Theater Events

North, an original work from the for/word company at the American Theater Company

ChiBravo — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:24:45 -0700

The for/word company presents North, in Chicago for a three-week limited engagement run at the American Theater Company from June 5 to 22, 2008.

Constructed exclusively from the prolific writing of Anne Morrow Lindbergh, wife to aviator Charles,

North tells the story of a charged meeting between the author and Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, French

resistance fighter and author of The Little Prince. This single encounter ignited a series of events and

memories for Lindbergh, about which she would write for years to come. North documents the story

of this remarkable woman’s struggle to reconcile motherhood with work, love with duty, and to

articulate the responsibility of the artist to a world sunk in war.

WHERE: American Theater Company, 1909 W Byron Street, Chicago

WHEN: June 5 – 22, 2008; Thursdays and Fridays at 8 PM; Saturdays at 4 PM and 8 PM; Sundays at 3 PM; Wednesday June 11 and Wednesday June 18 will be $10 student nights; Sunday June 15 will have an additional show at 7 PM.

WHO: PERFORMED BY: Christina Ritter, Christopher Roche, and Kalafatic PooleWRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY: Jennifer Schlueter

TO PURCHASE TICKETS:

$20 for evening performances, $15 for Saturday matinee and all Sunday performances

Online at http://www.for-word-company.net/north.htm

By phone 24 hours through Brown Paper Tickets at 1-800-838-3006

In person ½ hour before the show, at the American Theater Company lobby

Please visit www.for-word-company.net

Beggars in the House of Plenty - Chicago Premiere - at Mary-Arrchie

clgarci2 — Mon, 05 May 2008 08:46:46 -0700

Mary-Arrchie Theatre Co. Presents BEGGARS IN THE HOUSE OF PLENTY by John Patrick Shanley

THE CHICAGO PREMIER PRODUCTION

In this deeply autobiographical work, Tony and Pulitzer Prize Winner John Patrick Shanley tackles his past. A surreal comedy, packed with the wit, insight, confusion, laughter and pain that only family can bring. At once vulgar, poetic and brutally honest, Johnny leads us on a journey through his childhood in the Bronx of the mid-1950’s to the turbulent late 60’s and finally the perspective of his adulthood.

“…Painfully funny…a memory play that is like Eugene O’Neill as seen through the eyes of a Tennessee Williams influenced by Eugene Ionesco.” -NY Post.

“…funny and profoundly painful at the same time…a play to be seen more than once.” -Chelsea Journal.

Directed by Kevin Christopher Fox and features Carlo Lorenzo Garcia, Mary Jo Bolduc, Karl Potthoff, Shannon Clausen, Daniel Behrendt, and Laura Shatkus. (Laura Sturm is understudy for MA)

Designers include John Wilson (set), Stefin Steberl (costumes), Erin Leigh Lapham (lights), Joe Court (sound). Stage Management is by Mary Patchell.

Show Dates:
May 25th, 2008 - June 29th, 2008

Thurs.-Sat. @ 8:00PM
Sundays @ 7:00PM

OPENING NIGHT - MAY 25th at 8:00PM

PREVIEWS:

MAY 20, 21 & MAY 23, 24 at 8PM.

Preview Tickets only $10!

Tickets are $18-22
Student, Senior, & Group Discounts available.

Call 773.871.0442 for Reservations and Information

Angel Island
735 W. Sheridan Road
(1 block South of Irving Park at Broadway)
Chicago, IL 60613

*Purchase Tickets Online

For more information:
www.maryarrchie.com

'Long Live Jonathan Rosenbaum' from the Chicago Reader at Facets Cinematheque on May 4, 2008

HollywoodChicago.com — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 10:39:14 -0700

On May 4, 2008 at 3 p.m. at Facets Cinematheque (1517 W. Fullerton in Chicago), Jonathan Rosenbaum’s passage from his longtime tenure at the Chicago Reader will be celebrated. They say:

Quote:For decades, esteemed critic Jonathan Rosenbaum redefined film criticism and often pushed audiences to recognize challenging work. His sometimes controversial stance on issues has fostered public debate and served to make films the epicenter of artistic discourse.

At that event, Milos Stehlik (Facets executive director) and Charles Coleman (Facets Cinematheque film program director) will have a discussion with Rosenbaum about why “film continues to be so important in our lives”. The event is free for facets members and $5 for non-members.

For advance registration, call 773-281-9075 or go to http://www.facets.org/cinematheque.

The Flaming Dames Return in ‘Vegas Baby’

NMTC — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:49:42 -0700

The Flaming Dames in Vegas Baby!

Chicago, IL – New Millennium Theatre Company (NMTC) presents The Flaming Dames, Chicago’s premiere concept burlesque troupe, in their latest installment: ‘Vegas Baby’

Who: New Millennium Theatre Company

What: The Flaming Dames in their latest burlesque revue, ‘Vegas Baby’.

When: Fridays April 4th through June 6th
10:30 pm

Where: The Spot
4437 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL 60614
(Between Montrose & Wilson)

Tickets: $15 General Admission
312-458-9083 or Website (www.nmtchicago.org)

The Flaming Dames, Chicago’s premiere concept burlesque troupe, kick off NMTC’s 2008 season with their latest installment: ‘Vegas, Baby’. Fresh off the strip with hot new hosts Jack Spade and, “Mr. Vegas” himself, Tony Clifton, The Flaming Dames are ‘all in’ with brand new, sexier-than-ever dance numbers. Creator Leslie Kerrigan takes the reins again in this sleek, knockout production that glitters like Elvis’ bedazzled white suit without losing the edge that The Flaming Dames are known for. It’s never a gamble with The Flaming Dames and ‘Vegas Baby’ will be no exception…you can put your money on it!

The Flaming Dames in Vegas Baby runs Fridays at 10:30, April 4th through June 6th at The Spot, 4437 N. Broadway in Chicago. Advance tickets are $15 and can be purchased at www.nmtchicago.org or reserved by calling 312-458-9083. Limited tickets are available at the door.

Dreadful Penny's Exquisite Horrors

Tantalus Theatre Group — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:05:26 -0700

TANTALUS THEATRE GROUP PRESENTS THE WORLD PREMIERE OF
DREADFUL PENNY’S EXQUISITE HORRORS

(Jan 8 - Chicago, IL) After nearly five years, Tantalus Theatre Group is proud to kick off their 2008 season with the world premiere remount of Dreadful Penny’s Exquisite Horrors; a psychological and poetic horror show. Opening February 8th, audiences can expect to be frightened and horrified by terrifying feats of depth and perception as the production focuses on the effects of turning their minds to violence. Dreadful Penny’s Exquisite Horrors will have an eight week run through March 29th.

Audiences will be taken “to an uncanny sideshow of longing and desire where all manner of monstrosities are revealed and reveled in, and nothing is forbidden,” said Tantalus Theatre Group’s Artistic Director, Glen Cullen. Given the nature of Dreadful Penny’s Exquisite Horrors’ content, audience discretion is advised. The variety-show style production aims to cut to the audiences’ proverbial core through the acts presented by Dreadful Penny, the manipulatively seductive emcee. Dreadful Penny’s Exquisite Horrors will be presented on Fridays and Saturdays at 10:30 p.m. in the Loft at the Bailiwick Arts Center, located at 1229 W. Belmont Ave. in Chicago, IL 60657, from February 8th through March 29th.

Tickets
Tickets to Dreadful Penny’s Exquisite Horrors are $10 for the general public and $7 for students.
Group rates are also available for $8 a person with a six person minimum. Reservations can be made by phone at 773-428-9977 and online at http://www.tantalustheatre.org/reservations.php beginning on February 1st. Tickets may also be purchased at the door, though reservations are appreciated and encouraged. Additionally, tickets will be available at HotTix - http://www.hottix.org/ through the League of Chicago Theatres - http://www.chicagoplays.com/.

About Tantalus Theatre Group
Tantalus Theatre Group creates profound, intelligent, and magical theatre that seeks to incite transformative experiences in ways that are tangible, authentic, and original. In performance, we invoke a spirit of adventure and risk taking, inviting our audience to explore the boundaries between theatre and life. We examine the potentials of our craft and ourselves to reach beyond our limitations and, along with our audience, redefine our relationship to the world. Tantalus Theatre Group serves the world we would live in, the world it is our duty to create.

Support Independent film at the 4F film festival

Shadow Puppet — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:38:26 -0700

The 4F Film Festival is in Goshen Indiana and will be ongoing every first Friday of the month!

Come and support independent filmmakers!

www.myspace.com/4fgoshen

Amy Sedaris Hosts Benefit for Lifeline Theatre

Dustin — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:05:18 -0700

April 10, 2008

Join us for our 25th Anniversary Benefit
Featuring Amy Sedaris, star of Strangers with Candy and many HI-larious
David Letterman appearances — AND author of her hostess how-to book,
I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence.

Thursday April 10th
6:30 to 10:30pm
The Chicago Cultural Center - 78 E. Washington St.
$100 (c’mon, it’s for charity)
Call 773-761-4477 for tickets or purchase online.

It’s our 25th Anniversary, so we’re celebrating in style! Join Amy for a live demonstration on partying the “Amy Way.” Ask her your most intimate hospitality questions. Buy her book—she’ll sign it! Drinking, dining and glorious silent auction are, of course, included. Make sure your pantyhose are on straight, please.

Amy Sedaris has appeared often on screen, both large and small, and lives in Manhattan. She’s co-creator, with Stephen Colbert and Paul Dinello, of Comedy Central’s hit show Strangers with Candy, and half of the Obie-winning “Talent Family” playwright team (with her brother, David). For more information about Amy, visit www.amysedarisrocks.com

Amy’s Lifeline Theatre connections include Second City touring with Lifeline ensemble member John Hildreth. Lifeline artistic director Dorothy Milne owes Amy thanks for inviting her to write and perform a piece for Help, Daddy, directed by Mick Napier at the (old) Annoyance Theatre in 1992, which was Dorothy’s initiation into the solo performance arena, and resulted in her creation of the writing/performing collective, Sweat Girls.

The evening also includes a sword fight from The Mark of Zorro, cocktail piano by George Howe, food and drink by Conn’s Catering and a silent auction. Confirmed auction items include airline tickets, plus a Frank Gehry 3-Fish drop pendant, exclusively from Tiffany & Co.

http://www.lifelinetheatre.com/

Infamous Commonwealth's 3rd Annual 24 Hour Project

Dustin — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:47:09 -0700

ICT’s 3rd Annual
24 Hour Project

See what happens when a group of playwrights, directors, actors and musicians join together to create a world premiere night of theatre in only 24 HOURS.

ONE NIGHT ONLY!
Sat., Jan. 26, 2007
8pm or 10:30pm

Acting Studio Chicago
10 West Hubbard St.

Seating is limited, so reservations are strongly recommended! For reservations or ticket information, call 312.458.9780

The clock starts ticking on Friday, January 25, at 8pm.

Four playwrights are each shown a different image that somehow relates to RIGHTEOUSNESS (ICT’s season topic). Each playwright has 12 hours to write a short play inspired by that image.

In the remaining 12 hours, musicians compose music for the plays while the directors and actors rehearse. Exactly 24 hours from the project’s beginning, a world premiere evening of theatre is performed before a live audience!

24 Hour Project Participants (*Company members of Infamous Commonwealth Theatre)
PRODUCERS: Joseph Alaimo* and Majel Cuza*
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR: Diane Fairchild*
PLAYWRIGHTS: James Dunn*, Jacob Juntunen*, Genevieve Thompson* and Marisa Wegrzyn
DIRECTORS: Lavina Jadhwani, Chris Maher, Chris Mathews and Annie Slivinski*

ACTORS: Ray Baker, Carlos Diaz, Stephen Dunn*, Danielle Filas*, Nancy Friedrich*, Clarissa Gregg*, Gail Hafar, Whitney Hayes*, Jamie Kolacki, Isabel Quintero, Josh Sumner and Jeff Wade
MUSICIANS: The Real Jane Martin, Michael Semrad and Jessica Robbins

Sponsored in part by the Illinois Arts Council.

Golden Globes

Shadow Puppet — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 09:00:01 -0700

I heard that the GG are canceled and that the Academy Awards might be in trouble as well…has anyone heard anything about the Academy?

Variety Show and Fundraiser at the Spot 1/17, 8pm

Dustin — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 14:15:21 -0700

Check out the show and drink specials at the Spot to help raise money for Saving Snowball.

The Spot
(near the Wilson Red Line)
4437 N. Broadway
(773) 728-8934
Thursday January 17th at 8 pm
Second floor
Entertainment
$5 suggested donation

www.savingsnowball.com

The show, Saving Snowball, will open at Gorilla Tango Theatre in February. Check out www.gorillatango.com for more information.