The new Being Made in Chicago series offers two local artists or companies up to 40 minutes each to showcase new work developed from pieces previously presented at Scratch Night.

Well-Balanced Dads is a family-friendly comedy about two dads navigating life after their kids leave the nest. Through partner acrobatics, audience interaction, and a lot of cringey Dad-isms, Dick and Dale take the audience on a camping adventure, complete with a beloved minivan, cheese sticks, and spooky ghost stories. This hilarious duo plays with levity while weaving in deeper themes like finding your inner child, hypermasculinity, and their own relationships with their fathers.

Sensation(s) Coming back from her venture abroad, a depressed woman beyond the verge of a nervous breakdown seeks answers in her sadness and her senses, questioning the world around her in search of relief and through other, more colorful, worlds that she can escape to and find solace in. Through the use of clowning, movement, and song, this time, she embarks on a journey inward towards reclaiming pieces of herself and perhaps gathering some new pieces along the way.

Running Time: 1 hour 40 minutes with intermission