Photos: The Gift Theatre Presents Festival TEN 2018

The Gift Theatre is pleased to present TEN 2018, the company's annual season kick-off festival of ten world premiere ten-minute pieces by The Gift and guest artists, curated by Artistic Director Michael Patrick Thornton and Associate Artistic Director Paul D'Addario, playing January 5 - 14, 2018 at 4802 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago's Jefferson Park neighborhood. Tickets for TEN are free for Gift subscribers and $10 for the general public. Tickets are currently available by calling the Gift's box office at 773-283-7071 or visiting thegifttheatre.org.

The TEN 2018 line-up includes:

NIGHT SAFARI

By Tracy Letts

Directed by Kristen Johnson

Featuring ensemble member John Gawlik

WINTER OR FALL

By ensemble member David Rabe

Directed by Artistic Director Michael Patrick Thornton

Featuring ensemble member Mary Ann Thebus with Mike Nussbaum

CANCELLATION

By ensemble member Will Eno

Directed by ensemble member John Gawlik

Featuring ensemble members John Gawlik, Martel Manning and Michael Patrick Thornton with Ian Deanes, Bryce Gangel, Katie Gonzalez, Emma Palizza, Tricia Rodriguez, Becca Savoy, Mac Wallach and Pat Weber

NORTHERN MICHIGAN TRUST

By Rammel Chan

Directed by Brian Shaw

Featuring Bryce Gangel, Jeremy Nichols, Emma Palizza and Pat Weber

THE CELLPHONE PLAY

By Carolyn Braver

Directed by Kathryn Walsh

Featuring Ian Deanes

SHAMED

By Isaac Gomez

Directed by Laura Alcalá Baker

Featuring Donovan Diaz and Katie Gonzalez

NIGERIAN ASTRONAUT WANTS TO COME HOME

By J. Nicole Brooks

Directed by ensemble member Chika Ike

Featuring ensemble member Martel Manning with Mac Wallach

SLATE

By Carly Olson

Directed by Sommer Austin

Featuring Becca Savoy and Tricia Rodriguez

TEN will also feature performances by Natural Gas and giftLIT.

Performance Schedule:

Friday, January 5 at 7:30 pm

Saturday, January 6 at 3:30 pm & 7:30 pm

Sunday, January 7 at 3:30 pm & 7:30 pm

Thursday, January 11 at 7:30 pm

Friday, January 12 at 7:30 pm

Saturday, January 13 at 3:30 pm & 7:30pm

Sunday, January 14 at 3:30 pm

Tickets: FREE for Gift subscribers; $10 general public. Tickets are currently available by calling the Gift's box office at 773-283-7071 or visiting thegifttheatre.org.

About The Gift Theatre

The Gift's 17th season consists of Stacy Amma Osei-Kuffour's world premiere of Hang Man, directed by Jess McLeod (March 2 - April 29, 2018); Shakespeare's Hamlet, directed by Monty Cole (June 1 - July 29, 2018); and the Midwest premiere of Tony Award-winning playwright and ensemble member David Rabe's Cosmologies, directed by Artistic Director Michael Patrick Thornton (October 12 -December 9, 2018). The Gift subscribers ("Gifters") receive admission to three shows, free parking at Gale Street Inn, free admission to all Wednesday night "Natural Gas" improv shows and invitations to special subscriber-only special events. Subscribe at thegifttheatre.org or by calling (773) 283-7071.

Photo Credit: Claire Demos

Bryce Gangel and Martel Manning in CANCELLATION

Ian Deanes in THE CELLPHONE PLAY

Martel Manning in NIGERIAN ASTRONAUT WANTS TO COME HOME

John Gawlik in NIGHT SAFARI

Emma Palizza and Bryce Gangel in NORTHERN MICHIGAN TRUST

Donovan Diaz and Katie Gonzalez in SHAMED

Tricia Rodriguez and Becca Savoy in SLATE

Mike Nussbaum and Mary Ann Thebus in WINTER OR FALL