Mycelium

PlayGround Festival of New Works
MYCELIUM by Juliet Kang Huneke (a Festival Premiere Presentation)
Directed by Lana Richards
May 16-17 & 23-24 7pm PT at Potrero Stage & Simulcast
Admission: $0-$50 (donations gratefully accepted) or Festival Sponsorship

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In the American Redwoods, two old trees wonder when they will finally die. In the Pacific Ocean, a colony of coral deals with the trials and tribulations of living in a commune. And in a maple forest, a terminally ill young human stumbles upon two talking mushrooms who are experts on death. Juliet Kang Huneke’s ecological pattern play Mycelium is a mosaic of our planet’s interconnections, from loneliness to queerness to life and death to dirt. A PlayGround commission, originally developed as part of the 29th annual PlayGround Festival of New Works. Featuring: L Duarte, Nikki Nutterfield, Krystle Piamonte, Kunal Prasad, and Dom Refuerzo.

Juliet Kang Huneke is a playwright and performer who is passionate about theatre that is larger than life. In spring 2026, her new TYA play, THE DRESS-UP PLAY, had its world premiere at Jackalope Theatre Company. She was awarded the 2023 ReImagine: New Plays in TYA grant to develop HANNAH AND HALMONI SAVE THE WORLD! with Filament Theatre, where it had its world premiere in 2025. Juliet is also a 24 Hour Plays Nationals alum. Other Chicago writing credits include: ECHO’S INFERNO (The Understudy), HOME FOR THE SUMMER (Theo Ubique, American Music Theatre Project), MYCELIUM (Playground Chicago), and MECHANICALS (Impostors Theater Co Footholds Vol. 4). julietkanghuneke.com

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