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(10/16/2010)
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by Marisa Wegrzyn
Directed by Richard Shavzin
Country singer Hewitt Finley has shot himself in the head and his daughter, Roby, is hitting the road, hoping to leave behind her failed music career and the boyfriend who can’t say her name. With a folding chair handcuffed to one hand and a guitar case full of stolen cash in the other, Roby hitchhikes her way home to Burkeville, Texas to save her heart-sick little sister. Roby’s twin, Dad’s mistress, and the owner of the cash all end up on the Finley porch to fight over Dad’s royalties and their hatred of the song that made him famous.
An offbeat comedy from a time when a dime could buy you a phone call home, Ten Cent Night plays like a classic country song. With the Texas landscape behind them, four siblings are forced to come together in the place none of them want to call home and confront the realities they have been trying to avoid. Can they move beyond their rivalries or will their past differences drive them apart? Funny and unsettling, Ten Cent Night explores the nature of family, and whether it is possible to love your family too much..
Featuring:
Chicago Dramatists Associate Artists Anna Carini (Roby) and Morgan McCabe (Lila) and includes Freeman Coffey (Roscoe), Maura Kidwell (Dee), Ian McLaren (Holt), Lauren Patten (Sadie), and Joshua Rollins (Danny).
Set Designer Sebastien Grouard, Costume Designer Christine Pasquale, Lighting Designer Ben White, Props Designer Jennifer Thusing, and Stage Manager Tom Hagglund.
September 18, 2008 - October 26, 2008
PREVIEWS: September 18, 19, 20 & 25 at 8pm - $15
OPENING NIGHT: September 26 & 27 at 8pm
REGULAR PERFORMANCES: Thursday, Friday and Saturday @ 8pm
Sunday at 3pm
TICKET PRICES: $30 - Friday & Saturday at 8pm
$25 - Thursday at 8pm and Sunday at 3pm
Ten Cent Night
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Ten Cent Night