Helen

Submitted by katy on Wed, 03/09/2011 - 17:59

HELEN

By: Ellen McLaughlin

Directed By: Kelley Ristow

 

May 1st - 25th, 2011

at 1 PM on Sundays &
7:30 PM on Mondays-Wednesdays (no show May 2nd)

at Strawdog Theatre (3829 N. Broadway) for $20.00

Starring: 

  • Bergen Anderson
  • Katy Carolina Collins
  • Miriam Mintz
  • Emily Shain
  • Jeff Trainor

The Trojan War is over and Helen, the face that launched a thousand ships, western civilization's original Celebutante, isn't getting her freak on with Paris in Troy or acting the part of Menelaus' First Lady in Sparta.  In a surprising spin on the ancient myth, the Gods have shipped Helen to a three start hotel in Egypt to wait out the war in virtue, disconnect, and boredom.  In Egypt, Helen's life consists of sitting, preening and waiting for her husband to find and rescue her (which he, like, totally will....right?).  This sharp comedy turns a pointed eye on our current national obsessions: war, idolization of the rich and famous, faith or the lack there of, and the extraordinarily difficult quest to love one's self.  Join us as the most notorious Starlette in history reclaims her identity and learns to be simply: Helen. 

Click here to buy tickets! http://www.vintagetheatercollective.org/buy-tickets-donate-vintage

In ADDITION:

*Smartie Sundays are also happening an hour before the show on Sundays with a stimulating pre-show lecture and
discussion with experts on classical studies and theater from Chicago's major universities.

*Every Wednesday the bar will be open after the show with Lacy Katherine Campbell performing 'Dirty Tricks of History' and music with Evan Holmes 

"[T]he excellent cast orbit [Helen] in tight counterpoint, building taut drama in their encounters with the crumbling first lady of western culture" - Keith Griffith, Chicago Reader