Court Theater Presents THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP 11/12-12/13
Court Theatre continues its 55th season with Charles Ludlam's camp classic, The Mystery of Irma Vep directed by Sean Graney. The production will run November 12 - December 13, 2009 at Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis Avenue.
Two actors take on innumerable dramatis personae in Ludlum's high-camp quick-change act. Vep satirizes all that is ridiculous in Gothic horror, Victorian melodrama, classic film, and conventional theater--and it's also a contender for the funniest American play of the last quarter-century.
Title: The Mystery of Irma Vep
Directed by: Sean Graney
Written by: Charles Ludlam
Featuring: Erik Hellman (Jane/Lord Edgar/Irma Vep) and Chris Sullivan (Nicodemus/Lady Enid/Alcazar)
Dates: Previews: November 12 - November 20, 2009
Press opening: Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 8:00 p.m.
Regular run: November 25 - December 13, 2009
Schedule: Wednesdays & Thursdays: 7:30 p.m.
Fridays: 8:00 p.m.
Saturdays: 3:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m.
Sundays: 2:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
Location: Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis Ave.
Tickets: $32-$56
Box Office: Located at 5535 S. Ellis Avenue, Chicago; (773) 753-4472 or online www.CourtTheatre.org
The exclusive corporate sponsor is Grant Thornton and Winston & Strawn LLP.
Court Theatre is the professional theatre in residence at the University of Chicago continuing to discover the power of classic theatre. Court Theatre operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres and Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. Productions are made possible in part by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency, and by a City Arts grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs. Court Theatre is a constituent of Theatre Communications Group, the national organization for the American Theatre; the League of Resident Theatres; the Illinois Humanities Council; the Illinois Arts Alliance; the League of Chicago Theatres; and Hyde Park Cultural Alliance.
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