Noche Bohemias | Marimachas | Luna Parties | Special Events | Other
Welcome to the ONE-NIGHT STANDS, page featuring information about the following ongoing and recurring series:
Our wide ranging One Night Stands Calendar was initiated as a response to the enthusiastic demand of our fiel followers who wanted more Luna time than two productions a year. It is also part of our effort to continue building upon our missions basic tenets: expanding the range of opportunities for Latinas on the Chicago stage and beyond. These events are about creating a casual and fun environment where artists outside of the Luna Collective get to play with our audiences. It’s also a place to engage new audiences to a variety of performance and art genres. But deep down its a fancy excuse to have more incredible Luna nights of dancing, chisme, and drinks (!!!).
Quick overview on our most popular One-Night Stands Series:
Noche Bohemia: Beauty By Moonlight
A Performance Salon Featuring the Work Of Artists of Varied Genres: This unique new series is dedicated to featuring the diverse range of Latina Talent (and the talents of other women of color) in Chicago. At these Noche Bohemia events you will see all kinds of talent from the various artistic disciplines ranging from: music, dance, story-telling, burlesque, and poetry to clowning and acrobats—and everything in between. This is the place where Latina artists that we either: a) haven’t been able to work with formally in our productions or education programs but believe the work they are doing is groundbreaking/important/fun/needs support and/or b) artists who are Luna Friends/Company Members, whom we have either worked with before or have long supported our work and strongly believe that their talents need to be shared with our audiences. The Noche Bohemia series is a safe space where these artists can both develop and perform their work/art in front of a live audience, and also receive feedback in a non-formal way.
Each Noche Bohemia event is unique unto itself as it will feature new artists (and sometimes bring back previous features due to popular demand — or if they have some great new work to share!). For now, all upcoming Noche Bohemia events are to take place at Wicker Well, 1637 W. North Avenue, Chicago IL 60618. FOR MORE ON WICKER WELL VISIT: http://www.facebook.com/people/Wicker-Well/677528346
Marimachas: A Coquettish Latina Comedy Cabaret
Luna’s answer to Friday Night! This series is dedicated to keeping the art of Friday night excitement alive. Bring your favorite date, partner-in-crime, family member, co-worker or enemy for a special evening filled with all kinds of FUNNY- including stand-up performances by leading Comediennes , Improv, Sketch, and everything in between. These nights are not for the virgen hearts and minds– we get DIRRRRTY– so bring your entourage of sucias! The idea of presenting and featuring Chicago’s funniest ladies in a safe space to test out new work and feature their known acts with a live audience sounds exactly like a Luna laugh-party in the making! So join us and spend the evening laughing, drinking, and dancing. This new cabaret series will be presented on a continuing basis with new acts. TL signature cocktail included in price of entry.
CHECK OUT MORE ABOUT THESE TWO POPULAR ONE NIGHT SERIES IN ADDITION TO OTHER ONE NIGHT ONLY ENGAGEMENT SPECIAL EVENTS!
April 20th Marimachas Coquettish Comedy Cabaret #2
This special second event in our MARIMACHAS Series is only a few days away— and if you get your ticket now with the code: funnyladies get $5.00 your ticket!
This is a casual fun event that has a free-flow style of performance with musical breaks, raffle contests, and free drink games! Cocktails will start flowing around 8:30 pm in the Luna Lounge and Performances will start between 9:30 pm and 10pm in the Mainstage Theatre
About the headliner, Claudia Martinez:
Claudia is incredibly lucky to be doing what she loves: writing and performing comedy! She hopes to get paid well doing it so her parents can stop fielding odd jobs for her in their day to day: “Porque no le hablas a tu prima Estela mija? trabaja en el Comcast y dice que estan ocupando gente.” Gimme time A-Pa.
She has trained in acting, improvisation and sketch at The Second City, iO., The Annoyance and Blizzard Theater. Part of The Second City’s Outreach and Diversity Ensemble, you might have seen her recently in their last revue ‘”Baracolypse Now”’ or in her critically acclaimed sketch show ‘Love and Order.’
You can also see her around town doing improv and sketch with groups like MARIA, Williams & Martinez, Rascalitas, Hey, Rocket!, and doing Solo-sketch and Stand-up open mics. She has performed at i.O.,The Playground Theater, Chicago Dramatists, Chicago Center for the Performing Arts, DC Comedy Festival, Chicago Sketchfest ’08-’11, New York’s Del Close Marathon at UCB, and Victory Garden Theater’s Ignition Festival.
About the Melissa Duprey:
Artistic Associate Melissa DuPrey is a Chicago native with roots in Humboldt Park. After gaining two BA’s from the University of Houston, she returned to Chicago in full-force to become a Latina performer. After seeing Teatro Luna’s S-E-X-oh!, she knew right away where her home would be. She was asked to perform for the second Noche Bohemia, a serious of events that showcases women in the arts, and decided to do what she does best; tell dirty jokes. That night SEXomedy was born and has been performed at previous Marimachas event that included Chicago’s very funny Latina Comics Antonia Arcely and Gwen La Roka. This is the third installment in the SEXomedy series, and the trilogy will soon debut as a one-woman, one-act show presented by Teatro Luna.
Don’t miss this event, and don’t forget to use the secret code for $5.00 off your ticket here: http://bit.ly/marimachas2
This event takes place at Luna Central, 3914 N. Clark St.
Questions? call 773. 819.5862 or email boxoffice@teatroluna.org
April Fools Launch Party
What do you get when an HBO Def Poet teams up with her actor-turned-finance guru-turned-emcee brother? April Fools, a poetic hip-hop fusion aimed to blur the barrier between the two artistic worlds. Kristiana Colón and Damon Williams will launch their playful hip-hop duo on March 31st at Luna Central, the new home of Teatro Luna, Chicago’s only all-Latina theater company. A blazing hot line up of performers will kick-off the night, including Def Poet and National Slam Champion Roger Bonair-Agard, poet and vocalist Kris de la Rash, Chicago Music Award winning vocalist and emcee Squair Blaq, and many more talented voices on Chicago’s vibrant music and arts scene. Tickets are available at teatroluna.org and at the door.
Ticket Info:
There are two ticket prices for this special event.
April Fools Cocktail Reception + Performance + After Party – $10
From 8:30pm-9:30pm, patrons of legal drinking age may enjoy a hosted cocktail reception in the Luna Lounge with their choice of signature drinks, wine, or beer. This ticket includes admission to both the performances – HBO Def Poet & National Slam Champion Roger Bonair-Agard, Squair Blaq, Raliq Bashard, Kris de la Rash, Lili K & the Secret Garden and Emanuel Vinson will kick off the evening of performances, followed by a feature debut performance of April Fools, the brother/sister hip-hop duo of HBO Def Poet and Teatro Luna Artistic Associate Kristiana Colón and her brother, actor and emcee Damon Williams.
April Fools Launch Party – $5
Enjoy the phenomenal line up of poets, emcees, and musicians, the debut performance of April Fools, and the cash bar and concessions open all night. All ages/ 21+ with ID to drink.
All proceeds go to APRIL FOOLS & TEATRO LUNA
Additional Links: http://aprilfoolschicago.
MARIMACHAS! Nov 11, 2011
MARIMACHAS! A Coquettish Latina Comedy Cabaret
is a series produced by Chicago’s Pan-Latina Theatre Company in an effort to continue expanding on our commitment to Latina artists of all genres (standup/sketch/and improv included). The idea of presenting and featuring Chicago’s funniest ladies in a safe space to test out new work and feature their known acts with a live audience sounds exactly like a Luna laugh-party in the making! So join us and spend the evening laughing, drinking, and dancing. This new cabaret series will be presented on a continuing basis with new acts. TL signature cocktail included in price of entry.
This first event in the series is: November 11, 2011 at 8:30 pm at Calles y Suenos, 1900 S Carpenter
Winter One Night Stands Announcement
We are thrilled to announce the lineup for our first ever Winter One-Night Stands. This winter’s line up contains a variety of events from readings, performance salon’s, parties, and a comedy night!
