MERRY CHRISTMAS, MULCH PILE!, BURN and More Set for Mercy Street Theatre Company's 2015-16 Season

Mercy Street Theatre Company has announced its 2nd season featuring a slate of new plays written by local playwrights.

"Merry Christmas, Mulch Pile!" by resident playwright Dakota Parobek, directed by associate artistic director Jake Fruend (Winter 2015). While on his final sweep of the globe, Saint Nick befriends Laura, a young trans woman just coming to terms with her identity. Santa hides while Laura struggles to been seen as they search for the thing between selfish and selfless.

"Burn" by ensemble member Ian Michael James, directed by J. Cody Spellman (Spring 2016). If this were the last day of your life, how would you spend it? Sam is stuck in the middle-of-nowhere with a middle-of-nowhere job as an ice cream man. While he grapples with the idea of leaving his hoarder father behind to start a new life, he receives news that sets his world ablaze.

"Luz Estrada" by resident playwright Dusty Wilson, co-directed by artistic director Julia Rohed & associate artistic director Jake Fruend (Summer 2016): A modern day adaptation of Aristophanes' Lysistrata set in the cartel wars of northern Mexico. After learning of her family's murder by the local cartel leader, Luz Estrada volunteers for her town's long vacant position of sheriff. With her new authority, she enlists the citizens of her town to fight a war against the drug lord that destroyed everything they held dear.

Annual Fundraiser for Mercy Street Theatre Company's 2015-16 Season

The 2nd Annual Mercy Street Affair

November 9, 2015 at 7:30 pm.

The Foxhole Chicago

2444 W Montrose Avenue

Suggested Donation of $15

Sure to be a killer party, The 2nd Annual Mercy Street Affair will kick off its night by presenting four brand new short plays from our resident playwrights. Following the performance, the audience will get a chance to meet the ensemble while enjoying live jazz music, pastries and craft cocktails.

Mercy Street Theatre (Julia Rohed, Artistic Director; Danielle Stack, Producing Director; Jake Fruend, Associate Artistic Director) is an ensemble driven theatre dedicated to telling stories that examine the modern myth; stories of everyday interaction with the epic, iconic and divine. Mercy Street seeks to produce work that transcends the familiar by bringing the spectacular to life on stage, and scrutinizes the orthodox by putting key ideas and events of our world on display. By providing stories from unfamiliar places, cultures and times, MSTC aims to cultivate unity. Finally, MSTC strives to bring the house down by presenting an entertaining theatrical experience. For more information, visit www.mercystreettheatre.org.

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