TimeLine Theatre Company Sets Cast, Creative Team for BAKERSFIELD MIST

TimeLine Theatre Company opens its 20th anniversary season with the Chicago premiere of BAKERSFIELD MIST. Inspired by a true story and featuring TimeLine Company Member Janet Ulrich Brooks (TimeLine's The Apple Family Plays and 33 Variations; Goodman Theatre's 2666) and TimeLine Associate Artist Mike Nussbaum(TimeLine's THE PRICE and THE APPLE FAMILY PLAYS; Goodman's SMOKEFALL) in the two-person cast, BAKERSFIELD MIST is "a perfect marriage of emotion and ideas that is rare indeed" (Los Angeles Times).

TimeLine's Chicago premiere is presented at Stage 773 and runs August 26 - October 15, 2016 (previews 8/19 - 8/25). Press Preview is Thursday, August 25 at 7:30 p.m.

Written by Stephen Sachs and directed by Kevin Christopher Fox, BAKERSFIELD MIST is a provocative and hilarious look at what makes art-and people-authentic. Maude, an unemployed bartender living in a trailer park, has bought the ugliest thrift store painting she could get her hands on as a gag gift. However, when she is told that it might in fact be the "find of the century"-an undiscovered work by the famed Jackson Pollock-she invites a world-class art expert to decide if it's a forgery or the real thing, worth millions.

BAKERSFIELD MIST had its world premiere at the Fountain Theatre in Los Angeles in 2011 and was named Best New Play by StageSceneLA. It has since enjoyed a run on London's West End at the Duchess Theatre starring Kathleen Turner and Ian McDiarmid. TimeLine is proud to present the Chicago premiere.

"Sachs' short, clever play is a battle of wits," said The New York Times. And the Orlando Sentinel declared that it is a "thought-provoking and cleverly funny examination of the value of art, self-worth, people's ability to create their own reality, society's reliance on 'experts' and the nature of criticism."

"TimeLine is thrilled to welcome two of Chicago's finest actors, Mike Nussbaum and Janet Ulrich Brooks, back to TimeLine to launch our 20th Anniversary season with BAKERSFIELD MIST," said Artistic Director PJ Powers. "This hilarious and provocative play captures the class divide which permeates our country, while also exploring the nature and value of art. It's a play that will surely get you thinking and talking-two of the goals that have fueled TimeLine for two decades. I can't wait to see what TimeLine's roaring 20s will hold."

TimeLine's production of BAKERSFIELD MIST will be presented at the company's alternate location, Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont Avenue in Chicago. Previews start August 19. Press Preview is Thursday, August 25 at 7:30 p.m. Performances run through October 15. For tickets and information, visit timelinetheatre.com or call the Stage 773 Box Office at (773) 327-5252.

The production team for BAKERSFIELD MIST includes Jeffrey D. Kmiec (Scenic Designer),Jared Gooding (Lighting Designer), Christine Pascual (Costume Designer), Andrew Hansen (Sound Designer), Mary O'Dowd (Properties Designer), Maren Robinson(Dramaturg) and Jinni Pike (Stage Manager).

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