Neo-Futurists Name Late Night Show

Neo-Futurists Name Late Night Show

Pictured: Audience featuring Kurt Chiang. Photo by Evan Hanover. The Neo-Futurists in Chicago, along with the New York and the San Francisco companies, have announced the new name of their late night shows, following founder Greg Allen’s revocation of the trademark license for Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind last November. The...

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Neo-Futurists Announce 28th Season

Neo-Futurists Announce 28th Season

The Neo-Futurists have announced their 16/17 season, which includes a prime-time line-up of Neo-Futurist developed premieres and the on-going, ever popular, TOO MUCH LIGHT MAKES THE BABY GO BLIND as part of their returning productions. Neo-Futurists 28th season prime-time line-up: SATURN RETURNS October 13 – November 19 Created by Neo-Futurist Ensemble...

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TOO MUCH LIGHT to Perform LGBTQ Benefit

TOO MUCH LIGHT to Perform LGBTQ Benefit

Pride Line, photo by Evan Hanover The Neo-Futurists will switch it up for Pride weekend with a special edition of their flagship show TOO MUCH LIGHT MAKES THE BABY GO BLIND: 30 PLAYS IN 60 MINUTES with an LGBTQ-focused show and benefit entitled: 30 QUEER PLAYS IN 60 STRAIGHT MINUTES. The benefit performance...

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MIKE MOTHER Leaves Open Wounds in Its Wake

MIKE MOTHER Leaves Open Wounds in Its Wake

In the spirit of non-illusory theater (The Neo-futurists pioneered this genre in 1988), I’d like to submit a meta-assessment. MIKE MOTHER weaves in and out of the present moment and current reality, leaving in its wake open wounds, left gaping so they can be pointed at and acknowledged that they gape on purpose by their poetic author, all of it charged by the electricity coming off of a very energetic opening night crowd. The Neos’ community knows best about the strength and vulnerability required for their brand of immediacy.

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