PICASSO AT THE LAPIN AGILE PERFORMED AT SHEIL PARK
THEATRE IN THE PARK
Release Date: 11/10/08
Sheil Park Drama presents Steve Martin’s “Picasso At The Lapin Agile” directed by Michael Bratta two consecutive, Fridays and Sundays, November 14 & 21 at 7:30 pm and November 16 & 23 at 2 pm at Sheil Park, 3505 N. Southport Ave., in Chicago.This is an excellent opportunity for folks looking for an untraditional evening of theatre in the park.All tickets are $5 per person.
“The Sheil Park Drama group has continually provided professional theatre productions to our patrons of the arts, said Matt Marino, Chicago Park District Region Manager.”“SheilPark drama instructor Michael Bratta has once again brought together a talented and energetic group of individuals who collaborated magnificently on the production.”
Picasso at the Lapin Agile, an absurdist comedy, places Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso in a Parisian cafe in 1904, just before the renowned scientist transformed physics with his theory of relativity and the celebrated painter set the art world afire with cubism. In Steve Martin’s first comedy for the stage, the popular actor and screenwriter plays fast and loose with fact, fame and fortune as these two geniuses muse on the century's achievements and prospects as well as other fanciful topics with infectious dizziness. Bystanders, including Picasso' agent, the bartender and his mistress, Picasso's date, an elderly philosopher, Charles Dabernow Schmendimen and an idiot inventor introduce additional flourishes of humor. The final surprise patron to join the merriment at the Lapin Agile is a charismatic dark haired singer time warped in from a later era.
The production features a group of well-rounded actors; Marshall Jacobson, Michael Jones, Simone LaPierre, Michael Laundry, Elizabeth MacDougald, Nikki Neumann, George Remus, Mark Shallow, Will Pinson-Rose, and Joel Thompson.
- Contact Phone: 312 742 7529
- Publication Date: 11/10/08
