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An Orange Alert Comedy
by Resident Playwright Tom Patrick
Directed by Ann Filmer
Buddy's wife has stopped answering her cell phone, and now her flight has gone missing. With terror in the news, Buddy and his in-laws must survive a night of fear that threatens a way of life. Hilarious and scary, SOFT TARGET is a dark comedy about living in a country on "Orange Alert."
Tom Patrick’s plays have been produced at Next Act Theatre in Milwaukee, The Aardvark in Chicago, and Stage Door Acting Ensemble in New York. .
Reviews
SOFT TARGET is one of Michael Phillip's "Top 10 shows to Watch" this season.
-Chicago Tribune
Featuring:
Ilyssa Fradin, Scott Harris, Jack Hickey, Celeste Lynch and Tim P. Miller
Morgan Cromwell, Set Design / Jeff Pines, Lighting Design / Liz Rinaldi, Costume Design / Barry Bennett, Sound Design / Barbara Walk, Stage Manager / Randy Cromwell, Technical Director
September 25, 2003 - November 2, 2003
PREVIEWS: Sept 25 & Oct 2 at 7:30 Sept 25 & 26 at 8pm $12 - $14
OPENING NIGHT: Friday, October 3 at 8pm - $20
BENEFIT PERFORMANCE: Saturday, October 4 - Buffet and drinks at 6:30pm, Performance of Soft Target at 8pm followed by an intimate reception with the cast and playwright - $75
REGULAR PERFORMANCES: October 4 - November 2
Thursdays at 7:30pm, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 3pm
TICKET PRICES: $16 Thurs & Sun
$20 Fri & Sat
$12 - $14 Previews
$10 Starving Artist Tickets - Limited number available, must call ahead
SPECIAL EVENTS: READ IT... THEN SEE IT Read the play, then see the show followed by a post-show talk with playwright and director.
SOFT TARGET
Chicago Dramatists' theatre is located 5 minutes from the loop at 1105 W. Chicago Ave. on the southwest corner of Chicago and Milwaukee Avenues. (Theatre entrance is in the rear of building on Aberdeen) Accessible by the CTA: CHICAGO stop on the Blue line subway
Free street parking is available within a couple blocks.
DIRECTIONS:
TO GET TO CHICAGO DRAMATISTS FROM THE NORTH: Take 90/94 east, exit at Ogden. At third stoplight, turn left onto Ogden. Go north to Milwaukee Ave and turn left. Make an immediate left onto Chicago Ave. Make two more immediate lefts onto May and Aberdeen respectively. Park on street. FROM THE SOUTH: Take 90/94 west, exit at Milwaukee/Augusta and turn left onto Milwaukee. Drive south over the interstate, then make a right onto Chicago Ave. Make two immediate lefts onto May and Aberdeen respectively. Park on street. FROM NORTH LSD: Take Grand Avenue exit. Make a right onto Grand and travel west to Milwaukee/Halsted streets (just past the Chicago River.) Turn right onto Milwaukee Ave (soft right) and head northwest to Chicago Ave. Make a left onto Chicago and then two more immediate lefts onto May and Aberdeen respectively. Park on street.
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SOFT TARGET