Monday Night PlayGround: The Shakespeare Sequels

PlayGround-Chicago presents Season 3

MONDAY NIGHT PLAYGROUND in association with Theater Wit

February  3, 2025, 7pm CT

Theater Wit & Simulcast

Topic: The Shakespeare Sequels

Admission: Free (donations gratefully accepted)

“We know what we are but not what we may be.” – Ophelia, Hamlet

In the spirit of past topics such as “Shakespeare’s Prequels” and last year’s “Shakespeare Multiverse, ” PlayGround writers are set to take on a new sector of the Bard’s not-previously-explored canon: THE SHAKESPEARE SEQUELS. What happens after that joyous wedding at the end of every Comedy? Who cleans up the bloodbath at the end of each Tragedy? And might we see some alternative Histories, post-Act V? Join us and find out!

Iago by Ana Dalipi

Being Cesario by Liz Haas

The Shrew Strikes Back by Toby Inoue

Honeymoon by Rachel Linton

The Serpent’s Tooth by Alan Maass

A Tale of Such Woe by Matt Schutz

Each month, from November through April, PlayGround-Chicago announces a topic and invites Chicago’s best new dramatists to write and submit original ten-page plays. The best six of these plays are presented as staged readings via Vimeo live stream on the 1st Monday of the month, featuring some of Chicago’s best directors and actors. Tickets for online viewing are admission-free and must be reserved in advance. While the events are free, PlayGround-Chicago is grateful for donations made at the time of ticket reservation in support of our programs. NEW: Purchase a tax-deductible Monday Night PlayGround Membership ($100) and guarantee simulcast and extended on-demand access to all twenty-four (24) Monday Night PlayGround performances in the SF Bay Area, Los Angeles, New York City, and Chicago (less than $5 per event or just $.69 per play). Payment plans available. ADVERTISERS: Become a Monday Night Season Sponsor and promote your business to the PlayGround community while helping support hundreds of local artists.