Busted City: Drama About Electing Chicago's First African-American Mayor, Staged in Real Bar
Fullers Pub (3203 W. Irving Park Road Chicago, IL 60618)
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The last date listed for Busted City was Friday November 30, 2012 / 8:00pm.
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No food at the venue, so be sure to eat elsewhereinfo • Feb 23 2013 star this tip starred
We didn't partake of either the food or the drinks.info • Feb 23 2013 star this tip starred
Reviews & Ratings
Featured review from Goldstar Member
view more less of this reviewThe play was OK the service we recieved was very poor there was one barmaid in particular she was rude and appeared to dislike serving the only five African American women in the Pub.
star this review starred report as inappropriateGreat dialog, really captured the time. Putting it in an actual neighborhood bar was brilliant. As a Harold supporter who lived through the actual events, it brought a lot back. The ending also points out how far we have yet to go as a city. The racial/ethnic divides in Chicago are far from gone.
star this review starred report as inappropriatevery realistic; enjoyable memory of the 1983 mayoral election and how personal prejudices play into political divisions.
star this review starred report as inappropriateI think there was an over-use of the n word throughout the entire performance.
More Information About Busted City
Website
http://propthtr.org/bustedcity.html
Description
Chicago, 1983. Race. Politics. Fear… And the election that changed everything.
Busted City is the story of a city standing on the brink of a major historical moment: the election of Harold Washington, Chicago's first African-American mayor. It is an examination of Chicago politics and prejudice, of race, of who gets a piece of the pie and how it got that way.
Election Day is drawing close, and tensions are running high in a non-descript Chicago bar. The bar is home to a bookie, Theo (Guy DiBenedetto), taking bets on the blood sport of Chicago politics. He is aided by his mentor, Jimbo (Michael Byrne), a retired South Side Irish cop, and their bagman, Al (Tony Pulgine), a South Side Italian cop just a few years from retirement. The restaurant next door is run by Theo's gay brother, Johnny Jr (Nick Leininger). They are joined by Ace (Arch Harmon), a black mail carrier and long-time bettor at the bar, who sees in the election the promise of a triumph long overdue.
About the Ticket Supplier: Prop Thtr Group
Prop Thtr Group was established in 1981 by Artistic Director Scott Vehill, Technical Director Stefan Brun and other Chicago artists, making it the oldest surviving off-loop, non-equity theater in Chicago. Prop Thtr has produced over 80 productions in its history, over 40 of them being world premieres. The theater's focus is on original or newly adapted works taken from literature. Prop Thtr has adapted the works of Algren, Hecht, Burroughs, Brecht, Bukowski, Bradbury, Dick, Nin, Nabokov, Dostoyevsky and Salinger to name a few.