Deep Dish Theater Company Presents GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS 10/23-11/14

Cutthroat competition reaches new heights in Glengarry GLen Ross, David Mamet's Pulitzer prize-winning play presented by Deep Dish Theater Company October 23 to November 14. This modern classic, directed by Deep Dish Artistic Director Paul Frellick, will continue the company's ninth season at University Mall.

"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 post-performance discussions on Sunday, November 1 (led by Dr. Sim Sitkin of the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University) and Thursday, November 5 (a "Meet the Designers" discussion with the production staff). Dramaturg Karen Blansfield will give a pre-show talk on Friday, October 30 at 7 p.m. 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.

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