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Eclectic Full Contact Theatre Unveils 12th Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 22, 2024

Eclectic Full Contact Theatre revealed its 12th season in Chicago, focusing on optimism and resilience. The season includes the 2nd Annual Crashbox Festival of Short Live Audio Plays. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Eclectic Full Contact Theatre's Patchwork Festival To Return with New Plays Celebrating Metamorphosis
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 30, 2024

Eclectic Full Contact Theatre's Patchwork New Play Festival is back with a celebration of new one-act plays based on the theme of Metamorphosis.

Subtext Theater Company to Present World Premiere of Comedic Farce MIC FATHER, LIKE SON by Jonathan "Rocky" Hagloch
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 20, 2023

Get ready for a night of laughter as Subtext Theater Company presents the world premiere of 'Mic Father, Like Son' by Jonathan 'Rocky' Hagloch. Don't miss this uproarious production, running from September 8th to October 1st, 2023.

Eclectic Full Contact Theatre to Present World Premiere of THE WONDER This Spring
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 14, 2023

Eclectic Full Contact Theatre will present their first full-length production in Chicago since 2019-the world premiere of 'The Wonder' by Maggie Lou Rader at the Edge Theatre 5451 N Broadway.

A BUMP ON THE LEG World Premiere to be Presented by Subtext Theater Company in March
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 8, 2023

Subtext Theater Company will stage this spring a new play by Leigh Johnson entitled A Bump on the Leg. This play is the biographical retelling of an event from the life of Chicago resident and Irish immigrant James Mallon.

EFCT's BLITHE SPIRIT Star and Director to Guest on Chicago Radio's 'It's Showtime with Rikki Lee”
by Stephi Wild - Jun 7, 2022

On the heels of the heralded opening of Eclectic Full Contact Theatre’s production of Noel Coward’s Blithe Spirit at the Skokie Theatre, director Michael Woods and star Andrew Pond join radio’s It’s Showtime with Rikki Lee for an interview airing on Friday June 10 at 3 PM Central on 101.5 FM WHRU.

Eclectic Full Contact Theatre Founders Guest On IT'S SHOWTIME WITH RIKKI LEE
by Stephi Wild - Feb 2, 2021

The Friday, February 5th episode of radio's It's Showtime with Rikki Lee will feature an interview with two of the founding members of critically acclaimed Chicago theater company Eclectic Full Contact Theatre. Host Rikki Lee Travolta will be joined by Eclectic's artistic director Andrew Pond and casting director Jessica Lauren Fisher, both founding members.

Eclectic Full Contact Theatre Kicks Off All-Audio 9th Season with BREAKZ by Cris Eli Blak
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 7, 2021

Eclectic Full Contact Theatre emerges from 2020 with a 9th season that focuses on the theatre of the mind through the medium of audio drama. The first offering is Breakz, by Cris Eli Blak, the inaugural episode of EFCT’s monthly audio drama anthology podcast, The Half Hour Audio Hour.

Belmont Theater District Announces Members' July And August Virtual Offerings
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 1, 2020

The Belmont Theater District (BTD), Chicago's largest theater district located in the Lakeview West and Lakeview East neighborhoods, is offering a wide variety of entertainment options all ONLINE this summer. Belmont Theater District is funded and maintained by the Lakeview Chamber of Commerce and the Lakeview East Chamber of Commerce.

The Belmont Theater District Continues Virtual Entertainment in July and August
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 30, 2020

The Belmont Theater District, Chicago's largest theater district located in the Lakeview West and Lakeview East neighborhoods, is offering a wide variety of entertainment options all ONLINE this summer.

Photo Flash: First Look Greenhouse Theater's TRUMAN AND THE BIRTH OF ISRAEL
by Julie Musbach - Oct 15, 2018

The Greenhouse Theater Center and Forum Productions are pleased to present the world premiere of the historical drama TRUMAN AND THE BIRTH OF ISRAEL, written by David Cohen (aka William Spatz) and directed by Randy White, playing October 11 - November 18, 2018 in The Greenhouse's Upstairs Main Stage

TRUMAN AND THE BIRTH OF ISRAEL Makes World Premiere At Greenhouse Theater Center
by BWW News Desk - Oct 11, 2018

The Greenhouse Theater Center and Forum Productions are pleased to present the world premiere of the historical drama TRUMAN AND THE BIRTH OF ISRAEL, written David Cohen (aka William Spatz) and directed by Randy White

TRUMAN AND THE BIRTH OF ISRAEL Makes World Premiere At Greenhouse Theater Center
by Julie Musbach - Sep 12, 2018

The Greenhouse Theater Center and Forum Productions are pleased to present the world premiere of the historical drama TRUMAN AND THE BIRTH OF ISRAEL, written David Cohen (aka William Spatz) and directed by Randy White

Greenhouse Theater Center Announces Cast of TRUMAN AND THE BIRTH OF ISRAEL
by Julie Musbach - Aug 6, 2018

The Greenhouse Theater Center is pleased to announce casting for its world premiere of David Cohen's historical drama TRUMAN AND THE BIRTH OF ISRAEL, directed by Will Rogers.

Eclectic Presents FUDDY MEERS
by BWW News Desk - Jun 15, 2018

Claire has a rare form of psychogenic amnesia that erases her memory whenever she goes to sleep. This morning, like all mornings, she wakes up a blank slate. But today turns out different. She's kidnapped by a limping, lisping, half-blind, half-deaf man in a ski mask who claims he's there to save her, and he spirits her off to her mother's house. Every twist and turn in this funhouse plot bring Claire closer to revealing her past life and everything she thought she'd forgotten. It's one harrowing and hilarious turn after another on this roller coaster ride through the day of an amnesiac trying to decipher her fractured life. This poignant and brutal comedy traces one woman's attempt to regain her memory while surrounded by a curio-cabinet of alarmingly bizarre characters.

Eclectic Full Contact Theater Announces Cast For FUDDY MEERS
by BWW News Desk - Jun 8, 2018

Being an amnesiac isn't easy. See the world through their eyes and everything flips on its head in a minute. Who's your friend? Who's your enemy? What's with the hand puppet?

Eclectic Presents FUDDY MEERS
by Julie Musbach - Jun 6, 2018

Claire has a rare form of psychogenic amnesia that erases her memory whenever she goes to sleep. This morning, like all mornings, she wakes up a blank slate. But today turns out different. She's kidnapped by a limping, lisping, half-blind, half-deaf man in a ski mask who claims he's there to save her, and he spirits her off to her mother's house. Every twist and turn in this funhouse plot bring Claire closer to revealing her past life and everything she thought she'd forgotten. It's one harrowing and hilarious turn after another on this roller coaster ride through the day of an amnesiac trying to decipher her fractured life. This poignant and brutal comedy traces one woman's attempt to regain her memory while surrounded by a curio-cabinet of alarmingly bizarre characters.

Eclectic Full Contact Theater Announces Cast For FUDDY MEERS
by Julie Musbach - May 21, 2018

Being an amnesiac isn't easy. See the world through their eyes and everything flips on its head in a minute. Who's your friend? Who's your enemy? What's with the hand puppet?

Photo Flash: First Look at THE LAST DAYS OF JUDAS ISCARIOT at Eclectic Full Contact Theatre
by BWW News Desk - Oct 2, 2017

It's the biggest trial in Purgatory, and Judas is on the stand surrounded by a Fellini-esque cast of character witnesses, from Satan to Sigmund Freud. Is he merely fallen or beyond forgiveness? In this far cry from any church pageant, you'll laugh out loud while you reassess one of the most reviled names in history. Check out photos from the show below!

Photo Flash: Eclectic Full Contact Theatre Opens THE HISTORY BOYS!
by Julie Musbach - Feb 5, 2017

THE HISTORY BOYS plays Eclectic Full Contact Theatre this February, directed by Eclectic Company Member Katherine Siegel. Take a look at the cast in action below!