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BRUSCHETTA 2011
AN EVENING OF SHORT PLAYS
Start Date:Nov 3rd, 2011
End Date:Nov 19th, 2011
Time:8PM
Description:Backburner
Written by James Brown
Directed by Michael Derting
Successful and debonaire, Tom arrives at work to find his position has been re-imagined. From now on he'll be toiling in the background, no longer a mover and a shaker. Luckily for him, Sarah is there to show him the ropes and help him get used to his new position. If only Tom can manage to be a little humble for once, they'll get along fine.
Counting Sheep
Written by Rishi Chowdhary
Directed by Basia Kapolka
Three bumbling robbers run into trouble as they try to break into a bank safe. Duke has the hiccups, and Earl's remedy sends Duke into deep slumber. But Duke's the one with the combination to the safe, and she's still hiccuping even in her sleep! Prince and Earl will have to figure out the combination on their own and scram before the guards catch them. If only they'd brought some tools.
Minimalistic Men
Written by Spenser Davis
Directed by Charlie McGrath
Jerry has made an unsettling discovery and rushes home to tell his roommate, Brad. Unfortunately, Brad is more concerned with cooking noodles and catching up on phone calls than listening to Jerry's latest conspiracy theory. By the time Jerry convinces Brad he's telling the truth, it's almost too late. Will the curtain come down on their beautiful friendship?
The Chair
Written by James C. Ferguson
Directed by Josh Zagoren
They've been hosts to a dinner party that would have made Martha Stewart drool, but now that it's time for dessert the guests are missing. Cole tells Vanessa they went to the movies. They had an emergency and had to leave! They just walked out with no explanation! But their car is still in the driveway. What really happened to them? And why is Cole refusing to sit in the chair?
The Secret of Jarlsberg
Written by Arthur M. Jolly
Directed by W. Paige Sawin
Jennifer is furious that Reynold has spent one-hundred dollars on ingredients for a fondue, but Reynold is determined to make the perfect, luxurious dinner for the two of them. Baguettes and harsh words fly in this war between thrift and appetite.
Crossed Wires
Written by V.E. Kimberlin
Directed by Derek Rienzi Van Tussel
Good communication is the key to a successful relationship, but communication between humans can be tricky. And communication between a woman from Earth and a man from Outer Space? It's downright flabbergasting. There is plenty of room for misunderstanding in this intergalactic story, but, as Amsat and Edan are happy to discover, there's also room for love.
Howard
Written by Mark Harvey Levine
Directed by Zack Shornick
Howard is hard at work in his physics lab, trying to make the perfect BLT, when an old man arrives to give him some advice. It's Howard's future self come back to tell him to shape up and go on the lunch date he's forgotten about so he can woo himself a wife and earn a little happiness, for crying out loud. But then just as Howard is about to go on that date, his middle-aged self appears to tell him to stop! Marriage and children are a sure road to malaise. When you have your own time machine, life is a choose-your-own-adventure book, and you can keep flipping the pages to change the story. But how do you decide which ending is best?
Ghost Lite
Written by Justin Warner
Directed by Zack Shornick
All Hamlet wants to do is get a house in the country and chill with his sweet lady Ophelia, but his ghostly dad is bugging him to avenge his murder and kill Uncle Claudius. Well, first Hamlet better be convinced that Uncle C really did do his old man in. And then, well, is this vengeance thing really worth shaking up the household for? I mean, Mom seems pretty happy with the new domestics, and if she's okay with it, why should Hamlet care?
Playwrights:Written by James Brown
Directed by Michael Derting
Successful and debonaire, Tom arrives at work to find his position has been re-imagined. From now on he'll be toiling in the background, no longer a mover and a shaker. Luckily for him, Sarah is there to show him the ropes and help him get used to his new position. If only Tom can manage to be a little humble for once, they'll get along fine.
Counting Sheep
Written by Rishi Chowdhary
Directed by Basia Kapolka
Three bumbling robbers run into trouble as they try to break into a bank safe. Duke has the hiccups, and Earl's remedy sends Duke into deep slumber. But Duke's the one with the combination to the safe, and she's still hiccuping even in her sleep! Prince and Earl will have to figure out the combination on their own and scram before the guards catch them. If only they'd brought some tools.
Minimalistic Men
Written by Spenser Davis
Directed by Charlie McGrath
Jerry has made an unsettling discovery and rushes home to tell his roommate, Brad. Unfortunately, Brad is more concerned with cooking noodles and catching up on phone calls than listening to Jerry's latest conspiracy theory. By the time Jerry convinces Brad he's telling the truth, it's almost too late. Will the curtain come down on their beautiful friendship?
The Chair
Written by James C. Ferguson
Directed by Josh Zagoren
They've been hosts to a dinner party that would have made Martha Stewart drool, but now that it's time for dessert the guests are missing. Cole tells Vanessa they went to the movies. They had an emergency and had to leave! They just walked out with no explanation! But their car is still in the driveway. What really happened to them? And why is Cole refusing to sit in the chair?
The Secret of Jarlsberg
Written by Arthur M. Jolly
Directed by W. Paige Sawin
Jennifer is furious that Reynold has spent one-hundred dollars on ingredients for a fondue, but Reynold is determined to make the perfect, luxurious dinner for the two of them. Baguettes and harsh words fly in this war between thrift and appetite.
Crossed Wires
Written by V.E. Kimberlin
Directed by Derek Rienzi Van Tussel
Good communication is the key to a successful relationship, but communication between humans can be tricky. And communication between a woman from Earth and a man from Outer Space? It's downright flabbergasting. There is plenty of room for misunderstanding in this intergalactic story, but, as Amsat and Edan are happy to discover, there's also room for love.
Howard
Written by Mark Harvey Levine
Directed by Zack Shornick
Howard is hard at work in his physics lab, trying to make the perfect BLT, when an old man arrives to give him some advice. It's Howard's future self come back to tell him to shape up and go on the lunch date he's forgotten about so he can woo himself a wife and earn a little happiness, for crying out loud. But then just as Howard is about to go on that date, his middle-aged self appears to tell him to stop! Marriage and children are a sure road to malaise. When you have your own time machine, life is a choose-your-own-adventure book, and you can keep flipping the pages to change the story. But how do you decide which ending is best?
Ghost Lite
Written by Justin Warner
Directed by Zack Shornick
All Hamlet wants to do is get a house in the country and chill with his sweet lady Ophelia, but his ghostly dad is bugging him to avenge his murder and kill Uncle Claudius. Well, first Hamlet better be convinced that Uncle C really did do his old man in. And then, well, is this vengeance thing really worth shaking up the household for? I mean, Mom seems pretty happy with the new domestics, and if she's okay with it, why should Hamlet care?
James Brown, Rishi Chowdhary, Spenser Davis, James C. Ferguson, Arthur M. Jolly, V.E. Kimberlin, Mark Harvey Levine & Justin Warner
Directors:Michael Derting, Basia Kapolka, Charlie McGrath, Josh Zagoren, W. Paige Sawin, Derek Rienzi Van Tassel & Zack Shornick
Theater:Live Bait
Theater Location:3914 N Clark St, Chicago, IL (Wrigleyville)
