Theatre Seven of Chicago Presents EXIT, PURSUED BY A BEAR, Now thru 7/15

Theatre Seven of Chicago presents the Chicago premiere of EXIT, PURSUED BY A BEAR by Lauren Gunderson, directed by Cassy Sanders, playing tonight, June 7 – July 15, 2012 at the Greenhouse Theater Center Upstairs Studio, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave. in Chicago. The production features Theatre Seven company member Tracey Kaplan with Ryan Hallahan, Ryan Lanning and Elizabeth Hope Williams. Tickets are currently on sale at www.theatreseven.org.

Nan decides it's finally time to leave her abusive husband Kyle and make a run for it… but not until she's tied him up, surrounded him with venison meat and invited the neighborhood bear in for a snack. Oh, and she'll also need to re-enact scenes from their marriage alongside an actress/stripper with a passion for Shakespeare and her gay best friend, who brings cheerleading poms and sass to spare. EXIT, PURSUED BY A BEAR is a gut-busting, outrageous revenge comedy about dreams, healing and the simple joy of tying a dickhead to the living room chair.

The creative team for EXIT, PURSUED BY A BEAR includes: John Wilson (scenic design), Brenda Winstead (costume design), Mac Vaughey (lighting design), Jeff Kelley (sound design), Thea Wigglesworth (props design), Kyle Hamman (video design), Orion Couling (fight design), Adam Goldstein (dialect coach), Shauna Warren (stage manager) and Mike Dunbar (production manager).

Photo by Amanda Clifford.