Photo Flash: Sueno in Final Weeks in Chicago

Greasy Joan & Co.'s Sueno is in the final weeks of its limited engagement Chicago premiere at the Athenaeum Theatre.  The original adaptation of Pedro Calderon de la Barca's play Life's a Dream, written by Obie Award-winning playwright José Rivera and directed by Greasy Joan Artistic Director Julieanne Ehre, will play its limited engagement through May 20, 2007.

"The mystical, haunting and humorous world of Pedro Calderon de la Barca's Life's a Dream, as re-imagined by playwright José Rivera comes alive in Sueno.  When King Basilio's son Segismundo is born, his horoscopes predict he will become a tyrant.  In an attempt to undo fate, the King locks his child in a tower for 25 years in hopes of preventing catastrophe. Twenty-five years later, Basilio decides to rewrite his son's destiny and hatches a plan for the young man to be released and crowned the new King of Spain.  If Prince Segismundo behaves like a tyrant, he will be brought back to prison and told that his newly found freedom was a dream.  Once crowned King, Segismundo acts out the violence predicted by his horoscope and Basilio orders his son be returned to captivity.  Ultimately, the Prince overcomes his fate through the power of free will and reason; and the future of Spain is secured.  Rivera takes inspiration from Spanish Golden Age master, Calderon de la Barca, while creating his original and contemporary spin on this classic tale of the nature of living."

Sueno plays at the Athenaeum Theater, 2936 N. Southport, through May 20, 2007.  The performance schedule is as follows: Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays at 8PM and Sundays at 3PM.

Tickets for Sueno are priced at $20 and are available by calling Ticketmaster at 312-902-1500, at www.ticketmaster.com or at the door.  Groups of 10 or more can receive a discount by calling 312-458-0718.  For more information on Greasy Joan & Co., call 312-458-0718 or go to www.greasyjoan.org.

Photos by Michael Brosilow

Kelly Breheny as Estrella, Kristina KIemetti as Rosaura, Robert Kauzlaric as Astolfo, and Desmin Borges as Clarin

Carlo Garcia as Segismundo

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