Five contenders. Five rounds. Your vote. Only one will survive.
When: October 23 — November 4
Where: The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare, 800 East Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60611
Price: $38–48
Tags: #interactive, #voting, #politics, #ContentAdvisory, #MobilityAdvisory (see below)
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Fight Night by Belgian theater collective Ontroerend Goed throws audience members, equipped with electronic voting boxes, in a live showdown each night. Five candidates compete to survive multiple rounds of elimination, aiming to be the only one left standing, as the audience navigates through a dizzying array of random checks, voting signposts, coalitions, campaigns, debates, consultants, exit polls, spin doctors, opinion gauges, list pushers, and referendums.
Blurring the lines between theatre and interactive performance art, Fight Night is a humorous, thought-provoking look democracy in action and no two performances are ever the same.
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Content Advisories: Use of strong language.
The first row of the theater is designated as accessible seating for patrons who may use assistive mobility devices or otherwise prefer not to use stairs. There is a moment in the production where audience members have the choice to leave their seats, which may present mobility challenges depending on each individual’s needs.
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