CHICAGO – YIPPIE! It’s back, in the neighborhood of its roots. YippieFest 2023 will be August 4th-6th in the Lakeview/Buena Park venue of PRIDE ARTS, 4139 North Broadway in Chicago. The space is less than a half mile from the former Mary-Arrchie Theatre, whose “Abbie Hoffman Festival” was the template for the three-day performance celebration. YippieFest currently has slots for theater acts, including one-act plays, monologue, sketch, improv, vaudeville and other stage performance arts. Artists get free admission to the rest of the festival, so click YiPPIE FEST 2023 to sign up.
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Interviews: ‘Signature Move’ at the Midwest Independent Film Festival on Oct. 3, 2017
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 1, 2017 - 9:47am- Audio
- Audrey Francis
- Fawzia Mirza
- First Tuesdays
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Immigration
- Interview
- Jennifer Reeder
- Midwest Independent Film Festival
- Midwest Pilot Showcase
- Mike McNamara
- Molly Brennan
- Music Box Theatre
- New City
- Pakistan
- Patrick McDonald
- Ryan Logan
- Sari Sanchez
- Shabana Azmi
- Signature Move
- Wrestling
CHICAGO – The Made-in-Chicago film “Signature Move” will have a Midwest festival premiere through a “first Tuesday” showcase at the Midwest Independent Film Festival on October 3rd, 2017, and it will take place at a different location, the Music Box Theatre in Chicago (usually the Festival is at the Landmark Century Centre Cinema). Lead Actor Fawzia Mizra, director Jennifer Reeder and other cast/crew members are all scheduled to attend.
Podtalk: Actor Fawzia Mirza on Premiere of ‘Signature Move’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 28, 2017 - 1:11pmCHICAGO – Made-in-Chicago filmmaking gets the big spotlight at the Music Box Theatre on Friday, September 29th, 2017, as “Signature Move” premieres with a Red Carpet event. Walking that carpet will be the female lead, Fawzia Mirza, who portrays a closeted gay Pakistani woman negotiating love and wrestling moves.
