Student Shows | by Black Box Acting
June 30, 2011
BLACK BOXERS…
Michael Wagman writer of “Shadows and Lust”
WHEN
Opening July 12
Running through July 13
Tuesday, July 12 and Wednesday, July 13 at 8pm
WHERE
Chemically Imbalanced Comedy
1420 W. Irving Park Road
TO RESERVE
$10 at the door or purchase your tickets at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/183550
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Strangeloop’s new play workshop series is back with 7 new pieces examining sex, relationships, love and war! Join us and become a part of the play development process. The evening ranges between the ridiculous and the deadly serious. Enjoy a great mix of theatre, blended from short plays and cuttings of new full scripts in development.
This show kicks off our 2011-2012 Season and Season Passes will be available at the box office for a discount.
Featuring Seven New Plays:
Personal Agenda by Barbara Lhota
Shadows and Lust by Michael Wagman
Only Believe by Paul Barile
What Was Mine to Do by Dustin Spence
Rooster Love by Scott Woldman
Dr. Freud and Her Father by Kyle Martin
Violent Femmes by Joe Janes
Student Shows | by Black Box Acting
June 28, 2011
BLACK BOXERS…
Brian J. Hurst as Dr. Kent
WHEN
Opening July 14th, 2011
Running through July 24th, 2011
Thursdays-Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 3pm
WHERE
City Lit Theater
1020 W. Bryn Mawr
TO RESERVE
Ticket Prices $15-$25. Go to http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/173308 to make reservations
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Constructed as a minimalist retelling of Shakespeare’s King Lear, the piece functions as a collage with lines from King Lear, Twelfth Night, the Book of Job, nursery rhymes, and other found texts held together with the glue of clowning, music and creative design. This new play confronts the question of what happens to our parents after they slip beyond our care examining what old age means with the advent of technology able to sustain the body longer than the mind was designed to endure. Growing old is part of the human condition and Laer’s Last Prayer celebrates its journey through a lyrical staging filled with laughter, frustration, confusion, and love.
Student Shows | by Black Box Acting
June 24, 2011
BLACK BOXERS…
Erica Elam
WHEN
Opening — Now
Running through — Open Run
Fridays at 10:30pm
WHERE
Apollo Theatre
2540 N Lincoln Ave.
TO RESERVE
$5 for students
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Baby Wants Candy is a completely improvised musical with a full band that runs every Friday night.
Student Shows | by Black Box Acting
June 24, 2011
BLACK BOXERS…
Tiffany Topol as Desiree DaBotti
Jackson Evans as Kurt
WHEN
Opening Monday, July 11th
One night only staged reading!
WHERE
Greenhouse Theatre Center
2267 North Lincoln Avenue
TO RESERVE
The event is free, but space is limited. RSVP via the Facebook event page, here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=176000319127441&ref=ts
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We invite you to return to 1961 and meet Dr. Dick Cuttingham, a man who will go to any lengths to further scientific knowledge — even Murder! When his fiancee, Hedy, is accidentally decapitated, Dick keeps her head alive in a baking pan. Hedy would rather die than take part in this ghastly experiment. A Monster in the Closet, a one-armed lab assistant, and a model with “a body to die for” round out the cast. Add a live rock band and you have the formula for one dangerous evening of entertainment.
Student Shows | by Black Box Acting
June 22, 2011
BLACK BOXERS…
Allie Kunkler as Lily
Celeste Burns as The Stagehand
WHEN
Opening June 28, 2011
Running through July 20, 2011
Mondays – Wednesdays at 8pm, no performance July 4th
WHERE
Strawdog Theatre, Hugen Hall
3829 N. Broadway
TO RESERVE
www.brownpapertickets.com
tickets are $15
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David, a train conductor and sometime playwright, is trapped in a loveless marriage to Christine. He’d love nothing more than to seduce his wife’s best friend Lily, a mathematician – he’s even written a play about it – but her obnoxious husband Max constantly humiliates him into inaction. It’s hopeless… Or is it? David – who is, after all, a playwright – decides to revise the script of the very play in which he is appearing. With the help of a cantankerous (and strangely omniscient) Stagehand, he goes after his girl, abruptly changing the story, confusing his fellow characters, and bringing an angry Playwright storming on stage to retaliate and try to win her back.
Student Shows | by Black Box Acting
June 20, 2011
BLACK BOXERS…
Audrey Francis as LUCY
WHEN
Opening Thursday, June 30th
Running through Sunday, August 7th
Thursday & Friday – 8pm
Saturday – 5pm & 8pm
Sunday – 7pm
WHERE
Pine Box Theater
The Second Stage – 3408 N. Sheffield Ave.
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It’s 6am. An undercover female police officer has disappeared on the South Sid of Chicago. The last person to see her alive is the primary suspect. Two veteran officers with complex ties to the missing officer – and each other – lead the interrogation. How far would you go to protect the life you have?
Student Shows | by Black Box Acting
June 17, 2011
BLACK BOXERS…
Tiffany Topol is Glad Fanny.
WHEN
Opening Friday, June 24th
Running through Friday, June 24th
Friday, June 24th at 8:00 p.m.
WHERE
Schubas
3159 N. Southport
TO RESERVE
Tickets are $10. You can get them at the door or pre-order here: http://www.schubas.com/Shows/06-24-2011+SongCircle
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Also appearing: Jimmy Zangrilli, Teddy Rankin-Parker, Kevin Rieg. Hosted by Rachele Eve.
Updates | by Tate
June 8, 2011
Our very own Jessie Fisher won the Jeff Award for Best Actress in a Musical – Non-Equity for her role as Emcee in The Hypocrites CABARET. We are so proud of her and want to give her a little shout out.
Jessie accepting the award.
And performing “If You Could See Her”.
Congratulations Jessie, we are so proud of you!
Student Shows | by Tate
June 7, 2011
BLACK BOXERS…
Eddie Diaz as Mark
Patrick Andrews as Even
WHEN
Opening June 11, 2011
Running through July 24, 2011
JUNE 11 – JULY 24, 2011
Previews June 11 – 17, 8pm
Opening June 18 & 19, 8pm
WHERE
Victory Gardens Theater
2433 North Lincoln Avenue
TO RESERVE
tickets $20.
opening night gala June 19th $100.
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Student Shows | by Tate
June 7, 2011
BLACK BOXERS…
John Tebbens as Coach Russell Shea.
WHEN
Opening June 22, 2011
Running through July 9, 2011
Wednesday – Saturday at 8pm.
WHERE
Theater Wit
1229 W. Belmont Ave.
TO RESERVE
Tickets cost $22.
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Good Boys and True premiered at Steppenwolf Theatre in 2007. Prep-school senior Brandon Hardy is brilliant, athletic, popular and charming-the kind of student that makes St. Joe’s School for Boys proud to call its own. However, his privileged life threatens to collapse when a disturbing videotape is found on campus. As the resulting scandal takes unexpected turns, Brandon’s mother Elizabeth must sort fact from fiction from family and confront unsettling truths about her son, herself, and their life.
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