JULY, 2008
CONTACT: Michael Colucci 773-728-7529, Michael@redtwist.org,
www.redtwist.org
PRESS RELEASE
Announcing 2
encore performances of
Three
Hotels by Jon Robin Baitz
Saturday,
July 12, 8pm and Sunday July 13, 3pm
at the 150
seat, renovated, Skokie Theatre
7924 N.
Lincoln Ave. (downtown Skokie)
Redtwist Theatre remounts the riveting story of a successful corporate
VP who suspends his moral compass in the midst of the third-world baby
formula scandal in the 1980s and who risks losing everything in the
expedient pursuit of corporate gain.
Company members, and Skokie residents Brian Parry (Jeff-nominee for
Best Actor in Three Hotels, Equus),
and Redtwist’s leading lady, Jan Ellen Graves, reprise their roles
which received unanimous raves from the Chicagoland press including
“…wholly
engrossing, crystal clear performances” --Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun-Times
“Parry performs it flawlessly...Graves is terrific” --Barbara Vitello,
Daily Herald
“…pitch perfect performances by Jan Ellen Graves and Brian Parry”
--Catey Sullivan, New-Star
“Highly Recommended” --Lawrence Bommer, Chicago Reader
“…stunning...powerful...gripping” --Betty Mohr, Southtown Star
Three Hotels
is co-directed by Redtwist’s Artistic Director, Michael Colucci (also a
Skokie resident) and Johnny Garcia.
The playwright wrote and directed this play for Public Television’s American Playhouse in 1990, and won
the Humanitas Award. Baitz’s father was an executive of Carnation
Company, and Three Hotels is
widely believed to be based on his parents. His other plays include The End of the Day, Substance of Fire,
and the semi-autobiographical, A
Fair Country, which was one of the three finalists for the 1996
Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Most recently, Baitz was the creator,
producer, and writer for the ABC family drama, Brothers and Sisters.
At a glance…
Production:
Three Hotels
by Jon Robin Baitz
Dates/Times:
Saturday, July 12 at 8pm and Sunday, July 13 at 3pm
Running Time:
80 minutes, no intermission
Tickets:
$25, available online at www.skokietheatre.org, 847-677-7761
Location:
Skokie Theatre, 7924 N. Lincoln, Skokie, Illinois
Parking:
FREE parking next to theatre
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Michael
Colucci 773-728-7529
November 5, 2007
PRESS RELEASE
Three
Hotels
By Jon
Robin Baitz
Opens at the Actors Workshop Theatre on Friday, December 14, 2007, at
8pm
The riveting story of a successful corporate VP who suspends
his moral compass in the midst of the third-world baby formula scandal
and risks losing everything in the expedient pursuit of corporate gain
The Play and
the Playwright
Company members, Brian Parry (last
season’s Jeff-nominee for Equus),
and AWT’s leading lady, Jan Ellen Graves, take the stage in this play
that the New York Times (in 1993) called: “high-wire acts that can be
savored,” and “an exciting writer… lacerating wit, and theatricality.”
Time Magazine declared Three Hotels
one of the ten best plays in 1993.
The playwright wrote and directed the play for Public Television’s American Playhouse in 1990, and won
the Humanitas Award. Baitz’s father was an executive of Carnation
Company, and Three Hotels is widely believed to be based on his
parents. His other plays include The
End of the Day, Substance of Fire, and the
semi-autobiographical, A Fair Country,
which was one of the three finalists for the 1996 Pulitzer Prize for
Drama. Most recently, Baitz was the creator, producer, and writer for
the ABC family drama, Brothers and
Sisters.
Cast:
Brian Parry (Kenneth Hoyle); Jan Ellen Graves (Barbara Hoyle)
Crew/Staff:
Michael Colucci and Johnny Garcia (Co-Directors); Johnny Garcia and J
Scholtes (Stage Managers); Joe Schermoly (Set Design); John Kohn III
(Lighting Design); Jan Ellen Graves (Sound Design): Carrie Hardin
(Costume Design/Dialect Coach); Charles Bonilla (House Manager &
Box Office coordinator)
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Schedule:
Opens: Friday,December 14, 2007 8pm
Runs:
Thu, Fri, Sat 8pm; Sun 3pm
Closes:
Sat, January 12, 2008
Running
Time: 80 minutes
Previews:
$15, Wed/Thu, Nov 12 & 13, 8pm
Tickets:
Thu, $20; Fri/Sun, $25 Sat, $30; Seniors/Students $5 off
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Call: 773-728-7529 (RAV-PLAY)
Email:
reserve@actorsworkshop.org
Website:
www.actorsworkshop.org
Location:
1044 W Bryn Mawr, Chicago
AWT is located 2 blks W of LSD, 2
blks E of Red Line El station. Street parking (metered until 9pm) is
available on Bryn Mawr, side streets, and Broadway. Reserve 48 hours in
advance. Credit cards accepted by phone and email to guarantee seating.
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