BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:\nFor Immediate Release\nAfter the nearly full\, full and full to overflowing houses for their last show\, the popular Jake&rsquo\ ;s Women by Neil Simon\, Spotlight Theater is excited to announce the op ening of their next theatrical offering: All Over\, a rarely performed work of emotional drama by one of America&rsquo\;s most thought-provoki ng playwrights\, Edward Albee\, three-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama\, and multiple Tony Award-winner\, including the Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement. Like much of Albee&rsquo\;s well-respected w ork (Who&rsquo\;s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?\, A Delicate Balance\, Three Tall Women\, The Goat or Who is Sylvia? &\; The Zoo Story among many more)\, All Over is an emotionally charged\, sometimes intense story fi lled with provocative ideas and unique\, and occasionally volatile\, si tuations.\nAlbee&rsquo\;s story is deceptively simple on the surface\, b ut filled with great emotional and intellectual depth and complexity. It all takes place in the master bedroom of a famous and immensely succ essful man who lies dying\, literally on his death-bed\, while surround ed by his wife\, his mistress\, his best friend and lawyer\, his feckle ss son and self-absorbed daughter\, and attended on by an elderly physi cian and nurse\, while members of the media who have taken over the fir st floor\, hungrily await the latest updates on his condition. As they wait for what seems to be the great man&rsquo\;s inevitable end\, his &ldquo\;loved ones&rdquo\; recollect past loves\, wage wars new and old \, make unexpected alliances\, and seek some sort of understanding\, fu lfillment or closure\, until they are given word that it is &ldquo\;all over.&rdquo\;\nAll Over debuted on Broadway in 1971 in a production dir ected by John Gielgud\, and starring Jessica Tandy as The Wife and Coll een Dewhurst in a Tony Award- nominated performance as The Mistress. Spotlight&rsquo\;s production is being helmed by the company&rsquo\;s pr esident and co-founder Jeff Gamlin who has directed a number of plays i n the troupe&rsquo\;s six years of existence\, including his original a daptation of Jean Paul Sartre&rsquo\;s No Exit\, the very first show Sp otlight produced\, The Graduate in its first non-equity performance in Illinois\, and the first show of this season The Deadly Game among othe rs\, and who&rsquo\;s appeared on stage for Spotlight as well\, most re cently as Jake in Jake&rsquo\;s Women. Gamlin says of his cast for thi s show &ldquo\;They&rsquo\;re a truly professional and talented group w ho has worked diligently to interpret the subtle shadings of emotion di splayed by Albee&rsquo\;s fascinating characters. This material requi res almost pin-point concentration at times and they&rsquo\;ve risen to the challenge admirably. I&rsquo\;m looking forward to seeing audienc es&rsquo\; reactions to their performance of this very unique story.&rdq uo\;\nThe uniqueness of the story is something that attracted Gamlin and Spotlight to this play. Gamlin expounds on that subject saying\, &ldq uo\;There aren&rsquo\;t many plays that take place in this setting and in this manner\, with all the characters essentially confined in one ro om together with someone who lies dying on his deathbed\, unable to lea ve without being verbally assaulted by the press who wait\, almost lite rally\, just outside the door\, having taken over most of the rest of t he house. Much of the action of the play is a group people sitting aro und talking\, which\, on the surface\, may not seem very exciting\, but their conversations and interactions are bristling with emotional ener gy as everything is intensified by the approach of the unseen character we all must meet with eventually\, death\, and by the mixture of relat ionships involved: wife and mistress vying for control over the dying m an&rsquo\;s final arrangements\, with the man&rsquo\;s best friend and lawyer throwing his hat in the ring for this conflict as well\, mother and children with their damaged and dysfunctional relationships\, and s o on. And this kettle of tension and emotion is brought to a boil\, by their virtual confinement together. They become at times like the cag ed animal pacing its cage\, anxious for release\, and lashing out at th e other inhabitants of their cage. And some of them are not &lsquo\;an imals&rsquo\; one would normally cage together\, for fear they might te ar each other apart.&rdquo\;\nAll Over holds other alluring qualities fo r Spotlight as well. &ldquo\;We try to find material that has not been over-produced\, and this show is anything but that\,&rdquo\; said Gaml in. &ldquo\;It hasn&rsquo\;t been produced in the Chicago area in many years and the rights are restricted\, so not everyone is allowed to pr oduce this show\, making our production exactly the kind of rare opport unity we like to offer theatre goers.&rdquo\; He continues\, &ldquo\;A nd more than that\; Albee has said he likes to write plays that change the way people look at themselves and their lives\, and that is certain ly in line with our goals at Spotlight. We want to produce shows that entertain people\, certainly\, but also that make them think\, and perh aps even challenge their way of thinking\, encouraging them to open the ir mind to things they would not have normally. A few of the characte rs in All Over go through a change\, or come to some new\, important re alization\, and if the show can be a transformative experience for the audience as well\, we couldn&rsquo\;t be more pleased.&rdquo\;\nAll Over is being produced in Spotlight&rsquo\;s own newly renovated theater in New Lenox\, a venue that has allowed the company to grow in multiple w ays big and small: from having complete control over their space which affords them total artistic freedom in regards to the kind of material they produce\, as well as allowing them to build more complete\, detail ed and varied configurations of sets\, as the performance space itself can be reconfigured to accommodate different seating arrangements and e ven a different stage size or shape\; down to the small amenities like the ability to offer a more varied selection of refreshments and snacks beyond the typical candy and soda\, including warm pretzels and hot po ckets\, and coffee and tea. For this particular production\, Spotlight is offering the added value of a raffle that awards the winners prizes of cash\, or gift certificates generously donated by local restaurants .\nAfter All Over is all over\, later this month on May 21st and 22nd\, Spotlight will be holding auditions for the controversial drama Oleanna by Chicago-born\, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet\, whic h will be the closer for their sixth season. Audition details can be found on the troupe&rsquo\;s website\, Spotlight-Theater.com\, or on the ir Facebook page.\nSpotlight Theater Presents&hellip\;\nAll Over\nBy Ed ward Albee\nBy special arrangement with Samuel French\, Inc.\nDirected b y Jeff Gamlin of Westmont\, IL\nAssistant Director: Mercy Pattawi of Wes tmont\, IL\nFridays\, May 4th &\; 11th and\nSaturdays\, May 5th &\ ; 12th at 7:30 P.M.\nSundays\, May 6th &\; 13th at 3:00 P.M.\n \; \n \;\nMother&rsquo\;s Day Special: Bring your mom on May 13th and y our ticket and hers are half price!\n \;\nBuy tickets for All Over n ow at Spotlight-Theater.com (online purchase fees apply) or reserve the m on our 24-hour Ticket Hotline at 708-941-8294!\n \;\nTwo-Show Tic ket (Available now!): $24\nGives the purchaser admission to the 2 shows remaining in this season\, and are available online at Spotlight-Theate r.com or by calling the Ticket Hotline or emailing us at tickets@spotli ght-theater.com \;and providing the following information: your nam e\, contact number or email address\, and \;number of Two-Show Ticke ts you wish to purchase\; or by sending a check or money order made out to Spotlight Theater along with your name and mailing address to Spotl ight Theater 22032 Howell Dr. Suite B\, New Lenox\, IL 60451. (Dates a nd times for the other show left in this season listed at the bottom of this document).\nThe Cast (in order of appearance/speaking):\nCarol St ein of Chicago\, IL as The Wife\nJeanne Scurek of Aurora\, IL as The Dau ghter\nCatherine Thomson of Chicago\, IL as The Mistress\nRick Baiker of Chicago\, IL as The Doctor\nDan Scurek of Aurora\, IL as The Son\nDave Lichty of Bolingbrook\, IL as The Best Friend\nPhyllis Bierdz of Oak For est\, IL as The Nurse\nJeremy Moats of Naperville\, IL as The Photograph er\n \;\nfacebook.com/SpotlightTheater\ntwitter.com/Spotlightheater\ n \;\nFor more info about Spotlight or directions to or information on renting our theater call our hotline at:\n708-941-8294\n \;\n&nbs p\;\nSpotlight Theater is a recognized non-profit organization. URL:http://oaklawn.patch.com/events/spotlight-theater-presentd-all-over-b y-edward-albee-5b77fb45 SUMMARY:Spotlight Theater presentd All Over by Edward Albee LOCATION:22032 Howell Dr\, New Lenox\, IL 60451: 22032 Howell Dr\, New Le nox\, IL END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR