Next Theatre Company to Kick Off 2014 with Kristen Greendridge's LUCK OF THE IRISH, 1/16-2/23

Next Theatre Company is proud to announce the Midwest premiere of Kirsten Greenidge's Luck of the Irish, January 16 - February 23, 2014, directed by Damon Kiely, at Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 Noyes Street. Previews are Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014 at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Jan. 17, 2014 at 8 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014 at 2 p.m. Opening Night is Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014 at 7 p.m. The performance schedule is Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. There are Saturday 4 p.m. performances February 1, 8, 15 and 22. Preview tickets are $25. Tickets are $30 - $45 with subscriber and student discounts available. Tickets may be purchased at nexttheatre.org or by calling 847-475-1875 x2.

When an upwardly mobile African-American couple (Mildred Lanford* and Andre Teamer) want to buy a home in an all-white neighborhood of 1950's Boston, they pay a struggling Irish family (Chris Rickett and Cora Vanderbroek*) to "ghost-buy" a house on their behalf. Fifty years later, the Irish family wants "their" house back. Moving across two eras, Luck of the Irish explores the controversial legacy of race and class issues and the long held secrets that tie two families and one house together.

Additional cast includes: Walter Brody, Margaret Kustermann, Lily Majekwu*, Mesiyah Rudezz Oduro, Lucy Sandy and Austin Tally.

The production team is made up of Jacqueline and Rick Penrod, set design; Jared Gooding, lighting design; Samantha Jones, costume design; Mikhail Fiksel, sound design/composer and Eileen Rozycki, props design.

*Indicates a member of Actors' Equity.

Next Theatre Box Office hours are from 12 - 6 p.m. weekdays and two hours prior to curtain. All tickets are held at will-call until pick-up on the day of performance, unless the tickets have been purchased in person.

Next Theatre Company presents the Midwest premiere of Kirsten Greenidge's Luck of the Irish, January 16 - February 23, 2014, directed by Damon Kiely, at Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 Noyes Street. Previews are Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014 at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Jan. 17, 2014 at 8 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014 at 2 p.m. Opening Night is Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014 at 7 p.m. The performance schedule is Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. There are Saturday 4 p.m. performances February 1, 8, 15 and 22. Preview tickets are $25. Tickets are $30 - $45 with subscriber and student discounts available. Tickets may be purchased at nexttheatre.org or by calling 847-475-1875 x2.

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