A Night of Burlesque Featuring Desdemona: A Play About a Handkerchief
By Paula Vogel
Directed by Jaclyn Biskup
Stage Left Theatre, 3408 N. Sheffield Ave.
July 25th – August 23rd
Thurs-Sun @ 8pm
Sat Aug 16 & 23 at 3pm.
The Mill and presents its first production of the season, A Night of Burlesque Featuring Desdemona: A Play About A Handkerchief by Pulitzer Prizewinner Paula Vogel. It turns out Cassio might be the only guy Dessie hasn’t shagged. This bawdy re-imagining is a raucous romp filled with unexpected twists. The Mill's production draws inspiration from the structure of early burlesque, using original songs and skits poking fun at Othello and gender politics to make up the first act of the performance and finishing with Vogel’s parody of one of Shakespeare's great plays. The Mill supports all forms of theatre divergent from traditional American Realism and promotes theatrical risk taking.
WHERE: Stage Left, 3408 N. Sheffield in Chicago
Street parking; Pay lots (across from the theatre on Clark or 2 doors down on Roscoe);
CTA accessible (Red, Purple, Brown lines Belmont and Red line Addison El Stop)
Allow more time for parking on days and nights of Cubs Games check www.cubs.com
http://www.stagelefttheatre.com/getting_here.html
WHEN: Opens Sunday, July 27, 2008, 8 PM
Runs Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays at 8 PM through 08/23/08
2 Additional Performances on Saturday August 16 & 23 at 3pm
Previews on 7/25 and 7/26 at 8 PM
TICKETS: Brown Paper Tickets, 312.388.7660, The Mill Box Office, in person only, same day an hour before the show; HotTix, Gold Star
$20 Regular Price Tickets
$15 for regular previews; $5 for industry members at previews with headshot/card
$30 for Sunday, 9/10 gala opening (price includes pre-show cocktails & post-show reception
$15 for each ticket in groups of seven or more on Friday/Saturday
$15 for students and seniors with ID
$10 Industry Thursdays with headshot/card
STAFF: The production staff includes The Mill company members Jaclyn Biskup (Director, Producer), Shannon Latimer (Lyrics and Burlesque), Mary Ellen Reick (Stage Manager), and Stephanie Sherline (Composer and Musical Director). Guest artists include Sarah Hughey (Lighting Design), Charlie Gaidica (Scenic Design), Whitney McBride (Costume Design), Katie Spelman (Choreography), and Sarah Stec (Graphic Design).
CAST: The cast for Desdemona features Amanda Link (Desdemona), Alison Connelly (Bianca), Stephanie Sherline (MC), Shanna Shrum (Burlesque Girl), Christine Stulik (Burlesque Girl), and Michelle Ziccarelli (Emilia).