Our season is officially underway. We’ve already had a few production meetings for Memory, and we’ve just concluded our very exciting and very crowded Season general auditions last night. Things are in swing. And that means it is pretty difficult to hang onto any secrets for much longer.
So here comes another leak:
Throughout the years, BackStage Theatre Company has been known for staging challenging stories in very unique locations. BSTC’s first production (way back in 2000) was staged in an old mansion on the North Side of Chicago. Last season, we took over the lower level studio of the Chopin Theatre and transformed it into various intriguing environments, including Lemon’s living room for Aunt Dan & Lemon, a series of intensely intimate bedrooms for Orange Flower Water, and a strange psychological no-space for Albee’s The Play About The Baby.
And here’s the newest secret: BSTC’s 11th Season will be produced at the Viaduct Theatre in Roscoe Village! The Viaduct is a unique urban cultural mecca, presenting theatre, film, art, dance, and music for Chicago. Nestled secretly beneath the Belmont overpass on Western Ave, the Viaduct’s notorious tiny red door and famous flickering neon sign cleverly disguise the thriving arts scene inside. The theatre houses two wonderfully unique performances spaces (we will produce one show in each space), as well as a terrific pre-show lobby bar that was named the “Best Theatre Lobby Bar” by the Chicago Reader in 2008. The Viaduct offers its audiences a hip, intimate theatregoing experience, and we are thrilled to call it our home for the season.
So there you have it! Only one secret remains. Soon, our entire season and all its tawdry details will be public knowledge. If you’d still like to purchase our subscriptions at the discounted “secret” price, you’d better get on that, and soon. Not only are subscriptions $33 (that’s only $16.50/show), but this is the last chance to purchase the season at the lowest fees possible! Click here to purchase.
In a little more than a week, all of our secrets will be revealed, and the subscription price will be back to full!
In the meantime, Tony would like a share a little secret with you.
See you at the Viaduct in the fall!!!
