2011-2012 Season

The Listening Series: "Family Voices"

A Number

A Scent of Flowers

 

Now Open

Now Open

January 7th, 2012 - February 11th, 2012

Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:30pm

Sundays at 3:00pm

at The Building Stage
412 N. Carpenter St.
Chicago, IL 60642

$25

$18 Industry tickets available through February 2nd, with headshot and resume at the door.

$22 Senior tickets available for all shows.

$10 Student tickets available for all tickets with valid student ID.

A man questions his father about the possible existence of another estranged son, and the questions opens up a series of events that neither men could ever have expected.  Penned by one of the world's most uncompromising playwrights,  Caryl Churchill's A Number is a beguiling hour-long psychological thriller that blends topical scientific speculation with a stunning portrait of the relationship between fathers and their sons.

Praise

“3 Stars!”

“Churchill’s harrowing bioethics fable leaves us with a number of things to chew on.”


- Kris Vire, Time Out Chicago

“A tightly wound, but feverish play..”

“With a stark but intriguing design by Angela M. Campos, Karen Kessler’s production is a visually classy affair.”

“Patrick Blashill offers an emotional and moving performance.”

“This will get you and your date, or you and yourself, talking about matters of substance.”


- Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune

 

 

The Backstage Blog

Let’s Talk About This.

by - January 12th, 2012

Those of you who have spent much time around us these past few seasons probably know that we are driven by stories that raise interesting questions.  Our artists at BackStage use the family dynamic as a lens through which to examine elusive questions about our human selves and the lives we construct in the world [...]