Bailiwick Repertory Directors’ Festival
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Bailiwick Repertory’s 11th annual showcase of projects by emerging directors features programs of one-acts–one to three per evening–that run the gamut from established classical and contemporary selections to avant-garde rarities and untested original material. The fest runs through August 25 at Bailiwick Repertory, Bailiwick Arts Center, 1229 W. Belmont, 773-883-1090. Performance times are Mondays-Wednesdays at 7:30 PM. Tickets are $8 per evening. Festival listings run on a week-by-week basis; following is the schedule for August 9 through 11 (subject to change).
Adam Theisen stages Eric Appleton’s comedy about “the fear of knowledge and the luxury of ignorance” in an office.
Thomas Gustafson and Cory James created this multimedia piece about a turn-of-the-century photographer who specializes in pictures of freaks–and falls in love with one of his subjects. Gustafson makes his local stage directing debut with this production.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11
