PlayMakers Laboratory is pleased to present That’s Weird, Millennials! Real Stories with a Je Ne Sais Quoi, a whimsical evening of cross-generational stories written by adults and adapted and performed by the PML performance ensemble. The company fundraiser on Saturday, June 26, 2021 at 7 pm central will also feature live entertainment, raffles and much more! That’s Weird, Millennials! will stream on Facebook and Zoom. Tickets ($15 - $25) are currently available at playmakerslab.org via Eventbrite.
Members of the general public are invited to submit stories for the show at playmakerslab.org through June 16, 2021. The story with the most donations by the end of the night will receive a special grand prize! All proceeds from the evening will benefit PML’s in person and virtual creative writing residencies throughout Chicago, as well as partner expansion.
About PlayMakers Laboratory
Since PlayMakers Laboratory’s inception in 1997 as Barrel of Monkeys, its teaching artists have served more than 60 Chicago Public Schools. Over 15,000 elementary school students have participated in the PlayMakers programs, which aim to build students' writing skills, improve self-esteem, and instill confidence in their ideas and abilities.
PlayMakers Laboratory is sponsored in part by Wintrust Financial, Allscripts, Inc., Ernst and Young and Punchkick Interactive. It receives generous support from the Illinois Arts Council Agency; the National Endowment for the Arts; a CityArts Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events; the Chicago Community Trust; Crown Family Philanthropies; Alphawood Foundation of Chicago; the Maurice R. and Meta G. Gross Foundation; Polk Bros Foundation; the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation; the Robert and Isabelle Bass Foundation, Inc.; The Saints; The Topfer Family Foundation, and many other generous individuals and foundations.