Announcing our Fall FUNdraisers!

Why support Proboscis?

  • We’re helping keep live performance alive in Chicago & around the world.
  • Storefront theatre is worth saving.
  • We are fun – and we want to have fun with you!
  • A little goes a long way.
  • Producing The Tempest and our first annual Ol’Factory Festival of Physical Theatre is NOT free – thanks capitalism 🙁

Greece Summer Acting Intensive participants, July 2023


In Person Events in Chicago

Proboscis Crashes The Market (The Farmer’s Market That Is!)

September 17th

  • Where: Logan Square Farmers Market (Comfort Station lawn)
  • When: 9:00-1:00pm
  • What: Meet members of the ensemble, play theatre games with us, listen to live music & more.
  • Donation: Pay What You Want (we’ll be passing the hat – virtually & physically)

Pop-Up Shakespeare – The Tempest

October (Exact Date TBA)

  • Where: Understudy Books & Coffee Shop – Andersonville, Chicago (5531 N Clark Ave)
  • When: October (date TBA) 
  • What: See our ensemble present a reading of the Tempest, “Original Practices” style. This improvised, madcap version will keep everyone on their toes!
  • Donation: Pay What You Can (suggested Donation $20)

Martinis that Matter

November 12, 2023

  • Where: Marty’s Martini Bar- Andersonville, Chicago (1511 W Balmoral Ave)
  • When: November 12, 2:00 – 5:00 pm
  • What: Raise a glass with us and maybe win some prizes in our raffle!
  • Donation: Just buy a drink! Marty’s will donate a percentage of the bar tab to us at the end of the evening

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Sept 5 – Oct 17th – Help us Reach our $5,000 Goal

Stories are the fabric of life.  They give us meaning and help us understand our place in the universe. 

Today most of the stories we get come through screens – computers, phones, TV monitors. 

We are creating stories to be delivered live in the presence of other people in our community, creating a vibrant and empathetic experience. 

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