ATC's COLUMBINUS Enters Final Week of Performances

American Theater Company (ATC) announces that the final performances for its critically-acclaimed revised version of columbinus, written by Stephen Karam and Artistic Director PJ Paparelli and directed by Paparelli, will be marked by a visit from Tom Mauser, the father of Columbine victim Daniel Mauser. Mauser will be attending the 2:00PM and 8:00PM performances on Saturday, April 6 and will also participate in a post-show talk-back with the cast of columbinus. Prior to Saturday evening's performance there will be a reception for Mauser co-hosted by ATC and the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence.

Tom Mauser is featured in Michael Moore's film Bowling with Columbine and the documentary 13 Families. He was a lobbyist for anti-gun legislation and successfully helped close the loophole in the Brady Bill in Colorado.

columbinus is now extended through Sunday, April 7, 2013 at American Theater Company, 1909 W Byron St, Chicago, IL. columbinus has garnered rave critical reviews of its new third act, which premieres material devised from recent interviews with survivors of the Columbine High School Shootings, families of victims and residents of Littleton, Colorado. The new material includes never-before-released information on the shooters and their families and first-hand accounts of both the Columbine and Aurora shootings.

Tickets for the three-week-long extension are now on sale through the box office, www.atcweb.org and 773.409.4125.

Littleton, Colorado. 1999. Two teenagers devastate a community and shock the country when they walk into their suburban high school and kill twelve students and one teacher. Based on interviews with teenagers across the country and survivors and community members in Littleton, this haunting drama takes a hard look at modern teenagers through the lens of the most infamous high school shooting in American history.