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the plays
 
VULGARITY. HARASSMENT. DECEPTION. ALL IN A DAY’S WORK.

Legendary Chicago playwright David Mamet gives ATC special permission to produce two of his most controversial plays in rotating repertory:

the Mamet Repertory
 Oleanna & Speed the Plow
Written by David Mamet
Directed by Rick Snyder
With Lance Baker, Darrell W. Cox and Nicole Lowrance

Oleanna
New England. 1995. A university professor’s tenure dissolves when a student claims sexual harassment.

Speed-the-Plow
Hollywood. 1985. Two Hollywood producers hit meltdown when their secretary turns the tables on their plans to make the next blockbuster.

September 9- October 31

 
 
HIS DREAMS. HIS STORY. HIS LIFE. BROADCAST LIVE.

a Chicago holiday tradition
Nine Wonderful Years!
It’s a Wonderful Life: The Radio Play
Based on the Frank Capra film
Directed by Jason W. Gerace

Bedford Falls. 1948. ATC transforms its intimate space into an actual 1940's radio studio to tell Capra's classic story of one man's affect on his community. Complete with audiograms and commercial breaks, audiences may be recorded live for broadcast on WBEZ Chicago Public Radio. Free milk and cookies are served after every performance. Don't miss what the Chicago Tribune calls "the one holiday show I relish going back to each year."

November 26- December 26

 
 
BIRTH. DEATH. DIVORCE. LIFE. ALL WITH A SIDE OF FRIES.

A World Premiere from the New York Times 2010 Outstanding Playwright
The Big Meal
Written by Dan LeFranc
Directed by Dexter Bullard

An American Restaurant. Today. In an electrifying theatrical ride, eight actors present the life-changing dinner moments from five generations of a modern American family. From their first kiss to their children’s retirement, this strangely-recognizable family explores life, love and loss over chicken fingers and mac ‘n’ cheese at America’s dinner table.

February 3-March 6

 
 
RESTORED. REVISED. R-RATED. RETURNED TO CHICAGO.

the musical event of the season
The Original Grease
Book, music and lyrics by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey
Choreographed by Jim Corti
Directed by PJ Paparelli

Chicago. 1959. Before two movies and three Broadway productions, summer lovin' happened on Lake Michigan and the Pink Ladies were a group of working class outsiders living on Chicago’s Northwest Side. Including never-before-heard music, lyrics and scenes, author Jim Jacobs teams up with Artistic Director PJ Paparelli and Choreographer Jim Corti bring to life for the first time since 1971 the original R-Rated version of the world’s most famous movie musical.

April 21-June 5
packages

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Subscribers can choose from several subscription series. A full subscription includes a ticket to all five season shows, and a partial subscription does not include It's A Wonderful Life: The Radio Play.

  Oleanna Plow Life Meal Grease
Opening Night - $190 Sept. 20 Sept. 20 Nov. 29 Feb. 7 May 2
 
Weekend Eve Full - $160 or Partial - $130
  Oleanna Plow Life Meal Grease
Friday Week 1 - 8pm Sept. 24 Oct. 15 Dec. 3 Feb. 11 May 6
Friday Week 2 - 8pm Oct. 1 Oct. 22 Dec. 10 Feb. 18 May 13
Saturday Week 1 - 8pm Sept. 25 Oct. 16 Dec. 4 Feb. 12 May 7
Saturday Week 2 - 8pm Oct. 2 Oct. 23 Dec. 11 Feb. 19 May 14
 
Weekend Matinee and Thursday Eve Full - $140 or Partial - $110
  Oleanna Plow Life Meal Grease
Thursday Week 1 - 8pm Sept. 23 Oct. 14 Dec. 2 Feb. 10 May 5
Thursday Week 2 - 8pm Sept. 30 Oct. 21 Dec. 9 Feb. 17 May 12
Saturday Week 1 - 3pm Sept. 25 Oct. 16 Dec. 4 Feb. 12 May 7
Saturday Week 2 - 3pm Oct. 2 Oct. 23 Dec. 11 Feb. 19 May 14
Sunday Week 1 - 3pm Sept. 26 Oct. 17 Dec. 5 Feb. 13 May 8
Sunday Week 2 - 3pm Oct. 3 Oct. 24 Dec. 12 Feb. 20 May 15
 
Preview Package Full - $125 or Partial - $100
  Oleanna Plow Life Meal Grease
Thursday - 8pm Sept. 9 Oct. 16 ***** Feb. 3 Apr. 21
Friday - 8pm Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Nov. 26 Feb. 4 Apr. 22
Saturday - 8pm Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Nov. 27 Feb. 5 Apr. 23
Sunday - 3pm Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Nov. 28 Feb. 6 Apr. 24
 

Flex Pass - $99

Three tickets to use as you choose.

**** Because of the Thanksgiving holiday, there is no THURSDAY preview performance of It's a Wonderful Life. If you select a THURSDAY preview package, you will need to select either Nov. 26, Nov. 27, or Nov. 28 for your performance.

 

from the Artistic Director

I want to personally invite you to take part in what will surely be a historic year for ATC. Season 26 is quintessential Chicago. Both classic and new, the plays are born out of forty years of great theatre in our city.

ATC will produce the first production in 40 years of The Original Grease by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. Jim and I have been working for over a year to restore and revise the original R-Rated book, lyrics, and music of the 1971 production that premiered at Chicago’s old Kingston Mines Theatre. Set on the Northwest Side in 1959, The Original Grease contains never before seen scenes, lyrics, and seven original songs that capture a pivotal year in Chicago’s history while reinventing the world’s most popular movie musical.

Chicago’s greatest playwright, David Mamet, gives ATC special permission to produce two of his most controversial and thought-provoking plays, in rotating repertory: Oleanna, directed by Steppenwolf Ensemble Member Rick Snyder and Speed-the-Plow, directed by ATC Ensemble Member Jaime Castañeda. The plays will be performed by three of Chicago’s most dynamic performers: Darrell W. Cox (Jim Jones in ATC’s The People’s Temple), Mattie Hawkinson (Victory Gardens’ Blackbird), and Lance Baker.

ATC will produce the World Premiere of The Big Meal written by Dan LeFranc and directed by Dexter Bullard. In one 80-minute dinner scene, eight actors portray over 40 family members in five generations of the quintessential American family. The Big Meal magnificently captures the most insane and profound moments of family dinner in America.

These four plays, in addition to our annual holiday production of It’s a Wonderful Life: The Radio Play, make up our Season 26 subscription. Please don’t wait until the last minute only to pay the highest ticket price or to miss a sold-out show. Instead, subscribe and save 25%, get preferred seating, free ticket exchanges, and discounts off dinner at local restaurants. Due to our limited seating and anticipated demand, single tickets prices for The Original Grease will increase. So, if you subscribe right now, you’ll get five shows for the price of four. Don’t miss out!

I look forward to seeing you at Season 25’s final show, Welcome to Arroyo’s, and I hope you join us for Season 26.

Your artistic director,

PJ