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THE WORLD'S LARGEST COLLECTION OF SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY PLAYS

The 6th Annual Paragon Play Festival | APRIL 17TH - APRIL 27TH, 2025

Step into a universe of limitless imagination at Otherworld Theatre’s Paragon Play Festival, the world’s largest celebration of science fiction and fantasy theatre! This electrifying festival showcases 30 original short plays from visionary playwrights across the globe, bringing bold new worlds to life on stage.

 

From cosmic odysseys to magical realms, the Paragon Play Festival is a thrilling event packed with adventure, innovation, and theatrical wonder. Whether you're a die-hard sci-fi fan, a fantasy enthusiast, or just love groundbreaking storytelling, this two week festival featuring over 100 theater artists is your portal to the extraordinary.

PARAGON 2025
      PLAY BLOCKS

Monsters, Myths & Mutations

A Date with Dagon by David Lipschutz & Dana Hall • Just Like Tetraphobia by Cassie M Seinuk • Wheel of Fortune Reversed by Scott C. Sickles • Memento Mori by Donna Latham • The Female Gaze by Jillian Blevins

Warp Cores & Wonders

Anniversary by Bella Poynton • Binders by Erin Moughon • Live Long and--Wait by Matthew Moore • Kobayashi Meow by John J. Enright

Time Travel & the Multiverse

Keeping Up With Myself by David Strauss • Portals by Anastasia Wild • Tempus Fugit by Stan Werse • Lucky Thirteen by Todd Caster • The Musical Genius Travels Back in Time to Let His Parents Know by Matthew Moore

Robots & Wastelands

Mirror Mirror by Ben Gorman • Stargazers by Bridgette Dutta Portman • Keep the Music Going by Steven Hayet • Fight for the Apron by Rex McGregor • Robots by James McLindon

Dystopian

The Wolf Man: 2092 by Evan Baughfman • GIRLAXY WARS!-or-Hell For Dude-Bros and Other Misogynist Jerks by Bella Poynton • THE WAKERS by Guy Newsham • The Case of the Stolen Moon by Monica Cross • Memory, Speak by Richard Lyons Conlon

Fantasy & Fairytales

Elf Wanted by Alexander Perez • S White & ET. AL. by George Smart • Witch Queen: A Snow White Reimagining by Baylee Shlichtman • Spell From The Sea by Carolynne Wilcox • Wound Woman by Dan Caffrey • Live Laugh Lobotomize by Jacquelyn Priskorn

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Otherworld Theatre Company is supported in part by The MacArthur Funds for Culture, Equity, and the Arts at the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, The Saints, A CityArts Grant from The City of Chicago Department of Cultural Arts & Special Events, and The Illinois Arts Council and National Endowment for the Arts.

SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY PERFORMANCE © 2023 BY OTHERWORLD THEATRE

Otherworld Theatre Company is a tax-exempt non-profit organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and is registered as a charitable organization with the Illinois Attorney General’s Office. Contributions to Otherworld Theatre Company are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.

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