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Theater Collides With History in Charles Busch's Our Leading Lady

, 2nd Floor of Edgewater Presbyterian Church (1020 W Bryn Mawr Ave. Chicago, IL 60660)
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Laura Keene is an ambitious actress performing in Washington, D.C. the week the civil war ends. Despite a madcap scramble of backstage squabbles, Laura does everything she can to persuade President Lincoln to attend her closing night performance in the hopes of securing a position as the manager of Ford's Theatre. Her great plans go awry, as Laura and her production become one of the greatest footnotes in American history. Poignant and hilarious, Our Leading Lady examines the role that theatrical artists play in the national context.

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The last date listed for Our Leading Lady was Sunday December 4, 2011 / 2:00pm.

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2nd Floor of Edgewater Presbyterian Church,
1020 W Bryn Mawr Ave.
Chicago, IL 60660
773-293-3682
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attended Nov 15 2011

It has been a while since we laughed this loudly and this often. The plot drifts, but the acting wrings every funny note out of the script. Kudos to the venerable cast and crew for bringing a lesser-known play to the stage (and a Busch to boot) and for making the most out of a small stage and set. I have thought about the performance often since we saw it and found myself laughing about some of the scenes more than once - a good statement and a good benchmark for how I feel how about a show. Go see "Our Leading Lady." You'll be thankful you did.

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attended Nov 28 2011

We really enjoyed this unusual play. The leading lady was absolutely terrific!! It was unfortunate that the audience was so small but the cast gave the performance their all.

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attended Dec 05 2011

This was a very nice production of one of Charles Busch's less produced plays. The cast was very attentive to the nuances of the piece but did fall short at times in delivering the camp and subtle innuendos Busch had written in. Only the title actress, Mary Anne Bowman, seemed to embody the over-the-top character inherent in Mr. Busch's clever but stylistic writing. Over all though, the production was a worthy and commendable execution !

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More Information About Our Leading Lady

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http://www.project891theatre.com

Description

Project 891 Theatre Co’s 2011-2012 opens with the Chicago premiere of Our Leading Lady by Charles Bush, directed by ensemble member Michael Rashid, opening at City Lit Theater. Our Leading Lady follows the adventures of a group of actors, led by famed thespian Laura Keene, rehearsing for a performance at Ford's Theatre in Washington DC on April 14, 1865. President Lincoln is rumored to be in the audience that night! What could possibly go wrong? 

Our Leading Lady
features an ensemble cast comprised of Michael Bassett, David Besky, Mary Anne Bowman, Liz Hoffman, Laura Korn, Jason Nykiel, Danne W. Taylor and Michelle X. Taylor. 

About the Ticket Supplier: Project 891 Theatre Company

Project 891 Theatre Company is a new theatre company in Chicago that focuses on lesser known and "undiscovered" plays.
Project 891 was the name given to the Federal Theatre Project's New York unit.
The New York unit saw the production of some of the most inventive and groundbreaking theatrical events of the 1930's including Orson Welle's Voodoo Macbeth, Dr Faustus, Julius Caeser and The Cradle Will Rock.