The Saint Sebastian Players (SSP) open the company's 2019-20 season with the Pulitzer Prize-winning Our Town by Thornton Wilder. Performances take place October 25-November 17 at SSP's home in the lower level of St. Bonaventure, 1625 W. Diversey, Chicago.
A sweet yet poignant drama that is a microcosm of the life cycle, Our Town portrays the everyday lives of the citizens of the fictional American town Grover's Corners, holding up a mirror to early 20th century life that still speaks volumes of truths about the way we live today. Said Director and SSP Co-Founder Jim Masini, "Most of us discovered the play in high school, when we were likely too young to truly understand it. I am genuinely thrilled to create a production that features cast members who are closer in age to the characters than what we might have experienced in our past." Masini's directing credits with SSP include The Front Page, The Tempest, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, The Dining Room and Arms and the Man. The cast features SSP company members David R. Feiler as Mr. Webb, Russ Gager as Simon Stimson, Eva Green as Mrs. Gibbs, Marshall Mark Jacobson as Constable Warren, Ed McGuire as Howie Newsome, Nancy Pollock as Professor Willard, Eric S. Prahl as the Stage Manager, Claire Rutkowski as Emily Webb and Steven Walanka as Joe Stoddard. The cast also includes Lucia Duffy, Ryan Kordana, Kyle Martin, Drew McCubbin, Sharee Peoples-Thompson, Wesley Prahl, Marla Seidell and Jeff Simpson. The production team includes company members Emil Zbella as set designer, Robert-Eric West as costume designer and John Austin and Steven Walanka as co-producers. Other team members include Sean McStravick as lighting designer and Jeff Simpson as sound designer.Our Town by Thornton Wilder runs October 25-November 17,
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m.
at St. Bonaventure, 1625 W. Diversey, at Marshfield just west of Ashland,
in Chicago. Free parking is available in two lots.
Full-priced single tickets are $25;
tickets for seniors and children younger than 12 are $18,
and students with valid IDs may purchase $18 tickets at the door.
Group rates also are available.
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