Beggars in the House of Plenty by John Patrick Shanley

THE CHICAGO PREMIERE PRODUCTION
In this deeply autobiographical work, Tony and Pulitzer Prize Winner John Patrick Shanley tackles his past. A surreal comedy, packed with the wit, insight, confusion, laughter and pain that only family can bring. At once vulgar, poetic and brutally honest, Johnny leads us on a journey through his childhood in the Bronx of the mid-1950's to the turbulent late 60's and finally the perspective of his adulthood.

CURRENT PRESS REVIEWS:
Raw, weird memory play features dazzling staging and excellent performances!
"with Mary-Arrchie's fine staging and the powerful acting by the entire ensemble. This is a strong, abstract show that will rock you to your bones as it both engages you and confuses you."
"...Carlo Lorenzo Garcia, Karl Potthoff and Daniel Behrendt anchor the excellent ensemble. This play will shake your world."
-ChicagoCritic.com * (Recommended)

"the performances here are worth seeing, particularly Daniel Behrendt as Joey, a swaggering, unpredictable force who is charming and dicey and ultimately crushed by forces that Shanley (Carlo Lorenzo Garcia, tender and rough around the edges) was better equipped to escape. Mary Jo Bolduc plays Ma, and she has just the right flat accent and abrasiveness."
- Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune
At the center of all the mayhem is Garcia, who plays Johnny with an intriguing, Holden Caulfield-like air: by turns sharp, sullen and sensitive."
- TimeOut Chicago * FOUR STARS
"ricochets between humor and sadness, even terror"
-Chicago Reader
"4 out of 4 stars!" * "an earth shaking work."
-SteadstyleChicago.com

Directed by Kevin Christopher Fox and features Carlo Lorenzo Garcia, Mary Jo Bolduc, Karl Potthoff, Shannon Clausen, Daniel Behrendt, and Laura Shatkus. (Laura Sturm will perform June 26-29th & Eva Breneman will perform June 9th-June 29th).

Designers include John Wilson (set), Stefin Steberl (costumes), Erin Leigh Lapham (lights), Joe Court (sound). Fights by John Tovar. Stage Management is by Mary Patchell. Assistant Stage Manager is Anthony DeMarco.