Today is Thursday, June 20, 2013
A quick note to Neo fans… Coming back next week to Victory Gardens Theatre is the One-Minute Play Festival, a marathon of short works written by over 50+ Chicago playwrights. Although …
Linked From The Neo-Futurists at 12:56PMIf you’ve seen TMLMTBGB you know how much we rely on our technicians to handle the chaos of the show and help make our art look and sound as impressive as ... The post “Give It…
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Linked From The Neo-Futurists at 03:02PMAs I write this, the Illinois State Senate just voted 34-21 to legalize same-sex marriage. The bill now goes to the House, where it will require 60 votes to move to Governor Quinn's desk, wh…
Linked From The Neo-Futurists at 10:29PMThe exciting thing we haven't told you too much about is that we're rapidly approaching the launch date of our brand-new website, built by the theatre-professional-run marketing/branding age…
Linked From The Neo-Futurists at 04:03PMWelcome back, friends. Right now, we're in the midst of:Planning our 25th Anniversary seasonPreparing to launch a brand-new websiteProducing The Carter Family Family Show at Rhino FestRehear…
Linked From The Neo-Futurists at 08:41PMMiss us?Our 2013 shows start up again this weekend, even though it's still 2012, because time is just, like, an artificial construct, man.This weekend we're doing a special menu featuring so…
Linked From The Neo-Futurists at 01:28PMThis past year, 441 new plays were written and performed for Too Much Light. When we present to you these menus of the 30 best plays of the year, we're giving you a mere 7% of the work that …
Linked From The Neo-Futurists at 06:05PMAs those of you who recently saw Lincoln (or, um, remember your American history) know, it's against the United States Constitution to keep another human being in captivity for purposes of w…
Linked From The Neo-Futurists at 11:52AMDo you read?(If you don't, then you didn't know you were just asked that question.)If you do read, though, you might enjoy our first book of plays, 100 Neo-Futurist Plays from Too Much Light…
Linked From The Neo-Futurists at 05:39AMThe weekends of November 30 - December 2 and December 7-9 we'll be presenting our annual, epic Best of Year TML shows, in celebration of both the year that was and the anniversary of the sho…
Linked From The Neo-Futurists at 11:17AMWe have an announcement about our Design a Neo T-Shirt Contest.First off, deep thanks to everybody who...Expressed interestShared the notice with their friendsLinked to us on their blog or n…
Linked From The Neo-Futurists at 02:07PMThe nationwide Plays for Presidents Festival is more than just dozens of productions, nationwide, of 44 Plays for 44 Presidents. All participants have also been asked to create their own uni…
Linked From The Neo-Futurists at 01:24PMThe Neo-Futurists are ecstatic to announce that we've chosen to add four brand-new members to our ensemble!Before we give you those names, we want to take a second to acknowledge everybody w…
Linked From The Neo-Futurists at 07:03PMTomorrow night!One night only!Absolutely Free!The INTRO TO TOO MUCH LIGHT SUMMER 2012 CLASS: 20 PLAYS IN 40 MINUTES!Nathan Brewer * Ajay David * Alysia Eggerman * Kate Healy * Chelsea H…
Linked From The Neo-Futurists at 01:03PMWow Bao Beauty (clockwise from left; Lisa Buscani, Mary Fons, Megan Mercier, Eliza Burmester, Caitlin Stainken, Jessica Anne)Our mission this week is to have three sold-out houses. …
Linked From The Neo-Futurists at 03:35PMIn case you've been dragging your feet about buying your tickets to the Pride Show (and they're selling out quickly)...here are the 30 plays we'll be performing tonight, tomorrow, and Saturd…
Linked From The Neo-Futurists at 03:16PMFirst of all, thanks to anybody and everybody who came out this weekend to attend the opening of our newest world premiere production, The Strange and Terrible True Tale of Pinocchio (t…
Linked From The Neo-Futurists at 08:07AMApparently our contest call-out for Personalized Puppet Creatures struck a real chord with our home audience, allowing them to tap into their long-dormant Jim Hensons (or Victor Franken…
Linked From The Neo-Futurists at 08:04AMIt took Kalina "Kitten" McCreery less than six hours after our puppet-building contest got underway to send us Clementine, an eerie, alien creation she brought to life while still at work.We…
Linked From The Neo-Futurists at 08:03AMThis weekend, we're opening our latest prime-time creation, Greg Allen's The Strange and Terrible True Tale of Pinocchio (the Wooden Boy) as Told by Frankenstein's Monster (the Wretched…
Linked From The Neo-Futurists at 08:03AMLuke Holladay has been part of a number of Neo productions, both as a technician and performer. He is also, arguably, the most committed Doctor Who fan we have working for our company...you …
Linked From The Neo-Futurists at 08:02AMMelinda "Mindy" Evans has been one of the stalwarts of our company since 2001, longer than most of the current ensemble. She has been mistress of the booth for not only Too Much Light, but a…
Linked From The Neo-Futurists at 07:39AMOur technicians aren't exactly the unsung heroes of Too Much Light, because we sing about them often, sometimes even with actual songs. Each of them bring their own personalities and enjoyab…
Linked From The Neo-Futurists at 07:37AMThe holidays have a tendency to assault you with excess -- sensory overload in the form of cheerful music and brightly colored lights and decorations; office break rooms filled with gift bas…
Linked From The Neo-Futurists at 03:12PMToday -- December 2nd, 2011 -- is the 23rd birthday of Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind (and thereby the de facto birthday of The Neo-Futurists Theater Company as well). In dog years, …
Linked From The Neo-Futurists at 04:07PMYou have no idea how exciting a weekend it is at the Neo-Futurarium, which is why this blog is climbing its way out of the mothballs to tell you.FIRST OF ALL, we're proud and excited to pres…
Linked From The Neo-Futurists at 10:50AMFor all the work we do around our home space, we also like to take the opportunity now and again to spotlight the work our ensemble is doing either at other theaters or on their own. Towards…
Linked From The Neo-Futurists at 12:29PMFall arrived pretty quickly this time, didn't it?This image is a painting by American artist Stephanie Frostad, titled The Sudden Autumn. The woman in the painting seems to have been taken b…
Linked From The Neo-Futurists at 01:15PMThis weekend, we restore some gender balance to the Force, as Phil Ridarelli and New York Neo Ryan Good (pictured at right, possibly awaiting a Frisbee) join the existing cast of Tif, Bilal,…
Linked From The Neo-Futurists at 03:29PMThe cast of five last week rolled a magnificent 11 by the end of Sunday, and then responded to that by writing 11 new plays and adding a new cast member.Say what?Yes, this weekend is the fir…
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