Performance: Haymaker & Hopleaf
posted June 26, 2014 6:51 AM   RSS | iCal | +googleCal

Thu July 3 at 7:30 PM, The Neo-Futurarium (& then the Hopleaf...)
5153 North Ashland Avenue, Chicago, IL, USA (Map & Directions)
We're coming up on the last week of Haymaker at the Neo-Futurarium, and it is definitely A Play I Want To See. The venue happens to be next to Hopleaf, which is A Bar I Want To Get Drinks At.
To quote the play's description:

Trevor examines his fascination with physical combat by staging Tears of Shanghai, an action movie he wrote when he was 13 years old. Casting himself as Russell Dakota, a grizzled maverick hiding out in 1930s Shanghai while evading the Nazis, Trevor creates a world where the line between right and wrong is clearly defined. Within the Neo-Futurist aesthetic, Haymaker is a platform to explore our urge to be a hero. Expect intricate staging and visceral choreography, combined with absurd humor and unabashed nerddom.

The show starts at 7:30 and should be over by 9:10, which means that we have plenty of time to maybe grab a beverage & be in bed in time for school/Winnemac Park the next day. An easy-peasy, beer & arty theater good time.
posted by Going To Maine to Meetup (9 comments total) 2 users marked this as a favorite

We can't make the show but could probably make Hopleaf.
posted by enn at 6:46 PM on July 1, 2014


That is quite fine! I've just bought my own tix & am super enthused. I may also be able to drag along an earnest young fellowship member or two who hasn't yet experience the joy of the neofuturists, though I put those odds at ~ 20%.
posted by Going To Maine at 10:01 PM on July 1, 2014


Also, if folks are less interested in the Hopleaf and more interested in getting crunk (or both?), it will be FKA Thursday at Big Chicks.
posted by Going To Maine at 7:37 AM on July 2, 2014


Turns out I have another commitment, but have a great time!
posted by eamondaly at 11:15 AM on July 2, 2014


I am not going to make it to the show but would appreciate an update on post-show drinking plans!
posted by jessypie at 11:40 AM on July 3, 2014


+1 and I will be shortly.
posted by MCMikeNamara at 5:01 PM on July 3, 2014


Is there any post-show drinking going on?
posted by jessypie at 7:42 PM on July 3, 2014


Going To Maine and I just got here. And will be here for a drink and a bite.
posted by MCMikeNamara at 7:47 PM on July 3, 2014


I'm on my way, will be there (I'm assuming Hopleaf) in 15-20 min. Where are you sitting?
posted by jessypie at 7:54 PM on July 3, 2014



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