The first PAC THE HOUSE of 2018 will be staged on Sunday, January 28 and will again be hosted by drag artists Coco Iman and Ryan Royale. The featured acts will include a second return appearance by standup comedian Jake Dewar, who appeared in the November PAC THE HOUSE, drag performer Mikey Newtown (aka Michel’le Rose), and comedian Lily Schulder.
PAC THE HOUSE is performed monthly on the last Sunday of the month – in The Broadway, Pride Arts Center at 4139 N. Broadway. Curtain times are 8 pm and tickets are priced at $12 online and $15 at the door and are available at www.pridefilmsandplays.com or 1 800 737 0984. The next monthly performance will be February 24, 2018.
ARTISTS SCHEDULED TO PERFORM ON JANUARY 28TH
Jake Dewar is an actor, comedian, musician, and filmmaker who has trained in improvisation at the Second City, iO, and the Annoyance theater. Jake has produced numerous original sketch/musical comedy albums (which you can find online), and recently performed a one-man sketch revue called “Kick the World” at the Second City DeMaat Theater and Judy’s Beat Lounge in June and September. Check out his work at JakeDewarComedy.com!
Mikey Newtown (aka Michel’le Rose) is a 22-year-old drag performer born and raised in Chicago. Mikey says, “Dancing and performing have always been a part of my life since I was in 3rd grade and my mission is to use my talents to change the world with bringing happiness and joy to people.”
PAC THE HOUSE:
Pride Arts Center’s Monthly Variety Showcase
January 28, 2017 – 8 pm
featuring Jake Dewar, Mikey Newtown, and Lily Schulder
Hosted by Coco Iman and Ryan Royale
The Broadway, Pride Arts Center
4139 N. Broadway, Chicago
Tickets $12 online, $15 at the door
Tickets available at www.pridefilmsandplays.com or 800-737-0984
ABOUT PRIDE FILMS AND PLAYS
Pride Films and Plays changes lives through the generation of diverse new work (or work that is new to Chicago) with LGBTQ+ characters or themes that is essential viewing for all audiences. We accomplish this mission through fully-staged productions, writing contests and staged readings, film screenings, and special events. We foster long term relationships with artists to create programming that is as diverse, unique, and complex as the community we represent. In 2015, Huffington Post called PFP “A powerful and empowering entity.” The company acquired its two performance spaces at 4139 and 4147 N. Broadway in July 2016, renaming the spaces the Pride Arts Center.
Pride Films and Plays is supported by The MacArthur Fund for Arts & Culture at The Richard Driehaus Foundation, The Illinois Arts Council, City of Chicago’s City Arts Fund, the Elliott Fredland Charitable Trust, Proud to Run, the AmazonSmile Foundation, Arts and Business Foundation, Tap Root Foundation and Alphawood Foundation.
PFP is a member of the Smart Growth Program of the Chicago Community Trust. Pride Films and Plays is a member of the LGBT Chamber of Commerce of Illinois and The League of Chicago Theatres.
ABOUT PRIDE ARTS CENTER
Pride Arts Center (PAC), operated by Pride Films and Plays, opened in 2016 and consists of two performance spaces: The Buena at 4147 N. Broadway which has 50 seats and The Broadway at 4139 N. Broadway which has 85 seats. PAC has become an important part of the arts environment in the Buena Park neighborhood and beyond by hosting events including After Orlando, Bechdel Fest, SheFest and the 525,600 Minutes Cabaret. Additional tenants in 2017 include Walkabout Theater, New American Folk Theater, Cor Productions, Underscore Music Theater, 20% Productions, About Face Youth Theater, Another Door Productions, and of course Pride Films and Plays.
For more information about space at Pride Arts Center, visit www.prideartscenter.com, or www.pridefilmsandplays.com.
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