Apollo Theater Studio Presents SHOOT FASTER, DEAR BROTHER, I'M DYING! Thru 7/31

Joe Anderson and Demian Krentz, a comedic duo of award-winning filmmakers, present the world premiere of their new original play, SHOOT FASTER, DEAR BROTHER, I'M DYING! (A Civil War Comedy), at the Apollo Theater Studio (2540 N Lincoln Ave, 2 blocks north of Fullerton) until July 31st. Showtimes are Thursdays through Saturdays at 8PM. Tickets are $15 for adults and $11 for students & seniors, and are available at 773.935.6100 or ApolloChicago.com.

Full of comedy, tragedy and everything in between, SHOOT FASTER, DEAR BROTHER, I'M DYING! takes a hilarious look at the lives of two brothers at the end of the American Civil War, as told through the letters they wrote one another. As Chauncy Binjimmons ends his service for the Confederacy and heads west, his brother Adam navigates the pressures of family life at their childhood home in Virginia. But who are these brothers? It is in the letters, the glorious letters, that the true excitement is found. For it is in these letters that a small boy grows up to lead a savage nation. It is in these letters that the mysterious comings and goings of Adam and Chauncy's father are finally exposed. And it is in these letters where the brothers' raucous adventures, sleazy love affairs, and nearly accidental triumph over the Wild West are revealed!

The Apollo Theater Studio is the lucky recipient of this historically inaccurate play's world premiere, in which mustaches, hand-written letters, and old-timeyness abound. Chicago theatergoers who have long clamored for an epistolary comedy about the Civil War, featuring a live fiddle player and photos of old things will finally be able to check that item off of their collective bucket lists. For more information, visit ShootFaster.com.

The Apollo Theater boasts an intimate Second Stage located at the basement level of the building. Aptly named The Apollo Theater Studio, the 50-seat space can offer black box intimacy while providing the Apollo's professional, full-service, theater support in one of Chicago's most popular neighborhoods. For more, visit ApolloChicago.com.

 

 

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