Condemned to a Life It asks what it means to be human, what it means to be free, and who gets a second chance.
The story is messy because life is messy. It deals with difficult subjects, including mental illness, incarceration, addiction and trauma, but it is not only about what happened to me. It is about what I learned from surviving it.
At its heart, the show is about acceptance, forgiveness, freedom and the strange ways we keep trying to love one another.
It is life in its purest form, told with the help of puppets.
August 13, 20, and 27, 2026
9:00 p.m.
de Maat Studio Theatre at Second City
Tickets: $15
Donations support the puppeteer, director, costumes, set, production design, technical work and other costs of mounting the Chicago production and preparing the show for its New York run.
Donations made through Fractured Atlas are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.
Condemned to a Life will also be presented at the United Solo Festival at Theater Row in New York on October 21, 2026.
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