The Saturday Series

The Chicago Dramatists host a weekly reading series for resident and network playwrights. The staged readings take place every Saturday:

MARCH SCHEDULE

3/20
Self-Producing
Discussion with renowned panelists about the trials and tribulations of mounthing your own theater work.

3/27
They All Fall Down
The day after the disappearance of JFK, Jr.’s plane, a couple’s discussion of the uncertain fate of the missing leads them to a new territory in their own relationship.

APRIL SCHEDULE

4/3
A Steady Rain
During a routine domestic disturbance call, two Chicago cops return a panic-stricken Vietnamese boy to a man claiming to be the boy’s uncle.

4/10
Just One of Those Things
In this romantic comedy, a young woman traveling by train to her wedding is delayed in an isolated, rural train station and encounters a movie-obsessed janitor.

4/17
Ex Orient Lux
As the Depression deepens in the West, a young idealist leads his pregnant wife to the promised land of the Soviet Union to help build an egalitarian society. His wife is the first to see the flaws…

4/24
The Theater School of DePaul University
The school’s actors and directors stage readings of short plays and scenes.

MAY SCHEDULE

5/1
MisAmerica
When project manager Gina leads her marketing team on a recon mission, she finds that making the world safe for quality footwar is not so simple.

5/8
Before I Wake
Vietnam War vets J.T. and Ray were the same: grew up in the same neighborhood; liked the same James Brown music, wine, girls; and even served in the same platoon. Thirty years later, their lives intersect.

5/15
Southern Illinois University: Student Plays
Chicago Dramatist actors and directors stage readings of short plays and scenes by MFA and Ph.D. students.

5/22
10-Minute Workshop
Staged readings of 10-minute plays and scenes by various writers, followed by an audience discussion moderated by Mr. Hill.