Last year, Pride events were mostly limited to online celebrations. But with half of the adults in the state now fully vaccinated, this year looks different, even though the parade won’t happen till October. There are still plenty of streaming performances if you’re crowd-hesistant, but you can also fly your flag at some outdoor events as well.
Kickback, About Face Theatre’s anthology of digital performances about the intersection of queer and Black lives (inspired in part by the Rebuild Foundation’s collection of African American art and cultural artifacts), continues streaming online with About Face Theatre. Through 8/31, aboutfacetheatre.com, F
ComedySportz Chicago fields a variety of online queer-themed programming, including LGBTQ+ ensembles competing against each other in the company’s signature improv games show; CSz D&I Talks with Luis Cortes, director of diversity and inclusion for CSz Chicago; Queers the Question, a queer-themed trivia show hosted by Cortes; and Rainbow-A-Go-Go, a queer variety show. On June 25-26, the company hosts the CSz Virtual Pride Festival. Complete schedule and ticketing information at cszchicago.com. v
