Comps-Eclipse's LISBON TRIVIATA Concludes McNally Season, Opening November 8

Eclipse Theatre Company, the only Midwest theatre company to feature oneplaywright in one season, concludes their 23rd anniversary, 2015 Terrence McNally season with The Lisbon Traviata, with Eclipse Ensemble Member and Goodman Theatre Artistic Associate Steve Scott directing. In The Lisbon Traviata, a sharply funny, yet deeply tragic, story centers on a revealing conversation between Stephen, a depressed literary editor and opera fanatic, and Mendy, a flamboyant opera queen. The two dish late into the night, distracting Stephen from his failing relationship with hilarious riffs on records, divas and more. But when Stephen returns home to confront his boyfriend, a tragedy unfolds on the scale of the grand opera he loves so much. The Eclipse production will feature the ending from the original 1985 production.

The Lisbon Traviata runs approximately two hours and fifteen minutes with one ten-minute intermission. Post-show discussions with the cast and crew will be held following all Sunday matinees except opening and closing weekends (free with paid ticket).

Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 N. Southport Ave., Chicago, IL 60657Some street parking; Wellington El stop (Brown). Pay and Display parking at Saint Alphonsus Catholic Church lots on Southport and on Oakdale. Disability accessible.

Public Opening: Tuesday, November 11, 2015, at 7 p.m. (reception following)

Previews Thursday-Saturday, November 5-8, at 7:30 p.m.

Runs Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m.

Closes Sunday, December 13, 2015

No show on Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 26 TICKETS: Publish this number: 773-935-6875, Athenaeum Box Office (open noon to last curtain, Wednesday-Sunday) Online tickets at www.eclipsetheatre.com $30 for all regular performances (half-price rush tickets available) $20 for previews; $10 for industry members at previews with headshot/card

$20 for each ticket in groups of ten or more, and for seniors (with ID)

CAST: Ensemble Members JP Pierson (Mendy) and Joe McCauley (Stephen), with guest artists Luke Daigle (Paul) and Joel Reitsma (Mike).

STAFF: Eclipse ensemble members Kathleen Dickinson (Production Manager), JP Pierson (Casting Director), Kevin Scott (Co-Producer), Steve Scott (Director), Nathaniel Swift (Co-Producer), and Katie Vandehey (Dramaturg). Guest artists Ashley Bowman (Stage Manager), Matthew Carney (Lighting Design), Kevin Hagan (Set Design), Rachel Lambert (Costume Design), Colleen Layton (Assistant Stage Manager), Daniel Sappington (Assistant Director), Aaron Stephenson (Sound Design), and Vanessa Thomas (Props Design). NEXT: The 2016 Season will begin in April 2016.

The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency, and Eclipse Theatre's many individual donors.

Eclipse Theatre Company presents the work of one playwright each season. Eclipse offers the audience an opportunity, unique in the Midwest, to journey through the playwright's works. Join Eclipse in exploring the breadth and depth of one playwright's artistic worlds. One playwright, one season, one illuminating journey.Eclipse Theatre Company, 312-869-4870info@eclipsetheatre.com, www.eclipsetheatre.com