A Red Orchid Theatre

Secure your seats for A Red Orchid's 2009-2010 season by Subscribing TODAY!!! ************************************************************ Mistakes Were Made (September 4- October 18, 2009)** Featuring Oscar nominee & founding member MICHAEL SHANNON and ensemble member MIERKA GIRTEN and directed by DEXTER BULLARD; this compact cosmic gem of philosophy and funny-business is a WORLD PREMIERE from CRAIG WRIGHT, the Emmy-nominated writer of Six Feet Under and the award-winning playwright of Lady, Grace, and The Pavilion. A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's Scientology Pageant (Nov 13, 2009 - Jan 3, 2010)* Hailed as "hilariously entertaining, surprisingly enlightening, profound and just a bit disturbing;" last year's SMASH HIT returns in a new production, to become an annual project of the A Red Orchid Youth Ensemble Abigail's Party (February 12 - March 28, 2010) By Mike Leigh and Directed by Shade Murray & FEATURING FOUR ENSEMBLE MEMBERS ON STAGE TOGETHER; this 1970's domestic cocktail party goes hilariously and horrifically awry ALL THREE SHOWS & LOTS OF PERKS FOR ONLY $75!!!

What the Critics Had to Say About MISTAKES WERE MADE

"Director Dexter Bullard... has orchestrated this ever-escalating farce of warped thinking, deranged egos and the sweaty, megalomaniacal quest for the spotlight... to perfection... Wright's play is a tour de force, and Shannon matches him insanity for insanity." - Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun-Times "For those who relish the thought of nearly two hours of pure, unadulterated Michael Shannon—and if you don’t appreciate the actor’s precision-tuned brand of strange magic, we probably wouldn’t be friends—Wright’s new comedy is an automatic recommend." - Kris Vire, TimeOut Chicago "Watching Felix’s world collapse around him – from petty concerns about line allotment from Hollywood to unspeakable carnage in some unnamed war-torn nation – is the best kind of watching-a-train-wreck experience. Your eyes pop at the escalating horror. No matter what, you cannot look away." - Catey Sullivan, Chicago Theater Review Examiner

What the Critics Have to Say About A VERY MERRY... SCIENTOLOGY PAGEANT:

"Steve Wilson’s production has a real aura of home made sophistication, and it uses this very intimate theater to great comic effect." -Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune "...because the show is cast with actual children--a hugely appealing group of them in Steve Wilson's staging for A Red Orchid Theatre--it manages the rare feat of being scathing and adorable at the same time." -Zac Thompson, Chicago Reader "A Red Orchid’s Youth Ensemble brings more professionalism to the material than many adults on the scene today." -Lisa Buscani, NewCity Stage