TimeLine Theatre Extends THE HISTORY BOYS Through 9/27

As a result of unprecedented ticket demand resulting in 15 weeks of sold-out performances, TimeLine Theatre Company announces a second extension of its critically acclaimed Chicago premiere of The History Boys by Alan Bennett, directed by Nick Bowling. TimeLine will continue the play, originally scheduled to close on June 21 and previously extended to August 2, now through September 27, 2009, at TimeLine Theatre, 615 Wellington Ave., Chicago.

Tickets for The History Boys extension are available online at timelinetheatre.com or via phone by calling the TimeLine Theatre Box Office at 773.281.TIME (8463).

While The History Boys continues at TimeLine's home on Wellington Avenue, the company will launch the 2009-10 season as scheduled by moving its production of Arthur Miller's All My Sons to the Greenhouse Theater Center Downstairs Mainstage, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago, just 8 blocks south of TimeLine. All My Sons performance dates remain the same as previously announced: August 31 - October 4, 2009 (previews 8/27 - 8 /30). Press Opening for All My Sons is Monday, August 31 at 7 p.m. Tickets for All My Sons will go on sale July 22, 2009. FlexPass subscriptions for TimeLine's 2009-10 season are currently available for $85 - $112. Further details about the production are still to be announced.

"The History Boys has been a phenomenon, introducing thousands of new audience members to TimeLine's unique mission and art for the first time," said TimeLine Artistic Director PJ Powers. "We are poised to take advantage of the extraordinary opportunities this remarkable show provides, while maintaining our commitment to a new season and new artistic endeavors. And at a time when many organizations are cutting back and playing it safe, we are energized to be pushing our organization forward and maximizing every opportunity."

The performance schedule for The History Boys between June 24 and September 27 is: Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 3 pm. and 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m.

EXCEPTIONS TO THIS SCHEDULE ARE:
• No performance on Saturday, June 27 at 3 p.m.
• No performance on Sunday, June 28
• No performance on Saturday, July 4 at 3 p.m.
• No performances Wednesday, August 5 through Sunday, August 9
• No performance on Saturday, August 15 at 3 p.m.
• The Sunday, August 16 performance will begin at 7 p.m.

The History Boys runs 3 hours and 10 minutes, including one intermission.

Tickets for The History Boys extension performances are $32 (Wednesday - Friday) or $42 (Saturday & Sunday). Student tickets are $10 off regular price, with valid ID. Group rates for groups of 10 or more are available. Advance purchase is strongly recommended as performances regularly sell out.

The recipient of more than 30 major awards, including Tony and Olivier awards for Best New Play, The History Boys follows a rambunctious group of clever young men as they pursue higher learning, games, sexual identity and a place at university under the guidance of three wildly different teachers and a headmaster obsessed with results. Set during the 1980s in northern England, it is a hilarious and provocative play about the anarchy of adolescence and the purpose of education - specifically, how history should be taught.

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