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Court Theatre is proud to present there latest production written by acclaimed playwright Tony Kushner. The Illusion tells the story of a father’s attempt to find his estranged son in a world of theatrical magic, outrageous humor, and true, complicated love.

In addition to launching a distribution campaign, we also had our street teams out distributing handbills to performances in Chicago if you were at the Harris Theater last Monday, or the Lyric Opera this past Saturday, you probably saw our team in action, and grabbed a  handbill yourself.

The Illusion is at the Court Theatre March 11th through April 11th. Please visit www.courttheatre.org.

Next week, keep an eye out for our direction street teams visiting college campuses throughout Chicago promoting The Mystery of Irma Vep opening  Thursday, November 12th at the Court Theatre in Hyde Park. Our teams will be distributing handbills and posting posters for this contender for the funniest American play of the last quarter-century.

Two actors take on innumerable dramatis personae in Charles Ludlam’s high-camp quick-change romp. Vep satirizes all that is ridiculous in Gothic Horror, Victorian melodrama, classic film, and conventional theatre. In addition, Court Theatre takes audience engagement to a whole new level by commissioning former University of Chicago math professor, Kevin Wald to create an exclusive crossword puzzle for the show. Wordplay, puzzles, and esoteric puns abound throughout the show and this crossword puzzle is not for the faint of heart

The Mystery of Irma Vep opens November 12th and will run through December 13th at the Court Theatre. Student Tickets are $24 and if you purchase your tickets before November 11threceive $10 off selected shows. For more details and to download the Mystery of Irma Vep crossword puzzle, click here.

Court Theatre is proud to bring another play by August Wilson to their stage.  The only one of Wilson’s plays to be set on the south side of Chicago, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom tells the story of how a recording session for blues legend Ma Rainey and her band becomes a battle of wills.  We will be doing a poster and flyer distribution in support of this upcoming production, and are excited to be working with the Court Theatre once again.  If you buy tickets before August 31st, you can save $10 on select performances.

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom at the Court Theatre runs September 17th through October 18th.

At direction, we work with many theater companies, both large and small, and we’re always excited when we get to discover  a company who we haven’t worked with before. The Court Theatre’s mission is to “discover the powerful classic theater.”  Not only have they discovered it, but they’ve also shared it with audiences.  They’re 2007-2008 season was met with rave reviews, and now, Court Theatre presents The Wild Duck by Henrik Ibsen, translated and adapted by Richard Nelson, and directed by Charles Newell. Be sure to see it while you can.  

The Wild Duck is at the MCA through February 15th.