Photo Flash: UNCLE PHILLIPS COAT at Greenhouse Theatre Center

Greenhouse Theater Center is pleased to continue its popular Solo Celebration! series with the Chicago premiere of UNCLE PHILIP'S COAT, Matty Selman's hilarious and heartbreaking show about a Jewish man's search for his place in his family's history, starring veteran Broadway and Chicago actor and three-time Jeff Award-winner Gene Weygandt. Directed by Elizabeth Margolius, UNCLE PHILIP'S COAT will play November 27 - December 31, 2016 at The Greenhouse Theater Center (Downstairs Studio), 2257 N. Lincoln Ave. in Chicago. Solo Celebration! flex passes and single tickets are currently available at greenhousetheater.org, in person at the box office or by calling (773) 404-7336. The press opening is Friday, December 2 at 7:30 pm.

When Matty, an unemployed actor, inherits an old, decrepit coat from his recently deceased great-uncle Philip, he is unsure whether he has been given an heirloom or a heap of rags. Through his attempts to find the answer he travels across time, territories and tragedies in an effort to uncover the history of an unfaltering dreamer. Uncle Philip's Coat takes Matty on a journey of self-discovery that poses larger questions of family, mythology and the inheritance of a Jewish son. How did a man who made it to the land of opportunity become a homeless wanderer, and what can he teach us about the stories that we tell to surround ourselves and keep away the cold?

"This play questions the ways in which we inherit our history, and asks us to follow Matty as he discovers a past that his parents would rather remain a distant yesterday," comments Greenhouse Artistic Director Jacob Harvey. "I am thrilled to have the incomparable Gene Weygandt in this series and with Elizabeth Margolius at the helm, Uncle Philip's Coat promises to be a vibrant and haunting production."

The production team for UNCLE PHILIP'S COAT includes: Kurtis Boetcher (scenic design), Kate Setzer Kamphausen (costume design), Erik Barry (lighting design), Mealah Heidenreich (props design), Daren Leonard (asst. director), Josh Prisching (technical director) and Lynne Harris (stage manager).

Dates: Saturday, December 3 - Saturday, December 31, 2016

Curtain times: Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays at 8 pm; Saturdays at 2:30 pm & 8 pm; Sundays at 2:30 pm. Please note: there will not be an 8 pm performance on Saturday, December 24 (Christmas Eve) or Saturday, December 31 (New Year's Eve); there will not be a 2:30 pm performance on Sunday, December 25 (Christmas Day).

Tickets: Single tickets: $34 - $48. Festival Flex Passes: three plays for $99.

Tickets are currently available at greenhousetheater.org, in person at the box office or by calling (773) 404-7336.

Check out photos of the production below:

Photo credit: Evan Hanover

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