House of Thornes: Open House

Join the House of Thornes (Thorne, Velvet Reyn, Mx. Italix) and Whimsy Stiff-Richards for an open house!

We are excited to celebrate pride month during Chicago's Pride Fest at the Newport Theater, Chicago's home for fringe theater and burlesque!

The House of Thornes are excited to invite our transgender and gender-non-conforming peers to an open stage show just a block from Chicago's Pride Fest!

We are taking applications through June 5th at openhouse.houseofthornes.com

Tickets will be Pay what you can as low as $5 with a suggested donation of $15. Ticket sales will go towards venue rental as well as tech staff, then be split evenly between all artists and stage crew!

Performers we are looking for identify as transgender or gender non-conforming, and work in the arts of drag, burlesque, or any other performance art variety

Please be advised:

The Newport Theater is up a flight of stairs (no elevator) but a private entrance with a railing and seating near a side door/wheel-chair restroom can be arranged with advance notice. Email [email protected] for more information or learn more at newporttheater.com/safety

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