Taking its name from the Tower Building at the intersection of North, Damen, and Milwaukee, which once housed the Coyote Gallery, this annual Wicker Park event includes a sizable theater and performance component–and this year’s is bigger than ever, boasts coordinator Jonathan Pitts. Running September 7 through 10, the sixth annual Around the Coyote features 37 different theater and performance-art productions–that’s more than 125 performances in four days, at various locations both indoors and out. And they’re all free, making ATC Chicago’s only no-cost theater fest.
“Carnival of Comedy: Freaks, Geeks & the Masks of Us”: Trap Door Theatre, 1655 W. Cortland.
In addition, spoken-word programming includes a poetry and fiction showcase in which Chicago writers read original work at Estelle’s Pub, 2013 W. North. And selected shows also take place on the ATC main stage in Wicker Park, 1425 N. Damen.
Mobius American Theatre
Bang Bang Spontaneous Theatre performs. “Carnival of Comedy: Freaks, Geeks & the Masks of Us,” Trap Door Theatre, 7 PM.
Kaspar in Babylon
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Caplan performs his own poetry from memory, drawing heavily on images of family and urban life. Estelle’s Pub, 8 PM.
