The Gift Theatre Presents TEN 2019: Festival Of Ten-Minute World Premiere Plays

The Gift Theatre is pleased to present TEN 2019, the company's annual season kick-off festival of ten world premiere ten-minute pieces by The Gift and guest artists, curated by Artistic Director Michael Patrick Thornton and Associate Artistic Directors Paul D'Addario and Emjoy Gavino.

TEN will play January 10 - 20, 2019 at 4802 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago's Jefferson Park neighborhood. Tickets for TEN are free for Gift subscribers and $10 for the general public. Tickets are currently available by calling the Gift's box office at 773-283-7071 or visiting thegifttheatre.org.

The TEN 2019 line-up includes:

ON A SCALE

By Philip Dawkins, Directed by Associate Artistic Director Emjoy Gavino

Featuring Ensemble Member James D. Farruggio with Stephanie Diaz and Declan Schliesmann

YOU NEVER TOLD ME THAT

By Nicole Zimmerer, Directed by Jesse Swanson

Featuring Ensemble Members Gregory Fenner and Jennifer Glasse

SPARROW

By Charlene James, Directed by Courtney Williams

Featuring Ensemble Members Alexandra Main and Hannah Toriumi with Londen Shannon and Stephen Spencer.

NOT YOU

By Danny Bernardo, Directed by David Lovejoy

Featuring Lars Ebsworth and Guy Massey

THE OLD COUNTRY

By Tracy Letts, Directed by BJ Jones

Featuring Richard Henzel, Steve Pringle and Lindsay Stock

A MOMENT OF YOUR TIME

By E. Napoletano, Directed by Sonny Das

Featuring Jimbo Pestano and Wil Whedbee

CHUPPAH CHAPS

By Rammel Chan, Directed by Brian Shaw

Featuring Ensemble Member Jay Worthington with Harrison Hapin, Andrew Muwonge and Brad Smith

THE DIZZYING ENDLESS EXPANSE

By Artistic Director Michael Patrick Thornton, Directed by Kristen Johnson

Featuring Chanell Bell

TEN will also feature performances by Natural Gas and giftLIT.

Tickets: FREE for Gift subscribers; $10 general public. Tickets are currently available by calling the Gift's box office at 773-283-7071 or visiting thegifttheatre.org.

Since 2001 and over 70 productions, The Gift Theatre has pioneered the frontiers of the American theatre via the most intimate professional Equity theatre in the country, leading to national acclaim and a cultural revolution on Chicago's northwest side.

The Gift's 18th season includes a revival of John Patrick Shanley's Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning drama Doubt: A Parable, directed by Ensemble Member John Gawlik (February 27 - March 31); the world premiere of Hansol Jung's Wolf Play, directed by guest artist Jess McLeod (October 18 - November 24); as well as a soon-to-be announced third production (July 12 - August 18). Season subscriptions are available for as little as $75. The Gift subscribers ("Gifters") receive admission to three shows, free parking at Gale Street Inn, free admission to all Wednesday night "Natural Gas" improv shows and invitations to special subscriber-only special events. Subscribe at www.thegifttheatre.org or by calling (773) 283-7071.