TimeLine Theatre Sets 20th Anniversary Season: BAKERSFIELD MIST, THE LAST WIFE & More

TimeLine Theatre Company, recipient of the prestigious 2016 MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions and acclaimed for presenting plays inspired by history that connect to today's social and political issues, announces its 2016-17 season. The theater's 20th anniversary year will feature a Chicago premiere starring the powerhouse duo of Mike Nussbaum and Janet Ulrich Brooks, the U.S. premiere of a new play that was a sensation at last year's Stratford Festival, a reunion of acclaimed playwright Dominique Morisseau and director Ron OJ Parson, and a TimeLine production of an award-winning play by the internationally renowned company Complicité. TimeLine Theatre's upcoming 2016-17 season includes:

• The Chicago premiere of BAKERSFIELD MIST by Stephen Sachs, directed by Kevin Christopher Fox, and featuring TimeLine Company Member Janet Ulrich Brooks and TimeLine Associate Artist Mike Nussbaum in the cast;
• The U.S. premiere of THE LAST WIFE, a new play by Kate Hennig with a modern take on the story of Katherine Parr, sixth wife to England's King Henry VIII, directed by TimeLine Associate Artistic Director Nick Bowling;

• The Chicago premiere of A DISAPPEARING NUMBER by Complicité, originally conceived and directed by Simon McBurney and devised by the original company, in a new production to be directed at TimeLine by Nick Bowling;

• And the Midwest premiere of PARADISE BLUE by Dominique Morisseau, directed by TimeLine Company Member Ron OJ Parson (the team behind TimeLine's current acclaimed production of Morisseau's SUNSET BABY) and featuring TimeLine Company Member Mildred Marie Langford and TimeLine Associate Artist Tyla Abercrumbie in the cast.

For a sixth season, one production of TimeLine's upcoming 2016-17 season will be presented at an alternate location to accommodate the company's subscriber base and expanding audience. BAKERSFIELD MIST will be presented at Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont Avenue in Chicago. All other productions will be staged at TimeLine Theatre's home at 615 W. Wellington Avenue.

4-Admission FlexPass Subscriptions for TimeLine's 2016-17 season, priced from $80 to $204, are now on sale. For more information and to purchase, call (773) 281-8463 x6 or visit timelinetheatre.com."We are thrilled to celebrate our 20th Anniversary Season with these four remarkable stories," said TimeLine Artistic Director PJ Powers. "For nearly two decades TimeLine audiences have displayed so much passion for bold, provocative and daring productions, and we are proud to introduce Chicago to four plays that further that tradition of theatre that sparks dialogue about our place in history."