ILLEGAL USE OF HANDS Opens 8/31 at American Blues Theater

In a small town where buzzards feast on a dead Chevy and the local Wal-Mart hires only college graduates, three men [ABT ensemble member Steve Key (Broadway tour of August: Osage County), ABT Artistic Affiliate Dennis Zacek (founding artistic director of Victory Gardens Theater) and Howie Johnson (award-winning Killer Joe at Profiles Theater)] wait out the night in the company of a high school football trophy they have rescued from obscurity. It's a  story about revenge,glory, and being a man-if only the characters could agree on what they can't remember."We're thrilled to present James Still's voice to Chicago audiences for the first time," says Gwendolyn Whiteside, ABT producing artistic director.  "Many of our ensemble have worked with James at other regional theaters, and we're honored to bring him to our own artistic home."