Ives' 'Don Juan in Chicago' to Open Off-Bway May 30

The Clockwork Theatre has just announced that an Owen M. Smith-directed production of David Ives' Don Juan In Chicago will play a limited engagement at The Kirk Theatre at Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street between 9th & Dyer Avenues), with performances beginning Saturday, May 26 and continuing until Saturday, June 9. Opening Night is Wednesday, May 30 at 8 p.m. The theatre's artistic team has worked with Ives on a new version of the script for this production.
 
Press notes state, "Don Juan in Chicago is the story of Don Juan, a handsome nobleman with no time for romance; what he wants is to discover the meaning of life.  To aid his search for truth, he makes a deal with the devil granting him immortality at a price: he must seduce a different woman every day.  Four hundred years and countless women later, his past catches up with him in Chicago.  Will he find the truth he's been seeking before the devil claims his due?"

Outer Critic's Circle's John Gassner Playwriting Award winner David Ives is also known for his plays All in the Timing, Words, Words, Words, Sure Thing, and Philip Glass Buys a Loaf of Bread. Owen M. Smith served as Assistant Director on Clockwork's production of The Monument and appeared onstage in their in True West (Saul Kimmer). He also directed productions of Disney's Beauty & The Beast (Park Playhouse, Albany, NY), Bat Boy: The Musical, Godspell and Company (S.U.N.Y. New Paltz).

The show's creative team includes scenic design by Efren Delgadillo Jr., costume design by Jocelyn Melechinsky, lighting design by Benjamin C. Tevelow, and sound designer by R. Canterberry Hall.  Stephanie Cali is the stage manager.  

Don Juan in Chicago plays the following regular schedule through Saturday, June 9:

Tuesdays at 8 p.m.
Wednesdays at 8 p.m.
Thursdays at 8 p.m.
Fridays at 8 p.m.
Saturdays at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Sundays at 3 p.m.
 
Tickets are $25, with discounts available for students and seniors, and are now available  at www.TicketCentral.com or by calling 212-279-4200.   Tickets may also be purchased in-person at the Theatre Row Box Office, 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. daily. For more information, visit www.theclockworktheatre.org.