Das Boot!

So my colleague Brian Stojak is a founding member of the chicago theatre group Theatre Seven, and their most recent play opened up last week to amazing reviews, including a shining one from the Chicago Tribune. I felt that I needed to help in any way I could, so I attached a piece of the press release, and included information about the play below. Be sure to check it out!!

-Arun

Theatre Seven produces new plays, Chicago premieres and forgotten classics that ignite imagination and explore the complexities of human nature. In 2007, the company made a critical splash with productions of resident playwright Marisa Wegrzyn’s Diversey Harbor and Killing Women. This production launches the company’s second full production season, which will later include one Chicago premiere, one world premiere and one forgotten classic in productions at the Chicago Cultural Center and Chicago Dramatists. See more about Theatre Seven and their 2008 season at www.theatreseven.org.

Boys & Girls

Venue: Studio Theatre at the Chicago Cultural Center

Preview: Thursday, May 15 – 7:30 pm

Press Opening: Friday, May 16 – 7:30 pm

Run: May 16 – June 15

Days & Times: Thursday – Saturday, 7:30pm; Sunday, 3:00pm

Closing: Sunday, June 15 3:00pm

Tickets: $15 in advance, $20 at the door.

$12 for students & seniors.

$10 for industry and groups of 7 or more.

Ticket Office: 312-742-TIXS or www.dcatheater.org

Never Swim Alone

Playwright: Daniel MacIvor

Director: Margot Bordelon

Cast: Rebecca Buller, Brian Golden, Brian Stojak

Run Time: 45 minutes

Synopsis: Who’s got more cash? Who’s got the better pad? Who’s got the bigger thing? Two old pals play a deadly game that’s more than just a game in Canadian playwright Daniel MacIvor’s Never Swim Alone. MacIvor blows the lid off modern masculinity by examining the story of two lifelong friends chained together by one tragic childhood day at the beach.

The Shallow End

Playwright: Wendy MacLeod

Director: Meghan Beals McCarthy

Cast: Olivia Cygan, Lindsey Lyhus, Zoe Levin, Emma Jane Hostetler, Hannah White, Sydney Lynch, Sophie La Cava, Ilyssa Ernstein

Run Time: 20 minutes

Synopsis: Chicago favorite Wendy MacLeod returns with The Shallow End, a clever look at three teenage girls whose friendship is put to the test over the course of one summer. While Teresa and Becca are busy planning tricks on the class oddball, Addie’s at the snack bar trying to figure out if the new girl in town is as weird as everyone says she is. And why is Marjorie spending so much time talking to the boy with cancer? Not just another summer hanging out at the city pool…

Set: Charlie Olson

Costumes: Brenda Winstead

Lighting: Justin Wardell