Pack up a suitcase with meaningless objects. Make the audience laugh with outlandish costumes… Pack up a suitcase with meaningless objects. Make the audience laugh with outlandish costumes or antics. Construct a masterpiece out of junk in a 10-by-10 foot space.

Art Olympic Theater The Union Project 801 North Negley Ave, Highland Park April 5, 6:30 p.m. Tickets: $10 at the door www.tommuseum.com

These are among the few rules that artists competing in Art Olympic Theater will abide by on Saturday night at the Great Hall of the Union Project, a community arts center in Highland Park.

They’ve had several weeks to prepare their acts and fill their suitcases.

Tom Sarver, the originator of this event and master of ceremonies for the night, said, “I’m excited about the Union Project location because it’s going to add an extra challenge for artists. The Union Project used to be a church, and the floor is slightly sloped.”

“They can’t catch anything on fire or weld anything