Village Players Theater Hosts 'Hot Stories' Fundraiser

Village Players Theater has decided the best way to warm up their Studio stage is with HOT STORIES, a late night event with hot soup and even hotter stories, on January 16th 2010 at 10:45pm.

The fundraiser's goal is to raise $2,800 to help Village Players Theatre improve the heating situation in it's Studio stage, the noted "intimate" space where the Women on the Cutting Edge season plays are performed.

Curating the event is Megan Wells. Wells has been performing since the age of eight, obtaining a BFA from Illinois Wesleyan and an MFA from Illinois State University. She has experience performing in traditional theater, in the corporate world, and as a storyteller. Most recently she has appeared at Village Players Theatre as Mellisa in A.R. Gurney's "Love Letters" and directed Wiliam Gibson's "The Miracle Worker".

Helping Wells with this goal are acclaimed story tellers from the area, including Janice Del Negro, Paul McKenna, Linda Gorham, Kim Hoag, Margaret Burk, Joshua Safford, and Jeff and Jack.

The event will start with hot soup and music at 10:45. The storytelling will begin at 11pm. The evening will be full of folktales, poerty, myths, and music of a "hot" subject manner, though not explicit or raunchy in nature. The material is suitable for theater-lovers 18 and up.

Also happening at Village Players Theatre this January are two show openings. On January 16th, "Lost in Yonkers" part of the New American Classic series, opens at 8pm. January 23rd at 7:30pm is the opening of "Savage in Limbo", part of the Women on the Cutting Edge series.

"Hot Stories" will be on January 16th, 2010 at 10:45 in the Village Players Performing Arts Center, 1010 Madison St., Oak Park. The theater is near the Harlem exit of I-290 and is also accessible by the CTA Green and Blue lines. Plenty of parking is available on the street. The theater is handicapped accessible, but please do call ahead for any special needs. You can find more information by calling 866-764-1010 or visiting www.village-players.org.