CURIOUS PLAYS: CHICAGO, 1988-2022

Hey, guess what? We're published! That's right, Jackleg Press has put out an anthology of Curious plays by Beau O'Reilly, Jenny Magnus, Bryn Magnus, Jayita Bhattacharya, Matt Rieger, Matt Test, Shawn Reddy, and Julia Williams. It's chock-full of good words, maybe a play or two you've seen, and it makes the perfect addition to your bookshelf.

Available now from Bookshop.org, Amazon, Women & Children First, and maybe even your local bookstore.

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“Chicago’s offbeat theater community has a rich history, and centered in that community is the CURIOUS THEATRE BRANCH. This book is a great time capsule of Curious theater projects from the 1990s through present day. Non-traditional, off-kilter, unexpected—these “Curious Plays” celebrate the human condition through the lens of quirky homespun vernacular and a joy of dialogue in odd and telling conditions.”

— Jason

“Voraciously CURIOUS, brilliant, deeply fortifying, hilarious-a heartbreaking adventure. Something like a human heart redesign, a makeover through theater, or an art surgery that hurts, but heals.”

— Barrie

“This handsome thick paperback contains eight works of the imagination by Curious playwrights Jayita Bhattacharya, Bryn Magnus, Jenny Magnus, Beau O'Reilly, Shawn Reddy, Matt Rieger, Matt Test and Julia Williams. It also holds production photos and profiles and a wonderful introductory abecedarium by Barrie Cole.”

— Broadway World