Greenhouse Theater Center Extends SQUEEZE MY CANS by One Week

Due to popular demand (and possible alien intervention), Greenhouse Theater Center's hit one-woman show SQUEEZE MY CANS, written and performed by of Cathy Schenkelberg, will add one additional week of performances, extending through Sunday, March 19, 2017 at Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave. in Chicago. Directed by Shirley Anderson, SQUEEZE MY CANS is Schenkelberg's evocative and humorous account of life as a Scientologist.

Tickets for all performances are currently available at greenhousetheater.org, in person at the box office or by calling (773) 404-7336. The extension includes a special performance benefitting the Human Rights Campaign on Monday, March 13 at 7:30 pm.

Have you ever wondered if Bozo was a suppressive person? Have you ever considered what it might be like to audition to be Tom Cruise's girlfriend? What would you do if the carrot of spiritual freedom was dangled in front of you, waiting to be seized? Writer/performer Cathy Schenkelberg decided to chase it and what she found was Scientology: America's foremost intergalactic theology. After years of studying and searching, she found herself blowing alien life forms off her body, farther than ever from who she had hoped to be. Now, she returns to share that story in this no-holds-barred cautionary tale of how she survived the pseudoscience.

SQUEEZE MY CANS returns to Chicago following sold-out runs in 2016 at Outdoor Voices festival and SacRed Fools Theater/Hollywood Fringe Festival in Los Angeles and Dunes Summer Theatre in Michigan City, Indiana.

"Cathy manages to turn her nearly 20-year experience with America's most prominent alien religion into a fearless, hilarious and heartbreaking performance," comments Greenhouse Artistic Director Jacob Harvey. "Now more than ever we need stories about survival and the power of perseverance, which is why we've extended our run, and added an additional performance benefitting the Human Rights Campaign. The world needs more artists like Cathy Schenkelberg, and more organizations like the HRC."

The production team for SQUEEZE MY CANS includes: Brandon Baruch (lighting design), Victorio (Toy) Deiorio (sound and projection design) and Ron Rude (production manager).