Photo Flash: Deep Dish Theater Presents GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS

"The play is a wild ride through desperate economic times," said Frellick. "Although it was first produced over 25 years ago, it couldn't feel any more contemporary."

When sales slump at a ruthless Chicago real estate office, a closeout contest gives four agents extra incentive to dump undesirable land on unsuspecting buyers. The stakes are high: a prized Cadillac for the winner, pink slips for two who fail. As pressure mounts and desperation sets in, it's every man for himself in the struggle to come out on top.Drawn partly on Mamet's experiences working in a similar office in the late 1960s, Glengarry GLen Ross won the 1984 Pulitzer Prize for drama.

The Deep Dish production boasts a cast of Triangle theater veterans, including Byron Jennings, John Murphy, David Ring, and Harvey Sage, as well as relative newcomers Michael Goolsby, Joshua Purvis and Jonathan Leinbach. The design staff includes Jennifer Becker (set), Scott Marlow (lights), Angela Cobb (costumes), Robin Hughes (properties) and Marc Maximov (sound). Missy Hendrick is the stage manager.

The theater will present a post-performance discussion on Thursday, November 5 (a "Meet the Designers" discussion with the production staff). The Deep Dish Book Selection, Clyde Edgerton's The Bible Salesman, will be discussed on Thursday, November 12 at 6:30 p.m.

Performances begin Wednesday and Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., and Sunday (matinee) at 2 p.m. Deep Dish is located in Chapel Hill's University Mall, on Estes Drive and US 15-501.

Tickets are $18 adults, $16 seniors, and $14 students regularly, with a $2 discount for Wednesday and Thursday shows. They are available at the Deep Dish box office in University Mall, Wednesday to Saturday from 3 to 6 p.m., at www.deepdishtheater.org, or (919) 968-1515.

The Deep Dish Theater Company is committed to presenting compelling, human-centered dramatic work that contributes to the cultural richness of the Triangle area and challenges audiences to explore concerns of the community and the world-at-large.

Photo credit: Lisa Marie Albert