The Secret Order of the Magic Pearl: June 20th

 
Gala Benefits The House Theatre of Chicago
 
The company members of The House Theatre of Chicago, Board of Directors, and creators who have brought Chicago innovative productions this year such as The Sparrow and The Nutcracker are proud to announce the gala event for the ages! The House invites Chicagoans to participate in The Third Annual Gathering of the Secret Order of the Magic Pearl, to be held Friday June 20, 2008 from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Carmichael's Chicago Steak House, 1052 W Monroe St.
 
Become privy to the best-kept secrets in Chicago, as members of the Secret Order of the Magic Pearl take part in arcane rites and impassioned speechmaking. For those who remain cautious, representatives from the Order claim that facial tattoos will be optional this year. The glorious evening will feature a scrumptious buffet to nourish the soul, live entertainment, and silent and live auctions. Among the plethora of smashing prizes will be a week's stay in Manzanillo, Mexico, and a weekend in New York City.
 
The Annual Gathering of the Secret Order of the Magic Pearl is an integral fundraising event for the ever-innovative House, which offers anywhere from three to six productions per season. Since 2001, The House has provided Chicago with intrigue and hijinks, hilarity and creativity.  The evening's festivities will be hosted by Peter Sagal, host of NPR's 'Wait Wait… Don't Tell Me', and co-chaired by Georgia L. Bozeday, President of the House Board of Directors, and David Spielfogel. Bob Schwartz, owner of Carmichael's Chicago Steak House, will serve as Honorary Chair.
 
"Like a lot of fans of The House Theatre of Chicago, I don't just want to see their shows. I want to be in them. I want to save the world, have cool fights and make things fly with the power of my mind," says gala host Peter Sagal. "Sadly, they say they don't have a role that's quite right for me, but I do, every year, get to host The Annual Gathering of the Secret Order of the Magic Pearl, which is not only a solemn and musical invocation of art, community, and evil-fighting, but it's also the kind of party I would dream about being invited to when I grew up and got to hang with the cool people. I understand this year they might let me sing."
 
Individual tickets to attend this truly jaw-dropping, enchanting, mystifying, and deliriously exciting experience are $100. Tickets can be ordered through The House Theatre of Chicago's digital portal, which is located at www.thehousetheatre.com. For more information, please contact The House Theatre of Chicago's office at (773) 769-3832.
 
The House Theatre of Chicago was founded in 2001 by a group of friends from around the country with the sole purpose of moving to Chicago and starting a world-class theatrical institution in the tradition of the great Chicago ensembles that had come before. Following a critically acclaimed run of their first show, Death and Harry Houdini, The House burst onto the Chicago scene with the smash hit success of The Terrible Tragedy of Peter Pan, an original adaptation that ran for five months in 2002.
 
The ensuing years brought more than a dozen world premiere productions including Dave DaVinci Saves the Universe, The Great and Terrible Wizard of Oz, Hatfield & McCoy and the genre bending, three year, epic rock musical, The Valentine Trilogy. In early 2007, the critical and popular success of The Sparrow took The House to both the Steppenwolf Merle Reskin Garage Theatre, and the Apollo Theater, and with it a whole new audience. It is the mission of The House to unite Chicago in the spirit of Community through amazing feats of Storytelling.
 
For more information on The House Theatre of Chicago visit www.thehousetheatre.com

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