Next Forge:  February 24th, 2019

The Oscars celebrate old art.  The Forge is all about that new art!  Join us on February 24th to see some exciting new art, for our one year anniversary of the Forge's existence.  Doors open at 6:30pm to see art by Adira Hanna, before music by Clara and the Great Goddamn.  Then stick around for our first returning Forge playwright, Marjorie Muller, and her new play Regular.

 Adira Hanna - Visual Artist

I am Adira Hanna, a Chicago based artist. My background is in painting, curating, and large installation based work. This series is focused on the simplicity of representing the female form, as well as the emotions that can provoke sexual and psychophysical experiences. 

Marjorie Muller - Playwright

Marjorie Muller is a Chicago-based theatre artist and native midwesterner. She is a NoMads ensemble member and on the NoMads staff. At any current moment, she is thinking about five emails she needs to send. She is will be appearing as Mina in Twelve Ophelias at the end of March and her ten minute play Someone’s Daughter will be performed as part of the ArciTEXT Festival with Arc Theatre at the same time. You can also hear her voice on the new season of the scifi audio drama, Immunities, as Molly, a disgruntled alien. Woo! You can find her work on New Play Exchange or visit her website, MarjorieMuller.com to learn more.

Clara and the Great Goddamn - Musician

Clara and the Great Goddamn is comprised of one opinionated, loud-mouth, sometimes vulgar, often silly, feminist singer/songwriter. Her music has been described as a glass of fresh, sparking lemonade. Some recurring themes in her work: books, break-ups, sexual escapades, drinking (specifically gin, but sometimes coffee), politics, smoking (all sorts of things), food, general angst, letter writing, summer love, and behavior that is widely considered socially unacceptable.
The Forge is open to artists of all experience levels, with a specific goal to grow and foster new work by talented and under-produced young artists. We accept applications on a rolling basis from any artists who would like to be featured.  If you would like to apply to be featured in The Forge, click here.

Forge Info

Doors open at 6:30pm, with refreshments and a signature tea cocktail available for purchase as you peruse the visual art and take in live music.  At 7:30pm a reading of Regular will begin, followed by a short talk back.  The Forge is, as always, free and open to the public. The Forge is hosted at The Tea Bar by Easthill at 1816 N. Milwaukee Ave, near the Western Blue line stop.
NoMads Art Collective is a Chicago-based theatre company