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In the nearly 4 years since our first production of Reefer Madness!, The Brown Paper Box Co. has had a plethora of immensely talented cast members participate in our shows. And by the look of things, they're sure keeping busy! Here's a sampling of shows currently running (and some soon-to open) featuring BPBCo. friends. Congrats, all!  Who: Pamela Mae Davis (Aloha, Say the Pretty Girls) What: Miss Marx Where: Strawdog Theatre Company When: through April 5, 2014  Who: Luke Grimes (Aloha, Say the Pretty Girls) What: Burning Rubber Where: Vivarium Theatre Company When: through March 23, 2014  Who: Derek Herman (Aloha, Say the Pretty Girls) What: Good Boys and True Where: Raven Theatre When: through May 5, 2014  Who: Andrew Lund (Godspell) What: Anarchy: Improvised Rock Opera and Lysistrata (in rehearsals) Where: Studio BE and (re)discover theatre When: Thursdays in March and April 10 - April 27, 2014  Who: Jake Mahler (Godspell) What: Road Show Where: Chicago Shakespeare Theatre When: through May 4, 2014   Who: Sarah Sapperstein (BPBCo. board vice president, Reefer Madness!) What: Into the Woods Where: EDGE Theatre When: March 27 - April 13, 2014  Who: Nick Shoda (Reefer Madness!, Godspell, A New Brain) What: Carnival Where: Lost Note Theatre Company When: through March 29, 2014  Who: Zev Steinberg (BPBCo. co-founder, Reefer Madness!) What: Fight and Flight Directing Peter Pan (in rehearsals) Where: Michigan State University When: April 11 - April 20, 2014  Who: Danny Spagnuolo (Reefer Madness!, Godspell, A New Brain) What: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (in rehearsals) Where: Porchlight Music Theatre When:April 26 - June 1, 2014
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Tickets are now on sale for The Brown Paper Box Co.'s upcoming production, ALOHA, SAY THE PRETTY GIRLS, by award-winning playwright Naomi Iizuka. The play will run Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 PM and Sundays at 2:00 PM from May 30-June 16 at the Heartland Studio in Rogers Park (7016 North Glenwood Avenue, Chicago, IL 60626). Tickets can be purchased through www.brownpaperbox.org.   In this quirky comedy, a group of twentysomethings change careers, geographical borders, and even species in a quest to find a place for themselves. ALOHA, SAY THE PRETTY GIRLS questions the nature of love, identity, and evolution in this wild and wonderful world. The play received its world premiere at the 1999 Humana Festival of New American Plays at The Actors Theatre of Louisville.   "This show has some very absurd elements," explains director M. William Panek (Godspell, To Tree, The Brown Paper Box Co.). "People turning into animals and vice-versa, outlandish locales, and cross-gender casting. But the absurd is juxtaposed with these incredibly honest relationships, relatable characters, and natural dialogue. It's hilarious, but then it hits you with really poignant, poetic moments." These seemingly incongruous combinations led The Brown Paper Box Co. to produce the play.   The cast includes Pamela Mae Davis (Failure: A Love Story, Victory Gardens; Cymbeline, RIFF Collective; As You Like It, (re)discover theatre), Luke Michael Grimes (Teddy Ferrara, Goodman Theatre; Fate and Ed, ARCitext Play Festival; Macbeth, TheMASSIVE), Justin Harner (I Begin, Walkabout Theater; WILD, Kid Brooklyn Productions; Caesura: A Butchery, The Plagiarists), Christopher Hart (To Tree, The Brown Paper Box Co.; The Sandman, Oracle Theatre), Derek Herman (Almost, Maine, Chicago College of Performing Arts; Speech & Debate, Artists Repertory Theatre; Landscape of the Body, Profile Theatre), Stephanie Rohr* (Godspell, The Brown Paper Box Co.; Reservoir Dogs, Roundhouse Productions; Jesus Camp: The Musical, The Cornservatory), Anna Schutz* (Reefer Madness, The Brown Paper Box Co.; Epic Proportions, Project 891), and Bob Skosky (Sleeping with Straight Men, Ludicrous Theatre; Our Town, Blank Page Theater; Aesop's Fables, Merry-Go-Round Playhouse). The production team comprises M. William Panek* (director), Sheila Gleason (set designer), Ian James Anthony* (properties master), Cat Wilson (lighting designer), Laura Wiley (assistant lighting designer), Patrick J. Butterfield* (production assistant), Michelle Kritselis* (dramaturg), and Charlie Sheets* (graphic designer).   About The Brown Paper Box Co.
Founded in 2010 and based in Chicago, The Brown Paper Box Co. creates thought-provoking and accessible theatrical experiences without the glitz of overproduction. This scaled-down approach allows our artists to deliver an elevated focus on the text. *Denotes Brown Paper Box Co. company member. |
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