This Will Probably Be Worth Your $10
My friend Ellie Heyman has directed a show called Dead Letters: An Exploration of Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya" that is opening this weekend. Ellie is an amazing director and artist and her work is always really unique and full of wonder. See description and show details below:
Big Theater turns a classic on its head with its newest work, Dead Letters: An Exploration of Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya". Diving into the inner lives of the four main characters from Chekhov's play, Dead Letters juxtaposes the playwright's text with original fear and fantasy sequences. Utilizing the natural architecture of an Andersonville bookstore and a Bucktown tutoring center, Dead Letters features a quartet of Chicago actors whose intimate, yet fierce playing style that will turn Russian realism inside out. The result is a piece that lays bear the things that haunt us: the secret letters we never sent and the dead shadows of what might have been.
At The Boring Store (in the 826 Chicago Tutoring Center)
1331 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL
Friday and Saturday nights, May 25 - June 16
Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm
CHANGING LOCATIONS JUNE 23!
At Women and Children First
5233 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL
Saturday nights, June 23
Friday and Saturday night, June 29 and 30
Fridays at 9pm, Saturdays at 8pm
For tickets at both locations:
Call 773-484-8126
$10, general admission
Big Theater turns a classic on its head with its newest work, Dead Letters: An Exploration of Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya". Diving into the inner lives of the four main characters from Chekhov's play, Dead Letters juxtaposes the playwright's text with original fear and fantasy sequences. Utilizing the natural architecture of an Andersonville bookstore and a Bucktown tutoring center, Dead Letters features a quartet of Chicago actors whose intimate, yet fierce playing style that will turn Russian realism inside out. The result is a piece that lays bear the things that haunt us: the secret letters we never sent and the dead shadows of what might have been.
At The Boring Store (in the 826 Chicago Tutoring Center)
1331 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL
Friday and Saturday nights, May 25 - June 16
Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm
CHANGING LOCATIONS JUNE 23!
At Women and Children First
5233 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL
Saturday nights, June 23
Friday and Saturday night, June 29 and 30
Fridays at 9pm, Saturdays at 8pm
For tickets at both locations:
Call 773-484-8126
$10, general admission
posted by Seth at 9:54 AM
1 Comments:
"Ellie is an amazing director and artist and her work is always really unique and full of wonder."
I second this sentiment. I have had the privilege of working with Ellie and she demands nothing short of the remarkable from those with whom she collaborates.
Go see the show. I certainly wish I could.
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