Do you remember your last great Christmas - the tidings and good cheer? Do you remember when the yule tide brought you genuine joy? Do you remember it slipping through your fingers as each year went by?
Hot Kitchen Collective presents CHRISTMAS PAGEANT, a brand new devised performance celebrating the overindulgence and mass-produced joy of the biggest holiday over the year, and the sadness that lies underneath. CHRISTMAS PAGEANT will bring you a slice of home - like a delayed layover at the airport, a cold casserole, or a gifted sweater that's a little too snug and a little too itchy.
We dedicate this show to those who feel alone on Christmas in a room full of family members, to those who exhaust themselves keeping the spirit of the season alive every year (and somehow never attain it), and to those who long for someone or something in holidays past. We welcome you to join us in this cathartic celebration.
December 8th -10th & 15th17th (Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays) at 4511 N Hermitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60640 in Ravenswood.
Doors @ 7:30pm, Shows @ 8pm
ACCESSIBILITY: Venue will have a wheelchair accessible entrance and seating.
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Directed by Audrey Polinski
Assistant Directed by Sierra Kruse
Choreographed by Andy Slavin
Performed and devised by Patrick Alvarez, Katie Carpenter, Claudia Castillo, Maddie Daviss, Katelyn Douglass, Jiana Estes, Alex Hovi, Wade Howard, Thomas Kelly, Edward Miller, Elliot Schiff, Kevin Michael Wesson, Kori Whitby, and Emma Younger
Costume Design by Carol Crosby
Lighting Design by Katelyn Le-Thompson
Sound Design by Andrew Tham
Special Thanks to the Neo-Futurists Theater, KR Riiber, Anna Gelman, Justin Lynk, and Jasmine Henri Jordan.
This project is partially supported by an Individual Artist Program Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events, as well as a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency, a state agency through federal funds provided by the National Endowment for the Arts.