A WORKSHOP REPERTORY SERIES
Brainpeople
Written by José Rivera
Directed By Janyce Caraballo
On a tense, surreal birthday night, a reclusive woman hosts two strangers for an unsettling dinner where dark humor, magical realism, and buried trauma collide, forcing all three to confront the dangerous, necessary pull of human connection.
Saturdays, August 1st, 8th, 22nd & 29th 2026
Performance Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: 3054 N. Milwaukee Ave. Chicago, IL 60618
Featuring: Laura Coleman, Karla Corona & Emilie Soghomanian
Jesus at the Door
Written By Gillian Kelly
Directed By Eve Pahoresky
Three widowed sisters. One storm. One secret buried for years. When an estranged niece returns home, the past refuses to stay silent. Jesus at the Door is an Appalachian Gothic drama of memory, family, and forgiveness.
Sundays, August 9th, 16th, 23rd & 30th 2026
Performance Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: 3054 N. Milwaukee Ave. Chicago, IL 60618
Featuring: Devon Carson, Leah Huskey, Ariana Lopez, Justine Serino & Karen Vaccaro
Black Metamorphosis
A Staged Reading
Written by Sam Kebede
Directed By Christian Helem
Black Metamorphosis is a bold, darkly comedic, Afro-satirical reimagining of Kafka's The Metamorphosis. Through surreal comedy, biting theatricality, and audience participation, the play exposes the machinery of institutional colonization, assimilation, and racial capitalism, asking what happens when identity itself becomes a product and whether true freedom can survive its commodification.
Thursday & Friday, August 27th & 28th 2026
Performance Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: 3054 N. Milwaukee Ave. Chicago, IL 60618
Sponsored by:
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