Annoyance Theatre & Bar
New to the neighborhood, bumbling businessman Reverend Parris and his daughter get wrapped up in the most musical witch-hunt in history. Salem! The Musical is a bewitching musical set in the Puritan town of Salem in 1692 - just when things were getting interesting.
I used to live in the town next to Salem, so I will always have a soft spot for witch trials. I've never seen anything at Annoyance & they always seem to have clever ideas behind their comedic inspiration, so I have faith that the executions would be of equal quality.
Fridays until Nov. 25
Profiles Theatre
In this darkly comical new work from the acclaimed playwright Martin McDonagh, the mysterious gun-toting Carmichael has been searching for his missing left hand for decades. Enter two bickering lovebirds with a hand to sell, and a hotel clerk with an aversion to gunfire, and soon life and death are up for grabs. A Behanding In Spokane turns over American daily existence, exposing the obsessions, prejudices, madness, horrors, and above all, the absurdities that crawl beneath it. A Behanding In Spokane, McDonagh’s first play set in America, received its World premiere on Broadway in 2010 starring Christopher Walken as Carmichael. For their version, the age of the character was changed to match the age of the actor, now in his middle 60s. Profiles’ production returns the character to McDonagh’s originally intended age, featuring Profiles ensemble member Darrell W. Cox (Fifty Words, Killer Joe) in the role.
I'm so glad that Profiles is so close to my apartment. I loved their production of reasons to be pretty, while also featured Darrell W. Cox. I also love Pinter's work, even when I don't especially like it, so I'm excited to see his newest piece.
Runs Oct. 16 -Dec. 4
Noble Horse Theatre
Noble Horse Theatre presents Washington Irving's classic haunted horse tale at the last historic riding hall remaining in Chicago. This performance of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow features horses and riders from all over the globe, combining classical riding with amazing tricks. Noble Horse's production follows the classic Halloween tale with all the familiar characters including a real headless horseman on his majestic steed. The show also features magnificent white stallions, powerful Cossack trick riders and fire-leaping horses, making for a truly exciting production of the frightful tale of Ichabod Crane's encounter with the Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow. 
Noble Horse is located right down the block from where I work. So I have always been intrigued by the stables you can see from the Brown Line & the weird theatre company that performs plays on horseback. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow seems the perfect piece to be the first horse-back production.
On-Going Run
oooooooooooooooooh. i wanna see the witch one
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