The Mime Company Presents Snow Days and Plane Delays

Is it really "the most wonderful time of the year"? For two weekends over Christmas and New Year's, The Mime Company attempts to find out. With their latest production, Snow Days and Plane Delays: An Evening of Holiday Mime, The Mime Company returns to explore the triumphs and travails of the holiday season in a series of short plays without words. From the fantastical-a living strand of dysfunctional blinking lights-to the mundane-the indignities of holiday air travel-to the quietly tragic-a touching rendering of "The Little Match Girl"-The Mime Company uses the power of physical storytelling to depict the diversity of the holiday experience.

Snow Days and Plane Delays runs December 22 through January 2 at Studio BE in Lakeview with performances on Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve, and New Year's Day. The show is appropriate for all ages: adults and children alike can enjoy watching a stuffy Nutcracker ballet devolve into mayhem; or they might see themselves in a family posing for their annual holiday picture.

Directed by longtime company member Amanda Brown and featuring Eliot Monaco, Noah Lepawsky, Brian Pastor, Cat Davidson, and Samantha Mc Donald,
The Mime Company's latest production attempts to challenge preconceptions about the art of mime while offering a fresh take on this unique time of year. For The Mime Company's fans and new initiates alike, Snow Days and Plane Delays promises to be an enchanting way to share in the holiday experience.

AT A GLANCE

WHAT: Snow Days and Plane Delays: An Evening of Holiday Mime
WHO: Written and performed by The Mime Company
WHERE: Studio BE, 3110 North Sheffield Ave, Chicago IL, 60657
WHEN: Opens on Wednesday, December 22, 2010, at 7:30 PM
W-F, Dec. 22-24, at 7:30 PM
Th, Dec. 30, at 7:30 PM
F-Sa, Dec. 31-Jan. 1, at 6:00 PM
Su, Jan. 2, at 2:00 PM
Closes on Sunday, January 2, 2011, at 2:00 PM
TICKETS: Call 773-599-9185 or visit www.TheMimeCompany.com
COST: $20 General Admission; $15 Group Rate; $12 Student/Child

About The Mime Company
The Mime Company's purpose is to present theater performances and education programs that engage the community with the theatrical art of mime. Focusing on the body as the primary tool for communication, The Mime Company (TMC) seeks to engage audiences with live theater using stories and themes that transcend the boundaries of spoken language. Recent Chicago productions include Acts Without Words (2008), A Holiday Evening of Mime (2008) and Orpheus and Eurydice (2010).

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