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Williams Road Repertory phases \u201cAn Act of God,\u201d a 90-minute dialog with the almighty written by Emmy Award-winning comedy author David Javerbaum (\u201cThe Day by day Present With Jon Stewart,\u201d Netflix\u2019s \u201cThe Kominsky Technique\u201d) and tailored from his guide \u201cThe Final Testomony: A Memoir by God.\u201d Goran Norquist performs the titular deity in director Pat Henderson\u2019s manufacturing. 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2; 2 and seven p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3; 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 4; and different instances and dates by means of Aug. 24 at 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake. Tickets begin at $39.50; $27.65 for RaueNOW members. (815) 356-9212 or rauecenter.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n Magician\/storyteller Jon Tai brings his present \u201cStreet Indicators\u201d to A Crimson Orchid Theatre. Magic at A Crimson Orchid<\/p>\n Magician and storyteller Jon Tai (\u201cMissed Connections\u201d) returns to Chicago along with his present \u201cStreet Indicators,\u201d described as a journey by means of America\u2019s wilderness \u201cthe place previous and current blur and viewers members\u2019 goals are delivered to life round a campfire.\u201d Previews at 3 and seven p.m. Sunday, Aug. 4, and seven p.m. Monday, Aug. 5, and Thursday, Aug. 8, at A Crimson Orchid Theatre, 1531 N. Wells St., Chicago. The present opens Aug. 9. $25-$45. (312) 943-8722 or aredorchidtheatre.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n Conference-appropriate comedy<\/p>\n Simply in time for the Democratic Nationwide Conference, the comedy musical \u201c44 \u2014 The Unofficial, Unsanctioned Obama Musical (As Advised By means of the Hazy Recollection of Joe Biden)\u201d opens a restricted run at Chicago\u2019s Epiphany Middle for the Arts. The present, which earned acclaim in New York and Los Angeles, sends up the latest previous when \u201cthe White Home was stuffed with hope, the president didn\u2019t endorse a violent assault on his personal vp and the president\u2019s largest scandal was sporting a tan swimsuit.\u201d<\/p>\n 7 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 7-8 and Aug. 13-15; 7:30 p.m. Aug. 10 and 16-17; and a couple of and seven p.m. Aug. 11 at 201 S. Ashland Ave., Chicago. $44-$129. 44obamamusical.com<\/a> or epiphanychi.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n After a four-year hiatus, the Chicago Musical Theatre Pageant returns courtesy of Kokandy Productions, which produced \u201cHundred Days,\u201d a competition entry, in 2020 and 2021. New tuner showcase<\/p>\n Kokandy Productions presents its 2024 Chicago Musical Theatre Pageant \u2014 which showcases new works by rising artists in concert-style performances \u2014 as a part of Steppenwolf Theatre\u2019s LookOut collection. The competition has launched greater than 50 new tuners to Chicago phases since Underscore Theatre Firm inaugurated it in 2014. Featured works embody: \u201cWanderlust,\u201d a couple of man whose tech mogul boss exhibits up on his browsing trip; \u201cThe Brass Teapot: A New Musical,\u201d a couple of magical teapot that produces cash when it senses ache; \u201cJenny: A New Musical,\u201d a couple of girl who should select between her household and pursuing her function; \u201cei hytte (the cabin),\u201d an a cappella tuner about two strangers trapped in a Norway cabin throughout a blizzard; and \u201cOut of Focus,\u201d a coming-of-age rock musical a couple of faculty images pupil confronting his newfound independence and his mom\u2019s newly recognized dementia. 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Aug. 8-9; 3 and eight p.m. Aug. 10; and three p.m. Aug. 11 at Steppenwolf\u2019s 1700 Theater, 1700 N. Halsted St., Chicago. $20. steppenwolf.org\/cmtf<\/a> or kokandyproductions.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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