EARTH: TTFN?! Makes Out-Of-This-World Premiere At Greenhouse Theater 6/24 Thru 8/9

WWS Productions, in conjunction with William and Wendy Spatz, presents the original sci-fi, audience interactive, docu-comedy "Earth:TTFN?! Or Will the Developer from Planet Sildenia Destroy Earth, Calling it a Blight on the Intergalactic Neighborhood?" The production opens for intergalactic previews at the Greenhouse Theater, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave., Wednesday, June 24 at 7:30 p.m. and makes its official premiere Tuesday, June 30 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are currently on sale and the regular performance schedule begins Wednesday, July 1 and runs through Sunday, August 9. Performance times are as follows: Wednesdays - Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 7:30 and 10 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Greenhouse Theater box office, 773.404.7336, or at the Theater's website, www.greenhousetheater.org.

Earth is in the crosshairs as its alien creators from Planet Sildenia prepare to vote whether Earth is worth keeping or needs to be eliminated because it is bringing down intergalactic real estate prices and driving up Sildenian taxes. Based on a true event (according to conspiracy theorist Dr C. Allen Highneck as told to him by The Chronicler, Sildenia's version of Doris Kearns Goodwin), each performance is unique as every audience adds its own storyline elements to the high energy, fully scripted experience. Since the event is one that, according to Dr. Highneck's "Warped Theory," has both already happened and yet to occur each audience decides whether Earth is to be destroyed or allowed to "evolve" in peace.

"Earth: TTFN?!" tells the story of the possible destruction of our planet by alien life forms, The Sildenians. The Sildenians created Earth 6,000 years ago for their mindless and exponentially expanding population. They were quite pleased with their creation and all was going perfectly--until humans evolved. Now Sildenia's Queen Levitra, Jabba the Talk, Kilo- Mom, The Evil Developer and a host of other Sildenian bad guys want to destroy Earth and replace it with a much more fun planet for the Sildenians to colonize.

As the experience unfolds, a reluctant hero is recruited to battle his way to the Sildenian Senate and speak on behalf of all Earth. Along the way support is provided - and sometimes undermined - by an attractive robot, a malaprop-speaking wizened mentor, a transgendered mercenary, and even the intergalactic progenitor of Barack Obama. Audience members can expect intergalactic battles in a provocatively stylized universe and unique performances each night as their powers of suggestion influence Earth's fate and lead to a final, climatic vote. Will it be TTFN (Ta Ta For NOW) or TTFE (Ta Ta For EVER)? Every audience decides!

Directed by Craig Parsons, "Earth: TTFN," features inhabitants of planet Sildenia showcasing alien fashion at its finest-shiny, tight and flashing-by Ricky Lurie, and living, loving, and fighting in an out-of-this-world set designed by Susan Kaip. The set is inspired by comic books, classic 1950's b-films of outer space, aliens, and UFOs, as well as futuristic musings. All nine actors are Chicago-based and will play the 21 Sildeni... Alie..., err, characters in "Earth: TTFN?!"

"Earth: TTFN?!" opens for previews at the Greenhouse Theater, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave, on Wednesday, June 24 at 7:30 p.m. The official opening and press night is Tuesday, June 30 at 7:30 p.m. and the productions runs through Sunday, August 9. The regular performance schedule begins Wednesday, June 3 at 7:30 p.m. and is as follows: Wednesdays - Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 7:30 and 10 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are currently on sale and prices range from $24 - $30. Opening night tickets are $48 and include a post-performance reception at the Greenhouse Theater. To purchase call the Greenhouse Theater box office, 773.404.7336, or go online at www.greenhousetheater.org. For updates, discounts, an "Earth: TTFN?!" glossary, cartoons, character descriptions, and much more visit www.earthttfn.com.

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