THE HEIR APPARENT and A Q BROTHERS' CHRISTMAS CAROL Set for the Holidays at Chicago Shakespeare

Chicago Shakespeare Theater has announced its upcoming holiday season performances, featuring productions of The Heir Apparent, a delightfully cheeky comedy by master wordsmith David Ives, and the triumphant return of A Q Brothers' Christmas Carol. Scroll down for details!

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The Heir Apparent
November 29, 2015-January 17, 2016 | CST's Courtyard Theater
by David Ives
adapted from Le légataire universel by Jean-François Regnard
directed by John Rando

Staged by Tony Award-winning director John Rando, this cheeky romp is another hilarious retooling of a classic from acclaimed playwright David Ives, creator of CST's wildly popular The School for Lies and A Flea in Her Ear. Young Eraste has it all-good looks, a beautiful fiancée and the prospect of a sizable inheritance from an elderly uncle. There's just one snag: the uncle won't die and he has bequeathed his entire fortune to someone else. Whatever will the young man do? Hilarious rhyming couplets and contemporary slang abound as seventeenth-century bawdiness is catapulted into the twenty-first.

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

Previews
Sunday, November 29 - 2:00 p.m.
Tuesday, December 1 - 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, December 2 - 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, December 3 - 7:30 p.m.
Friday, December 4 - 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 5 - 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, December 6 - 2:00 p.m.

Weekday Performances
Tuesdays:
December 15, 22, 29; January 5, 12 - 7:30 p.m.

Wednesdays:
December 9, 16, 23, 30; January 6 - 1:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
January 13 - 7:30 p.m.

Thursdays:
December 10, 17, 31; January 7 - 7:30 p.m.
January 14 - 1:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Weekend Performances
Fridays:
December 11, 18; January 8, 15 - 7:30 p.m.

Saturdays:
December 12, 19, 26; January 2, 9, 16 - 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.

Sundays:
December 6, 13, 20; January 10, 17 - 2:00 p.m.
December 27; January 3 - 2:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

www.chicagoshakes.com/heir

Tickets: $48-$88
Box Office: 312.595.5600
Group Sales: 312.595.5678 (groups of 10 or more)

A Q Brothers' Christmas Carol
November 28, 2015-January 3, 2016 | Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare
written by GQ, JQ, Jackson Doran and Postell Pringle
developed with Rick Boynton
directed by GQ and JQ

Throw your hands up, Chicago -- the holiday treat set to a bangin' beat is back! CST and Chicago hip-hop sensation the Q Brothers -- creators of Othello: The Remix and Funk It Up About Nothin' -- turn up the volume on Charles Dickens' classic tale, mixing everything from reggae, dancehall and dubstep to epic rock ballads. Brighten your festivities with some cheeky spirit and a whole lot of heart -- complete with visits from a Jamaican Jacob Marley and that youngest of Cratchits, Lil' Tim. The Q Brothers are joined by DJ Super Nova as the ghosts of Hip-hop Past, Present and Future lead Scrooge on a journey of rhythm, rhyme and redemption.

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

Weekday Performances
Tuesdays:
December 15, 22, 29 - 7:30 p.m.

Wednesdays:
December 2, 9, 16, 30 - 7:30 p.m.
December 23 - 6:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.

Thursdays:
December 3, 10, 17 - 7:30 p.m.
December 31 - 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.

Weekend Performances
Fridays:
December 4, 11, 18 - 7:30 p.m.

Saturdays:
November 28; December 5, 12, 19, 26; January 2 - 6:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.

Sundays:
November 29; December 6, 13 - 3:00 p.m.
December 20, 27; January 3 - 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.

www.chicagoshakes.com/qchristmas

Tickets: $30-$48
Box Office: 312.595.5600
Group Sales: 312.595.5678 (groups of 10 or more)

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Share the gift of music this holiday season! You loved Sense & Sensibility, now own the CD! The Chicago Shakespeare cast recording features 27 songs from the highly acclaimed world premiere production, a musical adaptation of Jane Austen's beloved novel, with book, music and lyrics by Tony Award-nominated composer Paul Gordon. Just in time to celebrate the significance of love and family, this album will make the perfect gift for the theatre lover in your life. The Chicago Shakespeare store also offers a wide range of gifts and merchandise from books to apparel and gift certificates. Visit www.chicagoshakes.com/store for more information.

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