CHICAGO—For regular theatergoers, Windy City Playhouse’s aptly named “A Recipe for Disaster” may not be what they’re accustomed to. The production lacks the stage and auditorium of a typical theater. Instead it’s a live immersive experience that takes place in Petterino’s banquet space in downtown Chicago. It’s a logical location for a presentation that takes place in a restaurant. The Shenanigans The show revolves around a catastrophic evening in which a hot new eatery is hosting some prominent social movers and shakers, and everything that could go wrong goes wrong. The restaurant, named the Contumacious Pig (the dictionary definition of “Contumacious” means “stubborn or willfully disobedient to authority), has become popular for its pork delicacies. So, of course, we know there’s going to be problems with the main pig course. Indeed, a pig arrives from Amazon, but it does not have a USDA stamp of approval, which will not go …
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