The Almost Emperor of the Unofficial Deestrick of Lake Michigan (Rhino Fest at Chicago Dramatists)

It is the 1920s in Chicago, and The District of Lake Michigan is thriving. Led by Cap and Ma Streeter, the lakefront plot of land that houses The District is occupied by a ragtag group of Chicagoans living outside the law. They have been allowed to live there, pretty much undisturbed, for decades, but now they are in the way of millionaire Potter Palmer's master plan to expand his holdings onto Lake Shore Drive. Not one to do his own dirty work, Palmer sends his puppets (The Judge, Sargeant O'Malley, and N.A. Warpbank) to remove Streeter and his followers from the land once and for all in this DaDa adaptation of a Chicago legend.

"Streeterville won't never have a chamber of commerce until it has a cabaret. This is a frontier town and its got to go through its red-blooded youth. A church and a WCTU branch never growed a town yet. Yuh gotta start with entertainment."  —Captain George Wellington Streeter

COME DRESSED IN YOUR CHICAGO BEST!

Playwright: Leah Roth Barsanti
Director: Kristin L. Schoenback
Design: Rachael Nuckles
Performers: Kylie Anderson, Kelsey Busboom, Vivian Delgadillo, Keenan Odenkirk, Ryan Tang

Venue Notes: Chicago Dramatists is located at 1105 W Chicago Ave, in the River West neighborhood. Street parking tends to be difficult in the area — plan to take public transit or a hired car if possible, or plan extra time to locate parking. The main entrance is at 798 N Aberdeen Ave (which may look like the back of the building). The theater space is on the first floor, with wheelchair-accessible entrance and bathroom.