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Artistic Director P.MarstonSullivanExecutive Director PeterBlairArtisic Advisor StephenM.GenoveseExecutive Advisor ThomasJ.SamorianAssociate Artistic Director PeterRobelManaging Director RyanGuhdeCasting Coordinator StephanieSullivanBoard/Company Secretary MaryKateRobelMedia Director CharlesRiffenburgIVCompany Members AnnaHammonds,RebeccaMauldin,SeanThomas

BoardStephenGenovese,president;ThomasSamorian,vice-president;KaelaAltman;SteveGoodman;RobertKimmeth;RichardMaxen;

SaraYoungblood-Ochoa,JeanZuiker

Artistic AffiliatesAnthonyApodaca,BrendaDidier,PatrickHam,TheresaHam,

JonSteinhagen,A.ScottWilliams,andJohnZuiker

MiSSion & ViSion

BoHoTheatre’smissionistocreatetheatrethatincorporatestheartsasawhole—Artforart’s sake.Our vision is to challenge convention through literary originality and eclecticexpression while fostering an ever-evolving artistic environment in which people areinspired to learn, think, dream, and feel. To teach others andourselves how to expand,create,andpresentartthroughtheatrewhilerevelingnotonlyintheprocess,butalsointhejourney.

Bohemian Theatre Ensembleisanot-for-profit501(c)3organization.Oureventsandproductionsaremadepossiblebyyourgenerousdonationsandpatronage.Pleasevisitourwebsiteatwww.bohotheatre.comorspeakwithourhousemanagertolearnaboutmorewaystocontributetime,money,andtalenttohelpingsupportartinChicago.Anymon-etarydonationsaretax-deductibletothefullestextentofthelaw.Thankyou!

BoHoTheatre:BohemianTheatreEnsemblepresents

ThE ElEphAnT MAnbyBernardPomerance

DirECTED ByJuneEubanks

CAST(in AlphABETiCAl orDEr)

Bishop how, pin Leader, London poLiceman. . . . . . . . . . . . . ThadAnzurross, wiLL the porter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ZachBloomfieldpinhead, countess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JillConnollymrs. KendaLL, nurse sandwich. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CameronFeagincarr Gomm, conductor of Boat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MichaelKingstonLord John, snorK, BeLGian poLiceman, Voices . . . . . . MichaelMercierfredericK treVes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SteveO’Connellpinhead, princess. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LauraRookpinhead, duchess. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . StephanieSullivanJohn merricK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MikeTepeli

proDuCTion CrEw scenic desiGn LiGhtinG desiGn costume desiGn RogerWykes JaredB.Moore TheresaHam SarahPutnam

composer / proJection desiGn sound desiGn properties desiGn JillVanc JoeGriffin CassySchillo

diaLect coach staGe manaGer assistant director PeterRobel DavidSolotke JoshSobel

producer / production manaGerPeterBlair

The Elephant Man isproducedbyspecialarrangementwithSamuelFrench,Inc.NewYorkCity.

Gaylord and dorothydonnelley Foundation

partiaLLy supported By Grants from

DirECTor’S noTES“—thespiritofMerrick,ifitcouldbeseenintheformoftheliving,wouldassumethefigureofanupstandingandheroicman,smoothbrowedandcleanoflimb,andwitheyesthatflashedundauntedcourage.”

–SirFrederickTreves(fromThe Elephant Man and other Reminiscences)

Seeingpeopleforwhotheyreallyare.It’sapopularphrase…andsadly,itisusuallyassociatedwithseeingtheuglier,secretivepartsofourfellowmen.ItisinterestingthenthatTreves,amanofscience,wasableto lookpastthedeformedoutwardvisageofMerrickandsawhimforwhohereallywas:“Ahighly intelligentmanwithanacutesensibilityandaromanticimagination.”Asitturnsout,theseareallattributesthatdefinedthecharacterofDr.Treves,too.Andsohefoughttostrikeabalancewithinhimselfbetweenfaithandscience…betweentheacceptanceofnatureandthedesireto“improveit.”

Thisisatalethatshowsusexamplesofhope,courage,faithandlove…butmostofallitasksustoexamineourabilitiestoseeeachotherforwhowereallyare,acceptthenatureofourtrueselvesandhonorwhatisbeautifulinoursharedhumanity.

BECoME A pArT of ThE ArT!

BoHoTheatre is growingquickly!Currently inour seventh season,wearenowa resident company at the new TheaterWit, which increases our capacity andvisibility,aswellasmaintainingourhomeattheHeartlandStudiofornewworks,rehearsals,andtofosterup-and-comingyoungtheatrecompanies.Aspartofourtransition,weareactivelyseekingboardmemberstojoinouroutgoingandartisticfamily.

whAT DoES BEing A BoArD MEMBEr MEAn?

BoardmembersplayastrongpartinmaintainingtheBoHovisionandmission,building community relationships, developing resources, and monitoring ourimageandmarketingeffectiveness.

whAT Do i gET By BEing on ThE BoArD?

Board members get to attend open rehearsals as part of the creative process,participate in talk-backswith casts anddesigners, attend special receptions foreachshow,takepartinournewworksprogram,bepartofcreativebrainstormingcommittees,and,ofcourse,getfreesubscriptionstotheBoHoseason.

Formoreinformation,visitusonlineatwww.bohotheatre.com/jointheboard,[email protected]

pErforMEr BiogrAphiES(in AlphABETiCAl orDEr)

Thad Anzur |BiShop how, pin lEADEr, lonDon poliCEMAnThadisagraduatefromtheNorthwesternUniversitySchoolofSpeech.InChicago,hehasperformedwiththeCityLit,Lifeline,Piven,Griffin,BailiwickChicagoandEuropeanRepertory theatre companies,and iscurrentlyamemberoftheFreeReadersEnsemble.

Zach Bloomfield |roSS, will ThE porTErZach isprettydarnpleased tomakehisBoHodebut inThe Elephant Man! Chicagocredits:Peter Pan,Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Theatre-Hikes),andDead Wrong (TheFactoryTheater). Apast recipientoftheIllinoisTheatreAssociationUniversity/CollegeDivisionAward,heteachesatJolietJuniorCollege.

Cameron feagin |MrS. KEnDAll, nurSE SAnDwiChCameronisdelightedtomakeherBoHodebut.RecentcreditsincludeWuthering Heights(Lifeline);Macbeth,Private Lives(Non-EquityJeffnomination:ActressinaPrincipalRole),Old Times(CityLit),Voyeurs de Venus(ChicagoDramatists),Court Martial at Fort Devens(VictoryGardens).ShehasalsoworkedwithNobleFool,BroutilandFrothing-ham,andRoadworks,amongothers.

Michael Kingston | CArr goMM, ConDuCTor of BoATMichael is excited to return toBoHo,havingpreviouslybeen seenasGeorgesinLa Cage Aux Folles.RecentshowsincludeFrost/Nixonandthe Jeff Award-winning The Farnsworth Invention (TimeLine), andPeter Pan(EmeraldCity).AnArtisticAssociatewithBailiwickChicago,MichaelhasalsoworkedwithHell InAHandbag,TheNeo-Futurists,andPorchlightMusicTheatre.ForGrandpa,Patricia,Dixie,andThelma.

Jill Connolly | pinhEAD, CounTESSJill isaChicagonativeandhasperformed inmany improvshows inChicago, including iO,where shewas amember of the long-runningteamJamesJackson,and two installmentsofSecond City Unhinged.She has also performed with Evergreen Theatre Ensemble (A Doll’s House),GorillaTangoTheatre(Subdivision)andInconceivableTheatre(Three Sisters – Alone).

Michael Mercier | lorD John, SnorK, BElgiAn poliCEMAn, VoiCESMichael is excited toworkwithBoHo for the first time. InChicago,he’shadthepleasureofworkingwithavarietyofcompaniesincludingVintage Theater Collective, Sideshow Theatre Company, and TheStrangeTreeGroup.Michael is a 2009 graduate of theUniversity ofMinnesota/GuthrieTheaterBFAActorTrainingProgram.

Steve o’Connell | frEDEriCK TrEVESSteveishappytobebackwithBoHo,wherehewasmostrecentlyseenastheReverendMandersinlastsummer’sproductionofGhosts.ActingcreditsinChicagoincludeworkwithTimeline,TheaterWit,Circle,LightOperaWorks,Metropolis,andInfusionTheatre.RegionalcreditsincludeperformanceswithMadisonRep,Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, FourSeasonsTheatre,andtheNewYorkFringeFestival.Asawriter,Steve’sworkhasbeenperformedattheNewYorkFringeFestivalandChicagoSketchfest,andhissoloshow,What To ExpectpremieredattheChicagoFringe Festival in September of 2010. Steve also recently completedwork on the filmClose Quarters,whichwill premiere onLifetime inthecomingmonths.LoveandthankstohiswifeMeganandsonWill.www.steveoconnell.net

laura rook | pinhEAD, prinCESSLaurawas last seenwith the lovely people at BoHowhen she got toworkonPlaying with Firein2009.ShehasmostrecentlybeenseeninCashwithherowncompany,XIIIPocket,whereshealsoservesastheEnsembleDirector.ThispastyearshehasbeenontourwithMontanaShakespeareintheParksandSchools,whereshegottoplayJulietlastfall.Other favorite companies she hasworkedwith at home include:Infamous Commonwealth Theatre, Muse of Fire Theater Company,SilkRoadTheatreProject,andofcourseXIIIPocket.LauraisfromtheSouthwestsideofChicagoandholdsaBFAfromtheChicagoCollegeofPerformingArtsatRooseveltUniversity.

Stephanie Sullivan | pinhEAD, DuChESSStephanie is aproud companymemberofBoHoand is thrilled tobebackonstageagainwiththem!ShewaslastseenasArielinlastseason’sproductionofThe Tempest. Stephaniehas lived inChicago for sevenyearsandreceivedherMFAinActingfromDePaulUniversityin2006.Manythankstoherfamilyfortheirloveandsupport!

Mike Tepeli | John MErriCKMike is delighted to return to BoHo Theatre. He could last be seenstrummingawashboardas theYoungFool inBoHo’shit fallproduc-tion ofBig River. A recent college graduate (B.A. Illinois State), hisotherChicagocreditsincludeA Love Lost Life: The Unauthorized story of Marlon Brando at Stage 773 andHorrible at the Apollo TheatreStudio.MikewouldliketothankJuneEubanks,thecastandcrew,hisfamilyandfriends,3200NetworkLLC,andhiswonderfulagentMarisaPaonessa.ForFranki.

proDuCTion CrEw BiogrAphiES

Bernard pomerance |plAywrighTBernardPomerancewasborninBrooklynin1940.HestudiedattheUniversityofChicagoandmovedtoLondonin1968.Forthemostpart,Pomerance’sreputationasaplaywrightisbasedononeplay,The Elephant Man,firstperformedin1979inLondonbeforemovingtoNewYorkandeventuallyopeningonBroadway.Afterwritingtwomoreplays,Quantrill in Lawrence(1980)andMelons(1985),hepublishedhisfirstnovel,We Need to Dream All This Again,in1987.PomerancenowlivesinGalisto,NewMexico.

June Eubanks | DirECTorJunefeelsitisfittingthatthestoryofMerrick,Treves,andtheirfriendsshouldbetoldonthestage,astheythemselveshadadeepaffinityandrespectforthedramaticandwrittenarts.ShewouldliketothankYOUforcomingouttopartakeinthisevent,andgivesmanythankstothetalentedcastanddesignersandforthe lovingsupportandencouragementreceivedfromtheBohemianTheatreEnsemble.Ithasbeenatrulyremarkableexperience.JunereceivedherMFAinDirectingfromIllinoisStateUniversity,andhasbeendirectingintheChicagoareaforthepast8years.Formoreinfoabouther,pleasevisitwww.juneeu-banks.com.

roger wykes | SCEniC DESignErFavorite Chicago designs include Kid Sister (Profiles Theater), The Four of Us (Theater Wit), Oh, Boy! and The Body Snatchers (City Lit), Oklahomo! For the Holidays! (About Face Theater), The Flu Season (Black Sheep Produc-tions), and The Last Unicorn (Promethean Theater Ensemble), among others.www.rogerwykes.carbonmade.com.

Jared B. Moore | lighTing DESignErJaredresidesinChicagowherehehaslitmorethan150shows,inavarietyofgenres,overthepasteightyears.He isa residentdesigner/artisticassociatewith theHypocritesandNewLeafTheatre,ofwhichheisacompanymember.HisworkhasgarneredhimfiveNon-EquityJosephJeffersonAwardsforOutstandingDesignandtwoAfterDarkAwards.JaredrecentlybecamelightingdirectorforLunaNegraDanceTheaterandiscurrentlytouringnationallywiththem.

Theresa ham | CoSTuME DESignErTheresaisaChicago-basedCostumeDesignerwhoseworkjustreceivedthe2010JosephJefferson Non-Equity Award for Outstanding Costume Design ( The Glorious Ones:BohemianTheatreEnsemble).HerworkhasalsobeenseenatNorthlightTheatre,StageWrightatWilburWrightCollege,TheRyanOperaCenteratLyricOperaChicago,DruryLaneOakbrook,DePaulOperaTheatre, PorchlightMusicTheatre, Theater on theLake,andFirstFolioShakespeareTheatre.Regional credits includeSullivanLittleTheatreontheSquare,EnsembleTheatreSantaBarbara,TheatreWorksHartford, andQualityHillPlayhouseKansasCity.UpcomingprojectsincludeThe Legend of Sleepy HollowwithStageWrightTheatreandLa CenerentolawithTheRyanOperaCenteratLyricOperaChicago.ShelivesinBeverlywithherlovingandwonderfullysupportivefamily.

Sarah putnam | CoSTuME DESignErSarahisecstaticaboutherreturntoBoHo,afterdesigningtheirproductionsofBig RiverandGhosts.SarahearnedherMFAinCostumeDesignatIllinoisStateUniversitybeforemovingtoChicago,whereshehasbeentheCostumeCoordinatorforNorthlightTheatreforthepastyear.RecentdesignsincludeEvita, Dracula, The Merry Widow,andA Midsummer Night’s Dream at Illinois StateUniversity, andShakespeare Alive! The Tempest for the IllinoisShakespeareFestival.ThankstoPeterSullivanandPeterBlairfortheamazingopportunity!

Joe griffin | CoMpoSEr / SounD DESignErJoehas been a recording engineer/sounddesigner for 15 years, give or take.His sounddesign credits include WNEP’s The (edward) Hopper Project, Halcyon Theatre’s The Runner Stumbles,SteepTheatre’sCoronado,andHouseTheatre’sEllen Under Glass.Healsosound-designedMachinalwithMoraineValleyCommunityCollege,andKid SimplewithOaktonCommunityCollege.Inhisfreetime,hedoesmoresounddesign.JoeservesontheProfessionalAdvisoryCommitteeoftheIllinoisInstituteofArt.

Jill Vanc | proJECTion DESignErJillattendedColumbiaCollegeandreceivedherdegreeinFilm/Videoin2007.ShecurrentlyworksatOgilvy&Matheradvertisingagencyasaneditorandmotiongraphicartist.SheisthrilledtobeworkingwiththeBoHoTheatreandwouldliketothankJuneEubanksfortheopportunity.www.jillvanc.com.

Cassy Schillo | propErTiES DESignErCassyhasthoroughlyenjoyedherfirstexperiencewiththeBoHoTheatrecompanycastandproductionteam.RecentlyearningaBFAinStageManagementfromUniversityofWiscon-sin-Whitewater,sheisexcitedtocontinuethatpassioninMidwesttheatres.RecentcreditsincludeSoundDesignerforTheMilwaukeeChamberTheatre’sMoon Over the Brewery.

David Solotke | STAgE MAnAgErDavidisthrilledtobereturningtoBoHoafterstagemanagingBig Riverandlastseason’sI Am My Own Wife.OtherSMcreditsincludeThe Wizard of Oz(EmeraldCity),andMerry Wives of WindsorandScapin(IllinoisShakespeareFestival).DavidisacertifiedtheatreandhistoryteacherandworksasasubstituteteacheratHighlandParkHighSchool.DavidalsoisateachingapprenticewithATC’sAmericanMosaicprogram.Thankstomyfamilyforallyourloveandsupport.

peter robel | DiAlECT CoAChDirectingcreditsforBoHoincludeThe Tempest, The Merchant of Venice(2008AfterDarkAward forOutstandingDirection),Yerma, andThe Winter’s Tale.Recent acting creditsincludeDr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeatfreeFallTheatre(St.Petersburg,FL)andI Am My Own Wife at BoHo(JeffNomination:ActorinaPrincipalRole).HehasalsoperformedatCourtTheatre,DruryLaneOakbrookTerrace,ChicagoOperaTheater, IllinoisTheatreCenter,Artists’EnsembleTheatre,andNewAmericanTheater.PetercurrentlyservesasAssociateArtisticDirectorforBoHo,andisaproudmemberofActors’EquityAssociation.

Josh Sobel | ASSiSTAnT DirECTorJoshcurrentlyservesasLiteraryManagerforNewLeafTheatre,whereherecentlyassistantdirected Redeemers by Bilal Dardai. Chicago credits include work with A Red OrchidTheatre,VictoryGardensTheatre,andThePavementGroup.HealsoservesasAssociateDirectorfortheNationalTheaterInstitutesummerprogram,“Theatermakers.”

“i MADE MySElf plATinuM, BuT i wAS Born A DirTy BlonDE.”

-MAy wEST

Claudia Shear’s hilarious and touching playweaves together the rise to fame ofMaeWest,the legendary stage and screen star, with theawkward romance of Jo and Charlie, twoMaeWest fans inmodern-dayNewYork. Both fansare striving for something they see in Mae—aconfidence and finesse that made her into theextravagant,sexy,taboo-breakingpublicpersonathatwasthehallmarkofherfame.ButWestpaidasteeppriceinherneedtoconstantlymaintainher public image. What price will Charlie andJopay in theirneed forself-discoveryandself-acceptance?

April 1 – MAy 1Visitwww.BoHoTheatre.comforticketsandmoreinformation.

CoMing up nExT AT Boho ThEATrE...

SpECiAl ThAnKS go ouT To...TheIllinoisArtsCouncil,astateagency,theRichardH.DriehausFoundation,theGaylordandDorothyDonnelleyFoundation,andTheSaintsforalltheirfinancialandartisticsupport;

RobertKimmethandJeanZuikerforthetimeandenergytheytakeouttheirlivestomakethiscompanyevenbetter;

AdamFordandRobRahnatTheMarriottTheatre,TomasBulva,PeterCoombs,TonyChurchillofOaktonCommunityCollege,PhilFreeman,CarlJ.Latz,KevinandShariMacGregor;TheresaHam,ErinWourenma,ProvisionTheatre;

BrendaDidierforhergenerousdonation;

TheUPSStoreat3501NSouthport;

TheaterWitforwelcomingus;

BoHocompanymemberswhostrivedailytomakethisaplacewhereartistscanlearn,grow,andfulfilltheirdreams;

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PROvIDING A HOME TO CHICAGO’S THEATERSEach season, Theater WIt offers its space to one or more companies to produce in year round. The WitRESIDENCE program combines the principles of a cooperative and a traditional rental house to create a more cohesive, professional, and efficient nonprofit environment. In its facility, Theater Wit will play host to other Chicago theater companies on a minimum two-year basis. The resident companies will volunteer their time for space maintenance, share audience development initiatives, and gain a home under one roof. Meet our resident companies!

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BOHEmIAN THEATRE ENSEmBLE

STAgE LEFT THEATRE

BoHo Theatre’s mission is to create theatre that incorporates the arts as a whole — Art for art’s sake.

BoHo’s vision is to challenge convention through literary originality and eclectic expression while fostering an ever-evolving artistic environment in which people are inspired to learn, think, dream, and feel. To teach others and ourselves how to expand, create, and present art through theatre while

reveling not only in the process, but also in the journey. BoHo’s season is chosen to highlight and explore the four bohemian pillars of Truth, Beauty, Freedom, and Love. Four shows, four pillars (and maybe a holiday musical thrown in for good measure!)

Stage Left Theatre’s mission is to develop and produce plays that inspire debate about political and social topics. We focus on presenting complicated issues in the context of an engaging story, without prescribing a single point of view. We attempt to spark respectful debate about the issues most relevant to our community, and activate audiences to continue those conversations beyond the walls of the theatre. Stage Left also works to inspire playwrights to address political and social themes through our Downstage Left new work development program.

RESIdENT ANd VISITINg SHOWS THIS SEASON AT THEATER WIT

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Stage Left TheatreKingsville

October 15th – November 21st

Theater WitThe Four of Us

October 22nd – December 4th

About Face TheatreFloat

November 11 – December 12

New Millennium Theatre CompanyThe Bowie Christmas Special 1977November 12th – December 18th

Theater WitThe Santaland Diaries

November 26th – December 31st

Bohemian Theatre EnsembleThe Elephant Man

January 7 – February 6

Stage Left TheatreEnemy of the PeopleFebruary 25 - April 3

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February 25 - April 23Call the Theater Wit Box Office for tickets 773-975-8150 or visit us

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THEATER WIT STAFF

Jeremy Wechsler ........Artistic DirectorDavid Wechsler .....Company ManagerMercedes Rohlfs ............Grant DirectorNadia Garofalo, Mikey Laird

Box OfficeJay Kelly, L.C. Williams & Assocs Press RelationsMichelle D. Miller and John D. Neumann, Jones Day......................LegalRichard Kasemsarn ...................ArchitectDavid Trent Zilmer General Contractor

BOARD OF DIRECTORSKathryn Stieber ..........................PresidentPaul Danao ........................ Vice-PresidentCharles Hornewer .....................TreasurerSteve Owen ..................................SecretaryTodd GoldbergAshley NelsonNeal SmythBruce Wechsler

With so much going on at Theater Wit, we recommend you get our e-newsletter to keep up. Get updated news on our resident companies, pre-production insights, interviews and photos. You can also be our bestest ever e-pals by visting us at facebook.com/theaterwit.

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MISSION: SMART ART Theater Wit dedicates itself to producing plays that address contemporary issues with humor and intelligence. With groundbreaking new plays and classic works, Theater Wit seeks to engage its audiences with wit and wisdom.

Theater Wit recently finished a $1.3 million renovation on the old Bailiwick Arts Center. It will be home to Theater Wit, resident companies, and numerous visiting artists, creating a welcoming and professional home for the neighborhood to experience Chicago’s diversely talented theater scene.

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In 2010-11, Theater Wit will present a collection of plays that highlight the stress of success in a culture defined by money and media power.

OCTOBERThe Four of Us by Itamar MosesThis Chicago premiere about friendship, male bonding through competition and the price of success chronicles the long-time friendship of a novelist and a playwright caught in an unintended power play for the title of Most Successful.

eee 1/2 stars “Hilarious” - Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune

DECEMBERThe Santaland Diaries

by David Sedaris (adapted by Joe Montello)Our holiday classic returns for it’s 7th straight year, once again starring Mitchell Fain who played to rave reviews and soldout houses in 2009. Don’t miss what Time Out Chicago calls “a martini-flavored antidote to Christmas cheer.” A celebration of the desperation of unemployment, the insanity of Christmas shopping and the ineffable “cheer” of the holiday spirit.

MARCHThis by Melissa James Gibson

After an evening’s parlour game among friends goes horribly, hilariously wrong, the characters find themselves adrift in a morass of romance, adultery, and friendship. In it’s New York production last December, Ms. GIbson’s play was called a “beautifully conceived, confidently executed and wholly accessible work, which is not just her finest to date but also the best new play to open Off Broadway this fall.” by the New York Times. Theater Wit is happy to bring Ms Gibson’s acute, verbally dazzling comedy to a Chicago stage for the first time.

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ThE four pillArS of ThE Boho SEASonTruTh, BEAuTy, frEEDoM, loVE

Aswe choose each season, theArtisticAdvisoryCommittee at BoHo (made up of theArtisticDirector,ExecutiveDirector,AssociateArtisticDirector, and various companymembers)considersawidevarietyofpiecesinitsselection.

It casts a net out aswide as possible to seewhat choicesmight be interesting for thenewseason.OneofthemostintegralpartsofchoosingtheseasonishowagivenpieceexemplifiesoneofthepillarsofBoHo.Thesepillars—Truth,Beauty,Freedom,andLove—wereimplementedfromthestartofBoHoasawaytomaintaintheBohemian idealswhileallowingforstructureintheselectionprocess.Aftermanyotherelementsareconsidered,theArtisticDirectorchoosesaseasonwhereeachpiecerepresentsapillar(fourpillars;fourshowsinaseason).

ThankyouforjoiningustoexploreTruthintheremarkablestoryofThe Elephant Man.

Dirty BlondebyClaudiaShear

April1–May1,2011

icarusbyEdwinSanchez

June25–July23,2011

Big riverbyRogerMiller

&WilliamHauptmanSept10–Oct10,2010

The Elephant ManbyBernardPomeranceJan7–Feb6,2011

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