Chicago’s Josephinum Academy is teaming up with resident troupe Polarity Ensemble Theatre to present the world premiere of Chuck Palia’s “The Society of Adventurous Women,” directed by David Fehr. “Society” will feature a mostly female cast of students portraying notorious women of history, at a bar in the Netherworld. They may not buy drinks, but instead must earn them by telling the stories of their heroic endeavors.
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