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Redtwist announces the opening of The Pillowman By Martin McDonagh Saturday, November 21, 2009, at 4pm Directed by Kimberly Senior

Redtwist announces the opening of The Pillowman By Martin McDonagh Saturday, November 21, 2009, at 4pm Directed by Kimberly Senior

Due to record Box Office Sales, The Gift Theatre announces extension of the Chicago Premiere of Rinne Groff?s ?The Ruby Sunrise?. Rinne Groff's The Ruby Sunrise is directed by Gift Ensemble Member John Gawlik. It will be extended to run from September 11th-September 27th, 2009.

Due to record Box Office Sales, The Gift Theatre announces extension of the Chicago Premiere of Rinne Groff?s ?The Ruby Sunrise?. Rinne Groff's The Ruby Sunrise is directed by Gift Ensemble Member John Gawlik. It will be extended to run from September 11th-September 27th, 2009.

The Gift Theatre is conveniently located at 4802 N. Milwaukee in Chicago?s Jefferson Park neighborhood?two storefronts north of Lawrence, on the west side of Milwaukee?and is easily accessible by the Kennedy Expressway, the Lawrence and Milwaukee buses, and the CTA Blue Line.

The Gift Theatre is conveniently located at 4802 N. Milwaukee in Chicago?s Jefferson Park neighborhood?two storefronts north of Lawrence, on the west side of Milwaukee?and is easily accessible by the Kennedy Expressway, the Lawrence and Milwaukee buses, and the CTA Blue Line.

The Gift Theatre is conveniently located at 4802 N. Milwaukee in Chicago?s Jefferson Park neighborhood?two storefronts north of Lawrence, on the west side of Milwaukee?and is easily accessible by the Kennedy Expressway, the Lawrence and Milwaukee buses, and the CTA Blue Line.

Arman, a writer blocked by the pressures of unexpected success, follows his girlfriend to the redwood forests of northern California. In this isolated landscape, he develops a friendship with an enigmatic treesitter and is soon caught in the struggle between those who make their living cutting timber and those who risk their lives to preserve nature. Torn between conflicting information and expectations, Arman must reach into his past for the key that will allow him to determine exactly where-and with whom- he stands. ODIN'S HORSE is the winner of the national EcoDrama Award from the EcoDrama Playwrights Festival and makes its professional World Premiere in this Infamous Commonwealth Theatre production.

Infamous Commonwealth Theatre opens their 2008-09 season dedicated to the topic Nature with the riveting drama ODIN'S HORSE, written by Chicago Dramatists Resident Playwright Robert Koon and directed by Chicago Dramatists Associate Artist Anna C. Bahow.