2025 Co-MISSION Festival of New Works | Kevin Michael Wesson's “CAMPOUT, A Night in the Woods"

Winner of No Proscenium's Best Shows and Experiences of 2019, originally performed in New York City in 2019, the show was originally performed for a total of only seven people; this is the Chicago debut and first time it has been remounted in nearly six years. Attendees are encouraged to communicate their accessibility needs and review the content advisories here: https://forms.gle/F4s9QPoHGWrTinQ47. TICKETS PWYC at the door. No one is turned away for lack of funds. This performance is by reservation only. It is performed for only two people at a time in 30-minute periods. Reserve your spot here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C054EADAF28A6FAC07-56805169-campout. EVENTS IN THE CO-MISSION FESTIVAL OF NEW WORKS Sun, June 15th: Kevin Michael Wesson & Theatre Nobody’s CAMPOUT, A Night in the Woods Tue, June 17th: Kevin Michael Wesson & Theatre Nobody’s CAMPOUT, A Night in the Woods Wed, June 18th: Kevin Michael Wesson & Theatre Nobody’s CAMPOUT, A Night in the Woods Wed, June 18th at 7pm: Amanda Maraist’s FOLK Fri, June 20th at 7pm: Tuli Bera’s Bangali Meye Sat, June 21st at 7pm: Tuli Bera’s Bangali Meye Sun, June 22nd at 7pm: Dani Oblitas’ Un/Rerooted and Selena Lasley’s TIMEShit Thu, June 26th at 7pm: Dani Oblitas’ Un/Rerooted and Selena Lasley’s TIMEShit Fri, June 27th at 7pm: Jaquanda Saulter-Villegas & Jacinda Bullie’s FILLINZ, Put Some Respect on It! Sat, June 28th at 7pm: Jaquanda Saulter-Villegas & Jacinda Bullie’s FILLINZ, Put Some Respect on It! Sun, June 29th: Kevin Michael Wesson & Theatre Nobody’s CAMPOUT, A Night in the Woods Sun, June 29th at 7pm: Amanda Maraist’s FOLK FEATURED ARTISTS Kevin Michael Wesson (Fall 2024 Co-MISSION Resident; he/they) is a proudly unrepresented puppeteer/deviser based in Chicago, originally from Tampa, FL; Recent credits include: "Leonardo!" & "Christmas Carol" (Manual Cinema), "'Where we go together' or The Flashlight Play" (Theatre Nobody), "Dog or Cats; Augmented Body" (Steppenwolf LOOKOUT), "House of the Exquisite Corpse I-IV" (Rough House Theater), "Deepen the Heart" (Stop Motion Plant), "Elements of Style" (The Neo-Futurists). His works have been featured in American Theatre Magazine, The Chicago Cultural Center, No Proscenium, NPR, The Puppetry Journal, nomination for the National Puppet Slam, and various curation for/residencies with Agitator Artist Collective, Links Hall, Chicago Puppet Lab, The National Puppetry Conference, Valdez Theatre Conference, & The Intuit: Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art. A firm believer in DIY ethos, they currently organize works-in-progress & community programming for the Chicago-based puppet theatre company, Rough House Puppet Arts, the devised theatre ensemble, Stop Motion Plant, Physical Theater Festival Chicago, and the experimental free theatre outfit, Theatre Nobody. Theatre Nobody is a radical experimental free theatre outfit based in Chicago. COLLABORATORS Maddison Wise (co-creator) Lily Emerson Michele Stine ABOUT THE CO-MISSION PROGRAM This event is part of Links Hall’s 2025 Co-MISSION Festival of New Works, two groundbreaking weekends of new performance and public events. Representing some of the most talented makers in Chicago from dance, performance art, installation, and performance as social practice, six artists present works developed while in-residence at Links during the 2024-2025 season. Featured artists include: Links Hall Residents Dani Oblitas, Selena Lasley, Kevin Michael Wesson, and Amanda Maraist; and Fellows Jaquanda Saulter-Villegas & Jacinda Bullie and Tuli Bera.

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