Heat Wave: Pegasus Players Present
Pegasus Players at O'Rourke Center (1145 West Wilson Avenue Chicago, IL 60640)
- Full Price:
- $15.00 - $25.00
- Our Price:
- FREE - $12.50*
* Additional fees apply.
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The last date listed for Heat Wave was Sunday April 6, 2008 / 3:00pm.
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Civilization (all you can eat) Ponders the Fate of Humanity
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- $40.00 - $52.50
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- $20.00 - $26.50
Set at the dawn of the Great Recession, this vaudevillian romp asks the question, "Does humanity have an expiration date?" While six hungry urbanites scramble for sustenance and cook up schemes for love and success, the beasts of agribusiness close in bringing of corruption and consumption. This provocative play looks at American enterprise and ingenuity at the beginning of the Obama age and wonders if there really is a viable alternative to capitalism. Sarah Marshall stars as the anthropomorphic "Big Hog," the ultimate capitalist underdog, along with Danny Escobar, Naomi Jacobson and an award-winning Washington cast. Learn More
Goldstar Member Reviews
Michelle
It's too bad the critics are panning this production, my husband and I really enjoyed it.Written on Mar 12 2008
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Janet
The performance was very believable and powerful...It was full of pertinent information. I found myself at times saying, "Yes! That happened. I remember that." And I found at other times that I learned something I didn't know. The performance was very moving, funny, emotional, and informative. I highly recommend seeing it!Written on Feb 28 2008
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More Information About Heat Wave
Description
Based on the book Heat Wave: A Social Autopsy of Disaster in Chicago by Eric Klinenberg, Steven Simoncic's moving new play looks at the heat wave of 1995 which took the lives of 739 Chicagoans. Simoncic presents a vivid portrait of a city in crisis, but with its resources and humanity firmly intact. Directed by Ilesa Duncan.
About the Ticket Supplier: Pegasus Players
Pegasus believes in choosing challenging scripts because of their artistic and social worth; therefore, the theatre frequently produces works that others do not consider commercially viable. For example, because of their artistic excellence, Pegasus has produced many of Stephen Sondheim's musicals that were not initially successful on Broadway, such as Assassins, Merrily We Roll Along, Pacific Overtures, Anyone Can Whistle, The Frogs, Passion, and Company. Stephen Sondheim himself has recognized the company by becoming a financial as well as an artistic supporter.
The Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, The Reader and other area papers have all noted that Pegasus consistently produces exceptional, important work.
The New York Times travel section in October 1997 listed Pegasus Players as one of two theatres not to be missed on any trip to Chicago.
Richard Christiansen of the Chicago Tribune has twice named Pegasus's Artistic Director Arlene Crewdson as one of the top 20 Chicago artists who made memorable contributions, once in 1988 and again in 1991, citing her as "one of the most creative and determined producers in Chicago."