Playwright William Inge Featured in Eclipse Theatre’s 2018 Season

William Inge, Playwright

 

Entering its 26th year, Eclipse enjoys the distinction of being the only theatre in the Midwest to focus exclusively on the works of a single playwright every season.  By choosing to mount contemporary adaptations of  plays by William Inge, Eclipse will be reintroducing modern audiences to a writer considered to be “one of the most important voices in American Theatre”.

 

Encouraged to pursue his interest in writing for the theatre by Tennessee Williams, Inge went on to win the Pulitzer Prize for his play Picnic performed in 1953 and an Oscar for his original screenplay, Splendor in the GrassCome Back, Little Sheba, The Boy in the Basement, and The Dark at the Top of the Stairs are also included in his portfolio.

 

According to Eclipse Theatre Company Artistic Director, Nathaniel Swift, “William Inge’s plays are personal and political, grounded in family and community relationships, and his stories resonate with a powerful artistic vision of America and what it means to be American.  We plan to show a wide range of William Inge’s writing, including award –winning dramas and rarely produced plays.”

 

Eclipse will be performing:

 

Natural Affection                                                     April 12 – May 20

 

Bus Stop                                                                  July 12 – August 19

 

The Dark at the Top of the Stairs                             November 15 – December 16

 

 

 

All performances will be held at:

The Athenaeum Theatre

2936 N. Southport Ave.

Chicago, IL  60657

 

www.eclipsetheatre.com/

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