Folks Speak Out about I.T.!!

December 2008's Instant Theatre was a year-end bash to end all years...
Does that make any sense?!
Whatever.

13 Playwrights.
6 Actors.
Prizes, wine, cupcakes.

It was- truthfully- A BLAST!!

Here's some video. Check it out for yourself...

HOW F***ed ARE WE?!

(and happy holidays from your Instant Theatre hosts, Chris & Aaron!)

How F***ed Are We?! is December's I.T. theme!!

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17th @ Chicago Dramatists at 8pm.

Dude, this is totally F'ed UP!
We are F***ed.
Don't you dare F*** me over!!

Unemployed?
Divorced?
Slipped on the ice?
Didn't win the Lotto?
Denied promotion?

We've all been F***ed with, F***ed up, or some form of F***ed.
And, as my 8th grade religion teacher used to say, some of us have been F***ed six ways from Sunday...

Well, she didn't say the F***ed part- just the six ways from Sunday part. Anyway, come out and watch our playwrights F***!

I mean, let's admit it, there's nothing better than watching someone ELSE get F***ed. You know what I mean- you dirty devil, you...

And as a special holiday bonus: a prize for most inventive scene. Winner will be determined by the audience. Or by Chris and Aaron. Probably by Chris and Aaron. And also the audience, if they agree with Chris and Aaron.

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, December 17th
Participating writers @ 7pm
Audience @ 8pm.
Everybody applauds @ 9pm.

Maximum Impact, Minimum Prep

FISH out of WATER!!

Fish Out of Water is November's I.T. theme!!

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19th @ Chicago Dramatists at 8pm.

And what a theme it is! So many opportunities to create 2-3 minutes of genius on stage!!

Is it the new kid at school?
A president making his/her first major decision?
Or the first fish that pulled itself onto land and sprouted two legs and started walking around and eventually evolved into US?!? OMG!!
So many possibilities!!

Come experience a fish out of water. It may be uncomfortable, or it may be totally comfortable- depending on how far out of the water that fish is...

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, November 19th
Participating writers @ 7pm
Audience @ 8pm.
Everybody applauds @ 9pm.

Maximum Impact, Minimum Prep

SCARE TACTICS!!

If some guy asks you to go for a romantic moonlit walk on this path... DON'T GO!!

SCARE TACTICS is October's I.T. theme!!

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22nd @ 8pm

SCARE some people into doing what they don't want to do. Is there any other way...?

Maybe you put on some scary makeup and lower the lights...
Or maybe you threaten lives...
Or you swear to reveal that deep dark secret...
Or you predict the next terrorist attack...

Who knows? Only our playwrights do!!

Come out and watch some folks get SCARED!!!

You'll crap your PANTS as you watch theatre like you've never seen it- FAST and FURIOUS!!!

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, October 22nd
Participating writers @ 7pm
Audience @ 8pm.
Everybody applauds @ 9pm.

Maximum Impact, Minimum Prep

IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER!!

Whoa, there- don't drop that kid, big guy..."In the Name of the Father" is September's I.T. theme!!

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29th @8pm

Could it be religious?

"In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit..."

Are we talking about our Founding Fathers?

"Four score and seven years..."

The Godfather of Soul?

"HAH!!"

What if someone was hailed as the father of abstract art when all he was doing was throwing out the garbage?

"Jackson Pollock was not a garbage man, I tells ya!!"

Oh, SO many POSSIBILITIES!!
Join us and watch our playwrights work out their father issues!!

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

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

Monday, September 29th
Participating writers @ 7pm
Audience @ 8pm.
Everybody applauds @ 9pm.

Maximum Impact, Minimum Prep

DON'T BET ON IT in August!!

"Don't Bet On It" is August's Instant Theatre theme!!!


WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27th @ 8pm

Sometimes your horse makes it across the finish line...
And sometimes the horse falls flat on its ass- taking you down with it.

The moral being: If you think the outcome is certain- DON'T BET ON IT!!!!

What if the laws of gravity suddenly failed?
What if your girlfriend said no when you dropped to one knee?
What if that Fed-Ex package simply did not arrive in the 24 hours promised?
What if you woke up transformed into a cockroach?

Our playwrights will show us the rug being pulled out from under all sorts of crazy stuff. So come check it out!!

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 27th
Participating writers @ 7pm
Audience @ 8pm.
Everybody applauds @ 9pm.

Maximum Impact, Minimum Prep

SPREAD THE WEALTH in JULY!!!

"Spread the Wealth" is July's Instant Theatre theme!!

WEDNESDAY, JULY 30th @ 8pm

And, of course, "spread the wealth" can mean a lot of things.
That's why you gotta come out and check out Instant Theatre this Wednesday!!

What does "Spread the Wealth" mean to you?
A wise man sharing his knowledge and experience with an ignorant fool?
A radical redistribution of resources as a result of violent revolution?
The simple act of breaking bread?

Our playwrights are going to spread their talent ALL over the stage in a wealth of tomfoolery- so come check it out!!

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 30th
Participating writers @ 7pm
Audience @ 8pm.
Everybody applauds @ 9pm.

Maximum Impact, Minimum Prep