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Presented By
The Neo-Futurists
Location
Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.
Chicago,IL60640United States
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๐‘บ๐‘พ๐‘ฐ๐‘ป๐‘ช๐‘ฏ๐‘ฉ๐‘ถ๐‘จ๐‘น๐‘ซ is a Neo-Futurist puppetry show about the S.S. Eastland disaster. The S.S. Eastland was a passenger ship commissioned to transport Western Electric laborers and their families to a company picnic on July 24th, 1915. Despite never leaving the dock, the Eastland capsized downtown in the Chicago River, resulting in the deaths of 844 passengers and crew members. ๐‘บ๐‘พ๐‘ฐ๐‘ป๐‘ช๐‘ฏ๐‘ฉ๐‘ถ๐‘จ๐‘น๐‘ซ is about power and memory, losing and forgetting.

Theatre Week Performances:

Thursday, February 8 – 7:00PM
Friday, February 9 – 7:00PM
Saturday, February 10 – 7:00PM

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Learn more about the area

Venue
Theater & Performing Arts
Neo-Futurist Theater

Based in a permanent home in Chicago’s Andersonville neighborhood, The Neo-Futurists are a collective of wildly productive writer/director/performers who create theater that is a fusion…

Neighborhood
andersonville
Andersonville

Home to one of Chicagoโ€™s largest LGBTQ+ communities, this charming community is full of pride and a shop local ethos.

Learn more about the area

Venue
Theater & Performing Arts
Neo-Futurist Theater

Based in a permanent home in Chicago’s Andersonville neighborhood, The Neo-Futurists are a collective of wildly productive writer/director/performers who create theater that is a fusion…

Neighborhood
andersonville
Andersonville

Home to one of Chicagoโ€™s largest LGBTQ+ communities, this charming community is full of pride and a shop local ethos.

Chicago Theatre Week is a program of the League of Chicago Theatres in partnership with Choose Chicago.

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