The Double
By: Barbara Lhota*
Screwball comedy meets swashbuckler in this world-premiere tribute to Cyrano de Bergerac and the 1940’s.
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About the Show
Set at the Belasco Theatre in the 1940s, The Double follows Minnie, an actor and stage combatant, who is cast in a Broadway production of Cyrano de Bergerac alongside a colorful group of film studio personalities. Expect comedy, romance, and swashbuckling!
Workshopped through BWBTC’s New Plays Development Program, The Double provided heaping helpings of laughter, love, and derring-do.
WHERE | Lincoln Square Theatre 4754 N Leavitt St, Chicago |
WHEN | August 20 – September 24, 2011 |
SHOWTIMES | Thursdays & Fridays at 8pm Saturdays at 2:00pm & 8:00pm |
PREVIEWS | August 13, 18, 19, 2011 |
PRESS OPENING | Saturday, August 20, 2011 at 8:00pm |
CLOSING NIGHT | Saturday, September 24, 2011 at 8:00pm |
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Cast & Staff
Events & Discounts
Venue & Dining
AUDIENCE ALERT
This production uses realistic staged violence in the telling of the story.
RUN TIME
2 hours with intermission
DIRECTOR
Leigh Barrett*
VIOLENCE DESIGN
Libby Beyreis*
* Denotes BWBTC Ensemble Member
***Ticket sales end 3 hours before curtain. Seats may still be available even if it says no longer available.***
9/15 – 9/17, BWBTC will be accepting donations for the Center on Halsted’s youth programming.
CAST: Shaun Nathan Baer (Adrian Young), Dan Foss (Saul Bloomfield), Lisa Herceg* (Rosalind Rollins), Gillian N. Humiston* (Minnie Sparks), Brendan Hutt (George Hall), Kimberly Logan* (Olivia Wood)*, Mark Pracht (Charles Fontaine), and Kathrynne Wolf* (Shirley Spagel).
STAFF: Sarah Burnham (Scenic Design), Alison Dornheggen* (Dance Choreography), Jesse Gaffney (Props Design), Amy E. Harmon* (Production Manager), Lindsey Lyddan (Lighting Design), Kjerstine McHugh* (Assistant Director & Stage Manager), Jennifer L. Mickelson* (Violence Assistant), Adam Smith (Sound Design), and Heidi Jade Warrine (Costume Design).
Press photos by: Steven Townshend.
Production photos by: Johnny Knight.