BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Minor Punctuations - ECPv6.15.14//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Minor Punctuations X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://minorpunctuationstheatre.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Minor Punctuations REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20190101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250821T000000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250904T235900 DTSTAMP:20260410T065012 CREATED:20180221T132940Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250317T064747Z UID:284-1755734400-1757030340@minorpunctuationstheatre.com SUMMARY:Spirits of the Bay DESCRIPTION:Written and performed by Michael Smith\nDirected by John Doe \nArtistic Producer: Matt Wilkins\nOriginal Concept Dramaturgy: James Stevens\nDramaturg: Oliver Steals\nSet Design: Marianna Lee\nLighting Design: Sandra Walsh \nLorem ipsum dolor sit amet\, consectetur adipisicing elit\, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. 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Neque porro quisquam est\, qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet\, consectetur\, adipisci velit\, sed quia non numquam eius modi tempora incidunt ut labore et dolore magnam aliquam quaerat voluptatem. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet\, consectetur adipisicing elit\, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam\, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. \n\n \n\n \n\n \n Confirm\n back×\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Selected\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Pick Number of Passes\n \n \n 012345678910 \n \n Note! You are selecting dancefloor tickets without seat reservation. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Select ticket type\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n 20.11.2022\n \n \n Main Hall\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n ×\n \n \n Select ticket type\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Available\n Sold Out\n Selected\n \n \n\n Move your cursor over a seat to view how the stage looks from that position. Click on the seat to place the relevant ticket in your cart. \n \n\n \n \n \n Ticket\n Row \n Price \n  \n \n \n \n \n {{ticket_text}} / {{ticket_zone_title}}\n Row {{ticket_row}} \n Price {{ticket_price}} \n \n {{ticket_row}} \n {{ticket_price}} per ticket \n ×\n \n \n\n \n\n Add to Cart URL:https://minorpunctuationstheatre.com/event/spirits-of-the-bay/ LOCATION:The Theater\, 8 E 9th Street\, Chicago\, IL\, 60605\, United States CATEGORIES:This Week Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://minorpunctuationstheatre.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/post-17-copyright.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250321T080000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250321T170000 DTSTAMP:20260410T065012 CREATED:20260126T150716Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260207T160041Z UID:2917-1742544000-1742576400@minorpunctuationstheatre.com SUMMARY:Presence of an Absence 2025 DESCRIPTION:A staged reading presented on March 21\, 2025 at the Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse. Set in Toronto (2024)\, Presence of an Absence follows a collective of emerging Iranian playwrights who gather to unearth and revisit early 20th-century works by women playwrights—tracing how censorship\, inheritance\, and displacement echo across time and into the present.  \nProducer: Aylin (Oyan) Salahshoor  \nReaders: \n\nParsa Hasanzadeh\nSaghar Beheshti\nKosar Dhakilalian \nAylin Oyan Salahshoor URL:https://minorpunctuationstheatre.com/event/presence-of-an-absence-2025/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:new show ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://minorpunctuationstheatre.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Presence-of-an-Absence-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241018T000000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241113T235900 DTSTAMP:20260410T065012 CREATED:20180221T145450Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260126T145857Z UID:312-1729209600-1731542340@minorpunctuationstheatre.com SUMMARY:Far-Flung Peoples - Fringe 2024 DESCRIPTION:Written and performed by Michael Smith\nDirected by John Doe \nArtistic Producer: Matt Wilkins\nOriginal Concept Dramaturgy: James Stevens\nDramaturg: Oliver Steals\nSet Design: Marianna Lee\nLighting Design: Sandra Walsh \n  \n1 URL:https://minorpunctuationstheatre.com/event/the-nutcracker/ LOCATION:The Theater\, 8 E 9th Street\, Chicago\, IL\, 60605\, United States CATEGORIES:Shows ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://minorpunctuationstheatre.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/FarFlungPeoplesPoster_11x17_v1-2-scaled.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240705T080000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240715T170000 DTSTAMP:20260410T065012 CREATED:20260204T134210Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260207T160728Z UID:3057-1720166400-1721062800@minorpunctuationstheatre.com SUMMARY:Far-Flung Peoples - Fringe 2024 DESCRIPTION:A bold and uproarious comedy-drama presented at the 2024 Toronto Fringe Festival\, Far-Flung Peoples played from July 5 – 14\, 2024 in the Alumnae Mainspace Theatre in Toronto.  \nWritten and directed by Aylin (Oyan) Salahshoor\, the play follows a group of refugee roommates navigating Toronto’s rent crisis and the absurdities of belonging\, language\, and survival in a cramped shared apartment. Multilingual humour\, sharp political satire\, and deeply human moments bring to life the joys and frustrations of diasporic life.  \nProducer: Amin Sheykhi\nProduction Manager: Naira Bahrami\nSound Design: Sina Shojai \nCast:\n\nAylin (Oyan) Salahshoor\nFadi Dalloul\nSkylar Petrah\nParsa Hasanzadeh\nKimia Kalantari\n\nThematically rich\, humorous\, and collectively resonant\, Far-Flung Peoples reflects on migration\, community\, identity\, and the shared absurdities of housing instability\, inviting both laughter and reflection. URL:https://minorpunctuationstheatre.com/event/far-flung-peoples-fringe-2024/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:new show ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://minorpunctuationstheatre.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2024.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200215T142500 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200215T142500 DTSTAMP:20260410T065012 CREATED:20260126T151021Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260204T143719Z UID:2923-1581776700-1581776700@minorpunctuationstheatre.com SUMMARY:Terrace 2020 DESCRIPTION:Terrace is a Toronto production presented in February 2020 at the Fairview Theatre Space\, co-produced by Minor Punctuation Theatre and Zendegi Theatre Company. \nWritten by Jean-Claude Carrière and directed by Jafar Mahyari\, the play was performed in Persian in a translation by Asghar Nouri. \nAn absurdist comedy with sharp political and philosophical undertones\, Terrace brings together a group of characters suspended in conversation\, memory\, and anxiety—grappling with uncertainty\, waiting\, and the fragility of meaning in contemporary life. Blending realism with moments of surreal rupture\, the production resonated strongly with diasporic audiences navigating displacement and precarity. \nPremiering just weeks before global shutdowns in 2020\, Terrace now reads as an uncannily prescient work—capturing a world poised on the edge\, held together by language\, irony\, and collective unease. \nProduction Team\n\nProducer: Amin Sheykhi\nProduction Manager: Aylin (Oyan) Salahshoor\n\nCast\n\nWeria Havarinasab\nNajla Azizi\nTannaz Qodrati\nSara Fallahi\nFarzad Nazari-Moqaddam\nSorush Mahmudi URL:https://minorpunctuationstheatre.com/event/terrace-2020/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:new show ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://minorpunctuationstheatre.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Terrace.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR