Open Eye Presents THE SOLID GOLD CADILLAC 3/5-4/5

"This is a fairy story--the story of Cinderella and the Four Ugly Corporation Directors. Once upon a time, not so long ago, Cinderella went down to Wall Street. Not in a golden coach drawn by six white horses, but in the I.R.T. subway..."

Open Eye's production about corporate corruption in 1950's America weaves together film and theatre to prove that some things never change, especially in business.
The innocuously-named, bigger-than-big, business giant "General Products Corporation" is operated by four men who appear to take turns voting each other in and out of each others' offices, but not much else; all while giving themselves generous salary increases for doing so. When one small-time stockholder, the unassuming Mrs. Laura Partridge, actually attends a shareholders' meeting and dares to question these men, their motives, and (most importantly) their salaries, the status quo is thrown out the window, and all hell breaks loose. Has Crooked Corporate America met its match? Here's how to find out:

The Solid Gold Cadillac by Howard Teichmann & George S. Kaufman

Directed by Chris Maher, Open Eye's Artistic Director

at The Athenaeum Theater: 2936 N. Southport, Studio 3

March 5 through April 5

Thursdays-Saturdays at 8PM; Sundays at 3PM

$20; $18 Students/Seniors

312-902-1500 or www.ticketmaster.com
Featuring John Blick, Rachel Crane*, Kevin M. Grubb*, Dean Peerman, Jon Sevigny*,

Sara Sevigny*, Neal Starbird, Marika Stiles, Steve Welsh*, and Larry Wiley

*OEP Ensemble Members
About the company:

Open Eye Productions was founded in 1996 and over the years has received 3 Jeff Recommendations, 1 Jeff Award and 2 After Dark Awards. Open Eye's mission is to tell good stories, with theatrical devices coming second to what is really important: compelling characters, relationships and conflicts.
About the play (from george-kaufman.com):

The Solid Gold Cadillac was Kaufman's first stage collaboration with Howard Teichmann, who went on to write Kaufman's biography in 1973. As his last big hit, Cadillac was a huge personal triumph for Kaufman. The play was also made into a successful film in 1956, with Judy Holliday playing Laura Partridge.