The Neo-Futurists

The Neo-Futurists 35 years of ongoing & ever-changing experimental theater
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2.6 years old and has 50,622 miles - average age of a Chicago Police beat car267,240 - number of undocumented police sto...
09/11/2026

2.6 years old and has 50,622 miles - average age of a Chicago Police beat car

267,240 - number of undocumented police stops made by the Chicago Police Department in 2025

more than 200 - number of Chevrolet Tahoe SUVs owned by the Chicago Police Department

40% - percentage of budget city positions that are in the Chicago Police Department

14 mpg - fuel efficiency of a Chevrolet Tahoe

โ™พ๏ธ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐ˆ๐๐…๐ˆ๐๐ˆ๐“๐„ ๐–๐‘๐„๐๐‚๐‡๐Ÿ”ง
feat. NIKY, aussie, MAT, NAKIYAH, and LEWIS

๐ŸŽค โ€ผ๏ธwith AMELIA in boothโ€ผ๏ธ๐Ÿ’ก

๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ๐ŸŽจ Collage by Lara Johnson ๐Ÿซถ

FRI + SAT @ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ:๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ
SUN @ ๐Ÿ•:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ

Friday and Saturday - MASKS ENCOURAGED
๐Ÿ˜ทSunday - MASKS REQUIRED๐Ÿ˜ท
*we have disposable masks*

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ๐Ÿ’ตGET TIX AT THE LINK IN OUR BIO๐Ÿ’ต๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ

WALK-UPS WELCOME๐Ÿšถโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธโ€โžก๏ธ

**PWYC TIX AVAILABLE ONLINE

1988 - Year table tennis became an Olympic sportBicycle tire repair glue - an important element of modern table tennis t...
09/04/2026

1988 - Year table tennis became an Olympic sport

Bicycle tire repair glue - an important element of modern table tennis that increases the paddleโ€™s spin and speed

32,000 hits - World record for the longest table tennis rally in history

100 million players - Number of Chinese table tennis players, the highest of any country

Janove Walder - The Mozart of Table Tennis

โ™พ๏ธ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐ˆ๐๐…๐ˆ๐๐ˆ๐“๐„ ๐–๐‘๐„๐๐‚๐‡๐Ÿ”ง
feat. CONNOR, NIKY, aussie, MAT, and LEWIS

๐ŸŽค โ€ผ๏ธwith AMELIA in boothโ€ผ๏ธ๐Ÿ’ก

๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ๐ŸŽจ Collage by Lara Johnson ๐Ÿซถ

FRI + SAT @ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ:๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ
SUN @ ๐Ÿ•:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ

Friday and Saturday - MASKS ENCOURAGED
๐Ÿ˜ทSunday - MASKS REQUIRED๐Ÿ˜ท
*we have disposable masks*

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ๐Ÿ’ตGET TIX AT THE LINK IN OUR BIO๐Ÿ’ต๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ

WALK-UPS WELCOME๐Ÿšถโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธโ€โžก๏ธ

**PWYC TIX AVAILABLE ONLINE

โ™พ๏ธ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐ˆ๐๐…๐ˆ๐๐ˆ๐“๐„ ๐–๐‘๐„๐๐‚๐‡๐Ÿ”งfeat. CONNOR, NIKY, aussie, JJ, and LEWIS๐ŸŽค โ€ผ๏ธwith AMELIA in boothโ€ผ๏ธ๐Ÿ’ก๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ๐ŸŽจ Collage by Nakiyah T.M. Jo...
08/28/2026

โ™พ๏ธ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐ˆ๐๐…๐ˆ๐๐ˆ๐“๐„ ๐–๐‘๐„๐๐‚๐‡๐Ÿ”ง
feat. CONNOR, NIKY, aussie, JJ, and LEWIS

๐ŸŽค โ€ผ๏ธwith AMELIA in boothโ€ผ๏ธ๐Ÿ’ก

๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ๐ŸŽจ Collage by Nakiyah T.M. Jordan๐Ÿซถ

FRI + SAT @ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ:๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ
SUN @ ๐Ÿ•:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ

๐Ÿ˜ทmask still required for entry๐Ÿ˜ท
*we have disposable masks*

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ๐Ÿ’ตGET TIX AT THE LINK IN OUR BIO๐Ÿ’ต๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ

WALK-UPS WELCOME๐Ÿšถโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธโ€โžก๏ธ

**PWYC TIX AVAILABLE ONLINE


08/27/2026

๐ŸšจCLOSING WEEKEND๐Ÿšจ
TONIGHT | TOMORROW | SATURDAY
7PM | 5153 N ASHLAND | $25/PWYC (link in bio)
โŒDO NOT MISS YOUR LAST CHANCE TO SEEโŒ

The Complex Whole So Formed
created by Ryn Hardiman (=RYN=)
directed by Anna Gelman (Anna H Gelman)

This once-in-a-lifetime first-time full-length solo performance of technical mastery and personal storytelling about the struggle to navigate the american health industrial complex and gender itself end its critically-acclaimed 6-week run at The Neo-Futurist Theater this weekend so...

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธGET YOUR TICKET BEFORE IT'S GONE๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ
๐Ÿช‘LIMITED CAPACITY SEATING๐Ÿช‘
๐Ÿ‘๏ธSEE YOU THERE

FALL CLASS REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!!!๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿโœ๏ธ1๏ธโƒฃ INTRO LEVEL: WRITING & PERFORMING THE 2-MINUTE PLAYMONDAYS, SEPTEMBER 21ST...
08/26/2026

FALL CLASS REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!!!
๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿโœ๏ธ

1๏ธโƒฃ INTRO LEVEL: WRITING & PERFORMING THE 2-MINUTE PLAY
MONDAYS, SEPTEMBER 21ST โ€“ NOVEMBER 16TH, 6:30PM-9:30PM*
*NO CLASS ON OCTOBER 12TH*

TAUGHT BY ENSEMBLE MEMBERS AUSSIE B & NAKIYAH T.M. JORDAN

*THE FINAL TWO CLASSES (NOVEMBER 9TH AND NOVEMBER 16TH) ARE FOUR HOURS, 6:30PM-10:30PM
$300 FOR AN 8-WEEK COURSE

In this 8-week introductory class, students explore core Neo-Futurist tenets of honesty, brevity, and transformation in order to create short plays in our unique, non-illusory aesthetic. Using games and exercises, weekly writing assignments, and regular in-class workshops, students learn specific play formulas and styles that occur on our stage. In the second half of the class, the class works as an ensemble to follow the Neo-Futuristsโ€™ weekly creative process to pitch, rehearse and perform a menu of their own original two-minute plays. This culminating show is open to the public, and presented on our stage.
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2๏ธโƒฃ LEVEL 2: WRITING & PERFORMING THE 2-MINUTE PLAY
SATURDAYS, SEPTEMBER 19TH- NOVEMBER 14TH, 12PM-3PM*
*NO CLASS ON OCTOBER 10TH*

TAUGHT BY ENSEMBLE MEMBERS JASMINE HENRI JORDAN & ALร‰ RAMIREZ

*THE FINAL TWO CLASSES (NOVEMBER 7TH AND NOVEMBER 14TH) ARE FOUR HOURS, 12PM-4PM

PREREQUISITE:ย STUDENTS MUST HAVE TAKEN AN INTRO TO WRITING & PERFORMING THE 2-MINUTE PLAY CLASS TO BE ELIGIBLE TO ENROLL.

In this 8-week course, students will build off of the curriculum of Intro to dive deeper into the tenets of Neo-Futurism. Level 2 students will learn new play forms, including dialogue, non-verbal storytelling, monologue variation, audience interaction, and living newspaper. The course will continue to explore workshopping and group feedback, ensemble development, and exploration of each studentโ€™s performance style. The class will culminate in a show open to the public.

Register today at the link in our bio ๐Ÿ”—

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ TICKETS ARE GOING FAST ๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ๐Ÿช‘ LIMITED CAPACITY SEATING ๐Ÿช‘The Complex Whole So Formedcreated by Ryn Hardiman (=RYN=)direct...
08/24/2026

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ TICKETS ARE GOING FAST ๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ
๐Ÿช‘ LIMITED CAPACITY SEATING ๐Ÿช‘

The Complex Whole So Formed
created by Ryn Hardiman (=RYN=)
directed by Anna Gelman (Anna H Gelman)

โ—๏ธCLOSES THIS WEEK โ—๏ธ
4๏ธโƒฃ ONLY 4 CHANCES LEFT 4๏ธโƒฃ
โŒ DO NOT MISS THIS SHOW โŒ

FINAL PERFORMANCES:
MONDAY AUGUST 24TH (industry night) (!!tonight!!)
THURSDAY AUGUST 27TH
FRIDAY AUGUST 28TH
SATURDAY AUGUST 29TH (closing night)

7PM 5153 N ASHLAND AVE
$25//PWYC - MASKS REQUIRED (and provided)

๐Ÿ‘๏ธ๐Ÿ‘๏ธ SEE YOU THERE ๐Ÿ‘๏ธ๐Ÿ‘๏ธ

08/22/2026

COMMENT YOUR FAVORITE EMOJI
๐Ÿ˜ฎโ€๐Ÿ’จ๐Ÿ™ƒ๐Ÿ™‚โ€โ†•๏ธ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿฆ€๐Ÿคž๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿ˜š๐Ÿธ๐Ÿ‘…๐Ÿ“
WE'LL TELL YOU WHAT IT MEANS ABOUT YOU

Musical Chairs -ย a staple of many parties worldwide.Amy Beron - winner ofย the 2025 Musical Chairs Competition at Manhatt...
08/21/2026

Musical Chairs -ย a staple of many parties worldwide.

Amy Beron - winner ofย the 2025 Musical Chairs Competition at Manhattanโ€™s Bryant Park.

Reise nach Jerusalem (โ€œJourney to Jerusalemโ€) - original name of the game Musical Chairs.

5 August 1989 - Date of the largest game of Musical Chairs in history, played byย 8,238 participants at the Anglo-Chinese School in Singapore.

0.996949854 - statisticalย likelihoodย of winning a game of Musical Chairs with 20 people.

โ™พ๏ธ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐ˆ๐๐…๐ˆ๐๐ˆ๐“๐„ ๐–๐‘๐„๐๐‚๐‡๐Ÿ”ง
feat. CONNOR, NIKY, aussie, JJ, and LEWIS

๐ŸŽค โ€ผ๏ธwith AMELIA in boothโ€ผ๏ธ๐Ÿ’ก

๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ๐ŸŽจ Collage by Lara Johnson๐Ÿซถ

FRI + SAT @ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ:๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ
SUN @ ๐Ÿ•:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ

๐Ÿ˜ทmask still required for entry๐Ÿ˜ท
*we have disposable masks*

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ๐Ÿ’ตGET TIX AT THE LINK IN OUR BIO๐Ÿ’ต๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ

WALK-UPS WELCOME๐Ÿšถโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธโ€โžก๏ธ

**PWYC TIX AVAILABLE ONLINE


REVIEWS RAVE and RECOMMEND The Complex Whole So Formedcreated by Ryn Hardiman (=RYN=)directed by Anna Gelman (Anna H Gel...
08/17/2026

REVIEWS RAVE and RECOMMEND
The Complex Whole So Formed
created by Ryn Hardiman (=RYN=)
directed by Anna Gelman (Anna H Gelman)

ONLY SEVEN CHANCES LEFT TO SEE
"This complex and moving piece...",
a "new techno-theatrical memoir" which
"demands attention. No - it demands admiration."

7:00PM 5153 ASHLAND AVE
Thursday, August 20th (ASL interpreted performance)
Friday, August 21st
Saturday, August 22nd
Monday, August 24th (industry night)
Thursday, August 27th
Friday, August 28th
Saturday, August 29th (closing night)

TICKETS AVAILABLE - LINK IN BIO
$25/PWYC - MASKS REQUIRED

A big "THANK YOU!" for the kind, thoughtful reviews
and to all those who have attended so far

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5153 N Ashland Avenue
Chicago, IL
60640

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