NOW PLAYING
Performed at 664 Vernon AvenueAugust 19 - October 25, 2008
SPONSORED BY
Philip & Janice Beck
NIXON'S NIXON
Written by Russell LeesDirected by Michael Halberstam
Featuring William Brown and Larry Yando
“One of the top theatrical events of the season that should be required viewing for the current presidential candidates.” - Chicago Sun-Times
Just in time for the elections, we bring back our critically acclaimed, award-winning production of Nixon’s Nixon. This box office record-breaking production returns to our most intimate theatre for a limited engagement. Artistic Director Michael Halberstam will once again direct William Brown and Larry Yando as they reprise their tour-de-force performances as Kissinger and Nixon in this thrilling, hilarious and brilliantly imagined story of what might have happened in the Lincoln sitting room the night before Nixon resigned.
Running Time: 1 hour and 40 minutes, no intermission.
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PRODUCTION TEAM
Scenic Design by Jack Magaw
Lighting Design by Keith Parham
Costume Design by Sarah Heberlein
Sound Design by Josh Schmidt
Properties Design by Lara Musard
Performed at 325 Tudor CourtSeptember 16 - November 16, 2008
SPONSORED BY
Mary Winton Green
Season Sponsor
PICNIC
Written by William IngeDirected by David Cromer
Featuring Annabel Armour, Hillary Clemens, Hanna Dworkin, Robert Fagin, Samantha Gleisten, Marc Grapey, Alyson Green, Boyd Harris, Natasha Lowe, Bridgette Pechman and Bubba Weiler
Now Extended thru November 23rd!
“Every performance is exquisitely shaped.” - Chicago Sun-Times
“An intensely emotional revival.” - Chicago Tribune
This American classic is staged by Chicago’s own David Cromer whose previous work for Writers’ Theatre includes The Price and Booth and whose highly acclaimed production of The Adding Machine is enjoying a successful run in New York. When a charismatic young drifter arrives in a small Kansas town on the eve of a Labor Day picnic, the simmering repressions of its residents come rapidly to a boil. Frequently hilarious and profoundly moving, Inge’s masterpiece chronicles the hopes and despairs that lie between the realization of adulthood and the eternal optimism of youth.
Running Time: 2 hours
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PRODUCTION TEAM
Scenic Design by Jack Magaw
Lighting Design by Keith Parham
Costume Design by Janice Pytel
Sound Design by Rick Sims
Properties Design by Anders Jacobson
