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 "dense, wild, painfully funny... a weird, marvelous, and unexpectedly compassionate spectacle... may be the best cast I've ever seen in an Oobleck show"  "savage, inventive and very funny..."  "probably the boldest production you'll see this year"  "A must-see show... more than once" through July 19, 2009 Thursdays–Saturdays at 7:30pm Sundays at 3pm at Chicago DCA Theater 66 E. Randolph Street No Performances July 3 or 4. Tickets: $15 suggested donation, more if you've got it, free if you're broke Advance tix available on-line here for $15. Pay-what-you-can rate available by calling or visiting the DCA Box Office, 312-742-8497, 66 E Randolph. |
This project is presented in association with Chicago DCA Theater. |
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From the author of Ugly's First World and The Life and Times of Jewboy Cain: Theater Oobleck visits Oscar Madison's apartment in order to explore such "Odd Couples" as liberty and tyranny, love and hate, man and superman. When a time-traveling tourist on a prehistoric safari accidentally kills a butterfly, Oscar and Felix's poker table becomes the battleground for human civilization. Incorporating Saul Bellow, Niccolo Machiavelli, and University of Chicago Neo-Con godfathers Leo Strauss and Allan Bloom, this world premiere takes Neil Simon's most famous play into Tom Stoppard territory and considers a society where the super-privileged can redesign the fabric of time and space. Play by Jeff Dorchen Production Manager: Jen Moniz Set Design by Mickle Maher Light Design by Martha Bayne Costume Design by Angela Altenhofen Sound Design by Chris Schoen Props by Kristin Basta Set Construction by Chris Wooten & Ellen Kirk Photography by John W. Sisson, Jr. Graphic Design by Jeff Dorchen & Colm O'Reilly Video previews by Danny Thompson & Dan Nelson Technical Assistance from Guy Massey, Shawn Reddy, Michael Zerang Web by David Isaacson Promo Video #1 Promo Video #2 |
The cast (mouse-over for biographies)
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