In November of 2009, BackStage
Theatre Company kicks off its 10th Anniversary Season. In this powerful
triad of complex plays, BackStage invites you to step inside a thematic
series of doors. Through the light that spills through the cracks of
the family room, the bedroom and the nursery doors, we will afford our
audiences intimate glimpses into the lives of three very recognizable,
very complicated families. It is our ultimate hope that as the lights
go down on the final show of our 10th season, you might be able look
around you and feel a little less alone in the dark.
Directed by Artistic Director Matthew Reeder Opening Friday, November 20, 2009 November 20, 2009–December 20, 2009 Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 7:30 pm Sunday at 3:00 pm
BackStage Theatre Company begins its 10th Anniversary Season by
asking you to step inside the home of a woman called Lemon. Lemon has a
story to tell. What begins as a deceptively simple coming-of-age yarn
about her seemingly ordinary family soon becomes a complex meditation
on the persuasive power of intimacy. Written by one of the more
controversial playwrights of the contemporary American theatre, Aunt
Dan and Lemon is a both a mordant comedy and a chilling cautionary tale
about the subversive nature of influence.
Chopin Studio Theatre
1543 W. Division St. Chicago, IL 60622 To purchase tickets, please visit: brownpapertickets.com or call:
1-800-838-3006
Opening Friday, February 26, 2010 February 26, 2010–March 27, 2010 Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 7:30 pm Sunday at 3:00 pm
After years of maintaining a close, platonic friendship, David and Beth begin an inescapable love-affair with heartbreaking consequences. Through a series of theatrical, voyeuristic scenes which all take place on or around a single bed, we see the painfully intense unraveling of both troubled marriages and, eventually, the construction of a very fragile but authentic new beginning for everyone concerned. Written by one of the most promising young playwrights of this generation, Craig Wright's "Orange Flower Water" is an unsparing but ultimately hopeful examination of the unremitting need that humans beings have for one another.
Chopin Studio Theatre
1543 W. Division St. Chicago, IL 60622 To purchase tickets, please visit: brownpapertickets.com or call:
1-800-838-3006
Directed by Artistic Director Matthew Reeder Opening Friday, April 9, 2010 April 9, 2010–May 8, 2010 Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 7:30 pm Sunday at 3:00 pm
Two chairs stand in a private room inhabited by a gleefully naive couple whose youthful desire for each other is hardly interrupted by the coming of their first child. Soon, however, their playfully sexual exploits are bizarrely interrupted by a mysterious and nameless older couple who may (or may not) have sinister motives. Penned by one of America’s preeminent playwrights, The Play About the Baby is an absurdist black comedy, reminiscent of burlesque in it’s high spirits and banter, that grapples with such issues as reality and the games we play to define it, the ambiguity of existence, and the agonizing bonds between parents and children.
Chopin Studio Theatre
1543 W. Division St. Chicago, IL 60622 To purchase tickets, please visit: brownpapertickets.com or call:
1-800-838-3006
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