AstonRep to Hold 7th Annual WRITER'S SERIES at The Den Theatre
The 2015 WRITER'S SERIES line-up:
DANCING WITH THE DEVIL
By Jim Lucason
1896 in Dún Chaoin, Ireland. Fifty years earlier Margaret O'Connell and her younger sister Cathleen, orphaned by the loss of their father and mother, made a deal with the devil. Now he has come to collect payment.
TWO BY NIGHT
By Kevin Daly
A former Olympic decathlete buries a friend in his backyard after a drunk driving accident. Hoping to preserve his status as a national hero he invents a lie to explain his friend's disappearance. Matters are complicated further when the friend's wife invents her own lie; she acts as if her husband is still living at home.
SHOOTER
By Jeff Helgelson
A young father debates a social workers on the challenges of escaping the chains of poverty and beating the system.
A reading from RESTORATION DOGS
By M.L. Finnell
An adaptation of Quentin Tarantino's iconic film Reservoir Dogs set as a restoration comedy in verse.
THE BLACK SLOT
By Warren Hoffman
Tim, a playwright, and Beth, a dramaturg, have hatched a plan to show up the racism and hypocrisy of American regional theater, but things quickly get out of hand in this satire filled with talking scripts and theatrical forgery.
EVENT DETAILS:
Title: The 7th annual WRITER'S SERIES
Location: The Den Theatre, 1333 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago
Date/times: Saturday, November 14, 2015
12 pm - DANCING WITH THE DEVIL
1:30 pm - TWO BY NIGHT
3 pm - SHOOTER
3:30 pm - A reading from RESTORATION DOGS
4 pm - THE BLACK SLOT
Tickets: $5 suggested donation. Reservations can be made at www.astonrep.com or by calling (773) 828-9129.
About AstonRep Theatre Company:
AstonRep Theatre Company was formed in the summer of 2008. Since then, the company has produced 15 full-length productions and five annual Writer's Series. AstonRep Theatre Company is an ensemble of artists committed to creating exciting, intimate theatrical experiences that go beyond the front door to challenge audiences and spark discussion where the show is not the end of the experience: it is just the beginning.
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