Democracy: Romulus Linney's Drama of Love and Scandal in Ulysses S. Grant's Administration
Greenhouse Theater Center (2257 N. Lincoln Avenue Chicago, IL 60614)
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- $15.00 - $25.00
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The last date listed for Democracy was Friday December 11, 2009 / 8:00pm.
Currently at Greenhouse Theater Center:
Clutter: The True Story of the Collyer Brothers Who Never Threw Anything Out at Greenhouse
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- $40.00
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- $15.00 - $20.00
Written by multi-Emmy Award-winning playwright Mark Saltzman, Clutter makes its Midwest premiere at the Greenhouse Theater Center. Based on the compelling true story of the wealthy, reclusive Collyer brothers, who became hoarders in their Fifth Avenue mansion in 1920s Harlem, Clutter is the darkly fascinating story of what happens when one brother goes missing and the other is found dead in his room. All of New York is shocked at what the police find inside the home of these wealthy brothers: junk, trash, clutter -- crammed everywhere, piled up to the ceilings. What turned these old-money aristocrats into compulsively hoarding shut-ins? Who killed Homer Collyer? Where's Langley? And what does their relentless obsession reveal about their lives -- and souls? At turns poignant and witty, Clutter is a lighthearted yet touching true-life mystery. Learn More
Goldstar Member Tips
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TheatrePatron on Where to Park
Parking at Children's Memorial Garage (1.5 blocks North) is $6 with ticket.
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Yelena on Where to Eat
There are bars all around the theater and the theater has a small snack and drink bar as well.
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Yelena on What to Wear
Casual is fine
Goldstar Member Reviews
Yelena
Acting was good, but the play itself was very blah. There's really not much else to say about it.Written on Nov 16 2009
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TheatrePatron
Don't know why he wrote this - but I agree, the casting and acting were good.Written on Nov 23 2009
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More Information About Democracy
Website
http://www.eclipsetheatre.com/
Description
In the political society of Washington in the spring of 1875, two beautiful American women must decide whether to marry two dashing American men, knowing they will also marry what their men believe about America, religion, truth and success. Romulus Linney's theatrical adaptation of two novels mixes Henry Adams' tales of love and ambition in Washington with scandals from the Ulysses S. Grant administration. This insightful vision of American democracy is scathing, funny and surprisingly relevant
About the Ticket Supplier: Eclipse Theatre Company
Eclipse Theatre Company chooses one playwright per season and focuses on the works of that playwright only. Through this total immersion in a specific playwright's world, the ensemble gains a thorough understanding of that playwright and the circumstances of his/her writing in order to bring a more concentrated and literate representation of that playwright to the audience.
Playwrights who have written more than three plays are eligible for consideration, as well as playwrights who have shown a definite range of growth throughout their careers. On deciding which plays to perform, a great factor is the challenge that the piece presents to the ensemble and its audience.
Since the inception of the one playwright-one season mission in 1997, playwrights that have been featured with Eclipse include French Playwright Jean Cocteau; Legendary American Playwrights Tennessee Williams, Lillian Hellman and Neil Simon, New York Playwrights Romulus Linney and John Guare, and Chicago native Keith Reddin.