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Audio Dramas!
This Fall, we produced two fantastic audio dramas: a revival of fan-favorite KINGDOM and the World Premiere of PRIMER, a standalone sequel to 2018’s award-winning hit PLAINCLOTHES. At a time when performing in-person was filled with uncertainty, we were thrilled to use this exhilarating format to bring our ensemble into the homes of hundreds of theatre-lovers in Chicago and beyond!
The Paper Trail!
This season, we’re proud to provide resources to two incredible Chicago playwrights - Rachel DuBose and Brynne Frauenhoffer - as they develop brand-new plays from the ground up through dramaturgical sessions, private table readings, and a public staged reading. Learn more about the program here.
National Press!
Our fearless Artistic Director E.M. Davis (they/them) was one of a handful of storefront leaders who spoke with American Theatre Magazine about our reopening plans in the wake of the pandemic, saying, “It’s going to be hard [but] I’m hoping everybody comes together.” Read the entire article here.
“Broken Nose Theatre really is redefining the storefront aesthetic in this city...”
Who is Broken Nose Theatre?
We are a Pay-What-You-Can theatre company, promoting economic accessibility in the arts by allowing our patrons to set their own ticket price. The 2018 recipient of the Emerging Theater Award (given by Broadway in Chicago and the League of Chicago Theatres, and voted on by our peers), we develop and produce new works that seek to cultivate empathy, spark conversation, and amplify underrepresented voices. We’re humbled to have received numerous honors in our brief history, including the Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Ensemble two times in three years (Plainclothes, 2019; At The Table, 2017).
“ Broken Nose Theatre has established itself as a company to watch, and a company that watches those who often go ignored...”
Why Are We Pay-What-You-Can?
Accessibility has always been one of our key values…
… but in the Summer of 2015, near the end of our third season, we began to wonder: What if we took our accessibility initiative one step further? What if it began the moment you walked up to the box office?
That is when we decided that, beginning with Season 4, we would become one of Chicago’s entirely Pay-What-You-Can theatre companies. By adopting an PWYC model, we were allowing our patrons to set their own ticket price, kicking the doors wide open and removing the barrier that a set admissions fee can be for some many who wish to experience live theater.
At Broken Nose Theatre, we place the reins in your hands. Any ticket. Any price.
We look forward to seeing you at the theater!
Labyrinth, 2020. Written by Beth Steel, directed by Spenser Davis. (Austin D. Oie)