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Eclipse Theatre 2009 Season Announcement

By: Sep. 13, 2008
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Announcing our 2009 season!

 
 
Eclipse Theatre Company is proud to announce the
 
2009 Season:

The Celebration Series Part II

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A celebration of One Playwright-One Season 

Join us in the 2009 season as we conclude our 2-year celebration series, revisiting Eclipse's past featured playwrights with works by acclaimed writers Rebecca Gilman, Pearl Cleage, Keith Reddin, John Guare, and Romulus Linney.
 

Blue Surge 

by Rebecca Gilman   
Directed by ensemble member Anish Jethmalani 
March 19 - May 3, 2009
Thur, Fri and Sat at 8pm, Sun at 3pm 
at the Greenhouse Theater Center
Eclipse Theatre's 2009 Season: Celebration Series part II begins by honoring the work of Rebecca Gilman, opening with a revival of Blue Surge, directed by ensemble member Anish Jethmalani.
 
The story of two small-town cops who try to arrest and then help a pair of prostitutes working at a local massage parlor, Blue Surge examines issues of class and social dynamics with brutal honesty and surprisihumor. Gilman exlores the small space between hope and hopelessness as her characters struggle to find an American Dream in which they can believe. 
 

A Song for Coretta 
by Pearl Cleage 
Directed by ensemble member Sarah Moeller 
A MIDWEST PREMIERE!
June 4 - June 28, 2009
Thur, Fri and Sat at 8:30pm, Sun at 3:30pm 
at the Greenhouse Theater Center

Next, the 2009 Season: Celebration Series II will revisit the work of playwright Pearl Cleage with the Midwest premiere of A Song for Coretta, directed by ensemble member Sarah MoellerInspired by the long line oourners who came by Ebenezer Baptist Church to pay their respects to Coretta Scott King, A Song for Coretta introduces five fictional African-American women, aged 17 to 57, waiting in the rain to say their final good-byes. Cleage shows the impact that Mrs. King had on the lives of these won, and the connections that tey build with one another through her memory and legacy

Six Degrees of Separation 
by John Guare 
Directed by ensemble member Steve Scott 
July 23 - August 30, 2009
Thur, Fri and Sat at 8pm, Sun at 3pm 
at the Greenhouse Theater Center
 
In summer 2009, Eclipse will focus on the work of John Guare by presenting Six Degrees of Separation, directed by ensemble member and Goodman Theatre Associate Producer Steve Scott. 
 
Inspired by a true story, the play follows the trail of a young black con man, who insinuates himself into the lives of a wealthy New York couple, claiming that he is the son of actor Sidney Poitier. Captivated by his intelligence and his fascinating conversation, the couple invites him to stay, but slowly discover that not everything is what it seems on the surface. In this award winning, off-beat play, Guare examines the threads of chance that link one person to another and the consequences of lives that collide unexpectedly.
 

Democracy 
by Romulus Linney
Directed by ensemble member Steven Fedoruk
November 12 - December 20, 2009
Thur and Fri at 8pm, Sat at 3pm and 8pm, Sun at 3pm
at the Greenhouse Theater Center
Romulus Linney" align="right" />Finally, Eclipse will celebrate the work of Romulus Linney by presenting Democracy, directed by ensemble member Steven Fedoruk. 
 
In Washington's political society of spring 1875, two beautiful American women must decide whether to marry two dashing American men, knowing they will also marry what their men believe about America, religion, truth and success.  Linney's theatrical adaptation of two novels mixes Henry Adams' tales of love and ambition in Washington with scandals from the Ulysses S. Grant administration. This insightful vision of American democracy is scathing, passionate and funny.
 
 
The Playwright Scholar Series: Keith Reddin and more
 
As a subscriber, you'll also get to learn more about the life and works of renowned playwright Keith Reddin, in addition to further explorations of all five featured playwrights through readings and discussions, featuring ensemble members, guest artists and the playwrights themselves.
 
All Eclipse subscribers receive free and guaranteed admission to Playwright Scholar Series events. Don't miss out on these unique opportunities to dig deeper into the imaginations of these legendary writers! 
 

The 2008 season: Celebration Series Part I concludes this fall!
The 2008 season: The Celebration Series Part I 
concludes with The Autumn Garden,
Lillian Hellman's introspective masterpiece.
 
Tickets are on sale now!
 
 
The Victory Gardens Greenhouse Theater
is now  the Greenhouse Theater Center
The new Box Office number is  
 773-440-7336 (773.40.GREEN)
 

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