Last-Minute Plans: RhinoFest

By Julienne Bilker in Arts & Entertainment on Jan 29, 2010 8:40PM

The Rhinoceros Theater Festival, now in its 21st year, started up last weekend and will run through February 14. Presented by Curious Theatre Branch, RhinoFest showcases “a wild variety of fresh new solo performance, live art, avant-garde theater and experimental music.” There are also some pretty sweet art installations on display in the lobby. We didn’t get a chance to check it out last weekend, but it’s on our list and should be on yours too.

Although there is a different lineup each weekend, some shows remain consistent. Of the performances in for the long-haul, according to The Reader, the ones to see:

Little Boy Needs Ride and Notes to Molly (presented together)
"The first of these two wry, surreal short works by Chris Bower makes you want to kill yourself. The second, to kill somebody else. Fortunately, even stronger than either impulse is the sense that it doesn't matter what the fuck you do.”

Two Story Animal
“In the first half, [playwright Beau O’Reilly] tells an autobiographical tale called "Keith and Anna and Boriley," chronicling the destructive, booze-and-drugs-stoked relationship among the title characters… second half is given over to other performers.” Guest performers include Barrie Cole (last weekend), Vickie Walden and Jeff Flodin (1/30-1/31), Cecilie O'Reilly (2/6-2/7), and Theater Oobleck's David Isaacson.

Check out the whole lineup, with descriptions of each performance, at RhinoFest.com

Rhinoceros Theater Festival, Tickets $12 online, $15 or pay what you can at the door, Prop Thtr, 3502 N. Elston, 773-508-0666.