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LOTC's Iphigeneia
CHICAGO Lights Out Theatre Company launches Iphigeneia at Aulis in Collaboraction's
new performance space in the heart of Wicker Park. Adapted and directed by Josh Altman,
Iphigeneia at Aulis opens May 12 at Collaboration located on the third floor of Flat Iron Arts
Building, 1579 N. Milwaukee Avenue in Chicago. Performances run May 12 through June 3
with Monday and Tuesday performances at 8pm and Thursday and Friday performances at
9pm. General admission tickets are $15. Industry and Student admission is $10 with valid
identification.
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 of Iphigeneia at Aulis with Lights Out Theatre Company. And
like all LOTC productions, stick around after the show and hang out with us!
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 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.
Iphigeneia at Aulis features: Ben Chang, Anthony DeMarco, Barbara Figgins, Michael
Hamilton, Adam Hinkle, Anne Leone, Anna Lucero, Kipp Moorman, and Andrew Nowak. Stage
Management by Mary Rose O'Connor, Lighting Design by Nic Jones, Property Design by
Christina Dougherty, Dramaturgy by Sarah Sapperstein, and Graphic Design by Kate Bateman.
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.
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LocationCollaboraction (3rd floor) at Flat Iron Arts Building
1579 N. Milwaukee Avenue
Chicago, IL 60622
United States
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