“Reality Is an Activity imagines a new, poeticized world order “
— Justin Hayford, Chicago Reader.
Reality is an Activity
A new play by Barrie Cole
THE DEN THEATRE
1331 N Milwaukee Ave
APRIL 27 – JUNE 3
Thur, Fri, Sat at 7:30 pm
Sun at 3:00 pm
INDUSTRY NIGHT
Mon May 14 at 7:30 PM
No show Sun May 27
$20, more if you’ve got it, free if you’re broke
box office 773-697-3830
Miranda and Helen are selected to repair the current state of affairs. Their aim: to develop technologies that will stop everything from sucking forever. When they discover a way to use language toward this goal, particularly poetry written by Wallace Stevens and William Carlos Williams, their project turns into something wholly different from what the Foundation bankrolling them had in mind. A world premiere by critically acclaimed Chicago writer and performer Barrie Cole, Reality is an Activity is a play about imagination, humanity, friendship, and permission.
Reality is an Activity is performed by Colm O’Reilly, Diana Slickman, and Vicki Walden, with a set design by Paul Leisen, lighting design by Martha Bayne, and sound design by Scott Ramsayer.