CLOSING – NATIVE SON co-produced by American Blues Theater and Court Theatre A World Premiere NATIVE SON Adapted by Ensemble member Nambi E. Kelley Based on the novel by Richard Wright Directed by Seret Scott Co-Production with Court Theatre americanbluestheater/performances/season-29-lost-sound/native-son/ courttheatre.org/plays/native_son/ CLOSING SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19 Chicago. The South Side. The 1930s. A world where opportunity is elusive for people like Bigger Thomas. After landing a job in the home of a wealthy family, Bigger unwittingly unleashes a series of events that violently and irrevocably seal his fate. Adapted with theatrical ingenuity by American Blues Ensemble member Nambi E. Kelley, and co-produced with Court Theatre, this NATIVE SON brings the power of Richard Wright’s novel to life for a whole new generation. Explore more of NATIVE SON in Shepsu Aakhu‘s PLAYGUIDE. issuu/americanbluestheater/docs/native_son_dramaturgical_pdf_final/0 JEFF RECOMMENDED ★★★★ HIGHLY RECOMMENDED –Chris Jones, CHICAGO TRIBUNE HIGHLY RECOMMENDED –Kris Vire, TIME OUT CHICAGO HIGHLY RECOMMENDED –Loy Webb, NEWCITY CHICAGO HIGHLY RECOMMENDED –Michael Horn, AROUND THE TOWN CHICAGO HIGHLY RECOMMENDED –Tom Williams, CHICAGO CRITIC HIGHLY RECOMMENDED –Peter Thomas Ricci, CHICAGO THEATRE REVIEW HIGHLY RECOMMENDED –S.L. Crawley, SHOWBIZCHICAGO RECOMMENDED –Dan Zeff, CHICAGOLAND THEATER REVIEWS Wednesday and Thursday at 7:30pm Friday at 8:00pm Saturday at 3:00pm and 8:00pm Sunday at 2:30pm TICKET PRICES $45.00 – $65.00 Discounted tickets listed at: courttheatre.org/tickets/. Click DISCOUNTS tab. BUY TICKETS ONLINE: tickets.courttheatre.org/shows/native%20son/events BUY TICKETS VIA PHONE: CALL THE BOX OFFICE AT (773) 753-4472 OFFICIAL CHICAGO THEATER GOERS MEETUP GROUP OUTING – SATURDAY OCTOBER 18 at 3:00pm – TICKETS ONLY $25.00! Complete details at: meetup/TheatreGoers/events/209153812/ For more information about AMERICAN BLUES THEATER visit: americanbluestheater FOLLOW AMERICAN BLUES THEATER ON: FACEBOOK: https://facebook/americanbluestheater TWITTER: https://twitter/americanbluesth FOLLOW COURT THEATRE ON: FACEBOOK: https://facebook/CourtTheatre TWITTER: https://twitter/courtchicago AMERICAN BLUES THEATER IS A PROUD SPONSOR OF THE CHICAGO THEATER GOERS MEETUP GROUP Performances at Court Theatre 5535 S. Ellis Ave. Chicago, IL 60637 courttheatre.org/ The Court Theatre is located at: 5535 S. Ellis Ave. (12 minutes from the Loop in Hyde Park) courttheatre.org/visit/ Click DIRECTIONS tab. DRIVING DIRECTIONS • FROM LAKE SHORE DRIVE: Exit at 57th St. (Museum of Science & Industry). Turn right at the first light (Hyde Park Blvd.). Turn left at the next light (55th St.). Travel 1 mile to Ellis Ave. Turn left on Ellis, Court is the second building on the left. • FROM I-94 EAST: Follow signs to Lake Shore Drive South via I-55. Exit Lake Shore Drive at 57th Street. (see directions above) • FROM I-94 WEST: Take the Garfield exit and turn east on Garfield. After Martin Luther King Blvd., you will enter Washington Park (Garfield becomes Morgan Dr.). Stay to the left and follow the left fork (Rainey Dr.). After the road curves to the left, turn right onto 55th Street. Turn right on Ellis; the theatre is the second building on the left. PARKING AT COURT THEATRE Court Theatre offers free covered parking to its patrons on evenings and weekends in the garage directly north of the theatre. There is also handicapped-accessible parking available in the garage. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION • FROM THE RED LINE: Exit at the 55th St/Garfield Stop. Cross the street and transfer to the #55 bus eastbound. Exit at Ellis Avenue. The Theatre will be directly south of the parking structure at Ellis Ave and 55th St. • BY BUS: Court is accessible by bus on the following routes: #55 (55th St. and Ellis Ave) #172 (56th St. and Ellis Ave; Free to University of Chicago students!) #173 (57th St. and University Ave). Call the Box Office for (773) 753-4472 or visit transitchicago/ for more information.
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