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American Theater Company Presents RENT, Now thru 6/17

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American Theater Company (ATC), together with About Face Theatre, has announced its co-production of Jonathan Larson's Rent, directed by David Cromer. The co-production is slated to run tonight, April 27, 2012 through June 17, 2012 at ATC, 1909 W. Byron. 

East Village. 1990. American Theater Company teams up with About Face Theatre to create a fresh look at Jonathan Larson's 1996 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning rock opera. At the end of the 1980's, a group of Bohemian artists struggle to find life, love and art in a brutal economy and the height of the AIDS crisis. Director David Cromer will bring a staggering reality to this landmark musical.

Title: Rent
Written by: Jonathan Larson
Directed by: David Cromer
Dates: Previews: April 27, 2012 – May 5, 2012
Press opening: Sunday, May 6, 2012 & Monday, May 7, 2012 at 7 pm
Regular run: May 10, 2012 – June 17, 2012
Schedule: Wednesdays, Thursdays & Fridays: 8:00pm
Saturdays: 3:00pm & 8:00pm
Sundays: 2:00pm
Location: American Theater Company, 1909 W Byron St., Chicago
Tickets: Previews: $10 rush tickets at the door, or reserved seats for $40
Regular run: Wed., Thurs. & matinees $45; Fri. & Sat. evenings $50
Opening night including post-show reception $50
Box Office: The Box Office is located at 1909 W Byron St., Chicago;
773.409.4125; www.atcweb.org

About Face Theatre

About Face Theatre creates exceptional, innovative, and adventurous plays to advance the national dialogue on gender and sexual identity, and to challenge and entertain audiences in Chicago, across the country, and around the world.

AMERICAN THEATER COMPANY

American Theater Company is an ensemble of artists committed to producing new and classic American stories that ask the question, "What does it mean to be an American?"

American Theater Company is supported by a CityArts Program 2 Grant and a Cultural Outreach Program Grant from the City of Chicago Office of Tourism & Culture, the Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation, Lloyd A. Fry Foundation, Illinois Arts Council, Illinois Humanities Council, Polk Bros. Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, and Prince Charitable Trusts.

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