'The Picture of Dorian Gray' @ Lifeline Theatre

 
WHAT: Lifeline Theatre inaugurates its 26th anniversary MainStage season with the world premiere adaptation of Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray, adapted by Lifeline ensemble member Robert Kauzlaric, directed by Kevin Theis.What would you do if you had the freedom to indulge your every dark desire? A supernatural power grants Dorian Gray eternal youth and beauty. As the years pass and his outward form remains unmarred, his soul wallows in pride and sin, dragging the lives of everyone he touches into the depths of depravity. Oscar Wilde's tragic masterpiece reveals that even the bravest among us are afraid to face what lies within.  The show runs approximately two hours with one intermission, and copies of the book will be on sale in the lobby. On June 9, Lifeline received five Non-Equity Jeff Awards – the most for a single production - from nine nominations for The Island of Dr. Moreau.
 
WHERE: Lifeline Theatre, 6912 N. Glenwood Ave., Chicago, IL 60626
Parking available (street and lot – see below); CTA accessible (Red Line Morse, stop/buses)
Free designated parking lot west of the theatre at the NE corner of Morse and
Ravenswood with free shuttle service before and after the show
Handicapped accessible
 
WHEN: Press opening on Monday, September 22, 2008, at 7:30 p.m. (media also invited to final preview on Sunday, September 21, 2008, at 4 p.m.)
Closes on November 2, 2008
Runs Fridays at 7:30 p.m.; Saturdays at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.; Sundays at 4 p.m.
Previews on Fridays, September 12 and 19, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturdays, September
13 and 20, at 8 p.m. (no 4 p.m. shows during previews); Sundays, September 14 and 21, at 4 p.m.
 
TICKETS: 773-761-4477; HotTix
$30 for regular single tickets
$20 for previews

$20 for seniors
$15 for students (with valid ID)
$15 for rush tickets (half hour before the show, subject to availability)
$10 for industry on first preview weekend

Group rates for 12 and over available upon request.
 
STAFF: Ensemble members Robert Kauzlaric (Adaptor), Kevin D. Gawley (Lighting Design), and Elise Kauzlaric (Dialect Coach), with guest artists Kevin Theis (Director), Branimira Ivanova (Costume Design), Tom Burch (Scenic Design), Andy Hansen (Sound Design), Charlie Athanas (Portrait Design), Jenniffer Thusing (Properties Design), Richard Gilbert and David Gregory (Violence Design), Cortney Hurley (Production Manager), and Kim Percell (Stage Manager).  
 
CAST: Ensemble member Paul S. Holmquist (Lord Henry younger), with guest artists Don Bender (Basil elder), Kevin Cox (James Younger), John Ferrick (Alan elder), Kyle Gibson (Alan younger), Melissa Nedell (Sibyl Vane), Sean Sinitski (Lord Henry elder), David Skvarla (James elder), Aaron Snook (Basil younger) and Nick Vidal (Dorian Gray). With understudies Anthony DiNicola, Peter Greenberg, Josh Nordmark, Laurel Schroeder and Robert Tobin.