Theatre & Performing Arts
That’s Weird, Grandma: Holiday Party!
It’s an annual holiday tradition! PlayMakers Laboratory’s is pleased to welcome back its original sketch show That’s Weird, Grandma: Holiday Party!Playing five performances only December 5 – 14, 2025 at the Neo-Futurist Theater, 5153 N. Ashland Ave. in Chicago. Company member Linnaea Groh directs this family-friendly comedy extravaganza. Tickets ($25* adults, $15* youth) are on sale at www.playmakerslab.org.
That’s Weird, Grandma features adaptations of stories written during PML’s creative writing residencies in Chicago elementary schools. PML’s ensemble of professional actors, comedians and musicians bringthe young authors’ stories to life as raucous sketches, songs and movement pieces, performing first for students in their schools and then for the public. These stories – from hilarious dialogues between unlikely characters to poignant pleas for social change, along with perfect holiday-themed stories – that resonate with adults while celebrating the imaginations of young people.
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Learn more about the area
Neighborhood
Andersonville
Home to one of Chicago’s largest LGBTQ+ communities, this charming community is full of pride and a shop local ethos.
