MAC Announces Season Celebration Party Around TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE

McAninch Arts Center (MAC), located at 425 Fawell Blvd., on the campus of College of DuPage opens its 2017-2018 Performance Series with the "Tuesdays with Morrie" starring Jamie Farr Saturday, Sept. 30 at 8 p.m. This is the exclusive Chicago area engagement of LPP Theatricals, LLC production of North American Tour of the two-man play, "Tuesdays With Morrie," based on the book by Mitch Albom, adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher, directed by Ron Ulrich and starring Jamie Farr with co-star David Keeley.

In conjunction with the performance, the MAC will host a 2017-2018 Season Kick-Off Celebration and Fundraiser to support the MAC. The party includes a 6 p.m. pre-show reception with cash bar, a silent auction, raffle and appetizers courtesy of the MAC's 2017-2018 dining partners Adelles, Carlucci Restaurant & Bar, Glen Prairie, Houlihan's, I Have a Bean, Parker's Restaurant and Bar, Reserve 22 and Weber's Grill Restaurant, plus beer tastings from Two Brothers Brewery. After the show, Kick-Off Celebration guests will have the chance to meet Farr at a post-show coffee and dessert reception catered by Nothing Bundt Cakes.

Farr is best known by many for playing Corporal Klinger on the hit TV show "M*A*S*H," having even directed several episodes. Farr's film credits include "The Greatest Story Ever Told" and "Cannonball Run" and "Cannonball Run II." Stage credits include "Will Rogers' Follies," "Catch Me If You Can," the national tour of "The Odd Couple" with "M*A*S*H" associate William Christopher, and the role of Nathan Detroit in the Broadway production of "Guys and Dolls." Honors include a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (1985), an Emmy nomination for "M*A*S*H," an honorary Doctor of Performing Arts Degree from the University of Toledo (1983), The Ellis Island Medal of Honor, The Governor's Award of Ohio and the Special Recognition Award at the 2016 Kahlil Gibran Sprit of Humanity Dinner.

Tickets for the MAC's 2017-2018 Kick-Off Celebration and Fundraiser are $20.

Tickets are also still available for the evening's performance of "Tuesday's With Morrie." Show tickets are $60-$75. For tickets or more information visit AtTheMAC.org or call 630-942-4000.

McAninch Arts Center (MAC) at College of DuPage, located 25 miles west of Chicago near I-88 and I-355, houses three performance spaces (the 780-seat proscenium Belushi Performance Hall; the 236-seat soft-thrust Playhouse Theatre; and the versatile black box Studio Theatre), plus the Cleve Carney Art Gallery, classrooms for the college's academic programming and the Lakeside Pavilion. The MAC has presented theater, music, dance and visual art to more than 1.5 million people since its opening in 1986 and typically welcomes more than 75,000 patrons from the greater Chicago area to more than 230 performances each season.

The mission of the MAC is to foster enlightened educational and performance opportunities, which encourage artistic expression, establish a lasting relationship between people and art, and enrich the cultural vitality of the community. For more information visit AtTheMAC.org, facebook.com/AtTheMAC or twitter.com/AtTheMAC.