South Bend Civic Theatre Stages TAKE ME OUT, Now thru 11/23

Baseball superstar Darren Lemming has it all: fame, fortune, and a winning team; and he just announced to the world that he is gay. Darren's revelation sends shockwaves through his teammates, as they struggle with his newfound identity. A smart, funny, and thought-provoking play that is both an ode to an American tradition and an incisive character study. With several professional and collegiate athletes coming out publicly recently, the 2003 Tony Award-winning play by Richard Greenberg presents a story prescient in its look at the collision between personal identity and the traditional male locker room mentality.

Director Aaron Nichols says: "Take Me Out is an homage to our American pastime. No. Not baseball. Hero worship. The cost of celebrity. The fine line between public and private in our increasingly "social" world. While the play is certainly a love-letter to America's sport, it's also an examination of modern masculinity, institutional homophobia, and how sport can 'take us out' of ourselves."

Please note: Take Me Out contains strong adult language and partial nudity.

Performances for Take Me Out run today, November 7-23 in the Warner Theatre, 403 N Main St. in South Bend. Show times are 7:30 PM Wednesday through Saturday and 2:00 PM Sundays. Ticket prices are $18 Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays; and $15 Wednesday and Thursday. Tickets may be purchased from the SBCT Box Office at 574-234-1112 or online sbct.org.

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