Join us for the 8th installment of our solo performance series, Solo Homo, at Strawdog Theatre Company's Get driving directions.Hugen Hall Cabaret located at 3829 N. Broadway, Chicago. Audience Information: · Solo Homo premiered in April 2003 in the Loft space of the old Bailiwick Art Center on Belmont. It was produced by Mike Rogers and Timothy Rey. Over the years, it has moved downstairs to Bailiwick's Studio Theatre, onward to Live Bait and Chemically Imbalanced, and now finally in 2009 to Strawdog. The series, along with its performance sibling, Working Stiffs, has presented a number of storytellers, monologists, & humorists, singers & musicians, dancers, performance artists, and more. · This year's installment again focuses on the performance of the written word and includes several NTW regulars: Cookie Crumbles, Timothy Rey, Mike Rogers, Josef Steiff, and Michael Van Kerckhove. We celebrate the Solo Homo debuts of Archy Jamjun and Sissy Van Dyke. Co-directed by Josef Steiff and Michael Van Kerckhove. · Much of the material in the show is intended for mature audiences. · Tickets are $12 and can be purchased with cash at the door. To purchase tickets online go to our event listing at Brown Paper Tickets. · Cheers! Cash bar service will be provided by the Strawdog staff. · The show will run without an intermission. · Enjoy!

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