The Underpants
Steve Martin provides a wild satire adapted from the classic German play about Louise and Theo Markes, a couple whose conservative existence is shattered when Louise’s bloomers fall down in public. Though she pulls them up quickly, he thinks the incident will cost him his job as a government clerk. Louise's momentary display does not result in the feared scandal, but it does attract two infatuated men, each of whom wants to rent the spare room in the Markes' home. Oblivious of their amorous objectives, Theo splits the room between them, happy to collect rent from both the foppish poet and the whiny hypochondriac.
His words were sparse & weighted
with a purposeful, subtle, articulate message.
I like Steve, I like Germany, & I like underpants.
I think I would like this play.
EL Stories: Brown Line
Anyone who has spent time riding Chicago's trains and buses has collected stories from their travels. The EL, after all, is a public square - a place where Chicagoans from all backgrounds come together. Using the words of actual Chicagoans' transit adventures over the course of a dramatized Brown Line ride, the Waltzing Mechanics seek to reflect how we move as a community through this dynamic city.
I love InterView Theatre.
The first play I read that was contructed from interviews was
Fires in the Mirror by
Anna Deavere Smith,
which remains one of my favorite plays to this day.
And being a girl who rides the Brown Line 5 days a week,
I have had my own interesting encounters,
which makes me especially interested in my fellow riders' experiences.
Runs July 15 - Aug. 13 @ 10:30 pm
Book of Liz
Sister Elizabeth Donderstock is Squeamish, has been her whole life. She makes cheese balls (traditional and smoky) that sustain the existence of her entire religious community, Clusterhaven. However, she feels unappreciated among her Squeamish brethren, and she decides to try her luck in the outside world. Along the way, she meets a Cockney-speaking Ukrainian immigrant couple who find her a job waiting tables at Plymouth Crock, a family restaurant run almost entirely by recovering alcoholics. The alcoholics love her. The customers love her. Her Danderfrock fits right in. Things are going great for Liz, until she's offered a promotion to manager. Unfortunately, Liz has a sweating problem, and to get the job, she'll have to fix it. Meanwhile, back at Clusterhaven, Liz's compatriots just can't seem to duplicate her cheese ball recipe, and it's going to cost them their quaint, cloistered lifestyle. They are panic-stricken and desperate, and sure she sabotaged the recipe. Does Liz go through with the operation? Can the Squeamish be saved? Will the cheese balls ever taste good again? The answers to these and so many other questions can be found in the new comedy from the Talent Family, David and Amy Sedaris.
David and Amy Sedaris.
"Back by Popular Demand"
I am convinced.
Running Fri./Sat. @ 8pm thru Aug. 13
