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Tue, 27 Jan, 2026 at 09:00 pm to Mon, 02 Feb, 2026 at 12:00 am UTC-06:00

Facility Theatre | Chicago

Theatre Nobody
Publisher/HostTheatre Nobody
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An urban explorer weaves a fantasia of true stories of working class history left to rot in this Chicago debut. Free, mask required.
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by THEATRE NOBODY


𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦-𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢, 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘶𝘳𝘣𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘢 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘉𝘦𝘭𝘵, 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘺, 𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨-𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘰𝘵.*
[Winner of BorderLight Festival 2025's "Vivid Visual Theatre Award"]


Jan. 27th, 2026 @ 9pm, Doors 8:30pm

Jan. 28th, 2026 @ 9pm, Doors 8:30pm

Feb. 1st, 2026 @ 11pm, Doors 10:30pm

Free, bring cash

Facility Theatre, upstairs space

[1138 N California Ave, Chicago, IL 60622]

Mask required

One flight of stairs required to entry**

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*This show is in conjunction with the Free & Low-Cost DIY Puppetry Event Guide: Counter-Fest Programming for the Community by the Community.
**If stairs are a barrier to entry, please email us at [email protected], and we can make sure you have first access to our secret show on 1/26 at a different wheelchair-accessible venue. Please email us with any questions.


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Facility Theatre, 1138 North California Avenue, Chicago, United States

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