Ionéu 360: The Making of Meaning

A Post-Show Conversation on Transformation and Telling
June 8, 2025
Immediately Following 2 PM Matinée

About the Show

This is a FREE event immediately following the Sunday 2 PM matinée performance of IONÉU: A Retelling. Get your tickets to that showtime here.

What questions are you carrying after IONÉU: A Retelling? What moments resonated, challenged, or stayed with you long after the final line?

Join us for an intimate post-show conversation with playwright Jacob D. Groth and director Emma St. Kathryn, the artists at the heart of IONÉU: A Retelling. Together, they’ll reflect on the journey of bringing this bold, new work to life—from the earliest drafts and developmental workshops to the dynamic choices made in the rehearsal room and onstage.

This informal, talkback-style event invites you to become part of the conversation. Whether you’re curious about the creative process, intrigued by the play’s themes of transformation and mercy, or moved to share your own interpretation, this is a space for open dialogue.

Expect insights into the collaboration between writer and director, stories from behind the scenes, and an exploration of what it means to reimagine ancient texts through a contemporary lens.

Come curious. Ask freely. Listen deeply. Let’s continue the story—together.

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Event Details

Show Begins: Immediately Following 2 PM Matinée
Running Time: 60 minutes
Intermission: No
Performance Space: Paradiso
Address: 2936 N Southport Ave. Chicago, IL 60657
Parking: Behind the building on Oakdale, and South of the building on Southport

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Midway upon the journey of our life, I found myself within a forest dark, for the straightforward pathway had been lost.” 

And so we all begin—in darkness.

Join Dante on his most famous journey through the depths of hell, levels upon levels of purgatory, finally discovering the light and glory of paradise. You will find terror in the wild beasts he meets along the way; and only moments later great hope at the strong woman, Beatrice, who leads him always upwards.

This contemporary staged performances of one of the most epic stories of the western world is an immersive, multi-dimensional production that leads you into Dantes universe. Returning to the stage for the 4th year, this year’s production.

Its heaven. It’s hell. But above all, it’s worth the trip.

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