Gift Theatre Presents Greenberg's NIGHT AND HER STARS, Starts 3/3

The Gift Theatre will tackle Richard Greenberg's Night and Her Stars in a new production directed by Michael Patrick Thornton beginning this March. This elegant play is about the quiz show scandals of the 1950's, reacquainting themselves and their audience with the cautionary tale of Charles Van Doren, the young academic who made and destroyed his name on the question-and-answer show "21." Thornton says, "As Gift marches towards our ten year milestone, we look to a play we fell in love with long ago and has stayed with us ever since. Night & Her Stars is big and messy and smart and beautiful and it is a joy to bring it to The Gift. Enjoy."

Previews for Night and Her Stars are March 3rd-6th. The Press Opening is Monday, March 7th at 7:30 p.m. The production opens to the public on Thursday, March 10th at 7:30 p.m., and is currently open-ended. Show times are Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 7:30pm with Sunday matinees at 2:30 until April 24th. NO SHOWS ON APRIL 16 and 17.

Also, don't forget our COME CLOSER event on APRIL 3RD, 2011. You can see our matinee about the 21 quiz show scandal, then become a contestant in a post-matinee pub quiz with the cast & crew from Night and Her Stars! $45 will buy you a ticket to the show, an entry into the quiz, and appetizers and beverages. Bring your friends! Bring your own team! There are prizes to be won. And we promise it won't be rigged...

Night and Her Stars

Directed by Michael Patrick Thornton

Starring Raymond Shoemaker as Herb Stempel and Jay Worthington as Charles Van Doren

With ensemble: Daniel Ahlfeld, Lindsey Barlag, Paul D'Addario, Gabe Franken, Katie Genualdo, Richard Henzel, Joe Mack, Keith Neagle, Erika Schmidt, and Aemilia Scott

The Lighting Designer is Scott Pilsbury, Sound Designer is Miles Polaski, Costume Designer is Branimira Ivanova and the Set Designer is Adam Veness.

For tickets: (773) 283-7071 or buy online @ www.thegifttheatre.org

The Gift Theatre is conveniently located at 4802 N. Milwaukee in Chicago's Jefferson Park neighborhood-two storefronts north of Lawrence, on the west side of Milwaukee-and is easily accessible by the Kennedy Expressway, the Lawrence and Milwaukee buses, and the CTA Blue Line.

Preview tickets: $20

Regular run prices : $25 (Sundays) and $30 (Thursday, Friday and Saturday)

Industry and senior prices: $20 (Sundays only)

*Group rates are available for groups of 10 or more

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