{"id":25167,"date":"2017-11-26T14:42:59","date_gmt":"2017-11-26T19:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/um-chicago-stage.ytsys.net\/?page_id=25167"},"modified":"2019-06-13T16:30:21","modified_gmt":"2019-06-13T21:30:21","slug":"the-neo-futurists","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/andersonville\/attractions-in-andersonville\/the-neo-futurists\/","title":{"rendered":"The Neo-Futurists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1506627684854{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 45px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; icons_position=&#8221;left&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;25168&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;About The Neo-Futurists&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1558559398960{border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-color: #0094c3 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]Andersonville gets a hearty dose of postmodern theater from the Neo-Futurists \u2013 a surrealist acting troupe that\u2019s been putting on jaw dropping shows since the late 80\u2019s. Once home to Chicago\u2019s longest running piece of performance art, Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind, the Neo\u2019s are known for both moving and confusing their audiences at once. 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