Ensemble-Made Chicago Virtual Workshop: The Neo-Futurists

The Neo-Futurists are a collective of wildly productive writer/director/performers who create.

Part one explores one of the base tenets of Neo-Futurism and one of the oldest theatrical structures – the monologue. Ensemble member Nick Hart introduces short writing exercises, readings, lecture, and discussion, while examining the company’s artistic history of the monologue. In part two, ensemble member Jasmine Henri Jordan teaches how to write towards immediate existential dread through the lens of celebrity pop culture. Workshop short plays on the multitude of tiny trivial moments that make the giant moment in history that we’re living through.

Drawing inspiration from Ensemble-Made Chicago: A Guide to Devised Theater by authors Chloe Johnston (of The Neo-Futurists) and Coya Paz Brownrigg (of Free Street Theater), Chicago theater ensembles – including Sol Cabrini of Young Fugitives, Adrian Danzing of 500 Clown, Honey Pot Performance, The Neo-Futurists, Teatro Luna, and PlayMakers Laboratory – lead workshops to inspire creativity and develop collaboration tools. Theatre creatives, performers and artists of all backgrounds, teachers, students, and everyone curious to learn new collaboration tools. 

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis, with priority given to those received before October 5.

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