Pride Films and Plays will complete its fun summer in Mary's Attic with the world premiere of BITE: A Pucking Queer Cabaret, PFP Artistic Associate Derek Van Barham's immersive, pop-rock ode to A Midsummer Night's Dream. As Puck and the other fairies at Mary's prepare for a celebration, their world is rocked by news of a break-up between their King and Queen. When four mortals wander up the stairs, they get caught in a web of drinking and deception, as they become pawns in a magical game of love, 400 years in the making. Mary's Attic will be filled with music, dance, and fairies of all kinds, as BITE retells one of the Bard's beloved love stories through a queer lens.
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Bite: A Pucking Queer Cabaret is Chicago Reader Recommended!
"BITE is a wild romp in the woods, an invitation to dance, and laugh and sing, and maybe learn something too." -Third Coast Review
"For audiences who like their summer entertainment hot and steamy, with more than a touch of magic and mindless mayhem, this is the perfect show." -Chicago Theatre Review
"The message is universal and is wrapped up in a package that is honest without being cynical, sweet without being saccharine, and celebratory in its inclusiveness."-Chicagoland Musical Theatre
Bite: A Pucking Queer Cabaret continues its run, the performances schedule is Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 7:00PM and Sunday at5:00PM. Closing is August 14. Please note there is NO performance on Sunday August 7. There is an additional industry performances scheduled on Monday, August 1 at 7:00PM. Tickets are $25 for Monday and Thursday performances and $30 for Friday, Saturday, andSunday. There are discounts for students and seniors. And PFP also offers a Four Play Pass to see four shows for $80. Purchase tickets or passes at www.pridefilmsandplays.com or by calling 1.800.737.0984. Mary's Attic is located at 5400 N Clark in Chicago.
Special Nights and Deals coming up!
Sunday July 24 - Generations Night: $5 tickets for those over 55 and under 25. Come mix generations, with mix your drinks, for only five dollars!
Thursday, July 28 - Service Night: Do you wear a name-tag to work? Wear it to the theater for half-off tickets!
Saturday, July 30 - TransLife Center Benefit Night: Half of each ticket cost will be donated to TransLife Center and their crucial work.
The mission of Pride Films and Plays is to change lives through the generation of diverse new work (or work that is new to Chicago) with LGBTQ+ characters or themes that is essential viewing for all audiences. We accomplish this mission through fully-staged productions, writing contests and staged readings, film screenings, and special events. We foster long term relationships with artists to create programming that is as diverse, unique, and complex as the community we represent. In 2015, Huffington Post called PFP "A powerful and empowering entity."
Later in 2016 we will present the world premiere of RESOLUTION at Rivendell before opening the Pride Arts Center at 4139 N Broadway in January 2017.
For more information call 800 737 0984 or visit www.pridefilmsandplays.com.
Photo credit: Carolyn Reynolds Photography
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