Profiles Theatre concludes its 2009-2010 Season with the Midwest premiere of Body Awareness by Annie Baker, directed by Benjamin Thiem. The production runs May 14 - June 27, 2010, at Profiles Theatre, 4147 N. Broadway. Opening night is Thursday, May 20, 2010, at 8:00 p.m.
It's "Body Awareness" week on a Vermont college campus and Phyllis, the organizer, and her partner, Joyce, are hosting one of the guest artists in their home, Frank, a photographer famous for his female nude portraits. Both his presence in the home and his chosen subject instigate tension from the start. Phyllis is furious at his depictions, but Joyce is actually rather intrigued by the whole thing, even going so far as to contemplate posing for him. As Joyce and Phyllis bicker, Joyce's adult son, Jared, struggles to express himself physically with heartbreaking results.Body Awareness received its lauded World Premiere at the Atlantic Theater Company in May 2008. It received a Drama Desk Nomination and Outer Critics Circle Nomination for Outstanding Play. Annie Baker is currently a member of the Ensemble Studio Theater's Youngblood Playwrights Group and she was one of only seven playwrights selected to participate in the 2008 Sundance Institute Theatre Lab.Parking is available for $10 - $11 at 4100 N. Clarendon (One block east of the theatre at the corner of Clarendon and Belle Plaine)
Ticket prices: Thursdays are $30, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays are $35; Students and Senior Citizens receive a $5 discount on all performances; Group rates are available.
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