This is the closing weekend of the sixth annual Rhino Fest, a showcase of experimental theater and performance that started as a component of the Bucktown Arts Fest but has since taken on a life of its own. The event’s name is inspired by surrealist painter Salvador Dali’s use of the term “rhinocerontic” (it means real big); the three-week agenda includes work by the Neo-Futurists, the Curious Theatre Branch, Theater Oobleck, Frank Melcori, Warren Leming, and other local fringe familiars.
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Jeffrey Dorchen’s one-man show, presented under the auspices of Theater for the Age of Gold, concerns a folksinger who draws on his roots in southern rural culture and Orthodox Judaism. “Dorchen’s wicked monologue . . . is one bizarre ride–a fanciful, dark, perversely funny, strangely perspicuous, at times tasteless, vividly entertaining, beautifully paced tequila-influenced journey. . . . This is a great show despite its structural or philosophical difficulties,” says Reader critic Carmela Rago. Neo-Futurarium, 8 PM.
Meredith Neuman offers two pieces, Neogeocentrism and Absolutely Nothing To Do With Pushkin. Splinter Group Studio, 8 PM.
See listing for Thursday, August 31. Splinter Group Studio, 8 PM.
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