Eddie Jemison Joins Cast of Aaron Posner's LIFE SUCKS at Lookingglass

Lookingglass Theatre Company announces the addition of Eddie Jemison to the Midwest Premiere of Life Sucks by Aaron Posner, directed by Ensemble Member Andrew White and featuring Ensemble Member Philip R. Smith as Dr. Aster. Jemison replaces previously-announced Ensemble Member Joey Slotnick in the role of Vanya, due to a scheduling conflict. Life Sucks runs September 9 - November 6, 2016 at Lookingglass Theatre Company, located inside Chicago's historic Water Tower Water Works, 821 N. Michigan Ave. at Pearson. Subscriptions to Lookingglass' 2016-2017 season are on sale now and may be purchased through the box office at (312) 337-0665 or lookingglasstheatre.org.

A group of old friends, ex-lovers, estranged in-laws, and lifelong enemies gather to grapple with life's thorniest questions-and each other. What could possibly go wrong? Incurably lustful and lonely, hapless and hopeful, these seven souls collide and stumble their way towards a new understanding that Life Sucks! Or does it?

From the mind of Aaron Posner, author of Stupid F*#king Bird, comes this brash and revelatory reworking of Chekhov's Uncle Vanya. Never has unhappiness been so much fun.

Eddie started his career in Chicago as Studs Terkel in Talking to Myself at Northlight Theatre. While in Chicago, he starred in Only Kidding (Wisdom Bridge Theatre), met his wife while playing Launce in The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Chicago Shakespeare Theater) and was nominated for a Jeff Award for The Wizards of Quiz (National Jewish Theatre). After moving to Los Angeles, he's acted in many films including Waitress, The Punisher, Coffee, Kill Boss, the upcoming indie The Summerland Project and six Steven Soderbergh films: Ocean's Eleven; Ocean's Twelve; Ocean's Thirteen; Schizopolis; The Informant!; and Behind the Candelabra. On TV Eddie was a regular on the HBO series Hung and is currently recurring as Mr. Boss in iZombie. Eddie wrote, co-directed and co-starred alongside his wife, Laura Lamson in the award-winning indie film King of Herrings. He toured the U.S. and the U.K. in the indie band, Love Kit.