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Natural Shocks, presented by Theatre Lumina & Chimera Ensemble

The Salon at Collaboraction Studios in The Flat Iron Arts Building
Chicago, IL

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Chimera Ensemble and Theatre Lumina are proud to join forces to produce a staged reading, directed by Monica Payne, of NATURAL SHOCKS, Lauren Gunderson's new, 65-minute play, as part of an ambitious national campaign of theater activism against gun violence.

Alone in her basement, a woman waits out an approaching tornado. As she engages the audience about her plight, she overflows with quirks, stories, and a final secret that puts the reality of guns in America in your very lap. The play is part confessional, part stand up, and part reckoning. Inspired by Hamlet's "To be or not to be," this tour-de-force play bursts with life.

*** All profits from tickets sales will go to Everytown for Gun Safety -- https://everytown.org/

Lauren Gunderson and her team of producers have coordinated an ambitious national campaign of theater activism against gun violence with royalty-free readings of the new play taking place across the country April 19-23, 2018. April 20th is the 19th anniversary of Columbine and is the day of the National School Walkout, organized by the student activists in Parkland, Florida.

TEAM:
Director: Monica Payne
Stage Manager: Jaime Gutfledt
Poster artwork: Martin Gutfeldt

FEATURING:
Hannah Larson
Jyreika Guest
Katlynn Yost
Robin D. Chaplik,
Mia Vivens
Nicole Fabbri

ACCESS:
The venue is wheelchair accessible. Open Captioning will be provided. Please tell us about any access needs you may have in the questionnaire at the end of the ticket purchasing process.