Simple Machines and Christmas

Instant Theatre invites you to Experience a night of 3D entertainment at Chicago Dramatists this coming Wednesday December 16th, at 8PM.

Our writers were given a prompt on December 10th and asked to embody a simple machine. It is up to you to guess what play became what machine.

Be there for Holiday Cheer and creative atmosphere inspired by the all mighty deadline.

Instant Theatre

Chicago Dramatists

1105 W Chicago Ave

Chicago, IL 60622

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

Participating writers @ 7pm

Audience @ 8pm.

Everybody applauds @ 9pm.

Maximum Impact, Minimum Prep

Where is the Beanstalk today?

Instant Theatre Comes to you this month in search of Jack's Beanstalk

Human beings, when you throw them in a pot to cook, boil down to the same basic needs-- wants-- drives of all other Human beings. It just so happens that Instant Theatre is searching out those basic chemicals through Jack's Beanstalk.

Come join us as our writers uncover what makes up those magic beans, bought for the price of cow.

This is a free event!

Come climb a plant of dreams and terrors!

Instant Theatre

Chicago Dramatists

1105 W Chicago Ave

Chicago, IL 60622

Wednesday, October 28

Participating writers @ 7pm

Audience @ 8pm.

Everybody applauds @ 9pm.

Maximum Impact, Minimum Prep

On The Run

August 26th Instant Theatre is on The Run!

Be it
your nose,
your feet,
the past,
the future,
or the ever present present,

IT invites you to look at what we are all running from.

As always, we'll have an unannounced theatrical challenge for the writers. Are you a savvy enough theatre connoisseur to suss out the secret?

REMEMBER: it's a FREE hour of theatre- that's right- NO charge!

Instant Theatre

Chicago Dramatists

1105 W Chicago Ave

Chicago, IL 60622

Wednesday, August 26th

Participating writers @ 7pm

Audience @ 8pm.

Everybody applauds @ 9pm.

Maximum Impact, Minimum Prep

Class Warfare

July 29th Instant Theatre takes on Class

Hello,

This is Dana Lynn Formby Chicago Dramatists' new Co-Host for IT!

Broke?

Laid off?

Had to lay someone off?

Unemployed?

Employed and under the thumb?

The thumb but connected to the hand of the man?

The hand of the man, loosing grip on what once was firm?

This weeks Instant Theatre is for you! Watch actors climb up and down rungs on a ladder made of the American Dream. Our writers are ready to show you what and who is holding up that ladder.

As always, we'll have an unannounced theatrical challenge for the writers. Are you a savvy enough theatre connoisseur to suss out the secret?

REMEMBER: it's a FREE hour of theatre- that's right- NO charge!

Instant Theatre

Chicago Dramatists

1105 W Chicago Ave

Chicago, IL 60622

Wednesday, July 29th

Participating writers @ 7pm

Audience @ 8pm.

Everybody applauds @ 9pm.

Maximum Impact, Minimum Prep

Science Fictions

REMINDER! This week's Instant Theater is on SATURDAY! That's right, we've hit primetime!


As much as I try to hide it, the fact that I'm a sci-fi geek keeps making itself apparent. In honor of the reboot of the Star Trek franchise, this week's theme is Science Fictions.

Yes, that "s" on the end is on purpose. Because we're not only talking futuristic science fiction here. We're also hoping our writers will explore some of the great historical fictions of science. In addition to phasers and teleporters, we'll also see pieces about leeches, phrenology and razor-blade-sharpening pyramids.

As always, we'll have a unannounced theatrical challenge for the writers. Are you a savvy enough theatre connoisseur to suss out the secret?

REMEMBER: it's a FREE hour of theatre- that's right- NO charge!

Instant Theatre
Chicago Dramatists
1105 W Chicago Ave
Chicago, IL 60622

Saturday May 16th
Participating writers @ 7pm
Audience @ 8pm.
Everybody applauds @ 9pm.

Maximum Impact, Minimum Prep

Chicago Spring Fever

One of my favorite things about Chicago is that the entire city goes collectively nutso on the first truly warm weekend.

Instant Theater is setting out to capture that particular slice of Chicago tradition with its CHICAGO SPRING FEVER theme.

That's right, come out and see short pieces that celebrate the great Chicago melt-down. Each piece will be the playwrights own vision of a quintessential Chicago spring moment.

As always, we'll have a unannounced theatrical challenge for the writers. Are you a savvy enough theatre connoisseur to suss out the secret?

REMEMBER: it's a FREE hour of theatre- that's right- NO charge!

Instant Theatre
Chicago Dramatists
1105 W Chicago Ave
Chicago, IL 60622

Wed April 22, 2009
Participating writers @ 7pm
Audience @ 8pm.
Everybody applauds @ 9pm.

Maximum Impact, Minimum Prep

IT'S SO HARD TO SAY GOODBYE...

It's so Hard to Say Goodbye is March's Instant Theatre theme!!

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25th @ Chicago Dramatists at 8pm.

If your mind went to the 1991 Boyz II Men song... then I love you. Cause that's exactly what I was thinking.

Come out and watch our playwrights make their own four part Motown Philly harmony as they put their own spin on a classic theme.

...oh, and as always, there will be a little "writer's challenge" injected into the evening to really make these writer's work. So check it out and see if you can figure out the challenge before it's revealed at the end of the performance...

REMEMBER: it's a FREE hour of theatre- that's right- NO charge!

Instant Theatre
Chicago Dramatists
1105 W Chicago Ave
Chicago, IL 60622

Wednesday, March 25th
Participating writers @ 7pm
Audience @ 8pm.
Everybody applauds @ 9pm.

Maximum Impact, Minimum Prep

THE HEAT IS ON!!

The Heat Is On is January's I.T. theme!!

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18th @ Chicago Dramatists at 8pm.

Oh-wo-ho, oh-wo-ho
Caught up in the action I've been looking out for you
Oh-wo-ho, oh-wo-ho
(Tell me can you feel it)
(Tell me can you feel it)
(Tell me can you feel it)
The heat is on, the heat is on, the heat is on
the heat is on Oh it's on the street, the heat is - on

If you have any idea what those words sound like as sung by Glenn Frey... then you've got to see this month's Instant Theatre.

And I'm sure they'll be some Valentine's Day stuff tossed in there, too. Cause let's face it, the heat is on ALL the friggin' time!!

So come on out and see just how HOT our playwrights get!

REMEMBER: it's a FREE hour of theatre- that's right- NO charge!

Instant Theatre
Chicago Dramatists
1105 W Chicago Ave
Chicago, IL 60622

Wednesday, February 18th
Participating writers @ 7pm
Audience @ 8pm.
Everybody applauds @ 9pm.

Maximum Impact, Minimum Prep

A WORD FROM THE DISENCHANTED!!

A Word From the Disenchanted is January's I.T. theme!!

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28th @ Chicago Dramatists at 8pm.

Could I... um, could I could have a word with you over here, please...
I've got one word for you...
If you could sum things up in one word...

Who speaks for the disenchanted, anyway?

Instant Theatre believes the disenchanted are the silent majority oppressed by those snotty harbingers of political correctness.

Without a doubt, the disenchanted need a forum. And I.T. is gonna give it to em!!

Come on out and hear what they've got to say...

REMEMBER: it's a FREE hour of theatre- that's right- NO charge!

Instant Theatre
Chicago Dramatists
1105 W Chicago Ave
Chicago, IL 60622

Wednesday, January 28th
Participating writers @ 7pm
Audience @ 8pm.
Everybody applauds @ 9pm.

Maximum Impact, Minimum Prep