The deeply religious youngest sister, Isabel (Amanda Fink), suffers from a vague chronic illness and is shacking up with a faceless ghost (Andrew Lund) who might also be God. The middle sister, Genevieve (Ashley Neal), gets divorced from her Karl Ove Knausgård–loving husband Steve (Andrew Cutler), only to find that he has split in two and that the other Steve (also Cutler) isn’t eager to go.
The oldest, Anne (Elizabeth Birnkrant), has a closeted gay husband from Mexico (Chris Acevedo) a plague of slugs has descended on their home. The play concerns three sisters in Dallas. The plot of Plano is hard to describe in much the same way as the plot of the Bible is: If you try to simply recount the events therein, you sound bonkers. And while the deeply weird Plano is less conventionally structured, its Chicago premiere is a can’t-miss for adventurous theatergoers. After the widely lauded Off Broadway run of his drama Heroes of the Fourth Turning, Arbery’s profile is on the rise. Will Arbery’s Plano is like a dream unfolding at double speed: a heady brew of theatrical tropes, whip-smart jokes and Catholic theology that goes right to your head. Tickets are on sale now.Ĭhicago Theatre Week is February 13–23, 2020. More than 100 participating productions at venues from Steppenwolf to the Second City, from the downtown Theater District to the suburbs and everywhere in between, will offer tickets at discounted price points of $15 or $30 (or less!) during the promotion. But first, a few basics for the uninitiated. You can browse a complete list of participating shows at, but we sifted through the lineup and handpicked the 21 shows you should absolutely check out this year.
During Chicago Theatre Week, these companies offer tickets priced at $30, $15 or-sometimes!-less. The annual event runs from February 13 to 23, taking over stages throughout the city-from major regional hubs like the Goodman Theatre and Broadway in Chicago to small storefronts like Haven Chicago and Rivendell Theatre. It offers reflection for all artists and audiences involved - including the amazingly talented performer/musicians we are beginning to assemble.Every year, in the coldest depths of the winter, Chicago Theatre Week gives us a great reason to venture outside. But what is so beautiful about The Bengsons' creation is that the question spills off the stage into the process and production. 'Is this worth the time I'm putting into it?' In Hundred Days, a couple reckons with an actual expiration date. There's something about that way of moving through the world-chest up, heart open, irony pushed firmly aside-that feels downright daring right now."Ĭomments Producing Artistic Director Derek Van Barham, "The question of time is at the heart of every relationship, every project, every gig. Hundred Days shines a light in the darkness.
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With magnetic chemistry and anthemic folk-punk music, creators Abigail and Shaun Bengson explore a fundamental question: how do we make the most of the time that we have?Ī New York Times Critics' Pick, HUNDRED DAYS was hailed as "a luminous musical memoir that celebrates and laments the elusive radiance of a shared life." New York Magazine called the show "a series of ecstatic songs that make the case for living and loving. HUNDRED DAYS is an uncensored, exhilarating and heartrending true story about embracing uncertainty, taking a leap and loving as if you only had 100 days to live. The press opening is Friday, March 13 at 8 pm. Tickets will be available at or in person at The Chopin Theatre box office. HUNDRED DAYS will play March 6 - Apat The Chopin Theatre, 1543 W Division St. Making its Chicago debut after successful runs at La Jolla Playhouse and New York Theatre Workshop, Hundred Days will be helmed by director/performer Lucky Stiff. IMMEDIATE RELEASE -Kokandy Productions has announced the Chicago premiere of the bold new musical HUNDRED DAYS, featuring music and lyrics by The Bengsons, and book by The Bengsons and Sarah Gancher.
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