But why Hell? And why a handbasket, of all things? Going to hell is a self-explanatory metaphor for total ruination or damnation, but the addition of a handbasket is far trickier to account for. As ...

The artistic director's newest show, Scary Town, draws on family secrets and the anthropomorphic storybook style of Richard ...

In his new acerbic comedy-melodrama, playwright David Cerda aims to prove one of his credos: “Even really horrible things can ...

Directed by Cheryl Snodgrass, Scary Town will play April 9 – May 11, 2025 at Handbag's intimate artistic home The Clutch, 4335 N. Western Ave. in Chicago's Lincoln Square neighborhood.

From L: Colin Callahan, Danne W. Taylor, Sophia Dennis, and Stevie Love in Scary Town with Hell in a Handbag Productions Credit: Rick Aguilar Deven (Colin Callahan) is an angst-filled brown bunny ...