Handbag’s David Cerda wins a ‘Pressie’ award!

Congratulations to Hell in a Handbag’s resident playwright and Artistic Director David Cerda for being named Best Local Actor by Chicago Free Press readers for this years PRESSIE Awards.  The PRESSIE Awards are annual survey asking Chicago Free Press readers to choose the Best in Community in Chicago. “This was a really nice surprise”, says Cerda. “It’s very [...]

Lovable ME

Hey, so I learned yesterday that The Joans won the PRESSIE Awards for GLBT band in Chicago, and that was cool, but then they informed me I was named as favorite local actor. Now I admittedly lobbied for The Joans- but the actor thing was a total surprise, and the article says I’m lovable…I am, RIGHT???
 http://www.chicagofreepress.com/node/3080

My Way of Life

Not being in a show has given me the chance to see other shows and go to the movies. Saturday Chris and I saw Slumdog Millionaire and I was a bit shocked how disturbing it was and now I see why they’re not crazy about it in India. The two young boys in the film [...]

My Way of Life

I feel like an artistic blender and my setting is not up to the speed I’d like it to be, you know? I need the buttons on the far right but so far have been just building up to them. Why can’t I have Maximum Speed all of the time? I am currently rehearsing for Emerald City’s Cinderella. I [...]

My Way of Life

It feels nice not to be rushing from one Handbag show to another. Right now we are trying to figure out what show to do next. We are looking for a space to do POSEIDON. Something we thought might be available in the summer isn’t now. It was available when we started Silent Night but [...]

See John take it off (for a good cause)

Help my friend and Handbag supporter John raise money for Test Positive Aware Network in Chicago by donating money and he will strip online for you!

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Thanks for a great run!

Silent Night of the Lambs closed to an overflowing house this past Saturday and judging from audience reaction and the fabulous attendance the show was a Handbag favorite. We will keep you posted on upcoming Handbag activities.

Silent Night of the Lambs- 2 final shows selling quickly!

Tickets are selling well for the final two performances of Silent Night of the Lambs so get yours in advance before we sell out for the Jan. 2 & 3 dates.