NEW FRONTIER SERIES
New Play Development • Presenting Visiting Artists • Civic & Community Engagement
Check out what's featured and playing on Jackalope's new frontier!
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Continuing Jackalope's work as a community resource established during our years as a presenting venue at our former storefront studio theater, The Frontier.
NEW PLAY DEVELOPMENT
Jackalope Theatre: The New Frontier Series Presents
A Reading of
THE SPORTING LIFE
Written by Marjorie Muller
Directed by Monét Felton; Featuring Ethan Evans, Campbell Krausen, Ziare Paul-Emile, DeKyi Ronge, Christopher Wayland, and Scott Westerman
PERFORMANCE DATE:
ONE NIGHT ONLY | Tuesday, May 20th 2025 at 7:00 PM
Jackalope Theatre in Broadway Armory Park, 5917 N Broadway, Chicago, IL
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SYNOPSIS:
16-year-old Dot still hasn’t gotten her period. Lucky for her, there’s a Witch in the woods who can get it started. However, in exchange, Dot must offer her the life of a man who has wronged her. And who better to offer than a math teacher? When Dot gets her elusive first period and becomes witness to the Witch’s murder, they become bonded in literal blood, sending Dot down a path of self-understanding, bitterness, and perhaps a little bit of violence too (as a treat). The Sporting Life is a "coming of rage" story brutally snapped open to expose the, sometimes literal, entrails of growing up girl.
VISITING
ARTISTS
Jackalope Theatre: The New Frontier Series Presents
Here's The Exit Theatre Collective's U.S. Premiere of
THE HUNS
Written by Michael Ross Albert
Directed by Hudson Therriault
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PERFORMANCE DATES:
October 17th - 27th, 2024 | Thurs-Saturdays @ 7:30 PM, Sundays at 2:00 PM
Jackalope Theatre in Broadway Armory Park, 5917 N Broadway, Chicago, IL
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SYNOPSIS:
The morning after a break-in at a tech company, three co-workers assemble for a conference call to discuss the burglary. What starts as a civilized, professional meeting swiftly devolves into a brutal showdown that puts everyone’s careers -- and their hopes for future happiness-- in jeopardy.
NEW PLAY DEVELOPMENT
Jackalope Theatre: The New Frontier Series Presents
A Staged Reading of
SGT. HANK COLE'S DRAMA CLUB OF ALGONA
Written by Calamity West
PERFORMANCE DATES:
ONE NIGHT ONLY | Friday, August 9th 2024 at 7:30 PM
Jackalope Theatre in Broadway Armory Park, 5917 N Broadway, Chicago, IL
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SYNOPSIS:
After being captured by Americans during WWII, a group of young foot soldiers from the German army are transported to a P.O.W. Camp in Algona, Iowa where they are recruited to join a Drama Club led by Sgt. Hank Cole. Inspired by actual events, this new play by Calamity West explores the brutal hypocrisies of the war machine, the dangers of nationalism, and the magic of theater.