve a same-sex couple and their adoptive son because of her religious beliefs. When a video of her actions is shared online, this erupts into vitriol, heated debates and a protest rally that rocks the country.
Join us for our last show of our 2022- 2023 season!
directed by Carol Ann Tan
featuring:
G Hao Lee
Carolyn Hu Bradbury
Luke Gerdes
Oscar Hew
Ronnie Lyall
Mike Newquist
Rainey Song
& Cai Yong
Tango By joel tan
An elderly waitress at a Chinese restaurant in Singapore refuses to serve a same-sex couple and their adoptive son because of her religious beliefs. When a video of her actions is shared online, this erupts into vitriol, heated debates and a protest rally that rocks the country.
Join us for our last show of our 2022- 2023 season!
directed by Carol Ann Tan
featuring:
G Hao Lee
Carolyn Hu Bradbury
Luke Gerdes
Oscar Hew
Ronnie Lyall
Mike Newquist
Rainey Song
& Cai Yong
Tango By joel tan
An elderly waitress at a Chinese restaurant in Singapore refuses to serve a same-sex couple and their adoptive son because of her religious beliefs. When a video of her actions is shared online, this erupts into vitriol, heated debates and a protest rally that rocks the country.
Join us for our last show of our 2022- 2023 season!
directed by Carol Ann Tan
featuring:
G Hao Lee
Carolyn Hu Bradbury
Luke Gerdes
Oscar Hew
Ronnie Lyall
Mike Newquist
Rainey Song
& Cai Yong
Tango By joel tan
An elderly waitress at a Chinese restaurant in Singapore refuses to serve a same-sex couple and their adoptive son because of her religious beliefs. When a video of her actions is shared online, this erupts into vitriol, heated debates and a protest rally that rocks the country.
Join us for our last show of our 2022- 2023 season!
directed by Carol Ann Tan
featuring:
G Hao Lee
Carolyn Hu Bradbury
Luke Gerdes
Oscar Hew
Ronnie Lyall
Mike Newquist
Rainey Song
& Cai Yong
Tango by Joel Tan (Opening Night)
An elderly waitress at a Chinese restaurant in Singapore refuses to serve a same-sex couple and their adoptive son because of her religious beliefs. When a video of her actions is shared online, this erupts into vitriol, heated debates and a protest rally that rocks the country.
directed by Carol Ann Tan
featuring:
G Hao Lee
Carolyn Hu Bradbury
Luke Gerdes
Oscar Hew
Ronnie Lyall
Mike Newquist
Rainey Song
& Cai Yong
Tango by Joel Tan (PREVIEWS)
An elderly waitress at a Chinese restaurant in Singapore refuses to serve a same-sex couple and their adoptive son because of her religious beliefs. When a video of her actions is shared online, this erupts into vitriol, heated debates and a protest rally that rocks the country.
directed by Carol Ann Tan
featuring:
G Hao Lee
Carolyn Hu Bradbury
Luke Gerdes
Oscar Hew
Ronnie Lyall
Mike Newquist
Rainey Song
& Cai Yong
ONE IN TWO BY DONJA R. LOVE (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)
Three Black queer men sit in an ethereal waiting room. One is about to be chosen to live the unforgiving story of a man diagnosed with HIV, struggling to be defined by more than his status. Ten years after his own diagnosis, Donja R. Love has written a fearless account of the reality for too many Americans. A deeply personal call to action, one in two shines a light on the people behind a statistic and the strength of the community they make up.
written by Donja R. Love
directed by Jordan Ratliff
starring J. Xavier, Anania Williams, & Jonathan Samuel Allsop
Mariquise De’jahn (understudy)
intimacy coordination by Tyomi Morgan
stage managed by Amanda Grissom
Production Team:
Beth Weinstock (Assistant Stage Manager)
Sarah Calvert (Sound Designer)
Eme Ospina-López (Projections Designer)
Elliot Hubiak (lighting designer)
Jessica Smith (Front of House)
Brett Baleskie (Scenic)
ONE IN TWO BY DONJA R. LOVE (Copy) (Copy)
Three Black queer men sit in an ethereal waiting room. One is about to be chosen to live the unforgiving story of a man diagnosed with HIV, struggling to be defined by more than his status. Ten years after his own diagnosis, Donja R. Love has written a fearless account of the reality for too many Americans. A deeply personal call to action, one in two shines a light on the people behind a statistic and the strength of the community they make up.
written by Donja R. Love
directed by Jordan Ratliff
starring J. Xavier, Anania Williams, & Jonathan Samuel Allsop
Mariquise De’jahn (understudy)
intimacy coordination by Tyomi Morgan
stage managed by Amanda Grissom
Production Team:
Beth Weinstock (Assistant Stage Manager)
Sarah Calvert (Sound Designer)
Eme Ospina-López (Projections Designer)
Elliot Hubiak (lighting designer)
Jessica Smith (Front of House)
Brett Baleskie (Scenic)
ONE IN TWO BY DONJA R. LOVE
Three Black queer men sit in an ethereal waiting room. One is about to be chosen to live the unforgiving story of a man diagnosed with HIV, struggling to be defined by more than his status. Ten years after his own diagnosis, Donja R. Love has written a fearless account of the reality for too many Americans. A deeply personal call to action, one in two shines a light on the people behind a statistic and the strength of the community they make up.
written by Donja R. Love
directed by Jordan Ratliff
starring J. Xavier, Anania Williams, & Jonathan Samuel Allsop
Mariquise De’jahn (understudy)
intimacy coordination by Tyomi Morgan
stage managed by Amanda Grissom
Production Team:
Beth Weinstock (Assistant Stage Manager)
Sarah Calvert (Sound Designer)
Eme Ospina-López (Projections Designer)
Elliot Hubiak (lighting designer)
Jessica Smith (Front of House)
Brett Baleskie (Scenic)
ONE IN TWO BY DONJA R. LOVE
Three Black queer men sit in an ethereal waiting room. One is about to be chosen to live the unforgiving story of a man diagnosed with HIV, struggling to be defined by more than his status. Ten years after his own diagnosis, Donja R. Love has written a fearless account of the reality for too many Americans. A deeply personal call to action, one in two shines a light on the people behind a statistic and the strength of the community they make up.
written by Donja R. Love
directed by Jordan Ratliff
starring J. Xavier, Anania Williams, & Jonathan Samuel Allsop
Mariquise De’jahn (understudy)
intimacy coordination by Tyomi Morgan
stage managed by Amanda Grissom
Production Team:
Beth Weinstock (Assistant Stage Manager)
Sarah Calvert (Sound Designer)
Eme Ospina-López (Projections Designer)
Elliot Hubiak (lighting designer)
Jessica Smith (Front of House)
Brett Baleskie (Scenic)
written by Donja R. Love
directed by Jordan Ratliff
starring J. Xavier, Anania Williams, & Jonathan Samuel Allsop
Marquise De’jahn (understudy)
intimacy coordination by Tyomi Morgan
stage managed by Amanda Grissom
Production Team:
Beth Weinstock (Assistant Stage Manager)
Sarah Calvert (Sound Designer)
Eme Ospina-López (Projections Designer)
Elliot Hubiak (lighting designer)
Jessica Smith (Front of House)
Brett Baleskie (Scenic)