Bailiwick Art Center (Chicago, IL)
Bailiwick Repertory continues its commitment to cultural diversity, presenting Happy Endings Are Extra, a new play by South African playwright Ashraf Johaardien. A comic drama, Happy Endings Are Extra explores a gay subculture undermining the relationship between Gabriel and Chantelle, his fiancé. When he meets Chris, an underage rent-boy at a party, a series of events is set into motion that starts to unravel the happy couple's comfortable suburban existence.
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The last date listed for Happy Endings Are Extra was Sunday November 25, 2007 / 7:30pm.
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This show was a huge dissappointment. We see a lot of theatre and understand small budget constraints and "edgy" theatre, but quality should never be compromised. If you're going to use white fur for the floor, thenj attach it well everywhere. If your design theme is black and white, then don't have ivory chair covers, etc. etc.
The script was weak and often over acted.
The only redeeming factor for this show was that we didn't pay full price for the tickets.
Since 1995, Bailiwick Repertory has made its home in the Bailiwick Arts Center. The 150-seat Mainstage, 90-seat studio, and 40-seat loft contained in the Bailiwick building have allowed Bailiwick to further explore its art with staged readings, performance pieces, and workshops of new work.
Johaardien’s play, which has been seen around the world including the Dublin International Gay Theatre Festival, continues a current trend of dramatic writing exploring society’s increasing awareness of the fluidity found in gender and expansive range of sexuality.
Adrian Gonzales, recently seen in Love! Valour! Compassion! at the new Halsted Center, plays Chris; Shannon Strodel, fresh from the cast of Bailiwick’s hit production of Jerry Springer - The Opera, plays Chantelle; and William J. Watt, recently seen in The Gift’s production of Blithe Spirit, plays the central role of Gabriel.
Matt Trucano, whose previous work at the Bailiwick includes directing A Bitter Taste and assistant directing The Christmas Schooner, returns to direct this twisted tale of love and sex, ecstasy and affliction, all set in the exotic underworld of Cape Town, South Africa. Sets are by Justin Longnecker, lights by Chase Corman, soundscape by Miles Polaski. Production stage manager is Jess Gingrich.
Since its founding in 1982, Bailiwick Repertory has consistently endeavored to achieve the vision of gifted directors in productions that have been as diverse as their audiences. They have also worked hard to remain accessible, affordable, and responsive to their community. With the director as fulcrum of their artistic process, Bailiwick has been recognized with more than 150 citations, nominations, and recommendations from the Jeff Committee for all aspects of production. They have also received more than three-dozen After Dark Awards, several Black Theater Alliance Awards, and the Pride Series has been inducted into the City of Chicago's Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame and been the recipient of the Torch Award from the Human Rights Campaign, the only theatre in the nation to be so honored.