Route 66 Theatre Company's THE DOWNPOUR Extends Through 10/19

Due to popular demand, Route 66 Theatre Company's hit world premiere The Downpour, by Caitlin Parrish, directed by Route 66 Theatre Company's Associate Artistic Director, Erica Weiss is adding one additional week of performances, extending through October 19, 2014. The Downpour is playing at the Greenhouse Theater Center: 2257 N Lincoln Avenue in Chicago. Tickets are at www.greenhousetheater.org, by calling 773.404.7336, or in person at the Greenhouse Theater Center box office. Press comps are still available for reviews.

The Downpour features Brenda Barrie (Okay, Bye and Middletown at Steppenwolf; Julius Ceasar at Chicago Shakespeare Theater); Caroline Neff (Steppenwolf's The Way West; A Brief History of Helen of Troy (Jeff Award recipient-2011) and The Knowledge at Steep Theatre); Peter Moore (Artistic Director of Steep Theatre where recent credits include If There Is I Haven't Found It Yet and Strangers, Babies) and Route 66 Theatre Company's Artistic Director, Stef Tovar (A Twist of Water with Route 66, Appropriate at Victory Gardens, 2013 Jeff Award nominee for his portrayal as Luther Billis in Marriott Theatre's South Pacific).

Hazel survived a harrowing childhood with her older sister, Robin, who stepped up to take care of her at a very young age. When Robin announces that she and her husband are having a baby, the sisters' relationship explodes in a storm of resentment, mistrust and a fear that history is doomed to repeat itself. >From the writer/director team behind the hit A Twist of Water, The Downpour tells a story of a family re-made by terror and made again by love and bravery.

"I've been extremely fortunate to find a foothold in television over the last two years," says Playwright Caitlin Parrish, "But there is nothing like coming home and getting back to the artistic partnership that made it all possible. My first play and collaboration with my director and creative partner, Erica Weiss, since A Twist of Water, The Downpour has been in the works for almost two years, and to finally see it realized with this incredible cast, is a thrill. I'm so excited, and I can't wait for Chicago to see our new work."

The production team for The Downpour includes scenic and lighting design by Brian Sidney Bembridge; costumes by Alarie Hammock, original music by Christopher Kriz, and sound design by Christopher Kriz and Eric Backus; production photography by Joe Mazza at Brave Lux, Inc.; with Janice Pytel (Production Manager), Corinne Kabat (Stage Manager), Matthew Bonaccorso (Assistant Stage Manager/Route 66 Company Manager) and Alex Lubischer (Dramaturg)