Attic Playhouse Announces 2010-2011 Season

LOVE, SEX and the I.R.S.
by William Van Zandt & Jane Milmore
September 10 - October 17, 2010
It's 1979, and Jon and Leslie are two young, out-of-work, bachelors sharing an apartment together in New York City. To save money, Jon has been filing tax returns listing the pair as married...unbeknownst to his buddy Leslie. The day of reckoning comes when the Internal Revenue Service informs the "couple" they are going to be investigated by a Mr. Floyd Spinner. With the help of his fiancée - Kate, Jon dresses Leslie up to masquerade as a housewife. Complicating matters further - Jon's mother unexpectedly drops in to meet her son's fiancée, and Leslie's girlfriend shows up demanding to know why he won't see her anymore. Add one unscrupulously nosy landlord to the bunch, and things quickly spiral into side-splitting confusion and chaos in this hilarious farce.

Ethan Claymore
by Norm Foster
November 12 - December 19, 2010
Ethan Claymore, a reclusive artist and struggling egg farmer, has given up looking for love or laughter...even if Christmas is just a week away. Much to his surprise, Ethan is visited by the spirit of his long-estranged older brother, who - along with an enthusiastically meddlesome neighbor and the town's pretty, new school teacher - is determined to bring the sparkle back into Ethan's life. An uplifting and magical holiday comedy by the same author of "Drinking Alone" and "The Affections of May". A Chicago Area Premiere!

red herring
by Michael Hollinger
January 28 - March 13, 2011
America's on the verge of the H-bomb, Dwight Eisenhower's on the campaign trail, and "I Love Lucy" is on Monday nights. Meanwhile, Senator Joe McCarthy's daughter just got engaged to a Soviet spy, and Boston detective Maggie Pelletier has to find out who dumped the dead guy in the Harbor - or else lose out on a honeymoon to Havana with her fiancé from the F.B.I. Three love stories, a murder mystery, and a nuclear espionage plot converge in this terrifically funny and farcical 50's-noir comedy about marriage...and other explosive devices.

Agatha Christie's A Murder is Announced
adapted by Leslie Darbon
April 15 - May 29, 2011
The curious villagers of Chipping Cleghorn are intrigued by an anonymous notice in the local paper: a murder is to occur that very night at Little Paddocks, Miss Blacklock's Victorian home. A house full of excited guests and a determined inspector try to follow the twists and turns that unfold, with Miss Marple on hand to cunningly outsmart them all. A witty and clever puzzle of scattered clues, mixed motives, concealed identities and suspense ingeniously unravel in this much-beloved, classic whodunit.

For tickets or further information please call: (847) 433-2660
Performances Fridays & Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m.
Please call ahead for specific dates and performance times as dates may vary. (Season & schedule may be subject to change.)
Tickets are $20 with advanced purchase and $22 at door.
Special discounts for Season Subscribers and Groups of 20 or more
General Admission - Reserved seating for groups of 20 or more - Tickets are non-refundable
ATTIC PLAYHOUSE is located at 410 Sheridan Road, Highwood, Illinois.
(Just north of Route 22 / Half Day Road - One block east of Green Bay Road - Across from the Highwood train station)

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