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16th Annual Living Newspaper Festival
August 21st - 25th, 2025
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Event Info:
VENUE: Broadway Armory Park
5917 N Broadway, Chicago, IL 60660
RUN-TIME: 80 min.
TICKETS: $15 - $35
View prices and ticket calendar Here.
​Thursday, Aug. 21st, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Friday, Aug. 22nd, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Saturday, Aug. 23rd, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Sunday, Aug. 24th, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Monday, Aug. 25th, 2025 at 7:30 PM
world premiere 10-min. plays inspired by recent news articles.
It's the 16th Annual! This year's Living Newspaper Festival features five original 10-minute plays from a thrilling lineup burning hot playwrights – presented together in one electric evening at Jackalope Theatre in the Broadway Armory.
Don't miss this One-Weekend-Only theatrical event!
*** OPENING NIGHT PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GOODMAN THEATER ***
An epic citywide year-long event—100 Free Acts of Theater—activates all 50 wards of Chicago.
Designed as a celebration of the artistic fabric of Chicago, The Goodman is partnering with Jackalope Theatre Company and organizations across the city during its Centennial Season to amplify existing programming and collaborate on new efforts.
All 100 acts are offered FREE, with participation open to Chicagoans of all ages and backgrounds.
Learn more at GoodmanTheatre.org/100FreeActs

*Aug. 22th Open Captioned Performance
**Aug. 24th Audio Described Performance
contact hudson@jackalopetheatre.org for any accessibility requests
THE PLAYS & PLAYERS
To Be Announced Soon!
Check back in for details in summer 2025...
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The production team for the 16th Annual Living Newspaper Festival:
To be announced...
The 15th Annual Living Newspaper Festival is made possible by:
Season Sponsors The Michael and Mona Heath Fund.

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