Name: The Gradient
Start: 2026-11-20T17:30:00-06:00
End: 2026-11-20T19:30:00-06:00
Location: Mandrake (Henry Brown) Park

Play

One time only

The Gradient

November 20 at 5:30pm

At Mandrake (Henry Brown) Park

Bronzeville, Chicago

Website

More activities in Chicago

⚠️Heavy themes: sexual assault, misogyny, adult language

🔞Recommended for ages 16-17 and up

🧺Park setting, bring a blanket or lawn chair

Accountability goes corporate in Steph Del Rosso's sharp, darkly funny satire, staged outdoors in Mandrake Park. An idealistic employee at a futuristic rehab center for canceled men learns redemption has a price tag.

Dark comedy

Outdoor theater

Thought-provoking

Free event

Friday, November 20, 5:30 PM

Mandrake (Henry Brown) Park

3858 S Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago, IL 60653, USA

www.chicagoparkdistrict.com

What are you into?

Dark comedy
Outdoor theater
Thought-provoking
Free event
Mandrake (Henry Brown) Park
Bronzeville
Chicago

Coming up at Mandrake (Henry Brown) Park

Fri13Nov
The Gradient
Fri Nov 13, 5:30pm
Dark comedy about redemption

Upcoming nearby

Sisters
Mon, Nov 2 · 11:00 PM
Glencoe
Human-AI family drama
The Royale
Tue, Nov 3 · 12:00 PM
Glencoe
Boxing drama in six rounds
Black Lagoon
Tue, Nov 3 · 5:00 PM
Lincoln Park
Spooky cocktail pop-up
Tomato Throw Show
Tue, Nov 3 · 7:00 PM
Streeterville
Heckle with flying tomatoes
The Showcase
Tue, Nov 3 · 7:00 PM
Ravenswood
Experimental magic night
Adirondack Chair Circle
Tue, Nov 3 · 7:30 PM
Ravenswood
Suburban satire, world premiere
A Quiet End
Tue, Nov 3 · 7:30 PM
Sheridan Park
Staged AIDS crisis drama
Vape! The Grease Parody
Wed, Nov 4 · 7:30 PM
Sheffield & DePaul
Grease musical parody
+13 events in the next days