Stage Left Theatre Season 25

	September 25 - November 3, 2007
	the world premiere of Spare Change by Mia McCullough* directed by Ann Filmer Previews: September 16, 17, 20, 21, 22 and 23 at 8:00 PM A young Chicago urbanite is shaken out of his comfortable existence by the urge to help a young woman who is fleeing an abusive relationship. In the face of her apparent mental instability, his attempts upset his life and relationship as he is forced to ask: how can one person truly help another? Mia McCullough is the award-winning author of Echoes of Another Man, Taking Care, Since Africa and Chagrin Falls. Her plays continue to receive productions across the country. More...
	February 19 - March 29, 2008
	the Chicago premiere of Skin in Flames by Guillem Clua translated from the Catalan by DJ Sanders directed by David M. Schmitz* Previews: February 14, 15, 16 and 18 at 8:00 PM A young girl looks gently into the camera lens, her clothes and hair aflame, thrown through the air by an exploding bomb. Twenty years later the photojournalist returns to this war-torn country and agrees to an interview with an upstart female reporter who challenges his standing as a national hero. But the hotel room where they meet holds more secrets than either expects. Skin in Flames received the prestigious Barcelona Critics Award for best script of the year in 2005. Due to sexual situations and implied violence, this play is not recommended for younger audience members. More...
	April 15 - May 24, 2008
	the U.S. premiere of Omniscience by Tim Carlson directed by Kevin Heckman* Previews: April 10, 11, 12 and 14 at 8:00 PM In this multimedia paranoid thriller, Warren struggles to finish a war documentary while coping with his troubled wife, a military officer who has just returned from the conflict. Under the pressure of constant corporate and government surveillance, he might be cracking up…or is he coming to see the truth of his world? Tim Carlson is a playwright, journalist, and co-founder and co-artistic producer of Theatre Conspiracy in Vancouver, British Columbia. Omniscience is currently in publication in English and German, with Dutch and Portuguese translations to be released in Europe in 2008. More...
	June 3 - June 21, 2008
	the fifth annual festival of new plays LeapFest 5 First Night is Tuesday, June 3 at 7:30 PM Five new plays “take the leap” in development in this three week festival of politically-minded new work. Each play will be presented in rotating repertory, and performances are followed by a discussion with the playwright and director. LeapFest’s first four years have seen many of the plays go onto successful world premiere productions at Stage Left and elsewhere, with three of the plays receiving Jeff Citations for Best New Work. This year’s installment will again include the theatrical spoof DrekFest, Stage Left’s national contest for the worst ten-minute play.

* Stage Left Ensemble Member