Sunday, December 15th at 6:30 PM
The Greenhouse Theater Center (2257 N Lincoln Ave in Lincoln Park, Chicago)
FREE of charge!
What better way to enjoy the respite between Thanksgiving and Christmas/New Years than a lovely gathering with music, food, and friends? This year, we’re celebrating the holidays at The Greenhouse Theater, our new home for the 2014 Season! Join us and the amazing Diana Lawrence (singer/songwriter/
We hope to see you there!
We’re excited to see you September 23 for Mile Markers!
But if you can’t get to Mayne Stage on September 23, and you still want to support great theatre, then we welcome you to attend in spirit through our Virtual Wine Pull. All Virtual Wine Pull attendees will receive a tax deduction and a Route 66 Theatre Company pin.
Pop a cork with us and enjoy:
Cellar Wine ($250 – supports actors)
Vintage Wine ($125 – supports designers)
Estate Wine ($75 – supports set construction)
Reserve Wine ($50 – supports costumes)
Sommelier Wine ($25 – supports rental space)
House Wine ($10 – supports royalties)
This play might not have a title yet, but we can’t wait to announce it to you. Be the first to hear this new work as the culmination of a weeklong developmental workshop.
MONDAY, August 26th at 7:30PM
upstairs at Mrs Murphy’s Irish Bistro
FREE
We will announce the title and present the first public reading of our upcoming World Premiere Play
written by Caitlin Parrish and directed by Associate Artistic Director Erica Weiss – the creative team behind our hit show
A TWIST OF WATER
Starring Brenda Barrie (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre), Caroline Neff (Steep Theatre Company, Steppenwolf Theatre), Peter Moore (Artistic Director of Steep Theatre Company), and Route 66 Artistic Director Stef Tovar!
Monday July 15th at 7:30 PM
Mrs Murphy’s Irish Bistro
CICADA
written by Jerre Dye
directed by Associate Artistic Director Erica Weiss
Set in rural Mississippi, this coming of age ghost story revolves around a small southern family on the verge of transformation. The unrelenting July heat presses in on seventeen-year-old Ace and his mother Lily as they dig their way out of the past…
Winner of the Bryan Family Award for Dramatic Literature from The Fellowship of Southern Writers
THE CAST:
Ian Daniel McLaren – ACE
Amy Matheny – LILY
Sean Cooper – DAD
Cecelia Wingate – LANORA
Steven Pringle- PREACHER
Annabel Armour – GHOST 1
Melissa Reimer – GHOST 2
Alexis Atwill – GHOST 3
Patricia Kane – GHOST 4
Millie Hurley – GHOST 5
Join us on Monday night at Murphy’s upstairs bar!
for a special Reading Series Event
HOW TO WRITE A NEW BOOK FOR THE BIBLE by Bill Cain
directed by Damon Kiely
featuring Tim Decker, Randy Steinmeyer, and Artistic Director Stef Tovar
Route 66 unveils its EMERGE: Reading Series Season with Bill Cain’s HOW TO WRITE A NEW BOOK FOR THE BIBLE, a beautiful new play taken from Cain’s own experiences caring for his often-maddening (but always funny) dying mother. As told in a series of evocative flashbacks, the play reunites estranged members f the Cain family; as they emerge into new and often frightening roles, their questions speak to the heart of every family: What will never change…and what has to? A Jesuit priest as well as a playwright, Cain brings a fascinating view to this simple, powerful illustration of why the details of our lives and our loves matter.
MONDAY, MAY 20th at 7:30PM
Upstairs at Mrs Murphy’s Irish Bistro
(3905 N Lincoln Ave)
Suggested donation: $5
MONDAY, MAY 6th
7:30PM at Stage 773
TOMMY – The Who’s Classic Rock Opera
Route 66 gets an early start on summer with an all-star roster of Chicago talent kicking off the remainder of the 2013 season of Route 66 readings and events. To get on the waiting list for this sold-out night, email info@route66theatre.org. A $10 donation is suggested at the door if you can!
Director…Rachel Rockwell
*Michael Mahler…Tommy/Guitar/Music Director
*Christine Sherrill…Mrs. Walker
*Rod Thomas…Captain Walker
*Adrian Aguliar…Cousin Kevin
*Derek Hasenstab…The Hawker/Bass Guitar
*Bethany Thomas…The Acid Queen
*Stef Tovar…The Specialist
*Skyler Adams…The Pinball Wizard
*Emily Rohm…Sally Simpson/Ensemble
*George Andrew Wolff…Uncle Ernie
with
Jim Barclay…Drums/Awesomeness
Matt Deitchman…Guitar/Ensemble
*Devin DeSantis…Ensemble
*Sophie Grimm…Ensemble
Route 66 is reuniting with Diana Lawrence for the next phase of development of our brand new musical as part of “The After Party” at the Steppenwolf Garage, featuring the original all-star lineup of musical theatre talent and plus new songs, scenes, and voices!
NEXT STOP: A New Chicago Musical
Thursdays March 28th and April 11th
11PM
The Steppenwolf Garage (1650 N Halsted)
March 28th and April 11th at 11PM
Only $5!
A collaboration between eight amazing Chicago playwrights and phenomenal Chicago singer-songwriter Diana Lawrence. First performed as a staged workshop in the summer of 2012 at Theater Wit, NEXT STOP received praise and coverage from Time Out Chicago and Chicago Sun-Times. Since the original workshop production, the piece has undergone dramatic re-development, adding new writers, songs, scenes, and even an addition to the cast!
Written by
Alice Austen, Danny Bernardo, Aaron Carter, Ike Holter, Alex Lubischer, Brett Neveu, Caitlin Parrish, and Emilio Williams
Songs by Diana Lawrence
Conceived with and Directed by Erica Weiss
Starring
Adrian Aguilar, Harmony France, Emjoy Gavino, Immanuel Guest, Zach Kenney, Geoff Rice, and Blair Robertson
If you saw it the first time around, you will LOVE the new material! If you missed it last summer, you don’t want to miss it again! Read more about it Steppenwolf Announces THE AFTER PARTY as Part of Garage Rep 2013 by chicago.broadwayworld.com
SUPPORT ROUTE 66′s DEVELOPMENT OF NEW MUSICALS! DONATE HERE! A LITTLE GOES A LONG LONG WAY – AND ANYONE WHO DONATES $25 OR MORE WILL RECEIVE A SIGNED DIANA LAWRENCE CD!
Route 66 Theatre Company continues it’s Monthly Reading Series with a little something different for February. As we did last year with our reading of FRANKIE AND JOHNNY, we’re bringing you a special chance to hear a fantastic play – not new, but not heard in Chicago in 15 years!
When a town wants to build a new highway off-ramp and issues eminent domain orders to clear the needed land, one elderly stone carver refuses to leave the home he built with his own hands. His son, a rising politician, tries to convince him to move–and move on. A STONE CARVER is a powerful drama about a conflict sparked by a son’s commitment to progress, a father’s respect for the past and the shifting values between generations.