Founded in 2008, Lights Out Theatre Company approaches its productions as if they were throwing parties among friends, and holds a passion for sharing its work with people who have not typically been considered traditional theatre audiences. With a special focus on creating an exciting, fun environment, and a tight youthful community, LOTC seeks to harness in the theatre with the same energy and theatricality of a rock concert.
Lights Out Theatre Company is a company of multi-disciplined artists dedicated to serving Chicago audiences with fresh and provocative theatrical productions. United under the common goal to bring new ideas, voices, and audiences into the theatre, LOTC seeks to create works that are relevant, risky, and transcendent of tradition and genre.
WHAT: Lights Out Theatre Company presents the play, "Iphigeneia at Aulis" by Euripides
"Follow the bright orange lights of the bustling Milwaukee Avenue up the long staircase to the third floor of the Flat Iron Arts Building. Grab a drink, stake out a spot (and a pillow) on the floor, and join us for an intimate retelling. Stick around after the show and hang out with us."
The story: "Just before Helen of Troy's face launched a thousand ships, the goddess Artemis ceased all active winds keeping the ships at bay. In an effort to support his brother’s honor, Agamemon is forced to sacrifice his daughter in order to lift this halt on wind. Iphigeneia at Aulis is Euripides’s final tragic saga of a family’s emotional journey through grief and acceptance.
In Director Josh Atlman's re-imagining of Iphigeneia at Aulis, this play is intimate and engaging through the elimination of the choral odes. Infusing the play with live original music and a strong sense of ritual, Lights Out Theatre Company brings a fresh approach to a Greek classic."
WHEN: Performances run May 12th through June 3rd, with Monday and Tuesday performances at 8 PM and Thursday and Friday performances at 9 PM.
WHERE: Collaboration performance space located on the third floor of the Flat Iron Arts Building, 1579 North Milwaukee Avenue (Wicker Park)
$ General admission tickets are $15. Industry and Student admission is $10 with valid identification.
Purchase tickets here: http://www.brownpapertickets.com
For more information: Visit www.lightsouttheatre.org or email info@lightsouttheatre.org.
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