AstonRep Theatre Company Presents Chicago Premiere of THE WATER'S EDGE, 9/26

AstonRep Theatre Company is pleased to kick-off its 2013-14 season with the Chicago premiere of THE WATER'S EDGE by Theresa Rebeck, directed by Artistic Director Robert Tobin, playing September 26 - October 26, 2013 at its new, larger home at The Raven Theatre (West Stage), 6157 N. Clark St. in Chicago. THE WATER'S EDGE features Ensemble Members Amy Kasper, Ray Kasper and Tim Larson with Mary-Kate Arnold and Sara Pavlak (Jeff Award, Agnes of God). Tickets go on sale Thursday, August 1, 2013at www.astonrep.com or by calling (773) 828-9129. The press opening is Saturday, September 28 at 8 pm.

A modern take on a Greek tragedy, a scorned husband and father returns home after a 17-year absence - with a new girlfriend in tow - to face the ex-wife who still blames him for a devastating loss in their family's past. This tense domestic drama turns shocking, however, as a startling twist is revealed, leading to a stunning climax.

Title: THE WATER'S EDGE

Playwright: Theresa Rebeck

Director: Artistic Director Robert Tobin

Cast: Ensemble Members Amy Kasper (Helen), Ray Kasper (Richard) and Tim Larson (Nate) with Mary-Kate Arnold (Lucy) and Sara Pavlak (Erica).

Production team: Jeremiah Barr (set design), Clayton Horath (music composition), Melissa Albertario (assistant director) and Samantha Barr (stage manager).

Location: The Raven Theatre (West Stage), 6157 N. Clark St., Chicago

Dates: Previews: Thursday, September 26 at 8 pm and Friday, September 27 at 8 pm

Press performance: Saturday, September 28 at 8 pm

Regular run: Sunday, September 29 - Saturday, October 26, 2013

Curtain Times: Thursday, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm; Sundays at 2 pm

Tickets: Previews: $10. Regular run: $20. Student/senior/industry/group discounts $10 - $15. Tickets go on saleThursday, August 1, 2013 at www.astonrep.com or by calling (773) 828-9129

Theresa Rebeck's other New York productions include The Understudy, Mauritius, The Scene, Bad Dates, The Butterfly Collection, Spike Heels, Loose Knit, The Family of Mann, View of the Dome and Omnium Gatherum (co-written, Pulitzer finalist). Publications include her Collected Plays Volumes I, II and III; Free Fire Zone; and two novels, Three Girls and Their Brother and Twelve Rooms With a View. Produced feature films include Harriet the Spy, Gossip and the independent features Sunday on the Rocks and Seducing Charlie Barker (adapted from her play The Scene). Awards include the Writers Guild of America Award for Episodic Drama and a Peabody Award for her work on NYPD Blue. She has also won The National Theatre Conference Award, the William Inge New Voices Playwriting Award, the PEN/Laura Pels Foundation Award, an Alex Award and a Lilly Award. Rebeck is the creator/executive producer of the NBC show Smash. She is also a contributing editor to the Harvard Review and an associate artist of the Roundabout Theatre Company.

Robert Tobin is the Artistic Director and a founder of AstonRep Theatre Company. Recent directing credits with Astonrep include The Lover and The Erpingham Camp. In Chicago, Robert has worked as an actor, playwright and/or director with companies such as RedTwist, Steppenwolf, Chicago Shakespeare, First Folio, Oak Park Festival Theatre, Focal Point Theatre Company, Chicago Fusion and Promethean Theatre Ensemble, among others. Regionally, he has worked with the Utah Shakespearean Festival, The Colorado Shakespeare Festival, The MET Theatre (Los Angeles) and the Geffen Playhouse(Los Angeles), among many others. He has also directed several short films and the critically-acclaimed feature Fog, which he also wrote and produced. As a playwright, he has had a number of plays produced in Chicago, Los Angeles and regionally and recently won Best Adaptation as part of the City Lit "Art of Adaptation" Festival.

AstonRep Theatre Company was formed in the summer of 2008. Since then, the company has produced

nine full length productions and five annual Writer's Series. "An ensemble of artists focused on keeping theatre relevant by producing new works, revisiting and re-imagining classics, and uncovering timely, rarely-produced works of the past."

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