Ohh, My 'Desdemona' at Stage Left Theatre by the Mill

The Mill presents an evening of burlesque performance concluding with Desdemona, Paula Vogel's satiric look at The Last Days of the Shakespearean heroine. Desdemona opens Sunday, July 27, 2008 at 8pm at Stage Left Theatre, 3408 N. Sheffield Ave. in Chicago.  Run time is approximately one hour and fifteen minutes.

Desdemona will run Thursdays through Sundays at 8 PM until Saturday, August 23, 2008, with two additional Saturday performances at 3pm on Saturday August 16th and 23rd. Preview performances will be held on 7/25 and 7/26 at 8 PM. Opening night tickets on 7/27 are $30 and cover admission to the show, pre-show cocktails, and the reception following which includes  a chance to mingle with the cast and crew. Regular tickets are $20. Preview tickets are $15 (or $5 for industry members with resume/headshot/ business card). All students and senior tickets are $15 with ID - groups of seven or more are $15 per ticket. Industry tickets are offered for $10 every Thursday. Tickets are available through Brown Paper Tickets, or through HotTix Locations.

The Mill Presents A Night of Burlesque Featuring Desdemona
It turns out Cassio might be the only guy Dessie hasn't shagged. This bawdy re-imagining is a raucous romp filled with unexpected twists. The Mill's production draws inspiration from the structure of early burlesque, using original songs and skits poking fun at Othello and gender politics to make up the first act of the performance and finishing with Vogel's parody of one of Shakespeare's great plays.

The Mill Celebrates its Inception
This production is of special meaning to The Mill. In 2003, founder and Artistic Director Jaclyn Biskup found herself in a challenging position. She had been hired to direct Desdemona, and after many weeks of rehearsal, the producing theatre decided to cancel the production. As Biskup saw it there was only one acceptable solution to this unexpected problem, produce the show herself. This forever changed the direction and ambitions of Experimental Theatre Chicago, later to be re-named The Mill. Remounting and re-imagining this piece is a way of paying tribute to The Mill's origin and celebrating the artistic and organizational growth of the company.

Come Kick Off The Mill's Sixth Season With a Hootenanny
On Sunday, June 22 The Mill will get its 2008-2009 Season started with a bang at Feed restaurant in Humboldt Park, 2803 W. Chicago Ave. From 5pm to 9pm stop by Feed's charming patio to eat some delicious grub, swig refreshing libations, and enjoy the musical styling of Vernon Tonges, Stephanie Sherline, and MaryBeth Brennan aka Baggy Time. The Mill will be raffling off a case of wine, a season subscription, and more. Support creative, local theatre while getting into the swing of summer.

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