• Mission Statement

    HIAH is dedicated to the preservation, exploration, and celebration of works ingrained in the realm of popular culture via theatrical productions through parody, music, and homage.

Hell In A Handbag Productions was formed in March 2002.

HIAH’s debut production was POSEIDON! An Upside-Down Musical, which had successful consecutive runs at Theatre Building Chicago and Bailiwick Repertory before being produced at the 2003 New York International Fringe Festival where it received a Outstanding Ensemble award.

HIAH has also produced Fa La La This, our annual holiday monologue showcase, Rudolph, the Red-Hosed ReindeerHow ‘What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?’ Happened, Judy’s Scary Little Christmas, SCARRIE-The Musical, The Twilight Gallery, Caged Dames, The Birds and Summer Camp, the first annual series of staged cabaret readings.