Boho Theatre Continues Its Season At Theatre Wit with THE ELEPHANT MAN

BoHo Theatre presents Bernard Pomerance's The Elephant Man, winner of the Tony, Drama Desk, and New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards for best play, running January 7 through February 6, 2011 at Theater Wit, 1229 W Belmont Avenue. The Elephant Man is directed by June Eubanks.

In Victorian London, Dr. Frederick Treves discovers the misshapen, stunted John Merrick in a freak show and rescues him in order to study his peculiar deformity. But Merrick turns out to be unusually bright and articulate, and soon becomes the toast of high society. His new popularity, however, only increases his frustration and isolation created by his deformed exterior. Has he simply traded one freak show for another? BoHo brings this thrillingly intimate story to life with a boldly physical staging that highlights the layers of self, intentional and not, that separate us all from each other.

The Elephant Man
By Bernard Pomerance
Directed by June Eubanks

Cast: Thad Anzur, Zach Bloomfield, Jill Connolly, Cameron Feagin, Michael Kingston, Michael Mercier, Steve O'Connell, Laura Rook, Stephanie Sullivan, and Mike Tepeli as John Merrick.

Friday, January 7 - Sunday, February 6, 2011
Thursdays through Saturdays at 8:00 pm and Sundays at 2:00 pm
Press opening is Saturday the 8th at 8:00pm.

Theater Wit
1229 W Belmont Ave, Chicago
For tickets, call the Theater Wit Box Office at 773-975-8150 or visit www.bohotheatre.com
Opening weekend (Jan. 7 - 9) ticket price: $18
Regular run ticket price: $25

BoHo Theatre
2437 W Farragut Ave #3B,
Chicago, IL 60625
773-791-2393

BoHo Theatre structures each of its season around the four pillars of Bohemian philosophy: Truth, Beauty, Freedom, and Love. BoHo's 2010/11 mainstage season features Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Roger Miller and William Hauptman, The Elephant Man by Bernard Pomerance, Dirty Blonde by Claudia Shear, and Icarus by Edwin Sanchez. BoHo Theatre seeks to challenge convention through literary originality and eclectic expression while fostering an ever-evolving artistic environment in which people are inspired to learn, think, dream, and feel; to teach others and ourselves how to expand, create, and present art through theatre while reveling not only in the process, but also in the journey. For more information, please visit www.BoHoTheatre.com.

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