The New Colony to Stage World Premiere of PLASTIC REVOLUTION in 2015

It's an airtight slice of Americana! The New Colony is pleased to launch its 2014-15 mainstage season with the world premiere musical PLASTIC REVOLUTION at its new permanent home - The Den Theatre, 1333 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood. This new musical, based on the company's 2009 hit production Tupperware: An American Musical Fable, features a book by Will Cavedo and Andrew Hobgood, lyrics by Andrew Hobgood, music by Julie Nichols, direction by Evan Linder and musical direction by Charlotte Rivard-Hoster. PLASTIC REVOLUTION will play January 16 - February 22, 2015 in The Den's Upstairs Mainstage. Tickets are available at www.thenewcolony.org. The press opening is Tuesday, January 20 at 7:30 pm.

PLASTIC REVOLUTION will feature Joshua R. Bartlett, Daeshawna Cook, Elise Mayfield, Lizzie Schwarzrock, Sasha Smith, Danny Taylor and Cassie Thompson.

"After six years of being an itinerant company, we're so pleased to make The Den Theatre our first permanent performance space," comments The New Colony's Co-Artistic Director Evan Linder. "The Den houses some of the absolute best storefront theatre Chicago has to offer, and we are thankful to our new full-time partners there - The Hypocrites and the Irish Theatre of Chicago - who have already made us feel at home. Plastic Revolution will kick off 28 weeks of programming at The Den in 2015 including three full-length productions on the Upstairs Mainstage, along with our side stage offerings. We're also pleased to retain our offices and rehearsal space at Dank Haus in Lincoln Square, where we've presented some of our most successful mainstage productions over the past six years," adds Linder.