TimeLine Theatre's 2015-16 Season to Include SPILL, SUNSET BABY & More

TimeLine Theatre Company, acclaimed for presenting plays inspired by history that connect to today's social and political issues, announces its 2015-16 season, which features the return to TimeLine's stage of Chicago legend Mike Nussbaum plus three plays new to Chicago: a new play from the head writer of THE LARAMIE PROJECT, one from the fast-rising playwright of DETROIT '67, and the first planned United States production of the 2014 Laurence Olivier Award winner for Best New Play.TimeLine Theatre's upcoming 2015-16 season includes:

As previously announced, THE PRICE by Arthur Miller, directed by TimeLine Associate Artist Louis Contey, featuring Chicago legend Mike Nussbaum, and presented as part of a nationwide commemoration of the 100th birthday of the playwright;

The Chicago premiere of SPILL, a new play written and directed by Leigh Fondakowski, the head writer of THE LARAMIE PROJECT, and created in collaboration with Reeva Wortel, developed from hundreds of interviews with those affected by the 2010 British Petroleum (BP) oil spill, the largest environmental disaster in U.S. history;

From the fast-rising playwright of DETROIT '67, the Chicago premiere of SUNSET BABY by Dominique Morisseau, directed by TimeLine Associate Artist Ron OJ Parson;

And the first planned United States production of the widely acclaimed 2014 Laurence Olivier Award winner for Best New Play, CHIMERICA by Lucy Kirkwood, directed by Associate Artistic Director Nick Bowling.

For a fifth season, one production of TimeLine's upcoming 2015-16 season will be presented at an alternate location to accommodate the company's nearly 3,200 subscribers and growing audience. SPILL will be presented at Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont Avenue in Chicago. All other productions will be staged at TimeLine Theatre's home at 615 W. Wellington Avenue.4-Admission FlexPass Subscriptions for TimeLine's 2015-16 season, priced from $80 to $204, are now on sale. For more information and to purchase, call (773) 281-8463 x6 or visit timelinetheatre.com.

"TimeLine's 19th season promises to be one of our most adventurous and diverse, featuring varied styles of storytelling, some of the most dynamic voices working in theatre today, and a celebration of one of the 20th Century's greatest writers," said TimeLine Artistic Director PJ Powers. "The opportunity to collaborate with the likes of Mike Nussbaum, Louis Contey, Leigh Fondakowski, Dominique Morisseau, Lucy Kirkwood, Ron OJ Parson and Nick Bowling, among many others, would be a thrill for any artistic director. I approach the 2015-16 season with tremendous gratitude for all that TimeLine has achieved, as well as anticipation of all that lies ahead for this ever-evolving organization driven by a passionate team of Company and Board members, staff and supporters."