FORUM PRODUCTIONS AND GREENHOUSE THEATER CENTER ANNOUNCE
2017-18 INAUGURAL SOUTH FLORIDA SEASON
Forum Productions, in conjunction with the Greenhouse Theater Center NFP, is proud to announce its inaugural 2017-18 South Florida Season bringing the best of Chicago to Mizner Park Cultural Center (201 Plaza Real in Boca Raton). From an intimate portrait of Rose Kennedy in Hyannis Port to a hair-raising suspense mystery in the streets of London, and from the depths of Scientology to a world premiere geopolitical epic, there’s something for everyone to enjoy. The 2017-18 Season will feature:
ROSE – November 29 through December 23, 2017 (Season Opener)
By Best-selling Author Laurence Leamer
Directed by Steve Scott
Starring Linda Reiter
Share an intimate portrait of Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, Camelot’s “queen mother,” as she retraces the rise and fall of her great family. Based on never-before-heard interviews compiled by distinguished Kennedy biographer Laurence Leamer, returning to the stage after a sold-out Chicago and Off-Broadway run!
BLOODSHOT – January 24 through February 18, 2018
By Douglas Post
Directed by Patrick Sandford
Starring Simon Slater
Set in 1957 London, this suspenseful noir mystery follows a photographer who’s been hired to follow and snap pictures of a beautiful showgirl. After witnessing her murder, he shifts to finding her killer, leading him through a labyrinth of suspects, including a suspicious hustler, a nefarious magician, and a saxophone player with something to hide.
TRUMAN AND THE BIRTH OF ISRAEL – WORLD PREMIERE – March 21 through April 8, 2018
By William Spatz
Directed by Clayton Phillips
From humble beginnings as a poor farmer, soldier, and failed businessman to the unimaginable: president and thrust headlong into global turmoil, Truman and the Birth of Israel tells the real story of how one Kansas man’s unlikely rise to power changed the future of the Jewish people forever.
SQUEEZE MY CANS – April 11 through April 22, 2018
Written by and starring Cathy Schenkelberg
Directed by Shirley Anderson
Following her sold-out Chicago run, ex-Scientologist Cathy Schenkleberg tells all in this no-holds-barred, tour-de-force performance about her journey through, and escape from, the world’s foremost intergalactic religion.
Tickets are $28 – $66 each and are available on the Mizner Park Cultural Center website at miznerparkculturalcenter.com/greenhouse-theater. Season subscribers can save up to 40% with a 4-play flex pass for $158 or save up to 33% with a 3-play flex pass for $132. Subscribers are invited to opening night events and rehearsals plus receive additional exclusive discounts and invitations. Additional discounts and dinner arrangements are available for groups by contacting Alexis Radeke by phone at (312) 515-1011 or via email at alexisradeke@gmail.com. For more information, please call Mizner Park Cultural Center at 844-MPCC-TIX (844-672-2849) or email miznerboxoffice@gmail.com.
Forum Productions is a highly acclaimed comprehensive stage and theater company based in Chicago. Founded in 2014, the company has produced or co-produced 17 plays including the well-regarded Churchill (Producer: Chicago, 2014; Producer: Off-Broadway, 2015) and Solo Celebration!, a series of one-actor plays all staged at the Greenhouse Theater in Chicago. Forum Productions’ performances received praise from the Chicago Tribune, WGN NPR, the Sun Times and more. Past illustrious productions have been positively received by audiences and applauded by Theater Chicago, Broadway World, Chicago Magazine and The New York Times. For its 2017 and 2018 season, Forum Productions will be producing a 4 play series in Florida and will continue to introduce new entertainment experiences in Chicago. For more information, please visit us online at www.forumproductions.net on Facebook at facebook.com/greenhousetheatercenter and on Twitter at @greenhouse2257.
