This three-week showcase of clowning, cabaret, stage magic, dance, and other odd bits of entertainment features performers from around the U.S.–New York to California and Minnesota to Hawaii, not to mention plenty from Chicago–as well as artists hailing from Russia, Brazil, and Canada. Produced, as it was last year, by John T. Mills and James Ellis, the Fringe Fest runs June 6 through 23, with shows six days a week–as few as 3 on weeknights or as many as 21 on weekends. Most performances take place at the Organic Theater, 3319 N. Clark. (The listings below specify which of the Organic’s three spaces each show is in: the South Hall or Lab Theater, both located in the second-floor Organic Greenhouse, or the main stage, whose entrance is on Buckingham just east of Clark.) Selected performances also take place at the Annoyance Theatre, 3747 N. Clark. The phone number for ticket orders is the Organic box office: 327-5588. Tickets range from $4 to $12 (including children’s, seniors’, and student discounts) depending on the show; prices for each show are listed below. (A “Fringe Passport” good for 25 performances costs $50.)
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This trio of jugglers hails from Brunswick, Maine. Annoyance Theatre, 7 PM. $6-$10.
I Killed My Sorrow, or Solo for a Mad Piano
“Metaphysical vaudevillian” Lloyd Brant, who hails from Minneapolis, describes his one-man show as “Beckett dropping acid with the Marx Brothers on a trip through Purgatory.” Organic Lab, 9 PM. $12.
