“TEN,” FEATURING SHORT PLAYS BY MAT SMART, LAURA MARKS AND DAVID RABE, KICKS OFF 2015 AT THE GIFT THEATRE TEN 10-MINUTE PLAYS, FREE, JANUARY 1-11, 2015
TEN, The Gift Theatre’s annual season kickoff celebration of ten 10-minute plays, returns January 1-11, 2015. This year’s premieres by The Gift and guests were curated by artistic directorMichael Patrick Thornton and associate artistic director Paul D’Addario. Tickets to TEN are free for all at http://thegifttheatre.org/, however subscribers have the first opportunity to reserve. Advance reservations are recommended at 773-283-7071.
2015’s TEN plays include:
THE CHILDREN
By Mat Smart
Directed by Tim Hopper
Featuring Gift ensemble member Jay Worthington and Rebekah Brockman
SWEAT EQUITY
By Laura Marks
Directed by Lavina Jadhwani
Featuring Gift ensemble member Alexandra Main
THE LOOK OF HER
By David Rabe
Directed by Gift ensemble member Michael Patrick Thornton
Featuring Sarah Jane Ashenhurst, Si Osbourne and Justine Serino
WELCOME
By Gift ensemble member William Nedved
Directed by Alexander Lane
PAPERLAND
By Jennifer Rumberger
Directed by Sarah Gitenstein
Featuring Kristen Johnson and Meg Harkins
THERE IS NO MESSAGE IN THE MESSAGE
By Sean Graney
Directed by Laura Baker
Featuring Gift ensemble member Brittany Burch and Alexis Atwill
ERROR 12 QUIMBY
By Ed Flynn
Directed by Gift ensemble member Ed Flynn
Featuring Boyd Harris and Jason Huff
BYSTANDER
by Ike Holter
Directed by Erica Weiss
Featuring Linsey Page Morton and Sean Parris
And performances by Natural Gas and giftLit
TEN runs January 1-11, Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. with additional matinees on Saturday and Sundays at 3:00 p.m. at The Gift Theatre, 4802 N. Milwaukee Avenue.
About The Gift Theatre
The Gift Theatre is dedicated to telling great stories on stage with honesty and simplicity. Most recent productions include: Bethany, Othello, Thinner Than Water, TEN 2014; Broadsword, Mine, and Vigils. The company also sponsors the giftED Ensemble, a rigorous two-year afterschool course for creative and motivated high school students on Chicago’s Northwest side, and the literary program/Salon Series giftLIT
The 2015 Season begins in January with TEN, The Gift’s annual kickoff celebration of ten-minute plays curated by artistic director Michael Patrick Thornton and associate artistic director Paul D’Addario. Following Mat Smart’s The Royal Society of Antarctica (March 5-April 26), director Marti Lyons (Bethany) returns for Body & Blood written by Gift Co-Founder, William Nedved (June 15- August 9). The season closes with David Rabe’s (Hurlyburly, Streamers) Good For Otto (September 25-November 23) directed by Gift Co-Founder and Artistic Director, Michael Patrick Thornton. Subscriptions for the entire 2015 season, which includes three world premieres, are available for as little as $75. The Gift subscribers (“Gifters”) receive admission to three shows, free parking at Gale Street Inn, free admission to all Wednesday night “Natural Gas” improv shows and invitations to special subscriber-only special events. Subscribe at http://thegifttheatre.org/ or call 773-283-7071.
The Gift Theatre is conveniently located at 4802 N. Milwaukee in Chicago’s Jefferson Park neighborhood, and is easily accessible by the CTA Blue Line, the Lawrence and Milwaukee Avenue buses and the Kennedy Expressway. For more information about The Gift Theatre’s productions and programs, visit www.thegifttheatre.org.