Arts & Entertainment
Hell in a Handbag Presents I PROMISED MYSELF TO LIVE FASTER
March 23 – April 30, 2023 at The Chopin Theatre - Chicago Premiere!
Hell in a Handbag Productions is pleased to continue its 21st season with the Chicago premiere of I Promised Myself to Live Faster, an intergalactic queer extravaganza featuring closeted extraterrestrials, high stakes pursuits and nuns from outer space, featuring text by Greg Moss and Pig Iron, originally created and conceived by Pig Iron Theatre Company and directed by JD Caudill. I Promised Myself to Live Faster will play March 23 – April 30, 2023 at The Chopin Downstairs Theatre, 1543 W. Division St. in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. Tickets are now on sale at buytickets.at/hellinahandbagproductions/825817 or handbagproductions.org.
The cast includes ensemble members David Cerda, Sydney Genco, Caitlin Jackson, Tyler Anthony Smith and Robert Williams with Kim Boler, Taylor Dalton, Lolly Extract, Emmanuel Ramirez and Ben Stacy.
This space epic tells the tale of our reluctant hero Tim (Robert Williams) who’s been put through an emotional ringer these past few months. Tim’s life takes a radical turn when an order of intergalactic nuns charge him with a quest: retrieve the Holy Gay Flame from the clutches of the evil emperor to save the race of Homosexuals and restore the balance of power in the universe. Once Tim is captured by the fabulously androgynous Ah-Ni (David Cerda), Tim goes places he never dreamed in this ridiculous and delirious allegorical adventure.
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Previews: Thursday, March 23 at 7:30 pm, Friday, March 24 at 7:30 pm and Saturday, March 25 at 7:30 pm
Opening/Press performance: Sunday, March 26 at 7 pm
Regular run: Thursday, March 30 – Sunday, April 30, 2023
Curtain Times: Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 pm; Sundays at 4 pm
Tickets: $24 previews. $42 general admission ($25 Thursday special), $61 VIP/reserved seating with drink ticket. Group rates $34 for 10 or more. Tickets are now on sale at buytickets.at/hellinahandbagproductions/825817 and handbagproductions.org.
About Hell in a Handbag Productions
Hell in a Handbag is dedicated to the preservation, exploration, and celebration of works ingrained in the realm of popular culture via theatrical productions through parody, music and homage. Handbag is a 501(c)(3) Not for Profit. For additional information, visit handbagproductions.org.
