Bramble Theatre Company’s Festival of Unfinished Work

CHICAGO – Bramble Theatre Companyis proud to announce the third annual Festival of the Unfinished Work at the new Bramble Artloft located on the second floor of the historic Capital Garage building at 5545 N. Clark St, from June 26th through June 30th. The press is invited to attend Wednesday June 26 at 7:30 PM The festival program runs from Wednesday, June 26 through Saturday, June 29 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, June 30 at 2:00 p.m. Tickets are $25 each and can be purchased at BrambleTheater.org.

The submission process for this year’s Festival of Unfinished Work began in the fall of 2023. A call was issued for original, unproduced plays by Chicago playwrights. Based on the submissions, the literary committee, comprised of the Bramble ensemble and staff, underwent an extensive review process to narrow the submissions down to a list of finalists, which were presented to Bramble Theatre Co-Founder and Artistic Director Karissa Murrell Myers for the final selection. Each 10-15 minute scene will be brought to life by a team of Chicago directors and actors during the festival.

The Festival of Unfinished Work was born out of a desire to amplify writers’ new work and provide them with development resources while their plays are in development. Murrell Myers explains, “When we sat down with each of our ensemble members in 2019 to ask them what they wanted to see Bramble produce, everyone said, ‘new work.’ A festival of new works seemed like the perfect opportunity to give writers a platform to have their plays in development heard.”

Another element of the Festival of Unfinished Work is audience participation. During the festival, the public is invited to vote on which pieces they would most like to see developed by Bramble Theatre. Upon entering, the audience is given a handful of dried beans and votes by dropping beans into cups labeled with the title of each show. This voting procedure will influence which pieces will be submitted to a workshop and public reading by Bramble in the future.

For the full programme of the Festival of the Unfinished Work visit www.https://www.brambletheatre.org/festival-onvoltooid-werk-2024