Artemisia’s 13th season kicks off with, GOODS, at their new home in The Fine Arts Building

Artemisia announces it’s 13th season will open with a immersive soundscape production of GOODS by Lauren Ferebee, directed by Erin Nicole Eggers. Performances are July 8th - July 28th, 2024 at the Little Studio in the Fine Arts Building at 410 S Michigan Ave.  Press opening is Thursday, July 11th at 7:00 p.m

Embark on an intergalactic journey with Marla and Sam, two resilient women navigating the cosmos as seasoned trash collectors in the year 2100. Amidst the vastness of space, their compact spaceship serves as a sanctuary from the chaos of Earth’s turmoil. As they commemorate two decades of partnership, their routine anniversary route takes an unforeseen turn, thrusting them into a confrontation with the pressing issues they’ve sought to escape, including societal collapse and personal demons. Join them on a poignant exploration of friendship, identity, and the weight of the world they carry among the stars.

“This season is very exciting to me,” says interim Artistic Director Willow James. “Now in our 13th season, I think it's about time we revisit a few of the projects that shaped who Artemisia is. Our We Women Festival will finally bring back our beloved new play festival that was an Artemisia staple for years, and Goods launched us into the pandemic and allowed us to reshape how we wanted to respond to the world we live in. After an amazing 12th season with To Love & Be Loved and Inda Craig-Galván's A Hit Dog Will Holler, I hope our community will join us this year as we produce our season in residence at The Fine Arts Building.”

The first preview for GOODS is Monday, July 8th at 7 p.m. Press opening is Thursday, July 11th at 7:00 p.m. Performances continue through July 28th: Thursday through Saturday at 7 p.m., Sunday at 2:30 p.m. All performances are Pay-What-You-Can. 

The GOODS production team includes Lydia Moss (Dramaturg), Kyle Anthony Cortes (Sound Designer), and Julie Jachym (Production Manager).

Artemisia is a resident company at the historic Fine Arts Building at 410 S Michigan Ave, Chicago IL, in downtown Chicago. All tickets to performances are Pay-What-You-Can. Purchase tickets online at artemisiatheatre.org

Access: All spaces within the Little Studio are accessible by wheelchair, with the exception of the restroom, which requires one step up to access. The nearest accessible restroom is on the sixth floor, which can be reached by elevator.

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ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT AND DIRECTOR

Lauren writes “the best kind of science fiction,” (Chicago Onstage), and also non-genre stories that “strike a fine balance between laugh-out-loud absurdity and gut-wrenching human drama”  (DC Metro Arts). She is the recent recipient of the 2021 Planet Earth Arts Playwriting Award from the Kennedy Center for her play Goods, which premiered virtually with Artemisia in spring 2021 to critical acclaim from Chicago press. She was a 2020 Arkansas Arts Council Screenwriting fellow for her screenplay Brilliance, which was a 2023 finalist for the Tangerine Entertainment Fellowship at Stowe Story Labs. She's also made shortlists in multiple playwriting competitions and screenplay competitions, most notably the O’Neill (twice), Bay Area Playwrights Festival, the Princess Grace Award, and the Shakespeare’s Sister Fellowship. She’s been a juried writing fellow at the New Harmony Project, Kimmel Harding Nelson, Saltonstall, and HUB-BUB. She is also a published flash fiction author. MFA, University of Arkansas, BFA, NYU/Tisch. 

Erin Nicole Eggers (she/her) is a freelance director, AEA stage manager, and passport stamp collector originally from Milwaukee, WI. Directing credits include Macbeth (American Players Theatre), People of the Book (ACT Seattle), American Buffalo (TheatreX Cairo, Egypt), The Dumb Waiter and True West (Alchemist), Antarctica, WI (First Stage), Proof (Wisconsin Lutheran College), Red Bike and The Revolutionists (UMass Amherst), and Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley, Quality Street, The Endurance of Light, Best of Enemies, and Sense and Sensibility (Acacia). Erin believes in theatre that centers joy, prioritizes radical inclusion, and dreams the culture forward. Erin is the Production Manager at Paramount Theatre in Aurora, IL. 

ABOUT ARTEMISIA

The theatre is named after Artemisia Gentileschi, who was a great feminist painter, largely forgotten by history until recently.  Now, she’s considered the greatest female artist prior to the modern period.  That’s why women’s stories are important.  They change our perspective, on the past, the present and the future.  That’s why Artemisia Theatre was founded, to share women’s untold stories.

Artemisia produces plays that empower women, creating career-altering opportunities for female identifying theatre artists of all racial and ethnic backgrounds; sexual orientations and identities; economic status; ages and disabilities. We make women heroes of their own lives by sharing their stories and amplifying their voices.  We invite anyone and everyone who wants to empower women to join us as artists and audience.

Artemisia aims to be at the forefront of the fight for women and female-identifying people through outstanding performances that push the envelope.  From world premieres to the virtual stage, our mission is and will always be to better our world for women and female-identifying people.

We strive to be a social justice theatre, committing to anti-sexist and anti-racist practices in our work.  We are grateful for the anti-racist training received from ArtEquity  funded by the Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley Foundation and EnrichChicago funded by The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation.  Our work to dismantle racist and sexist practices in theatre is ongoing as we continue to use our collective talents and voices to promote hope, healing and empowerment.

Artemisia is led by a volunteer coalition of Chicago-based artists and administrators who are fully committed to the theatre’s mission and its core values of empowerment, diversity and inclusion.  The coalition creates a safe space for ALL Chicago artists while practicing pay equity; amplifying the voices of BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ artists and engaging the community in plays driven by the idea that her story empowers us all. If you are interested in joining the coalition, email artemisia.org for more info.

Visit www.artemisiatheatre.org to learn more.