Babes With Blades to Present BO THOMAS AND THE CASE OF THE SKY PIRATES, 8/10-9/21

In a world premiere production, Babes With Blades Theatre Company presents Bo Thomas and the Case of the Sky Pirates, by Eric Simon, at Raven Theatre West Stage, 6157 N. Clark St. Previews will be Saturday, August 10 at 8PM, Sunday August 11 at 3:30PM, Thursday, August 15 at 8PM, and Friday, August 16 at 8PM. The opening is Saturday, August 17 at 8PM, and the show will run Thursdays-Saturdays at 8PM and Sundays at 3:30PM from August 17-September 21.

BWBTC is pleased to announce the following deals and discounts:

- Every Thursday performance will be pay-what-you-can.
- Half-price industry tickets every Sunday
- Additional discount codes will be available on BWBTC's Facebook page.

EVENTS:

Thursday August 29- WHAT'S THAT WHISKEY? Join the Babes for a whiskey tasting/detecting event at Fritzy's Tavern (6156 N. Clark) at 6:30PM, across the street from Raven Theatre. Sip a selection of fine malty beverages, and see if you can match the tasting description to the label! Then settle in and enjoy free snacks, plus Fritzy's cash bar, before heading over for an 8pm viewing of Bo Thomas and the Case of the Sky Pirates. $25 includes event and your ticket to the show.

Sunday, September 8- BWBTC will be the beneficiary of HamBINGO, Hamburger Mary's weekly fundraising event. The game starts at 8PM; dinner reservations for earlier in the evening are strongly recommended. HamBINGO guests can play all night for a $15 donation and all proceeds go to BWBTC. Hamburger Mary's is located in Chicago's Andersonville neighborhood at 5400 N. Clark Street.

All closing weekend, 9/19-9/21- Donations will be accepted for EMWQ Retirees', Widows', and Children's Assistance Fund (www.widowsandchildren.org), which provides financial assistance to widows and orphans of the Chicago Fire Department.

Bo Thomas and the Case of The Sky Pirates is a veteran of BWBTC's Fighting Words program (2010), and originally came out of the Joining Sword & Pen playwriting competition - using the same image that inspired 2010's A Gulag Mouse.

"We're always amazed and delighted at what comes out of the Joining Sword & Pen competition pool, as the plays are all so very different - even though they're all inspired by the same image," Bo Thomas director and BWBTC Artistic Director Leigh Barrett says, "While A Gulag Mouse was very dark and brutal, Bo Thomas and the Case of the Sky Pirates is light and scrappy - it feels like an action movie serial, but with a film noir detective story flavor; the language is punchy, the characters are sharp, the situations are high stakes and fun. We love when we can bring our audiences action-packed, fun summer fare, and this show certainly fits the bill."

For more information about Fighting Words, see BWBTC's website HERE.

Bo Thomas and the Case of the Sky Pirates is directed by BWBTC Artistic Director Leigh Barrett*, and the cast features Mark Lancaster, Jennifer L. Mickelson*, Megan Schemmel*, Kelly Yacono*, and Maureen Yasko*. The violence design is by JKChoreography (Kim Fukawa* and Jay Burkhardt).

About the Play: Girl Friday Bo Thomas has been doing the bulk of the detecting for the Sam Lowell Detective Agency, squeaking by on nickel-dime petty theft jobs, waiting for that first big case. When reclusive heiress Lydia Day asks the agency to investigate a strange arson at an area orphanage, it seems like a shot at the big time, but things aren't always what they seem....

Tickets: $20 general admission; $12 students and seniors; $8 previews. Available at babeswithblades.org or 773-904-0391.

The design and production team of Bo Thomas and the Case of the Sky Pirates includes Lauren Angel-Nichols (Scenic Design), Rachel Ellis (Assistant Stage Manager), Diane Fairchild (Lighting Design), Ticha Guillaud (Props Design), Kjerstine Humiston* (Assistant Director), Michael Kunc (Sound Design/Original Music), Kimberly Logan* (Production Manager), Lindsey Miller (Stage Manager), Kimberly Morris* (Costume Design), Megan Turnquist (Assistant to Lighting Designer), and Jon Woelfer (Technical Director). *denotes BWBTC ensemble member

Babes With Blades Theatre Company uses stage combat to place women and their stories center stage. Through performance, script development, training, and outreach, our ensemble creates theatre that explores the wide range of the human experience, and cultivates broader perspectives in the arts community and in society as a whole.

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