38TH SEASON AT CHICAGO'S #1 PRODUCER OF NEW WORK INCLUDES PLAYS BY ENSEMBLE MEMBERS
JOEL DRAKE JOHNSON AND CHARLES SMITH, AND VGT NEWCOMER JULIE HEBERT
CHICAGO, April 21, 2010 - Victory Gardens Theater Artistic Director Dennis Zacek announced today exciting plans for the company's 38th season, promising "new and compelling stories that transform, entertain and reflect the human condition."
Edward Albee's At Home at the Zoo will receive its Chicago premiere, starring Peter Strauss, star of stage and screen, directed by Zacek, to launch Victory Gardens' 2010-2011 season followed by the Chicago premiere ofTree by Victory Gardens newcomer Julie Hébert. Chicago's #1 producer of new work will follow that up with two new plays by members of its resident Playwrights Ensemble - The Boys Room by Joel Drake Johnson and Charles Smith's The Gospel According to James. A fifth production is to be announced.
"As we approach nearly four decades as Chicago's number one producer of new work, our commitment to inclusion, diversity, Chicago artists and new plays only grows stronger," said Zacek. "Victory Gardens was the only theater to have two productions on the Chicago Tribune's list of best plays last season, the Chicago Sun-Times says 'we're on a roll', and two of last season's world premieres are getting second productions off-Broadway. Without question, Victory Gardens is the place to be to see the best in New Work."
Subscriptions and Flex Passes for Victory Gardens' 2010-2011 season offering up to 35% savings on single tickets went on sale today on the company's brand new website, victorygardens.org or, call the Victory Gardens Box Office, 773.871.3000 ( TTY: 773.871.0682 ) to subscribe over the phone or for further information.
The Victory Gardens Biograph Theater is located at 2433 N. Lincoln Avenue, in the heart of Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood. Benefits of subscribing include convenient parking, easy access via CTA, ticket exchange privileges, invitations to special events, discounted series for educators, younger audiences and persons with disabilities, pre- and post-show deals at nearby restaurants and nightclubs, and a complimentary subscription toVictory Magazine.