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Avalanche Theatre is Chicago's new home for new play development.

06/13/2026

Avalanche ensemble assembled! 📸

Took advantaged of some Chicago sunshine and had a little picnic with our ensemble 🥰

06/05/2026

You really showed up and showed out! 🥹👏

We really enjoyed having you for UPLINE, EL HILO DEL PASTEL and GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS. So on behalf of the creative and technical teams of these projects, THANK YOU!

Enjoy these photos by 📸 from Next Draft 2026. We will be back 😉

05/21/2026

Our creative and cast of El Hilo Del Pastel made Arañitas in rehearsal as we get ready for three upcoming shows on the 24th, 25th and 26th of May at Rivendell Theatre. Tickets are pay-what-you-can on our website.

Come enjoy El Hilo Del Pastel, a play that tries to answer the question : how do we preserve our roots in the face of inevitable change?

05/17/2026

We’re ready for you! The UPLINE team has been working tireless to bring a story about an exploration of family, MLMs, and the American Dream and what separates dreams from delusions, to you!

See you tonight and the Monday, 18th of May and Tuesday 19th of May, at Rivendell Theatre. Tickets are on our website and are pay-what-you-can.

05/13/2026

Meet the incredible creative team behind the development of Girls, girls, girls!

Playwright Aisha Hamid, director Alex Mallory, dramaturg Karina Patel, and production manager Matt Schutz have been working hard on this play over the past 3 months, and we can’t wait to share it with you in just a few weeks!

05/07/2026

We love the amazing creative team behind El Hilo del Pastel: playwright Alondra Rios, director Kidany Camilo, dramaturg Manuela Alvarez, and production manager Maddy Brown!

Don’t miss seeing their work as they’ve shaped the development of this script since February. We’ll see you in just a couple weeks for the performances!

05/06/2026

It’s time to celebrate the stellar creative team of Upline: playwright Brynne Frauenhoffer, director Christina Casano, dramaturg Dan Washelesky, and production manager Zoe Sjogerman!

These folks have been guiding the development of this play over the past 3 months. We can’t wait to share their work with you!

04/30/2026

Last but not least: the cast of Girls, girls, girls! by Aisha Hamid .hamid_

See this amazing cast including Preeti Thaker, Hershey Suri, Yourtana Sulaiman, Mantra, Rukmini Girish, and Maliha Sayed in a beautiful and hilarious new script about girlhood, womanhood and motherhood — told through the eyes of a group of Pakistani mothers.

Don’t miss it, May 31, June 1 and 2 at Rivendell Theatre!

04/29/2026

Introducing the cast of El Hilo del Pastel by Alondra Rios! ( )

Featuring Nydia Castillo, Lorena Estevez, Nelson Rodriguez, Mayra Echevarria, Liam Bouza, and Ryan Wright Cassidy.

We can’t wait to share this new play about Puerto Rican identity that asks, how do we preserve our roots in the face of inevitable change?

Performances on May 24, 25, and 26 at Rivendell Theatre!

04/24/2026

Meet the cast of Upline by Brynne Frauenhoffer

The first play in our Next Draft Series features an amazing cast including Gabriela Diaz, Peter Ferneding, Ky Anderson, Hudson Thierrault, Krystal Ortiz, Jocelyn Zamudio, Maddy Brown, and David Stobbe.

Don’t miss this exploration of family, MLMs, and the American Dream. What separates dreams from delusions? Performances on May 17, 18, and 19 at Rivendell Theatre!

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5779 N Ridge Ave
Chicago, IL
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