Strangeloop Theatre kicks off its sixth season with Loopshop 2013, the company’s annual short play and new works series, with seven new pieces from local playwrights, each performed both nights of this two-night run.

This year’s production features a mix of short, original plays and scenes from full scripts in development, which will give audience members the opportunity to join Strangeloop in the discovery process. The pieces in Loopshop 6 take viewers on a journey from the Animal Universe to Wedding Hell with conspiracy and sibling-rivalry-filled stops in between.

Featured plays: •”Mitera” by Maria Burnham (Directed by Elana Elyce) •”The Mad Gasser of Mattoon” by Keith Gatchel (Directed by Maria Burnham) •”Wedding Hell” by Letitia Guillaud (Directed by Lisa Uhlig) •”Conspiracy Theory” by Brad Gunter (Directed by Letitia Guillaud) •”The Mating Habits of Frogs” by Barbara Lhota (Directed by Ben Campana) •”In Light of the Drinking Man’s Moon” by Kyle Martin (Directed by James Sparling) •”The Odyssey” an adaptation by Michael Wagman (Directed by Carrie Campana)

Performances for Loopshop 6 will be at 8 p.m. on Monday, July 29, and Tuesday, July 30, 2013, at Chemically Imbalanced Comedy Theatre, 1422 West Irving Park Road, Chicago. Tickets for the show are $10 at the door or online at www.strangelooptheatre.org.