The Lady’s Not For Burning

September 19-October 31, 2010

Directed by Fred Anzevino, Artistic Director
Assistant Director/Production Manager:  Ben Mason
Scenic Design:  Nate Crawford
Costume Design:  Teresa Hamm
Lighting Design:  David Heimann
Sound Design:  Ethan Deppe
Props Master:  Justin Goh
Stage Manager:  Rachael Holiday
Marketing & PR:  Martha Hudak
Program Layout:   Rob Dorn

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Set in the middle ages, it is a romantic comedy written in verse by Christopher Fry in 1948. The story is about a disillusioned veteran, who wants to be hanged until he is wooed from his desire for death by the happier, accused witch on her way to the stake who wants to live.  The story takes place in the home of the mayor of the town Cool Clary.  In form, it resembles Shakespeare’s pastoral comedies.

“Handsome Layne Manzer handles Thomas’ coruscating lines with aplomb. . .  Looking as majestic as her situation is not, Jenny Lamb’s dignified Jennet breathes all the mystery of this magnificent and scientific visionary.  The delicious supporting roles are well represented . . .”

Joe Stead, Steadstylechicago.com

“But that same quality makes Fry’s comedy an ideal match for Theo Ubique’s cabaret intimacy. Practically in our laps, cast members don’t have to be dialectically dexterous to the OBE degree to keep us compelled—though Anzevino’s cast is certainly quite skilled and roundly possessed of sharp comic timing. Layne Manzer imbues the soldier with a charming, world-weary swagger, while Jenny Lamb strikes the right note of frustrated reason as the “witch”; Drew Longo’s nicely underplayed turn as an addlepated chaplain stands out among the terrific supporting cast.”

TimeOutChicago.com

“This spoken “operetta” , as Fry called it, is an unusual little show, but under the careful eye of Anzevino  who has assembled a quality cast, is a lot of fun ad a great diversion from some of the everyday things life brings us.”

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