Shirley Jackson's We Have Always Lived in the Castle at City Lit
City Lit Theater, 2nd Floor of Edgewater Presbyterian Church (1020 W Bryn Mawr Ave. Chicago, IL 60660)
- Full Price:
- $18.00 - $25.00
- Our Price:
- FREE - $12.50*
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All offers for We Have Always Lived in the Castle have expired.
The last date listed for We Have Always Lived in the Castle was Sunday April 1, 2012 / 3:00pm.
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Goldstar Member Tips
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Goldstar Member on Where to Park
We were lucky to get on street parking across the street.
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Goldstar Member on Where to Eat
Snacks and drinks are sold there.
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Scott S. on Where to Park
On street if your lucky but valet parking with the restaurant on the corner
16 Goldstar Member Reviews
Stephanie Hernandez
I thought the production was a bit long. Actors were very good.Written on Feb 27 2012
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Netto
I didn't know what to expect from this show, but I thoroughly enjoyed its quirkiness and superb acting - especially from the actress who plays Merricat. She was perfect. The story reminded me a bit of Grey Gardens combined with a little of the Collyer Brothers, but with a spooky twist.Written on Feb 28 2012
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Goldstar Member
I thought it did a brilliant job of capturing the feel and themes of the novel.Written on Apr 02 2012
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Satish
The performances and background music were excellent but the story line was a sham.Written on Apr 02 2012
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More Information About We Have Always Lived in the Castle
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Description
The unexpected arrival of an estranged relative has devastating consequences for the Blackwood sisters and their invalid uncle in this compelling examination of love, devotion and murder by the author of The Lottery and The Haunting of Hill House.
About the Ticket Supplier: City Lit Theater Company
City Lit was founded in 1979 and incorporated in 1980 by Arnold Aprill, David Dillon, and Lorell Wyatt. At the time it was the only theatre in the nation devoted to stage adaptations of literary material, a form that has since become quite popular. Over 30 seasons, City Lit has explored fiction, non-fiction, poetry, biography, essays, and drama in performance, and presented a wide array of voices, from classic writers such as Henry James, Edith Wharton, Oliver Goldsmith, Mark Twain, Colette, and P. G. Wodehouse to such contemporary writers as Alice Walker, W.P. Kinsella, Lynda Barry, Raymond Carver, Edward Albee and Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. As an Illinois not-for-profit corporation and a 501(c)3 federal tax-exempt organization, it keeps its ticket prices below the actual cost of operation and production, and depends on the support of those who share its belief in the beauty and power of the spoken written word.