BOHO Theatre Presents THE RAINMAKER, 4/6-5/6

BoHo Theatre brings N. Richard Nash's classic American play The Rainmaker to the stage this spring. The production runs April 6th through May 6th, 2012, at Theater Wit, and is directed by BoHo's Artistic Advisor Stephen M. Genovese. Genovese is a Jeff Award-winning director of such shows as BoHo Theatre's Sideshow, The Glorious Ones, and I Am My Own Wife (co-director). The Rainmaker represents the bohemian pillar of Beauty in BoHo Theatre's 2011/2012 Season.

Set in the hard years of the Depression-era Dustbowl, The Rainmaker is a story of recognizing the beauty and potential locked away inside all of us. Saddled to a failing cattle ranch, the only woman in a family of menfolk, Lizzie Curry has just about given up hope of finding love and escape. But when a charming trickster named Starbuck breezes into town promising to bring rain for $100, Lizzie's father gives the man the last of the family's savings, knowing that what he has to offer them, and Lizzie, is more than just rain.

The Curry family faces many of the same problems we face today: the threat of losing our homes and livelihoods and being unable to provide for our loved ones, despite working tirelessly. But rather than give in to despair, the family turns to Starbuck and embraces the seemingly-outlandish hope he brings, daring to dream big, and in the process learns that the only way forward is together. The Rainmaker is a classic American tale of the power of hope during hard times, hope found in the beauty that has been overlooked in our lives.

Theater Wit
1229 W. Belmont Ave, Chicago
For tickets, call the Theater Wit Box Office at 773-975-8150 or visit www.BoHoTheatre.com
Tickets on sale March 6
Opening weekend (April 6-9) ticket price: $18, Regular run ticket price: $20-25