The Missing Piece

THE MISSING PIECE is coming to VAL — and it's going to get weird (in the best way)

Two clowns. One shared apocalypse. Zero agreement on what's actually happening.

Gilly Willy and Toni Woni are convinced the end of the world is here. The trouble is, they can't agree on what that actually means. Spiritual awakening? Apocalypse? In the meantime, the system never sleeps, so they keep making internet content to pay the bills. Equal parts silly and searching, the show is a loving, ridiculous argument about how to keep loving people you don't see eye to eye with, serving as a reminder that even when two people are looking at wildly different realities, they're still each holding a piece of the same puzzle.

This isn't just any run: it's the very first show ever staged at Visceral Adventure Lounge, Silent Theatre's brand new home in Humboldt Park. Come help us break in the space.Directed by Mary Poindexter McLaughlin, who called the show "a theatrical bullseye for these times"

August 28 – September 20Fri & Sat @ 7pm | Sun @ 3pm (with a special guest event every Sunday after the show!)

$25 or pay-what-you-can — nobody's turned away

After a workshop run at Labyrinth Arts Club and a mini-tour of performances down in Florida, The Missing Piece is finally coming home. This is where it started, and now, with a full-tilt directorial polish from Mary Poindexter McLaughlin, it's ready for its hometown Chicago audience.Come laugh at the end of the world with us. Bring someone you love (even if you don't see eye to eye).Tickets & info: https://www.silenttheatre.com/.../the-missing-piece-2026...