Bechdel Fest 9: Next Level on Chicago: Get Tickets Now!

About This Show

Presented by

Broken Nose Theatre

The award-winning annual festival returns! Now in its ninth iteration, BECHDEL FEST features an ensemble of female-identifying, nonbinary, and trans artists performing hilarious and heartfelt new short plays, all of which pass the Bechdel-Wallace Test, a rubric created by cartoonist Alison Bechdel that requires a piece of entertainment to features non-cismale characters talking about something other than men. Written, directed, and performed by some of the city's most outstanding storefront artists, this year's slate of stories center around characters finally on the edge of growing up, glowing up, and taking things to – you guessed it – the next level.

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In accordance with the League of Chicago Theatres, all artists, performers, staff, and patrons 5 years of age or older who are attending events at The Den Theatre must provide proof of a full course of COVID-19 vaccination. View more details about our COVID-19 policy HERE.