Theater Oobleck Brings 'Strangerer' To New York

Theater Oobleck's acclaimed production of Mickle Maher's The Strangerer will conclude an extended Chicago run on June 29 before taking the show to New York for performances at the Barrow Street Theatre in the West Village, beginning July 9, 2008.  Produced by Theater Oobleck, in association with the Barrow Street Theatre, the production is slated for an initial six-week run and will feature original Chicago cast members Guy Massey, Mickle Maher, Colm O'Reilly, and Brian Shaw. Tickets will be on sale at the Barrow Street box office and via Telecharge beginning Tuesday, June 24.

The Barrow Street Theatre has been home in recent years to Tracy Letts's Bug, Orson's Shadow by Austin Pendleton, and Greg Kotis's Eat the Taste.  Barrow Street also presents Chicago improv duo TJ & Dave, and Baby Wants Candy on a monthly basis, and the theatre's producing team is also currently represented off-Broadway with the hit musical The Adding Machine by Jason Loewith and Josh Schmidt, which originated at the Next Theatre in 2007.

Two weeks remain in The Strangerer's current extended Chicago run at The Chopin Theatre, 1543 W. Division Street.  The show runs Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., and Sunday at 3 p.m. through June 29, 2008.  Tickets are $10 or pay-what-you-can.  Reservations can be made at 773-347-1041 or through the company's Web site theateroobleck.com

One of the books on President Bush's 2006 vacation reading list was Albert Camus' absurdist tale of senseless murder, The Stranger.  In hopes that the French philosopher might shed some light on the recent political clime – or vice versa – Maher's new play The Strangerer collides several of Camus' works with the first Bush/Kerry presidential debate in 2004.  The formalities of the debate are overturned as Bush and Kerry struggle with the question not of if or why an innocent man should be killed (the man in question being moderator Jim Lehrer), but rather what is the proper manner in which to go about killing him. A fascinating and hilarious hybrid, The Strangerer is part political satire, part classical drama, part contemporary debate, and a murder mystery with the murderers in plain view.

Test and expand your Broadway knowledge with our new game - The Broadway Match-Up! How well do you know your Broadway casting trivia?	Play the Daily Game, explore current shows, and delve into past decades like the 2000s, 80s, and the Golden Age. Challenge your friends and see where you rank!
How well do you know your Tony Awards history? Take our never-ending quiz of nominations and winner history and challenge your friends.	Can you beat your friends? Play today’s daily Broadway word game, featuring a new theatrically inspired word or phrase every day!