Photo Flash: First Look at AstonRep's LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES

AstonRep Theatre Company is pleased to continue its 2014-15 season with Christopher Hampton''s drama LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES, based on the classic French novel by Choderlos de Laclos, directed by Charlie Marie McGrath, playing May 21 - June 21, 2015 at The Raven Theatre (West Stage), 6157 N. Clark St. in Chicago. Tickets are currently available at www.astonrep.com or by calling (773) 828-9129. The press opening is Sunday, May 24 at 3:30 pm.

LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES will feature AstonRep Company Members Sara Pavlak McGuire, Robert Tobin, Alexandra Bennett and Tim Larson with Taylor Bostwick, Barbara Button, Emma Ladji, Jake Meyer and Ann Marie White.

This new production transports the audience back to 1917 Russia before the dawn of the Revolution, where a pair of aristocratic rivals and former lovers employ their wiles in a game of sex and dominance. LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES was the winner of London's Olivier Award for Best New Play in 1986 and received multiple Tony Award nominations. The film adaptation received three Academy Awards, including Best Adapted Screenplay.

The production team for LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES includes: Jeremiah Barr* (set and props design), Brittany Dee Bodley (costume design), Samantha Barr* (lighting design), Clayton Horath (original music composition), Danielle Moore* (dramaturg) and Melanie Kulas (stage manager). *Denotes AstonRep Company Members.

Photos by Emily Schwartz